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Media coverage roundup: Suspicious Tor node research by Professor Guevara Noubir
- September 1, 2016
Professor Guevara Noubir and PhD student Amirali Sanatinia conducted research on the Tor network, a group of volunteer-operated servers that allows people to improve their privacy and security on the […] -
GeneralAmazon employee takes advantage of CCIS ALIGN program
- August 29, 2016
By Shandana Mufti Many people would be done with school after earning an undergraduate degree and an MBA. Not Andrew Dickens (MSCS ’17). Andrew is currently working on his second […] -
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CCIS launches three new degree programs
- August 29, 2016
By Shandana Mufti Intro CCIS has announced three new degree programs for its undergraduate and graduate students. The programs – BS in Data Science, MS in Data Science and MS […] -
GeneralFrom co-op to employee: CCIS student to start work at Google
- August 29, 2016
By Shandana Mufti Receiving and accepting job offers for life after graduation always brings a sense of relief. Prachi Bhansali (MSCS ’16) recently felt that relief after accepting a position […] -
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Computers can sense sarcasm? Yeah, right
- August 26, 2016
"Irony or sarcasm requires a notion of context. It is quite different from spam or even [textual] sentiment analysis," says Byron Wallace, an assistant professor at Northeastern University's College of Computer and Information Science. Trying to incorporate some notion of context; that's what's cool about this." -
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How Big, Really, Is The Zika Outbreak In Florida?
- August 24, 2016
"Zika is one of those diseases that is always like an iceberg — you just see the tip," says Alessandro Vespignani, a computer scientist at Northeastern University in Boston, who has been tasked with modeling the spread of the virus. -
General Bank Info SecurityBetter ransomware detection: Follow the shouting
- August 19, 2016
At the 25th Usenix Security Symposium in Austin, Texas, this week, a team of researchers from Northeastern University in Boston presented a new method to detect ransomware, called Unveil, and they report that it's proved highly effective in testing. -
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Technavio releases report on top three emerging trends to impact the global connected health market
- August 19, 2016
“The current healthcare system faces a shortage of resources. The supply of experienced medical professionals has been insufficient to meet the rapidly growing demand for medical services. The shortage of nurses is one of the major reasons for a drop in the quality of medical services. Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, US has developed the concept of a virtual nurse to overcome this,” according to Amber. -
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The cat-and-mouse game of blocking digital ads
- August 15, 2016
Two Northeastern faculty members—including assistant professor Christo Wilson—explain how new strategies and technologies are changing the digital landscape for users, content providers, and advertisers.
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