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MSSI student places first at Amazon x WiCyS Capture the Flag Competition
December 16, 2024
Xinyue Huang, a graduate student in the Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute’s Master of Science in Security Informatics program, clinched first place among all participants at the three locations of the Amazon x Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) Capture the Flag (CTF) competition in November. Huang traveled to Amazon’s Washington, D.C. office, one of three locations […]
Hopkins student team shines at ETHGlobal Hackathon, receives recognition in two categories for blockchain-based charity app
November 15, 2024
A team of five Johns Hopkins students earned second place in two categories at the ETHGlobal Hackathon, held in San Francisco, California in mid-October. The 36-hour event, hosted by blockchain platform ETHGlobal, brought together industry professionals, students, and more for the largest internationally recognized blockchain hackathon competition. The Hopkins team presented ChainSplash—a charitable donation application that […]
Navigating the Minefield of Election Disinformation
October 31, 2024
Anton “Tony” Dahbura, is executive director of the Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute, co-director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy, and associate research scientist in computer science in the Whiting School of Engineering. With the U.S. general election less than a week away, social media platforms and online spaces are saturated with a deluge of campaign […]
Johns Hopkins student team places second in Raymond James cybersecurity competition
October 17, 2024
A team of five Johns Hopkins students finished second in the annual Raymond James “Capture the Flag” cybersecurity competition held on Saturday, Oct. 5 in St. Petersburg, Florida. The event challenged 14 teams of students from universities across North America to solve real-world cybersecurity scenarios. This year’s results mark Johns Hopkins’ best-ever performance in the […]
Provost’s Office announces five DELTA Awards recipients
July 31, 2024
The Johns Hopkins Provost’s Office has announced the five recipients of its 2024 Digital Education and Learning Technology Acceleration (DELTA) Awards, which offer grants of up to $75,000 to JHU educators seeking to enhance student learning through innovative digital technology. “EACH YEAR, I’M THOROUGHLY IMPRESSED AND INSPIRED BY THE NEW IDEAS AND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT DELTA […]
Algorithms for a fairer world
July 12, 2024
Machine learning technologies hold the potential to revolutionize decision-making. But how can we ensure AI systems are free of bias? Our experts weigh in. What’s in a name? Sometimes, more than might be expected. Assistant Professor of Computer Science Anjalie Field has shown that something as seemingly innocuous as people’s names can offer insight into how […]
