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General News at NortheasternNot just sci-fi: professor builds virtual humans, simulators to mimic our behavior
- March 21, 2017
Will scientists ever be able to simulate the full range of human behavior? And if they could, how could those models help us better understand ourselves? These questions don’t propel the plot of the newest blockbuster sci-fi film; instead they’ve served as the seed for professor Stacy C. Marsella’s research—and he’s getting closer to answering them. -
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Current StudentsCCIS Students attend exclusive Google Crash Course
- March 17, 2017
By Christian Stafford Several Northeastern students had the recent honor of attending the Google Machine Learning Crash Course at Google’s Cambridge office. “The crash course was a two-day interactive exploration […] -
Current StudentsCCIS undergraduate and graduate students’ research showcased at NU Talk 2017
- March 17, 2017
By Christian Stafford Three Northeastern students – representing the college of Computer and Information Science and the Bouvé College of Health Sciences, presented their research on various topics at this […] -
Co-ops lead to a job in the fashion industry
- March 17, 2017
By Julia Renner The only way a product can reach a consumer “is if there’s an entire life cycle of technology behind it,” says Theresa Aristarco, who graduated from Northeastern […] -
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General The Wall Street Journal
The big security mistakes companies make when buying tech
- March 16, 2017
Companies are expected to spend more than $3 trillion on workplace technology this year, buying everything from traditional servers to augmented-reality glasses. For many, those purchases will make them more efficient, more innovative—and more vulnerable to attacks on their information security. -
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Wikileaks’ CIA hacks: Apple says it’s already fixed many of the flaws mentioned
- March 15, 2017
If the leaked documents are verified, it could have major security implications for Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, and all other tech companies. However, it's not exactly a surprise that these devices are able to be hacked, said Engin Kirda, professor of computer science at Northeastern University. -
General News at NortheasternDecoding wiretapping technology
- March 10, 2017
While the legal framework for justifying and ordering a wiretap is complex and multilayered, professor Guevara Noubir, an expert in the privacy, security, and robustness of network systems in the College of Computer and Information Science, said that “from a technological perspective, wiretapping has always been feasible and rather easy.”
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