Information Session for CSCI Majors Thursday, Oct. 31
12:15-1:15 King 327 Food and Drinks Provided
Have your questions answered by Staff and Faculty FROM AIT.
For more information about the program visit www.ait-budapest.com
2013 Muskingum University Programming Contest
October 1st, 2013
On Oct 5, 2013, 3 teams of Oberlin students competed at the 5th annual Muskingum University programming contest. Team “Albino Squirrels” (Jenny Ward ’14 and Nathan Klein ’16) took third place out of 15 teams from 6 institutions. Team “Uberlin” (Eli Stein ’14, Amanda Strominger ’15, Scott Hulver ’16) and “O(bees)” (Peter Fogg ’14, Oren Shoham ’14, Devon Wells ’14) also put in a strong showing.
iSeeYou: Disabling the MacBook Webcam Indicator LED- RSVP required
September 30th, 2013
Monday Oct 7 Noon King 239
Disabling the MacBook Webcam Indicator LED
Disabling the MacBook Webcam Indicator LED Modern computers contain a surprising number of processors distinct from the CPUs, each dedicated to a specific task. These processors along with their perhipherals form embedded systems inside standard desktop and laptop systems which are frequently overlooked when evaluating the security of computer systems. In this talk, I’ll describe a security analysis of one such embeddedsystem: the Apple iSight webcam. The iSight contains, as a privacy feature, an indicator LED which provides a visual cue that the camera is turned on. I’ll describe how the hardware that controls the LED can be bypassed, enabling video to be captured without any indication to the user. I’ll also show how the iSight can be leveraged by malware to break out of a Virtual Machine sandbox.
Stephen Checkoway, is an Assistant Research Professor in the Johns
Hopkins University Department of Computer Science and a member of the
Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute where he
teaches courses on computer security and software vulnerabilities. His
work includes security analyses of automotive emedded systems and
computer voting systems as well as offensive and defensive computer
security research. Checkoway earned bachelor’s degrees in mathematics
and computer sciences from the University of Washington in 2005 and a
Ph.D. in computer science in 2012 from the University of California,
San Diego.
RSVP in the CSCI office King 223 for Pizza lunch
Career Services Richard Berman Talks with CSCI Majors
September 24th, 2013
Monday NOVEMBER 4 Noon-1:00 p.m. King 325
RSVP Required. Sign up in the CSCI office King 223 for Pizza lunch.
- Strategies for finding WT internships, summer jobs, and permanent jobs
- What industries employe computer scientists
- CS-related jobs that aren’t just software engineering
- reaching out to CS alumni
- deciding grad school vs. industry
- How faculty/staff @Oberlin can assist you
Class of 2013
May 25th, 2013
Congratulations to the CS majors in the Class of 2013!
OCCS Class of 2013
We look forward to seeing you and your family during the department open house on Sunday as well as seeing you get your diploma during commencement on Monday. Congratulations from all of the CS faculty and staff!
On-campus summer CS research/systems opportunity
March 20th, 2013
I am looking for 2 students interested in doing paid, on-campus research/systems work with me this summer. I have funding to support 2 students for 10 weeks at up to 40 hours per week, and there is some flexibility in terms of schedule.
The primary project will be updating and improving XenLabs to get it ready for use in class next year. XenLabs is built on a Python/Xen/Linux base, and I expect that most of our work will be done at a scripting level. Useful background could include Linux/Unix experience, Python programming, shell scripting, security topics, system administration, and/or basic computer networking. However, this is an educational experience, so a 2xx level CS background and a willingness to learn is what is really needed.
If you are interested in working on this project, send an email to Benjamin.Kuperman@oberlin.edu with your relevant background (preferably sometime this week). Feel free to email or talk to me if you have questions about the project or just want more info.
Welcome Back CS Students!
February 4th, 2013
This Wednesday (Feb 6) the computer science department will be having a pizza social to welcome back all of our wonderful students!
It will be at 4:30pm in King 225 (new CS seminar room).
Be sure to sign up in the CSCI office or email Jackie to be put on the list by Tuesday at 3:30 so that we can be sure to have enough.
Best wishes for a great Spring 2013 semester!!!
Pizza Lunch Mon. Nov 19 Noon
November 15th, 2012
Richard Berman, Career Services will discuss preparing for Job Searches & Internships.
Monday Nov 19 Noon-1pm In King 227
Sign up for Pizza in the CSCI office King 223
New Course: Social Networks
November 4th, 2012
Introducing CSCI 345: Social Networks a new course for Spring 2013 by Visiting Assistant Professor Steven Crain. MWF 1:30-2:20
This is a course on the analysis of data gathered from social networks. It will focus on algorithms for efficient strange and analysis of “big data,” which is commonly associated with social networks. It will also survey applications of social network data, especially applications that support decisions based on such data.
Prerequisite: CSCI 241 or consent of the instructor.
“2010 – May – 18 – NodeXL – twitter social graph” by Mark Smith
Winter Term Organizational Meeting
November 2nd, 2012
The CS department will be hosting a winter term meeting on Tuesday, Nov 6 @ 4:30pm in King 237.
The purpose of this meeting is for students and faculty to come together to talk about possible group WT projects and see if any groups coalesce. Last year’s meeting led to Prestissimo… what will this year bring?