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Dissertation Defense: Haoyuan Jing

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Title: Phospholipid Behavior and Dynamics in Curved Biological Membranes Author: Haoyuan Jing Date/Time: November 6, 2020 11:00am-1:00pm Zoom Link: https://umd.zoom.us/j/2663589029 Committee MembersDr. Siddhartha Das (Chair)Dr. Silvina Matysiak (Dean’s Represenative) Dr. Doron LevyDr. Amir RiazDr. Peter ChungDr. Kumaran Ramamurthi (Special Member) Abstract: Curvature in biological membranes defines the morphology of cells and organelles and serves key […]

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BOREN FELLOWSHIP – Study Abroad for Critical Languages

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The Boren Fellowship is for graduate students (U.S. citizens) who want to study abroad for a minimum of six months in 2021-22 in non-traditional regions and countries, and who are interested in learning the languages and cultures of those areas. Alumni are committed to public service, working in positions critical to U.S. national security throughout the Federal Government. Eligible regions include Africa, South Asia,

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Mechanical Engineering Graduate School Seminar Series

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A Webinar Series for the Big 10+ Mechanical Engineering Departments The Mechanical Engineering Graduate School Seminar Series consists of presentations twice a week about graduate studies at top mechanical engineering departments across the nation. The online webinars will occur every Monday and Thursday at 5:00 pm Eastern Time and will consist of two graduate program

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Future Faculty Program – 2021 Cohort Application Open

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The Future Faculty Program (FFP) was introduced to increase the number of Ph.D. graduates who obtain academic positions, in particular faculty positions in prestigious engineering and computer science schools. In addition, the FFP is intended to improve the preparation of students for these academic careers, so that students can better succeed once they obtain such

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Dissertation Defense: Donald “Bucket” Costello

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Title: CERTIFYING AN AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM TO COMPLETE TASKS CURRENTLY RESERVED FOR QUALIFIED PILOTS Author: Donald “Bucket” Costello Date/Time: Oct 29, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Examining Committee: Asst. Prof. Huan Xu, Chair/Advisor Prof. Adam Porter, Dean’s Representative Prof. Jeffrey Herrmann Prof. Miao Yu Asst. Prof. Sarah Bergbreiter Abstract: When naval certification officials

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Imminent Events/Seminars – The Institute for Systems Research

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PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FOLLOWING EVENTS WILL BE HOSTED VIRTUALLY, AND THAT MANY OF THEM REQUIRE ADVANCE REGISTRATION. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020 12:00 P.M.-1:00 P.M.  Policies and Strategies to Improve Energy Affordability THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2020 9:30 A.M.-11:00 A.M.  CCSP Seminar: Amin Aminzadeh Gohari, The Auxiliary Receiver Approach in Network Information Theory 11:00 A.M.-12:30 P.M.  NEXTOR III The

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AI Tracks at Sea Challenge – A student Challenge Grant Opportunity

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Announcing the  “AI Tracks at SEA Challenge” webinar (see attached) to be held on Monday Oct 19th at 330pm EST.  This challenge solicits software solutions to automatically generate georeferenced tracks of maritime vessel traffic based on data recorded from a single electro-optical camera imaging the traffic from a moving platform.  Note that this challenge is being

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Dissertation Defense: A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF FEATURE-BASED MALICIOUS WEBSITE DETECTION.”

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Author: John McGahagan Advisory Committee:Professor Michel Cukier, ChairProfessor Jennifer Golbeck, Dean’s RepresentativeAssociate Professor Katrina GrothProfessor Jeffrey HerrmannProfessor Mohammad Modarres  Date/Time: October 23rd 1pm-3pm ET Abstract: Although the internet enables many important functions of modern life, it is also a ground for nefarious activity by malicious actors and cybercriminals. For example, malicious websites facilitate phishing attacks,

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Dissertation Defense: Nicholas Jankowski

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Title: Phase Change Materials For Vehicle And Electronic Transient Thermal Systems Advisory CommitteeProfessor F. Patrick McCluskey, ChairProfessor Neil Goldsman (Dean’s Representative)Professor Hugh BruckProfessor Michael OhadiProfessor Jungho Kim Date & Time: November 5, 2020; 3:00-5:00pm  Zoom Link: https://umd.zoom.us/j/91690449959?pwd=cUpZejJPOXdEdlJvMzhURVJ0c2U1dz09 Abstract:  Most vehicle operating environments are transient innature, yet traditional subsystem thermal management addresses peakload conditions with steady-state

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