Two Computer Science students honored at URI Black Scholar awards

Computer science students Amoy Scott and Warith Balogun were honored Monday at the URI Black Scholar awards. Scott received the Sojourner Truth Award for Scholarly Persistence and Dedication, presented to a senior in recognition of success despite dire financial, physical and/or personal problems that would ordinarily impede progress, and Balogun received the Earl N. Smith, […]

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Kelum Gajamannage, Low-rank data imputation using Hadamard deep autoencoders, with applications to fragmented trajectory reconstruction of collective motion

When: Friday, October 13 at 4:00 pm. Where: Fascitelli 040 Abstract: Data imputation is an essential preprocessing step in statistical learning that is to be performed before any technical analysis is conducted on partially observed data. Data originating from natural phenomena is low-rank due to diverse natural dependencies that a low-rank technique should primarily emphasize […]

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Antonios Argyriou, Passive Wireless Sensing: Implications on Privacy and Counter-Measures

When: Monday, October 30 at 1:00 pm. Where: Quinn 211. Who: Dr. Antonios Argyriou, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Thessaly, Greece. Abstract: Emitters of wireless signals are all around us 24/7. These wireless signals contain digital information that may be the target of different types of cyber security attacks. However, […]

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Ming-Hui Chen, A New Statistical Monitoring Approach Based on Linear Mixed-Effects Models: Application to Energy Usage Management on a Large University Campus

When: Friday, October 27th, from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Where: ENGR 040 Who: Professor Ming-Hui Chen, Department of Statistics, University of Connecticut Abstract: In this paper, we introduce a novel application of the linear mixed-effects model (LMM) repurposed for statistical monitoring. We develop an efficient EM algorithm to handle rapid estimation, especially in scenarios […]

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ML Tlachac, Digital Mental Health Screening with Text Logs

When: Friday, September 29th, from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Where: ENGR 040 Who: ML Tlachac, Assistant Professor of Data Science at Bryant University Abstract: In this talk, ML Tlachac will provide an overview of digital mental health screening research with a focus on digital phenotyping data. The presentation will include insights into research involving […]

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New England Computer Science Teachers Association Conference

The New England chapter of the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) is coming to UConn at Storrs on October 20, 2023. Educators of all grade levels, including post-secondary, education leaders, library media specialists, administrators, coaches, school counselors, and researchers are welcome to join in the fun! We will focus on BUILDING CS PATHWAYS. Keynote speakers […]

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Grace Hopper 2022

This fall, Grace Hopper reopened its conference to in person attendees after two years of only offering a virtual option.  Founded in 1994, Anita Borg’s Grace Hopper Celebration is touted as the largest annual gathering of women in computing. Its “programs empower women and under-tapped communities in technical fields, guide the organizations that employ them, […]

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