Improving Big Data Storage in a Big Way
Big-data applications—from the analysis of information in industries ranging from health care to entertainment to transportation—have large volumes of data. This data must be maintained, managed, and...
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Five Win College of Science Dean’s Excellence Awards
Xiaofan Li, Professor of Applied Mathematics recently honored five people with Dean’s Excellence Awards. The Dean’s Excellence Awards were presented during an end of year celebration for the college...
Power System Add-On Can Protect Against City-Sized Cyberattacks
Cyberattacks on the energy sector and other critical infrastructure systems are on the rise and can significantly impact a city or even a country. Earlier this year, for example, the United States...
New Research Models Assess On-the-Job Hacking
Although reports of hacker jobs done from within organizations make the news each year, that a longtime employee, former employee, or trusted business partner could be responsible for company...
Insider Threats: Computer Science Researcher Eunice Santos Develops Innovative Framework for Modeling the Threats from Within
Whether it’s a hacker in a basement or a spy from a rogue nation, we tend to think of cybersecurity as defense for attacks from outsiders. But the most serious threats to an organization’s security...
Computer Science’s Dong (Kevin) Jin and Team Combat Cyberattacks on the Energy Grid with Self-Healing PMU Network
Cyberattacks on the energy sector are on the rise and can cripple a city or country. In Ukraine in 2015, a cyberattack on the electrical grid created a power outage for 225,000 customers. Earlier this...
Eunice Santos Named Among Crain’s Tech 50
Eunice Santos, Ron Hochsprung Endowed Chair, chair of the computer science department, and professor of computer science, was named to the Crain’s Chicago Business Tech 50 of 2018 list. This 2018...
Collaborators Create Cyberbullying Early-Response Tool
One in three United States teens experiences cyberbullying, which can lead to violence, depression, and substance abuse. Focusing on Instagram, Aron Culotta, director of the Text Analysis in the...
Iva Veseli, Accelerated Master’s Biology/Computer Science Student, Wins National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Award
Iva Veseli (B.S. BIOL/M.S. CS 5th year) has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) award to pursue her Ph.D. in the biophysical sciences at the...
Computer Science Student Lands Microsoft Fellowship
Computer science fourth-year student and Microsoft Civic Tech Fellow Soren Spicknall had no idea that he would be meeting his future boss during his first-year Interprofessional Projects (IPRO)...