Updated: 2012-05-11 17:20:18
Bob Rudis has a nice post up “Off By One : The Importance Of Fact Checking Breach Reports,” in which he points out some apparent errors in the Massachusetts 2011 breach report, and also provides some graphs. Issues like this are why it’s important to release data. It enables independent error checking, but also allows [...]
Updated: 2012-05-05 05:28:25
NCI has joined NIGMS in releasing some of its FY11 funding data, which break down applications and awards by percentile and PI status (established, new, ESI). They introduce the charts and table with a concise statement about “the zone”: Beginning in FY 2011, NCI adopted a new approach to the selection of grant applications for [...]
Updated: 2012-05-01 00:41:06
Singapore, 10-14 September 2nd Annual Conference on Quantum Cryptography Conference Website: http://www.qcrypt.net Paper Submission (deadline 20 May): https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=qcrypt2012 Quantum cryptography aims to achieve security from fundamental physical principles, such as the quantum mechanical phenomena of entanglement and Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle. … Continue reading →
Updated: 2012-04-27 16:54:44
So the announcement for Toorcamp is out, and it looks like an exciting few days. A few talks already announced look very new school, including “How you can be an ally to us females” by Danielle Hulton and Leigh Honeywell, and “Cognitive Psychology for Hackers.” It’s in the far northwester corner of the US, and [...]
