Category: News

RedTeam to Host Capture the Flag Competition, Feb. 21-23

In conjunction with the 36-hour Winter WonderHack, February 21-23, 2020, on Michigan Tech’s campus, the Michigan Tech RedTeam is running a Capture the Flag cybersecurity competition. The competition is designed to appeal to both beginners and the more experienced competitors. Everyone is welcome, especially undergraduates. Free swag and prizes will be awarded. Register at winterwonderhack.com. . . .

Faculty Candidate Brian Yuan to Present Lecture February 26

The Colleges of Computing and Engineering invite the campus community to a lecture by faculty candidate Xiaoyong (Brian) Yuan on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. in Chem Sci 101. Yuan’s talk is titled, “Secure and Privacy: Preserving Machine Learning, A Case Study on Model Stealing Attacks Against Deep Learning.” Brian Yuan is a . . .

Health Informatics Online Graduate Program Ranked Best in the Midwest, 11th in Nation

The Michigan Tech online Master’s in Health Informatics has been ranked best in the midwest and 11th nationally by Intelligent.com, ahead of universities such as Stanford, Northwestern, and Boston University. Michigan Tech’s 2020 ranking rose from 17th nationally in 2019. See the full rankings here. According to their website, Intelligent.com is a free, editorially independent, . . .