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Jones on Election Security (Cont'd)

Friday, March 30, 2018
Want to hack a voting machine? | Why Election Security Matters | Meet the new high-tech solution to Russian election hacking: paper ballots

Shafiq: Experts from UI offer advice on safeguarding personal Facebook info

"Shafiq tells us Facebook has an App portal which shows you what Apps currently have access to your Facebook page.

ABAL Therapeutics named 2018 UI Student Startup of the Year

Thursday, March 15, 2018
ABAL Therapeutics, a company aiming to "transform [a] child’s tablet into a powerful tool for learning" has received the 2018 UI Student Startup of the Year award.

Rector et al: Improving disability resources in art museums

"Rector worked on research to make visual art more available to the blind. Her research has focused on finding ways to tie verbal description, music, and sound effects into the museum experience.

Jones in "As hacking fears mount, Michigan election security gets middling marks"

"Besides machines and laws, the biggest security concern is that elections are run by volunteers and temporary workers, said Jones.

Chowdhury: A Systematic Approach for Adversarial Testing of 4G LTE (Updated)

Friday, February 23, 2018
Omar Chowdhury has returned from The Network and Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS); below is a selection of news coverage of his collaborative paper entitled "LTEInspector:...

Jones: The Myth of the Hacker-Proof Voting Machine

"Douglas W. Jones, a computer-science professor at the University of Iowa, has examined multiple voting systems for state and local election officials over the years.

Smart Thermometer Improves Flu Forecasting

Real-time data from smartphone thermometers can effectively track and predict influenza activity at national and regional levels.