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Interesting Comp Sci research for Masters?

Submitted by yters
yters writes "I have just started a computer science masters degree at the Air Force Institute of Technology. I'm interested in researching and writing a thesis on intelligent agent architectures that use evolutionary algorithms, partially because these are all very interesting fields for me, and because I think agent architectures are the cutting edge for both the military and the commercial sector. As I've read on /., distributed computing algorithms are the wave of the future. But, before committing loads of time and thought to my own singular vision, I would like to poll the wisdom of /. What topic would you recommend and why? Also, if you have any particularly interesting insight into the fields I've mentioned, I'd like to hear it. Thank you, you brilliant, beautiful denizens of the 'net!"
Censorship

Undercover cops tried to incite violence

Submitted by misha
misha writes ""Quebec provincial police admitted Thursday that three of their officers disguised themselves as demonstrators during the protest at the North American leaders summit in Montebello, Que. However, the police force denied allegations its undercover officers were there on Monday to provoke the crowd and instigate violence." http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/08/23/police-m ontebello.html?ref=rss also a good youtube video http://youtube.com/watch?v=7S1nHvvkzvA and http://youtube.com/watch?v=ihPd6lMKxPs&mode=relate d&search="
Editorial

Borderline personality caused by fear?->

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An anonymous reader writes "Borderline personality disorder is a serious mental illness characterized by intense fear of abandonment and/or rejection, problems controlling emotions, troubled relationships, impulsive or reckless behaviors, and other symptoms. The disorder affects roughly 36.2 percent of adults ages 18 and older in the world.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/press/hazlett-bpd_startle. cfm
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/press/hazlett-bpd_startle. cfm
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/press/hazlett-bpd_startle. cfm"
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Security

Facebook Source Code Leaked

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Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward writes "We just received a tip that the source code for the Facebook main index page has been leaked and published on a blog called Facebook Secrets. There are only two possible ways that the source code got out — the first is that a Facebook developer has sent it out, or the more likely option that a security hole has been used on either one of the Facebook servers or in their source code repository to reveal the code....[ + ]"
Puzzle Games (Games)

Interpol: The Trail of Dr. Chaos Game->

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hiddenobjectgames
hiddenobjectgames writes "Interpol: The Trail of Dr. Chaos Game
A mysterious and dangerous criminal believed to have been in hiding for over a decade, has suddenly re-surfaced. The target of your mission is Dr. Vladimir Chaosky, aka Dr. Chaos. Agencies have been trying to track him down since the Cold War, and now, Interpol: The Trail of Dr. Chaos..."
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Security

Geeks triumph over Defcon mole,offline and online->

Submitted by destinyland
destinyland writes "An undercover reporter at Defcon was identified, lured into an auditorium, and publicly called out. If you're "exposing" geeks talking about illegal activities at a security convention, it would work better if they didn't know you were there. Dateline's Michelle Madigan claims she was exposing federal agents in attendance at the conference. But the funny aftermath may be a milestone for the mainstream media. In a matchup against a handful of geeks armed with YouTube — they lost."
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Security

UK Firm develops remote forensics by phone

Submitted by VoiceOfDoom
VoiceOfDoom writes "Business Weekly is running a story about Evidence Talks, a UK-based computer forensics firm who have developed a remote forensics technology that uses mobile phone communication to acquire and analyse computers in real-time without transmitting over the Internet. Apparently, the product has already attracted the attention of an "unnamed law enforcement agency in the US". The product may allow crucial evidence to be collected from disparate geographic locations, speeding up the investigation process considerably."
Software

Speeding up iTunes downloads, the Israeli way

Submitted by kranskhi
kranskhi writes "Yossi Vardi, the guy who helped bring instant messaging ICQ to the world, is now trying to speed up video downloads. SpeedBit, which sells an application for speeding up downloads of games, videos and music. He claimed that by using the application, the download of a movie decreases from more than an hour to 22 minutes."

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