On June 18th, Yury Dvorkin, an assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering, was one of several energy experts interviewed for a news story on ABC TV about how the combination of a hot summer and a large stay at home workforce is setting the stage for...
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Dvorkin Pens Editorial Urging Protection for the “Last Mile” of the Nation’s Power Grid
On May 1, U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order to protect the “U.S. bulk-power system”—high-voltage transmission lines, generators delivering energy to large consumption centers, and other parts of the power infrastructure —from attacks by malicious parties, including nation-state actors. While the actions detailed in this order go a long way toward addressing...
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Amoroso to Teach New Cybersecurity Course for Coursera
Dr. Edward Amoroso, Distinguished Research Professor at NYU Tandon’s Center for Cybersecurity, will be teaching an online introductory course on cybersecurity for the Coursera platform this summer. The course, which began on July 17, is designed to help learners “develop a lifelong passion and appreciation for cybersecurity.” A survey article in CNET. com included the...
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Why TikTok May (or May Not) Be Viewed as a National Security Threat
Is the popular social media app TikTok a national security threat? A July 15 Yahoo Finance article answered with a classic social media response: “It’s complicated.” The article solicited comments on the topic from several cybersecurity experts, including NYU Tandon Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Justin Cappos, who effectively summed up the thrust...
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Could Trump’s Finesse with Facebook Tools Give Him an Edge?
While Trump trails in the polls, his greater finesse with Facebook strategies like “microtargeting” or using Facebook data to place fundraising ads before the right people, could be a secret weapon over the next few months. Because Biden is taking a more general “one size fits all” strategy in his Facebook ad buys, Dr. Damon...
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Zhu Provides Insights on Use of Robots in Medicine
In July, ZDNet recently put together a special feature on “Robots in the Enterprise,” which took a look at where and how robotic technology was being applied in various sectors. Quanyan Zhu, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NYU Tandon, was one of several commentators to share their thoughts on...
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Dvorkin to work with Columbia team on DOE-funded Project to Improve Electrical Infrastructure
Dr. Yury Dvorkin, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Tandon, will be joining a team of researchers from Columbia University and one faculty member from the University of Arizona in a project to enable independent system operators (ISOs) of the electrical grid and market participants to more effectively measure and mitigate engineering...
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Tandon Professor Expresses Concern as Deep Fakes Technology Moves to the Next Level
In late June, Disney Research Studios announced on its website a process that “automates deepfake production with a fidelity greater than previously achieved,” but not everyone may be applauding. According to a July 1 article in TechXplore, the media magnate called the process, “to the best of our knowledge…the first method capable of rendering photo-realistic and temporally...
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CCS Researchers Warn of New IP Vulnerability in 3D Printed Materials
Hackers are harnessing the techniques of machine learning to extract valuable intellectual property from 3D printed materials according to an article published July 6 in Science Daily. The article reports that a team of researchers from NYU Tandon, including CCS researchers Dr. Nikhil Gupta and Gary Mac, have demonstrated that printer head toolpaths, which hold...
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Sharing without Fear: Tandon Researchers and Colleagues Challenge the Need for Bans on Anonymous Contributors
Just because a person contributes to a web site anonymously does not mean he or she is an unreliable source of information. According to an article published June 25, 2020 in the Tor blog, a recent study by researchers from Drexel, NYU, and the University of Washington challenges the assumption of sites like Wikipedia that...