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<Title>Looking for a room</Title>
<Tagline>Looking for a shared room near campus</Tagline>
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    <span>Hello Everyone,</span><div><br></div>
    <div>I am looking for a permanent place near UMBC campus. I'd be happy to share the room with another person. I am a nice, easy going, Hygienic guy. I'd also love to help you with the household chores. If you have a place do contact me.</div>
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    <div>Any leads will be highly appreciated </div>
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    <div>email : <a href="mailto:syadav2@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">syadav2@umbc.edu</a>
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<Summary>Hello Everyone,    I am looking for a permanent place near UMBC campus. I'd be happy to share the room with another person. I am a nice, easy going, Hygienic guy. I'd also love to help you with...</Summary>
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<Title>Looking for an apartment</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">I am undergrad female student. I am clean, friendly, and responsible. I am expecting under 700 including utilities. I want place that is really close to bus stop ( &lt; 5mins walk) or to UMBC (&lt;10 mins bike). I can do one year lease but prefer not paying for summer because I won't be there. <div><br></div>
    <div>Contact me at <a href="mailto:nb29691@umbc.edu">nb29691@umbc.edu</a>
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<Summary>I am undergrad female student. I am clean, friendly, and responsible. I am expecting under 700 including utilities. I want place that is really close to bus stop ( &lt; 5mins walk) or to UMBC...</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="134245" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/posts/134245">
<Title>PhD defense: Knowledge Graphs &amp; Reinforcement Learning,</Title>
<Tagline>a Hybrid Approach for Cybersecurity Tasks</Tagline>
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    <h5><strong>Ph.D. Dissertation Defense</strong></h5>
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    <strong>Knowledge Graphs and Reinforcement Learning:<br></strong><strong>a Hybrid Approach for Cybersecurity Tasks</strong>
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    <h4><strong><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/aritran-piplai/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Aritran Piplai</a></strong></h4>
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    <h5>10:00am -12:00pm ET, Monday July 10, 2023</h5>
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    <div>Dissertation Committee: Drs. Anupam Joshi (Chair/Advisor), Charles Nicholas, Chenchen Liu, Filip Perich, Joysula R. Rao, Sudip Mittal, Tim Finin</div>
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    <div>With the explosion of available data and computational power, machine learning and deep learning techniques are being increasingly used to solve problems. The domain of cybersecurity is no exception, as we have seen a significant amount of research in the recent past using data-driven machine learning approaches for different tasks.</div>
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    <div>Rule-based and supervised machine learning-based approaches are often brittle in detecting attacks, can be defeated by adversaries that adapt, and can't use the knowledge of experts. To address this problem, we propose a novel approach for cybersecurity tasks that leverages the supply of 'explicit' knowledge expressed as Knowledge Graphs, as well as the data-driven approaches of machine learning to ascertain the 'tacit' knowledge. The inspiration for this hybrid model is drawn from the manner in which security analysts work, combining their background knowledge with observed data from host and network-based sensors.</div>
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    <div>We focus on the tasks of malware detection and mitigation policy generation. We are specifically interested in the capability of synthesizing variants of a malware that can be further enhanced to detect unseen attacks. We combine the knowledge that is explicit with explorations in the 'action space' of detecting novel malware attacks as well as mitigating them. Analysts use past experiences and actions that they have taken when faced with attacks that manifest characteristics similar to the new one. The other component of their approach is exploring new `actions' that might be taken to respond to a novel malware, guided by their understanding of the domain. These steps can be considered as a 'trial and error' based approach. In this dissertation, we describe knowledge graph construction techniques from open-source text as well as several Reinforcement Learning based algorithms, guided by explicit background knowledge encoded in a knowledge graph, that best mimics the approach of security analysts. We observe that the efficiency of RL algorithms has increased by ~4% by incorporating prior knowledge. We also observe that in simulated environments RL policies are able to generate more precise mitigations with the help of prior knowledge.</div>
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<Summary>Ph.D. Dissertation Defense     Knowledge Graphs and Reinforcement Learning: a Hybrid Approach for Cybersecurity Tasks     Aritran Piplai     10:00am -12:00pm ET, Monday July 10, 2023...</Summary>
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<Title>Taki still having issues</Title>
<Tagline>There are ongoing issues with Slurm on Taki</Tagline>
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    <div>--------</div>
    <div>Randy Philipp</div>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="134241" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/posts/134241">
<Title>Private bedroom available from August in downtown Arbutus</Title>
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    <div>I'm looking for a responsible, friendly, and respectful female roommate to renew the lease for my current apartment. It's a two-bedroom apartment located in downtown Arbutus. The apartment is next to two shuttle stops and is less than 5 minutes to campus by car. Lease is for a year and begins in September but an earlier move-in for August is preferred. Rent is $800/month and includes all utilities and internet. The apartment is spacious, comes with a lot of storage space, and the bedroom is huge. The unit comes with all appliances, central air/heating, dishwasher, washer and dryer, as well as reserved parking.</div>
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    <div>The apartment is in a residential neighborhood and next to a pharmacy, multiple restaurants, grocery store, movie theater, gas stations, etc. It's a quiet community, and the surrounding area is walkable. I'm a rising third-year doctoral student and have a hectic schedule. It's important for me to have a comfortable and relaxing space and I enjoy keeping the place nice and clean. I'm looking for a considerate, clean, and respectful roommate.</div>
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    <div>If interested, please drop me an email at <a href="mailto:ekhan3@umbc.edu">ekhan3@umbc.edu</a>.</div>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="134238" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/posts/134238">
<Title>Pilot Study: All of Us Research Program</Title>
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    <p><span>UMBC has
    been selected to participate in the pilot cohort of the <em>All of Us</em> Data
    Training and Engagement for Academic Libraries Program presented by the
    National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the <em>All of Us</em> Research
    Program. Representing UMBC in this cohort will be Brianna Hughes, <span>Jasmine Shumaker </span>and Semhar Yohannes.<span></span></span></p>
    
    <p><span>Acknowledging the contributions of
    libraries to scientific research teams, this Program is designed to build and
    strengthen the research capacity of libraries at <a href="https://diversity.nih.gov/about-us/population-underrepresented" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>institutions with a significant
    percentage of students from groups that are underrepresented in the biomedical
    workforce</span></a>, such as ours. <a rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>The
    Program will encourage our academic librarians to learn about the <em>All
    of Us</em> </span></a><a href="https://www.researchallofus.org/about-the-research-hub/" title="https://www.researchallofus.org/about-the-research-hub/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Researcher Workbench</span></a> dataset and enhance
    their skills in biomedical and public health data and our Library's research
    capacity through engagement in an exciting community-learning cohort.</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Data-driven research continues to be a
    priority for academic institutions as it contributes to providing information
    about diseases, risk factors, and public health, and can increase academic
    publication rates and grant awards. Participation in this program will
    help raise our research profile, expand publications, and assist our students
    and researchers by providing access to one of the largest, richest, most
    diverse <a href="https://www.researchallofus.org/data-tools/data-snapshots/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>biomedical datasets</span></a> of
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    <p><span>The <em>All of Us</em> Research
    Program dataset offers access to a diverse, longitudinal dataset that can be
    used by student and faculty who may not have access to other datasets. The NIH
    has worked with research communities and community members to ensure a robust
    research protocol that respects participants and the needs of the research
    community. This dataset includes biological and social determinants of
    health data on a large, inclusive scale, that follows participants as they
    move, age, and grow. It is beneficial for students and researchers in social
    sciences as well as biomedical and public health programs.</span></p>
    
    <p><span>To address Program objectives and
    facilitate an institutional infrastructure and capacity-building, participation
    in the Program makes us eligible for an infrastructure award of up to $43,000. </span></p>
    
    <p><span>We hope you are as excited as we are
    to have been selected for such a wonderful opportunity. We will continue to
    update you on our progress throughout the program.</span></p>
    
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    <p><span>Brianna
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<Title>Looking for accommodation</Title>
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