While many students were packing their bags to leave for spring break, nine committed Seidenberg students were gathering their notes and textbooks and preparing to leave for the 2012 Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NECCDC), a regional event that is one of the most popular and highly-regarded cyber competitions. Continue reading “Seidenberg Team Fends Off Cyber Attackers at Regional Competition”
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Mobile Solutions for Smarter Cities Competition
Contestants participating in the recent Mobile Solutions for Smarter Cities competition organized by the Seidenberg Mobile Lab had five weeks to build an application relating to public services like transportation, education, health care, energy and human services and submit a video demo. A team of five judges declared Palak Shah, MS/CS ’12 the 1st place winner for her Smarter City Ranking application. Second and 3rd place winners were David Gethers, MS/IT ‘12 and Eric Greene, MS/CS ‘13, respectively. Continue reading “Mobile Solutions for Smarter Cities Competition”
2nd Annual Community College Programming Contest
Snatching the reins from Orange County Community College, winner of last year’s Annual Community College Programming Contest, Robert Lee and Justin Okamoto of Rockland Community College placed 1st this year by successfully completing six out of nine problems with an overall score of 28. Continue reading “2nd Annual Community College Programming Contest”
Microsoft Imagine Cup
In early February, the Seidenberg School, led by Jonathan Hill, assistant dean and director of special programs and projects, organized both a software design and gaming workshop and a follow-up weekend-long boot camp in preparation for the upcoming Microsoft Imagine Cup competitions. Continue reading “Microsoft Imagine Cup”
Student Team Participates in Cyber Defense Marathon
For approximately 20 hours over a period of three days, a team of eight Seidenberg students participated in the 2011 Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition organized by Northeastern University and hosted by EMC. The event took place outside of Boston in early March. Continue reading “Student Team Participates in Cyber Defense Marathon”
Online Student Places 2nd Nationally in IBM Mainframe Competition
For the second consecutive year, Jay Thomas, an online student in Seidenberg’s NACTEL program for telecommunications workers, competed in IBM’s Master the Mainframe Contest. This year he completed the “extremely difficult and time-consuming” Part 3 and placed 2nd in a field of over 3,500 competitors. Continue reading “Online Student Places 2nd Nationally in IBM Mainframe Competition”