Sat 21 Feb 2026 13:53 - 14:06 at Meeting Room 274 - Nifty Assignments
This assignment explores password security by engaging students in implementing Python functions related to generating secure passwords, enforcing strong password requirements, calculating password combinations, estimating password cracking times, and simulating dictionary attacks. Aimed at CS1 students, it reinforces Python programming skills within the context of cybersecurity, encouraging critical thinking about security implications in the digital age.
Sat 21 FebDisplayed time zone: Central Time (US & Canada) change
Sat 21 Feb
Displayed time zone: Central Time (US & Canada) change
13:40 - 15:00 | |||
13:40 13mTalk | Image Compression / Decompression (The OK Text Image Format)In-Person & OnlineGlobal Nifty Assignments Ben Stephenson University of Calgary | ||
13:53 13mTalk | Password SecurityIn-Person & Online Nifty Assignments | ||
14:06 13mTalk | Nifty Assignments: Tone MatrixIn-Person & Online Nifty Assignments Keith Schwarz Stanford University | ||
14:20 13mTalk | AI in Orbit: Intelligent Classification of Space Weather Events with Machine LearningIn-Person & Online Nifty Assignments John Brown Passaic Schools, James Liporace Rockland County Community College, Katherine G. Herbert Montclair State University, Thomas Marlowe Seton Hall University, Rebecca Goldstein Montclair State University | ||
14:33 13mTalk | Local LLM chatbotIn-Person & OnlineGlobal Nifty Assignments Jason Madar Langara College, Vancouver BC; Capilano University, North Vancouver, BC | ||
14:46 13mTalk | Nifty: DNA Sequence MatchingIn-Person & Online Nifty Assignments | ||