Programming

Playing Soccer with VEX IQ Robots

Posted on December 9, 2022December 9, 2022 by

Overview

Presenter: Brennan Giglio

Friday December 2nd, 2022

1:00 - 2:00pm

Students were put into teams to build a VEX IQ robot and play a game of robot soccer. Students learned about active and passive manipulators as well as had the chance to experiment with simple robotics. Participants learned how to program their robots to drive around and compete in head to head soccer matches.

Topics include: Applied Tech, Programming

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Applied Tech, Previous Workshops, Programming

The Art of Cryptography

Posted on November 10, 2022November 15, 2022 by

Overview

Presenter: Yasin Balogou

Thursday November 3rd, 2022 in BUSN 391

4:30 - 5:30pm

Students received a crash course in cryptography, learning how to implement famous cryptosystems, asymmetric cryptography and its role in blockchain wallets, and hashing.

Topics include: Blockchain, Cybersecurity, Programming

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Blockchain, Previous Workshops, Programming

Video Game Design with Python

Posted on November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 by

Overview

Presenter: Mariah Donahue

Wednesday October 12th, 2022 in BUSN 391

3:30 - 4:30pm

Students learned Python fundamentals to develop their own basic game through an interactive programming tutorial. Attendees also acquired basic programming skills involving collaboration and further application of Python fundamentals.

Topics include: Programming

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Previous Workshops, Programming

Circuitry and Programming for Real-World Projects

Posted on November 10, 2022November 15, 2022 by

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Presenter: Muneeb Syed

Monday October 3rd, 2022 in BUSN 391

1:00 - 2:00pm

Students received an introduction to circuitry and data processing using C++ and an Arduino microcontroller. Hop from station to station to practice programming distance sensors, heart rate sensors, LCDs, bluetooth and many more!

Topics include: Circuitry, Programming

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Circuitry, Previous Workshops, Programming

Intro 2 h4cking: Web-app exploitation

Posted on November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 by

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Presenter: Nicolas Michel

Wednesday September 21st, 2022 in BUSN 391

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Students leanred basic web app exploitation skills and put them to use by attacking a vulnerable demo site. Students learned basic SQL injection attacks, cross site scripting, and how to break a user authentication service.

Topics include: Programming, Cybersecurity

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How the Internet Works

Posted on November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 by

The workshop covered how we connect to the internet, how we send messages through the internet, the divisions of the internet (such as the surface web, deep web, and dark web), and websites.

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Corporate IT Security Practices

Posted on November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 by

This workshop included an overview of how companies are safeguarding their data and infrastructure in the current security environment.

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Tools for Programming

Posted on November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 by

This session was an informative workshop for UConn faculty, staff, and students interested in learning about tools for programming. This event was a collaboration between OPIM Innovate and JetBrains, the developers of PyCharm, RubyMine, DataGrip and more.

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Introduction to Python

Posted on November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 by

The workshop included an introduction to Python, a powerful and easy-to-learn programming language favored by data scientists. We covered basic syntax and data structures and concluded by writing some simple programs.

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Exploring Linux

Posted on November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 by

This workshop was for UConn students, staff and faulty interested in learning more about open source computing environments and software, and why Linux is the 3rd most popular Operating System.

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