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Thursday, December 06, 2018

Ready for take off

A team of researchers and INI students at CMU-SV are using simulation and AI technologies to optimize flight departure and arrival schedules for safety and efficiency.
Thursday, December 06, 2018

Showcasing Practicum Projects at CMU Silicon Valley

The INI's bicoastal students have innovated in the wild through practicum projects sponsored by tech companies, startups and government agencies this fall semester. At this event, INI students will showcase their practicum work in computing, mobile systems and security through dynamic presentations and project exhibits.
Monday, November 19, 2018

Support the INI on #givingCMUday!

Carnegie Mellon is celebrating Giving Tuesday on November 27 as #givingCMUday. Your gift will count you as a supporter on this day of community and generosity across the university.
Tuesday, November 13, 2018

INI Director Joins RSAC Advisory Board

Members of the Board will contribute regularly to RSA Conference webcasts, podcasts and blogs while providing consistent commentary on current industry topics in addition to guidance on RSAC programming and speaker recommendations.
Monday, October 29, 2018

The INI's 7 Tips for Staying Safe Online

INI faculty and students share their cyber aware tips to stay safe online this National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Advancing women in cyber through INI and EWF partnership

If there is one unnerving statistic that jumps out this National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, it’s that women make up only 24 percent of the cybersecurity workforce. But at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), the Information Networking Institute (INI) is closing that gender gap, one student at a time.
Friday, October 05, 2018

INI director featured in ITSP magazine podcast

ITSPmagazine's Selena Templeton sat down with Dena Haritos Tsamitis of Carnegie Mellon University to capture her story, including 18 years with CMU.
Friday, October 05, 2018

CyLab's massive middle and high school hacking competition, picoCTF, launches its 2018 contest

Guidance counselors today are urging their students to consider becoming doctors, lawyers, engineers, and … computer hackers? That's the goal with picoCTF, CMU's free, online cybersecurity competition for middle and high school student involving INI professor Martin Carlisle as the picoCTF Education Director and nine INI students as problem developers.
Wednesday, September 19, 2018

INI heads to Houston for Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing

There is nothing quite like the unique energy at the Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC), the annual gathering of nearly 20,000 women in tech and engineering. The Information Networking Institute (INI) is returning for its twelfth year as an academic sponsor on Sept. 26-28, 2018 in Houston, Texas.
Monday, August 20, 2018

INI professor Dr. Martin Carlisle to speak about picoCTF at Global CISO Executive Summit

INI professor and director of academic affairs Dr. Martin Carlisle to speak at Global CISO Executive Summit on "Closing the Global Cybersecurity Capabilities Gap."
Thursday, August 09, 2018

Student by day, crocheter by evening, hacker by night

INI student Carolina Zarate is an elite hacker — a member of internationally-acclaimed competitive hacking team, the Plaid Parliament of Pwning (PPP) — heading to Las Vegas this week to help the team win their fifth "World Series of Hacking" title in seven years at the DefCon security conference.
Thursday, August 09, 2018

Dena Haritos Tsamitis secures $5 million NSF award for CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program

At a time when demand for cybersecurity expertise has never been higher, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has just been awarded a $5 million renewal of its National Science Foundation (NSF) CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) program through 2023.
BitClave Developer Hackathon 2018
Wednesday, August 01, 2018

BitClave Developer Hackathon 2018

BitClave is pleased to announce the first ever BitClave Active Search Ecosystem (BASE) developer hackathon! The event is co-hosted by the INI at CMU Silicon Valley Campus on August 25-26.
INI director will speak at ICMCP and Grace Hopper Conference
Thursday, July 26, 2018

INI director will speak at ICMCP and Grace Hopper Conference

Dena Haritos Tsamitis is a speaker at the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP) and the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference (GHC) in September 2018.
2018 INI Diploma Ceremony
Wednesday, June 27, 2018

2018 INI Diploma Ceremony

The INI's Class of 2018 celebrated graduation on May 20, 2018, with remarks from INI director Dena Haritos Tsamitis in addition to alumna and AT&T executive Marachel Knight.
Expert Focus: A Message to STEM Grads
Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Expert Focus: A Message to STEM Grads

A message from INI director Dena Haritos Tsamitis to all STEM graduates as they move forward into their careers as leaders in the tech industry.
Practicum projects offer real-world industry exposure
Friday, June 08, 2018

Practicum projects offer real-world industry exposure

Students developed apps powered by blockchain, researched the security of enterprise routers, created airport simulation tools, analyzed electric vehicle and smart home energy data, and much more.
INI students will represent CMU at RSA Conference 2018
Tuesday, April 17, 2018

INI students will represent CMU at RSA Conference 2018

Thousands of cybersecurity professionals are headed to San Francisco for RSA® Conference (RSAC), including two INI students selected as RSAC Security Scholars: Tiemoko Ballo and Goldy Lim.
Marachel Knight, alumna and AT&T technology executive, to speak at INI graduation ceremony
Thursday, April 12, 2018

Marachel Knight, alumna and AT&T technology executive, to speak at INI graduation ceremony

Marachel Knight (MS07) will deliver the keynote speech at the Information Networking Institute’s (INI) graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 20.
Expert Focus: Don't Make the Internet a Forbidden Fruit
Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Expert Focus: Don't Make the Internet a Forbidden Fruit

Dr. Dena Haritos Tsamitis shares her expertise on how to keep your kids safe online in this Expert Focus entry.
INI student scholarship recipients attend Women in Cybersecurity Conference (WiCyS)
Friday, March 23, 2018

INI student scholarship recipients attend Women in Cybersecurity Conference (WiCyS)

Twelve Information Networking Institute (INI) security students are headed to Chicago, IL for the Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) Conference 2018 from March 22-24.
Sensors for Buildings and Zebras
Monday, March 19, 2018

Sensors for Buildings and Zebras

Carnegie Mellon University faculty from Silicon Valley (CMU-SV) and Pittsburgh attended the 15th ACM conferences this past fall in Delft, The Netherlands to present groundbreaking research.
Farnam Jahanian Named President of Carnegie Mellon University
Thursday, March 08, 2018

Farnam Jahanian Named President of Carnegie Mellon University

Prominent scientist and national leader in higher education has helped build historic momentum at CMU
INI director shares how to keep kids safe online in WQED cyber-safety webcast
Tuesday, March 06, 2018

INI director shares how to keep kids safe online in WQED cyber-safety webcast

Dr. Dena Haritos Tsamitis appeared on a live webcast of WQED's nationally-distributed television program iQsmartparent: "Cyber-Safety: Privacy, Protection, and the Latest Laws Affecting Children and Families."
INI students help build BitClave’s blockchain network
Thursday, February 08, 2018

INI students help build BitClave’s blockchain network

For their practicum project, a group of INI students worked side-by-side with BitClave to bring the start-up’s blockchain platform to life.
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