2017 ACM-ICPC Regionals Asia-Manila Experience

We have two teams from ICS for this event held at Ateneo de Manila University last December 13-15, 2015. It is good to have been part of this event again after a long break. Thanks to Sir Clinton Poserio, head coach of the Eliens team, for inviting me. The ICS alumni have been a great help in providing financial support. A team from National University of Singapore was the winner in the competition. The top team from the Philippines was from the Ateneo de Manila University. The contest website is here.

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DEC{}DE 2017: Transforming Security Experience

We attended this one-day event sponsored by Trend Micro last Nov. 29. The morning session was devoted to keynote sessions and the afternoon on technical sessions which included a hands-on lab.
Majority of the talks focused on the modern threats and attack approaches. The speakers also presented interesting statistics on the security landscape. With the growing security threats, the speaker from FBI urged the cooperation among the industry, government, and the academe. A common attack nowadays is the Business Email Compromise (BEC) wherein employees are subjected to phishing attacks resulting to the spread of malware, particularly ransom ware. With the growing popularity of the crypto-currencies, attackers are also taking advantage of user resources for mining without their consent. There were also talks on cloud security(Amazon) and application of machine learning techniques to security(Microsoft). A final takeaway from the event is that "security is a habit.".

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A list of good-sounding adjectives and word for titles and presentations

(Last updated: 2022-11-28)

• sustainable
• inclusive
• comprehensive
• novel
• modern
• exclusive
• multidisciplinary
• interdisciplinary
• collaborative
• pioneering
• innovative
• modern
• monumental
• scientific
• professional
• superior
• *-proof (ex. hack-proof)
• *-resistant (ex. tamper-resistant)
• *-preserving (ex. privacy-preserving)
• free
• tested
• timely
• unparalleled
• profitable
• encompassing
• generic
• secure
• safe
• efficient
• effective
• revolutionary
• futuristic
• forward-looking
• latest
• advanced
• interactive
• user-friendly
• infinite
• certified
• complete
• emerging
• excellent
• sensational
• practical
• powerful
• proven
• sizable
• reliable
• non-deterministic
• non-intrusive
• (more to follow)

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NCITE 2017 Experience

This year's NCITE was held at Leyte Normal University, Tacloban City, Leyte. We presented a paper on distance estimation using RSSI for drones. Together with me are four colleagues from ICS. The food was good and we really enjoyed the presentations. 

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CHED Centers of Excellence in IT (Department Websites)

Below is a list of the department websites of CHED's CoE in IT released in 2015.

1. Angeles University Foundation
2. University of the Philippines Los Banos
3. Ateneo de Naga University
4. Cebu Institute of Technology University
5. University of the Philippines Cebu
6. Mindanao University of Science and Technology
7. Asia Pacific College
8. Ateneo de Manila University
9. De La Salle University 
10. National University
11. Technological Institute of the Philippines - Manila
12. Technological Institute of the Philippines - QC
13. University of the Cordilleras
14. Silliman University

Reference: CHED CMO No. 38 2015

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Creating a USB drive Windows 7 installer from Ubuntu 16.04

If you have an .iso file for the installer, do the following:

1. Mount the installer .iso using loopback device
    #mount win7.iso /mnt
2. Identify the device name in linux of your USB drive (ex. /dev/sdc)
    #fdisk -l
3. Open gparted on the USB drive device
    #gparted /dev/sdc
4. In gparted delete all partitions then do the following:
    a. Create a new partition table, select type: 'msdos'
    b. Create an NTFS partition
    c. Through "Manage flags" option, check 'boot'
    d. Exit from gparted
5. Copy all the contents of /mnt to the root of the newly prepared USB drive
6. Unmount the newly prepared USB drive (which was mounted automatically by the Ubuntu file manager when inserted earlier)
6. Install ms-sys (https://launchpad.net/~lenski/+archive/ubuntu/ms-sys/+files/ms-sys_2.2.0-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb)
7. Install the boot sector
    #ms-sys -7 /dev/sdc
8. Unmount /dev/sdc
9. Umount /mnt

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