Category: News

Improving Cyber Security—Education and Application

Most cyber attacks aren’t new. Rather, they are new to the administrators encountering them. “The workforce isn’t well trained in these complex issues,” Jean Mayo explains. “One problem we encounter in education is that we cannot allow students to modify the software that controls an actual system—they can cause real damage.” Our goal is to . . .

Better, Faster Video Processing and Image Enhancement

When you view a YouTube video, you are viewing tens of gigabytes compressed up to 50 times. The process to transmit what an HD camera captures requires large quantities of frame-by-frame video data transmission—and such is the case in sports broadcasting—it must happen fast. Computational complexity is high because sports coverage is real-time. “We can . . .

Creating Opportunities for Women in Computing

For Linda Ott, debugging a program is like solving a mystery. “We don’t tell girls about computing when they’re young, so they don’t see how fun computing can be,” Ott explains. “They hear about biology and chemistry, but computing seems abstract.” And very few middle and high schools have computing courses or instructors. “Girls don’t . . .

The Making of a Citizen Science App

Astronomy is a citizen’s science. Its foundation is ordinary people who help answer serious scientific questions by providing vital data to the astronomical community. Nebulas, supernovas, and gamma ray sightings. The availability of smartphones make collecting and sharing scientific data easier, faster, and more accurate. These days former astronomy teacher Robert Pastel isn’t as interested . . .