Dr. Salimeh Yasaei Sekeh is lead author on a research article recently published in the journal Entropy titled Convergence Rates for Empirical Estimation of Binary Classification Bounds. Abstract Bounding the best achievable error probability for binary classification problems is relevant to many applications including machine learning, signal processing, and information theory. Many bounds on the […]
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Are you interested in how the Congressional gerrymandering crisis might be addressed? If so, join us at a presentation on pioneering work being accomplished by University of Maine System researchers to guide State legislatures and the courts towards far more defensible redistricting results. When: Tuesday Dec. 3 at noon, Where: Hill Auditorium, 165 Barrows Hall (ESRB), University […]
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New Media senior capstone students are developing two-semester capstone projects reflecting and extending a range of skills learned in the academic program. Among the skills and results displayed through the projects include web and mobile application development, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) applications, interactive educational videos, and 3D design and printing of accessibility […]
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The University of Maine School of Computing and Information Science seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position, with an anticipated start date of September 1, 2020. Our primary target focus is the broad area of data science (machine learning, data mining, data analytics, graph analysis, data visualization), but we will consider exceptionally qualified candidates […]
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With the rapid growth in technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT) devices and mobile applications, the needs for protecting privacy of individuals and developing applications that are consistent with their own privacy policies and existing privacy-related regulations have become more emergent. In this talk, recent efforts in tackling these challenges and bridging the gap […]
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Continuing the trajectory that was begun last year, the Computer Science Capstone class has become a two-semester program in professional practice, concentrating on software development. Dr. Terry Yoo has organized the class into four- to five-person programming teams, and a request for proposals was circulated around the UMaine campus. The clients who are sponsoring these […]
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The School of Computing and Information Science has continued support for the Boardman Learning Lab and Lounge, located in Boardman Hall Room 137/138. The lab, now managed by Computer Science faculty member Chris Dufour, is designed to provide a social workspace for students at all levels. Critical to the labs success is its usage as […]
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When: Monday, November 25 at 4:00 pm Where: Hauck Auditorium, Memorial Union, University of Maine Dr, James Burrell is the former head of FBI Cyber Security (as in reporting directly to the White House and Director James Comey). He retired in 2016 but is still very active and engaged as a global cybersecurity consultant. Here […]
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Dr. Salimeh Yasaei Sekeh will present a talk on one aspect of her research concerning machine learning algorithms at noon this Friday. Anyone interested from the campus community is invited and welcome to attend. Title: Advanced Graph-Based Techniques with Applications in Dimensionality Reduction Time: November 8, Friday, at 12:00 PM Location: Soderberg Lecture Hall, Jenness Hall, University […]
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Dr. Richard Corey serving as the UMaine Principal Investigator with Hari Palani as the Unar Labs Principal Investigator, receive $225,000 National Science Foundation grant to develop a multimodal interface to improve independence of Blind and Visually-Impaired people. The broader impact/commercial potential of this project will be to promote empowerment of millions of blind and visually-impaired (BVI) […]
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