List of Announcements (details below):
* Seminar:CS Dept.:Mar 19, 2pm
* Funding Opportunity: Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education in
Engineering (NSF)
* Daniel Fleck and Angelos Stavrou Receive Funding from Invincea Labs
& DARPA
* Sushil Jajodia Receives Funding from Army Research Office
*CS Seminar:CS Dept.:Mar 19, 2pm*
/Title:/The Building Blocks of Data Science
/Speaker:/Sanjay Chawla, Professor, School of Information Technologies,
University of Sydney
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
2:00 PM
ENGR 4201
/Abstract/
In this talk I will make an attempt to flesh out the core components of
what is being called Data Science. The umbrella term ``Data Science''
incorporates elements of Computer Science, Information theory and
Statistics expressed in the language of optimization theory. The
identification of these core elements will help towards arriving at a
declarative framework for Data Science and decouple its use from
implementation. This in turn may lead to overcome the "Data Science
Crunch" -- where organizations own and have access to large quantities
of data and appreciate its potential value, but lack human talent and a
support framework to exploit it to its fullest.
/Bio/
Prof Sanjay Chawla, University of Sydney Sanjay Chawla is a Professor in
the School of Information Technologies, University of Sydney, Australia.
His main area of research is data mining and machine learning. More
specifically he has been working on three problems of contemporary
interest: outlier detection, imbalanced classification and adversarial
learning. His research has been published in leading conferences and
journals and has been recognized by several best-paper awards. He serves
on the editorial board of IEEE TKDE and Data Mining and Knowledge
Discovery. Sanjay served as the Head of School from 2008-2011 and was an
academic visitor at Yahoo! Labs, Bangalore in 2012. He received his PhD
in 1995 from the University of Tennessee, USA.
*Funding Opportunity: Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education in
Engineering (NSF)*
Department/Agency:National Science Foundation
Deadline:May 27, 2014
URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13656
Summary:This solicitation aims at introducing nanoscale science,
engineering, and technology through a variety of interdisciplinary
approaches into undergraduate engineering education. The focus of the FY
2014 competition is on nanoscale engineering education with relevance to
devices and systems and/or on the societal, ethical, economic and/or
environmental issues relevant to nanotechnology. A well-prepared,
innovative science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
workforce is crucial to the Nation's health and economy. Indeed, recent
policy actions and reports have drawn attention to the opportunities and
challenges inherent in increasing the number of highly qualified STEM
graduates, including STEM teachers. Priorities include educating
students to be leaders and innovators in emerging and rapidly changing
STEM fields as well as educating a scientifically literate populace;
both of these priorities depend on the nature and quality of the
undergraduate education experience. In addressing these STEM challenges
and priorities, the National Science Foundation invests in
research-based and research-generating approaches to understanding STEM
learning; to designing, testing, and studying curricular change; to wide
dissemination and implementation of best practices; and to broadening
participation of individuals and institutions in STEM fields. The goals
of these investments include: increasing student retention in STEM, to
prepare students well to participate in science for tomorrow, and to
improve students' STEM learning outcomes. Recognizing disciplinary
differences and priorities, NSF's investment in research and development
in undergraduate STEM education encompasses a range of approaches. These
approaches include: experiential learning, assessment/metrics of
learning and practice, scholarships, foundational education research,
professional development/institutional change, formal and informal
learning environments, and undergraduate disciplinary research. Both
individually and integrated in a range of combinations, these approaches
can lead to outcomes including: developing the STEM and STEM-related
workforce, advancing science, broadening participation in STEM,
educating a STEM-literate populace, improving K-12 STEM education,
encouraging life-long learning, and building capacity in higher
education. Related funding opportunities are posted on the web site for
the National Nanotechnology Initiative, http://www.nsf.gov/nano In
addition, research and education projects in nanoscale science and
engineering will continue to be supported in the relevant NSF programs
and divisions.
Estimated Number of Awards:10
Estimated Total Program Funding:$1,900,000
Award Ceiling:$200,000
Award Floor:$100,000
*Daniel Fleck and Angelos Stavrou Receive Funding from Invincea Labs &
DARPA*
Daniel Fleck and Angelos Stavrou of the Computer Science Department
received $744K from Invincea Labs, LLC, and the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for their project, "TAPIO: Targeted
Attack Premonition using Integrated Operational data sources."
*Sushil Jajodia Receives Funding from Army Research Office*
Sushil Jajodia of the Center for Secure Information Systems received
$24K from the Army Research Office for his project, "Cyber Warfare:
Building the Scientific Future."
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Volgenau School of Engineering
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