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3Qs with Collin Mulliner
Collin Mulliner, a mobile systems security expert and research scientist in the College of Computer and Information Science, recently discussed the major flaw in Android phones with National Public Radio.
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Professor Barabasi talks Cutting Costs: Sustainability matters in even complex networks
You’re driving down the highway in your Honda Civic. You press the pedal to the metal and the speedometer flips to 90 as you torque into the fast lane. How much effort have you, and the car, expended?
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Northeastern professor honored at Aspen Ideas Festival
CCIS’ Matthew Goodwin was named a Spotlight Health Scholar at the 2015 Aspen Ideas Festival, an annual event produced by the Aspen Institute and The Atlantic. The festival gathers interdisciplinary leaders to discuss the biggest issues facing the world today. About 300 attendees were named 2015 Aspen Ideas Festival Scholars, Arthur Vining Davis Fellows or […]
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Yahoo News features CCIS Sr. Research Scientist Collin Mulliner
Future defenses against Windows malware may include changing the code of legitimate applications as they run, a security researcher explained at the Summercon 2015 hacker conference today (July 17).
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Professor Christo Wilson featured in beta Boston write-up on ‘Prime Day’
Prime Day “is not a reward to existing Prime members, and it’s not a general sale,” said Christo Wilson, a computer science professor with a focus on Web personalization at Northeastern University. “It’s all contingent upon Prime membership. In the end, it’s about bringing people into the Amazon ecosystem.”
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3Qs: Online shoppers ‘Primed’ for huge deals
Christo Wilson, an assistant professor in the College of Computer and Information Science who studies Web personalization, says Prime Day is a “loss leader designed to bring more customers into Amazon’s orbit.” Here, he holds forth on the manufactured shopping day, which promises big savings on scores of products.
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Tech Industry Leaders Gather, Discuss Workforce Diversity Initiatives
On June 10, Northeastern University – Seattle hosted a gathering of regional technology executives and local political figures to discuss initiatives being taken to increase diversity and equity in the […]
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Professor Rob Platt hosts robotics conference at Northeastern
Northeastern’s College of Computer and Information Science was the site of the annual New England Manipulation Symposium (NEMS) on May 22. The event, organized by Robert Platt, an assistant professor […]
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Dean Carla Brodley | In Seattle, leaders talk strategies to diversify tech sector
National experts and leaders from industry and academia convened Tuesday morning at Northeastern University-Seattle to discuss strategies and opportunities to broaden the pipeline of women and minorities in the technology industry. More than 130 stakeholders from across Washington state attended the panel discussion, which was moderated by Carla Brodley, dean of the College of Computer […]
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Speech Startup VocaliD Creates Personalized Voices With Crowd’s Help
Losing the ability to speak is harrowing, and particularly poignant in conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (known as ALS), stroke, or cerebral palsy. Yet many who can’t speak still can make some sounds with their voice—think gleeful yelps of joy or sorrowful shrieks of pain. Those sounds are key to the work of Rupal Patel and […]
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