Computer Science and Electrical Engineering News

By Loren Henderson, associate professor, Sociology, UMBC I spent the 2020 spring break week setting up to teach my college courses online while helping to care for my 14-month-old grandchild,...

By Lauren A. Clay, associate professor, Emergency Health Services, UMBC and Emily Belarmino, University of Vermont The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The...

By Richard Forno, principal lecturer, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, UMBC President Joe Biden on March 21, 2022, warned that Russian cyberattacks on U.S. targets are likely,...

By Helena M. Mentis, professor, Information Systems, UMBC and Nora McDonald, assistant professor, Information Technology, University of Cincinnati Recently, the U.S. Social Security...

By Roberto Yus, assistant professor, Computer Science, UMBC, and Primal Pappachan, Penn State Have you ever felt a creeping sensation that someone’s watching you? Then you turn around and you...

By John Rennie Short, professor, School of Public Policy, UMBC Global flashpoints, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Chinese actions in Xinjiang, share a common background: a...

By Fred L. Pincus, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, UMBC A conservative leader found fault with how “respect for our nation’s heritage” had been mostly stripped from the textbooks of public...

By Brian Grodsky, professor, Political Science, UMBC The West has responded to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by imposing harsh economic sanctions. Most consequentially, key Russian banks...

By Richard Forno, principal lecturer, Cybersecurity, and assistant director, UMBC Cybersecurity Center All cybersecurity is local, regardless of the world situation. That means it’s personal,...

By Meredith Oyen, associate professor, History and Asian Studies, UMBC When the Beijing Olympics opens with a glitzy ceremony on Feb. 4, 2022, a tiny contingent of Taiwanese athletes will be...