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July 8-10: CONFERENCE
CSF 2009: 22nd IEEE Computer Security Foundations Symposium
Carnegie Mellon CyLab is supporting CSF 2009. CSF is an annual conference for researchers in computer security to examine current theories of security, the formal models that provide a context for those theories, and techniques for verifying security. Over the past two decades, many seminal papers and techniques have been presented first at CSF. Visit the CSF 2009 website for details.

July 13-24: WORKSHOP
IACBP 2009: Information Assurance Capacity Building Program (IACBP)
The Information Assurance Capacity Building Program (IACBP) is an intensive, in-residence summer program to help build Information Assurance education and research capacity at colleges and universities designated as Minority Serving Institutions. The IACBP will be held at CyLab HQ in the CIC building in Pittsburgh, PA.

July 15-17: SYMPOSIUM
SOUPS 2009: Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS)
The fifth Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS) will be held July 15-17, 2009 at Google in Mountain View, CA. This symposium will bring together an interdisciplinary group of researchers and practitioners in human computer interaction, security, and privacy. Visit the SOUPS 2009 website for details.

October 8-10: CONFERENCE
ASIAN '09 Conference - Xinjiang University Campus, Urumqi, China
Carnegie Mellon CyLab is a sponsor for the 13th Annual Asian Computing Science Conference (ASIAN'09).

October 14-16: CONFERENCE
Carnegie Mellon CyLab Partners Conference - Pittsburgh, PA

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Security, Privacy and Mobility in the Information Age

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Context on ice: Penguins fans get mobile extras - July 2, 2009
CyLab Mobility Research Center's Priya Narasimhan and her team provide context with the mobile video service that delivers Pittsburgh Penguins fans live-action shots and instant replays during game time.

Cyber Security, the Nuclear Threat and You: Cassandra's Guide to the 21st Century - June 30, 2009
CyLab's Distinguished Fellow Richard Power interviews Martin Hellman and mulls nuclear risk

Virtualization, cloud computing pose new challenges, opportunities - June 29, 2009
Cloud, virtualization insights from CyLab Researcher Greg Ganger and the Data Center Observatory at Carnegie Mellon.

Carnegie Mellon's Pradeep Khosla Named To New Technology Leadership Strategy Initiative - June 22, 2009
"An internationally recognized authority on robotics, embedded systems, technology education, innovation and cybersecurity, Carnegie Mellon’s Pradeep K. Khosla is an outstanding addition to our newly formed Technology Leadership Strategy Initiative," said Deborah Wince-Smith, president of the Washington, D.C.-based Council on Competitiveness.

Carnegie Mellon’s College of Engineering To Host Information Technology Media Fellowship - June 18, 2009
Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering will host four top journalists, June 22-23, for its third annual information technology media fellowship program.

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