News Category: PhD Academics
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Researchers run largest known transparent checkpointing process
A team of researchers led by Jiajun Cao, a PhD candidate in the College of Computer and Information Science (CCIS) at Northeastern University, recently used Distributed Multi-Threaded CheckPointing (DMTCP) software in what appears to be the largest known instance of transparent checkpointing.
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CCIS researchers find over 100 spying Tor nodes that attempt to compromise darknet sites
CCIS Professor Guevara Noubir and CCIS PhD Student Amirali Sanatinia have announced a paper (to be delivered at this summer's Def Con hacker convention in Las Vegas) that reveals over 100 spying Tor nodes that were shown to be targeting hidden services.
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Building a better computer bug finder
A paper detailing the research was presented at the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy and was published in the conference proceedings. Technical staff members of the MIT Lincoln Laboratory led the technical research: Patrick Hulin, Tim Leek, Frederick Ulrich, and Ryan Whelan. Collaborators from Northeastern University are Engin Kirda, professor of computer and information science; Wil Robertson, assistant professor of computer and information science; and doctoral student Andrea Mambretti
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Community service award highlights student’s commitment to tutoring, mentorship
By Shandana Mufti Working toward a PhD is time-consuming: there’s research to be done, grants to be secured and papers to write. But Ben Greenman, who hopes to earn his […]
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Internships Help Define Doctoral Research
By Shandana Mufti The internet is home to a staggering amount of information, much of which is accessible through web searches. Matthew Ekstrand-Abueg, a PhD candidate in Computer Science, specializing […]
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CCIS dean’s own path spurs drive to increase student opportunities
Carla Brodley ardently believes every college student should give computer science a try—whether that means diving in with a major or dipping in by taking an elective. “It’s a basic […]
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CCIS professor works to end health disparities with computer counseling
Log on to the Online Gabby System and you’ll be greeted by Gabby, an animated African American character. She’s there to help. Gabby can guide you through tackling any of […]
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Northeastern and MIT Labs Team up to Study Autism
There are various differences between typically developing children and children on the autism spectrum. To investigate that, Northeastern’s Matthew Goodwin and the MIT Media Lab will collaborate on a study […]
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