Friday, May 14, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Car Computer Systems Vulnerability / FAQ
Check out the extensive FAQ for the new research results on automotive security led by computer science professor Stefan Savage from UC San Diego and computer science professor Tadayoshi Kohno from the University of Washington.
The FAQ is at www.autosec.org More info below.
This research is tied to The Center for Automotive Embedded Systems Security (CAESS), which is a partnership between researchers, including Savage and Kohno, at the University of California San Diego and the University of Washington.
Check out related stories in the media:
New York Times: "Cars’ Computer Systems Called at Risk to Hackers"
New Scientist: "Modern cars vulnerable to malicious hacks"
The FAQ is at www.autosec.org More info below.
This research is tied to The Center for Automotive Embedded Systems Security (CAESS), which is a partnership between researchers, including Savage and Kohno, at the University of California San Diego and the University of Washington.
Our research mission is to help ensure the security, privacy, and safety of future automotive embedded systems.
May 14, 2010: We'll be presenting our paper "Experimental Security Analysis of a Modern Automobile" at the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy in Oakland, CA on May 19th.
Check out related stories in the media:
New York Times: "Cars’ Computer Systems Called at Risk to Hackers"
New Scientist: "Modern cars vulnerable to malicious hacks"
Where did the week go? / Junkyard Derby is Friday May 14!!!
How is it already Thursday afternoon?
Well, I was out of the office on Monday and Tuesday for jury duty. I ran into an electrical engineering professor who was also called in for jury duty that day...small world.
Jacobs School undergrads were on TV last night and this morning (San Diego NBC station)...their "mad dash for trash"...which is the exciting start to Junkyard Derby took place on Wednesday night.
NBC also embedded our Junkyard Derby video from 2009...also embedded below.
Well, I was out of the office on Monday and Tuesday for jury duty. I ran into an electrical engineering professor who was also called in for jury duty that day...small world.
Jacobs School undergrads were on TV last night and this morning (San Diego NBC station)...their "mad dash for trash"...which is the exciting start to Junkyard Derby took place on Wednesday night.
NBC also embedded our Junkyard Derby video from 2009...also embedded below.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Learn about Nanoscience at UCSD! / Nano: Too Small To Ignore
Michael Sailor will be giving a talk "Too Small to Ignore: Why is Nano Different?" at the Science & Engineering library on Thursday May 20 (a week from this Thursday).
All the details are on the Science & Engineering library blog.
When? Thursday, May 20, 2010 from 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Where? Science & Engineering Library, which is in UCSD Geisel Library on the UCSD campus.
This sounds like a really interesting talk, especially since it's going to be geared to a general audience. BTW, CNN recently covered some research from the Sailor Lab in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UC San Diego. He is also affiliated with two engineering departments here in the Jacobs School: Bioengineering and NanoEngineering.
Below is the first paragraph from the promo materials for this lecture.
An increasing number of the products we encounter in our daily lives contain nanomaterials, and even more “conventional” products are made using nanotechnology. What is it about a nanomaterial that makes it different, what is the promise of the emerging field of nanotechnology, and what are the dangers? Professor Sailor, a world-renowned expert in nanotechnology, will provide a general lecture on these issues, providing examples from the fields of medicine, consumer products, and environmental sciences. (photo: Michael Sailor)
All the details are on the Science & Engineering library blog.
When? Thursday, May 20, 2010 from 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Where? Science & Engineering Library, which is in UCSD Geisel Library on the UCSD campus.
This sounds like a really interesting talk, especially since it's going to be geared to a general audience. BTW, CNN recently covered some research from the Sailor Lab in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UC San Diego. He is also affiliated with two engineering departments here in the Jacobs School: Bioengineering and NanoEngineering.
Below is the first paragraph from the promo materials for this lecture.
An increasing number of the products we encounter in our daily lives contain nanomaterials, and even more “conventional” products are made using nanotechnology. What is it about a nanomaterial that makes it different, what is the promise of the emerging field of nanotechnology, and what are the dangers? Professor Sailor, a world-renowned expert in nanotechnology, will provide a general lecture on these issues, providing examples from the fields of medicine, consumer products, and environmental sciences. (photo: Michael Sailor)
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
Think Twice, Code Once
Earlier this week, I was interviewing a freshman math major who participated in Yahoo! Hack Week at the Jacobs School in April (stay tuned for full story). She mentioned a saying that one of her computer programming teammates told her during the 24-hour coding session:
Think twice, code once.
This reminds me of the saying one of my farmer uncles like to say: "Measure twice, cut once."
Think twice, code once.
This reminds me of the saying one of my farmer uncles like to say: "Measure twice, cut once."
Junkyard Derby is Next Week! (400th blog post)
Junkyard Derby is a most worthy subject for my 400th post on this blog about all things Jacobs School.
The best way to get a taste of Junkyard Derby is to see it for yourself. You'll have to wait till next Friday, but in the meantime, there are a couple of options.
First option: Watch the video from last year's Junkyard Derby.
Second option: Check out the "Mad Dash for Trash" next Wednesday evening. That's the official beginning of Junkyard Derby. At the sound of the whistle, all the teams rush into a mountain of scavenged junk (abandoned furniture and old bikes are always popular). They grab the raw materials (aka Junk) that they will fashion into lean, mean, racing machines in the following 36 hours.
If I remember right, last year they even had folks out there with welding tools to help the teams transform junk into race cars.
Learn all about Junkyard Derby at the official TESC site:
http://tesc.ucsd.edu/derby/
The best way to get a taste of Junkyard Derby is to see it for yourself. You'll have to wait till next Friday, but in the meantime, there are a couple of options.
First option: Watch the video from last year's Junkyard Derby.
Second option: Check out the "Mad Dash for Trash" next Wednesday evening. That's the official beginning of Junkyard Derby. At the sound of the whistle, all the teams rush into a mountain of scavenged junk (abandoned furniture and old bikes are always popular). They grab the raw materials (aka Junk) that they will fashion into lean, mean, racing machines in the following 36 hours.
If I remember right, last year they even had folks out there with welding tools to help the teams transform junk into race cars.
Learn all about Junkyard Derby at the official TESC site:
http://tesc.ucsd.edu/derby/
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