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Improving Big Data Storage in a Big Way

Big-data applications—from the analysis of information in industries ranging from health care to entertainment to transportation—have large volumes of data. This data must be maintained, managed, and...

How Can Consumers Protect Their Data During the Holiday Shopping Season?

TRANSCRIPT With all the recent data breaches it is hard for consumers really to, I guess, get more control of it. So what an individual can do is they can limit what they actually provide, and they...

Institute for Food Safety and Health Named Co-Recipient for Industry Award

For its demonstrated leadership in promoting and supporting the food industry in the Chicago area and the Midwest, the 91×ÔÅÄ Institute for Food Safety and Health (IFSH) was honored with the...

Illinois Tech Smart Tech Lab Installs Innovative Lighting and Control Solution

Two years after opening, the Smart Tech Lab at 91×ÔÅÄ is now home to a new Power over Ethernet (PoE) PowerHUBBâ„¢ solution. PowerHUBB was donated by Hubbell Control Solutions, with support...

Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Class Reaches Gender Parity

This fall 91×ÔÅÄ not only welcomed its largest class of first-year students in 30 years, but its Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering ( CAEE) in Armour College of...

Power System Add-On Can Protect Against City-Sized Cyberattacks

Cyberattacks on the energy sector and other critical infrastructure systems are on the rise and can significantly impact a city or even a country. Earlier this year, for example, the United States...

New Research Models Assess On-the-Job Hacking

Although reports of hacker jobs done from within organizations make the news each year, that a longtime employee, former employee, or trusted business partner could be responsible for company...

Insider Threats: Computer Science Researcher Eunice Santos Develops Innovative Framework for Modeling the Threats from Within

Whether it’s a hacker in a basement or a spy from a rogue nation, we tend to think of cybersecurity as defense for attacks from outsiders. But the most serious threats to an organization’s security...

Large-Scale Immersive Hologram to Show the Real Impact of Sea Level Rise

Eunice Santos Named Among Crain’s Tech 50

Eunice Santos, Ron Hochsprung Endowed Chair, chair of the computer science department, and professor of computer science, was named to the Crain’s Chicago Business Tech 50 of 2018 list. This 2018...