Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Courses

Tangible and Physical Interaction in the Wild - Today and Tomorrow

Exploring the evolution and future of tangible interfaces in real-world applications, from research labs to mass production, and their impact on user interaction and technology development.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Resisting Alignment - Code and Clay

Exploring the intersection of digital fabrication and ceramics, focusing on the Sound Bowl project that records audio through surface undulations, revealing tensions between traditional and modern crafting methods.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Forming the Dog Internet - Prototyping a Dog-to-Human Video Call Device

Explore the development of a dog-controlled video call device, examining implications for animal-computer interaction and the potential for an animal-centric internet.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Smartphone-Based Handwritten Signature Verification Using Acoustic Signals

Innovative acoustic-based signature verification system using smartphones. Captures dynamic handwriting patterns with inaudible signals, achieving high accuracy through multi-modal data fusion and attentional Siamese network.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Smalltalk - Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming

Explore Smalltalk programming language through a vintage video from SIGGRAPH '83, showcasing its innovative object-oriented concepts and graphical user interface.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

What Makes a Good Recommendation?

Explore the principles of effective recommendations with expert Joseph Konstan. Learn how recommendation technologies can be designed to benefit users, drawing from 24 years of research and industry insights.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Cryptographic Currencies Crash Course

Comprehensive introduction to cryptographic currencies, covering fundamental concepts, blockchain technology, and security implications in digital finance.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Adversarial Data Mining - Big Data Meets Cyber Security

Explore adversarial data mining techniques in cybersecurity, focusing on big data challenges and solutions for detecting and mitigating threats in complex digital environments.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Transparency Overlays and Applications

Explore transparency overlays and their applications in computer security, focusing on innovative research by Chase and Meiklejohn presented at the ACM CCS 2016 conference.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Privacy and Security in the Genomic Era

Explore privacy and security challenges in genomics with experts Erman Ayday and Jean-Pierre Hubaux, addressing crucial issues in the era of widespread genetic data use and sharing.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Practical Censorship Evasion Leveraging Content Delivery Networks

Explore innovative techniques for bypassing internet censorship using Content Delivery Networks, presented by researchers from UMass Amherst at a major cybersecurity conference.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Slitheen - Perfectly Imitated Decoy Routing Through Traffic Replacement

Explore a novel decoy routing technique for censorship circumvention, featuring traffic replacement to perfectly imitate overt destinations and enhance user privacy.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Stemming Downlink Leakage from Training Sequences in Multi-User MIMO Networks

Explore techniques to prevent information leakage in multi-user MIMO networks, focusing on downlink training sequences and their security implications for wireless communications.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

All Your DNS Records Point to Us - Understanding the Security Threats of Dangling DNS Records

Explore security threats of dangling DNS records, understanding vulnerabilities and potential exploits in domain name systems.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

PIPSEA - A Practical IPsec Gateway on Embedded APUs

Innovative IPsec gateway implementation on embedded APUs, enhancing network security performance through efficient hardware utilization and optimized cryptographic operations.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk