Particular readings madri+d: Balaji Rengarajan
February 8, 2013
Balaji is a Full Researcher at Institute IMDEA Networks. He earned his Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas in Austin in 2009 and 2004, respectively, and the degree of Engineer in Electronics and Communications from the University of Madras in 2002. His current research fields include measurements, models and performance evaluation in wired and wireless networks.
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The Department of Telematics of the Carlos III University scores very high in the ranking of university degrees published by EL MUNDO newspaper
February 8, 2013
The Telematics Engineering degree of the Carlos III University of Madrid leads the Top 50 University Degrees ranking published by ‘El Mundo’ newspaper in May.
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Institute IMDEA Networks launches multi-device open source operating system project
February 8, 2013
The research project, carried out in cooperation with two industrial partners, Zed and Factory Holding Company 25, is developing a new paradigm in the area of operating systems for internet-connected devices, based on open source code.
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An IMDEA Networks PhD Student Earns an Award from the COIT-AEIT
February 8, 2013
A Graduation Project for the Telematics Engineering degree written by a PhD student working at IMDEA Networks, chosen as a nationwide finalist in the XXXII Edition of the Awards to the Best Doctoral Dissertations and Graduation Projects granted by the Official College of Telecommunication Engineers (COIT) / Spanish Association of Telecommunication Engineers (AEIT).
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Institute IMDEA Networks appoints Prof. Dr. Azzedine Boukerche as a Visiting Researcher
February 8, 2013
Dr. Boukerche brings to the team extensive research experience in areas broadly including wireless communication, distributed and mobile computing, ad hoc and sensor networks, vehicular networks, wireless multimedia and distributed simulation systems.
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Chairs of Excellence UC3M. Interview with Zhi-Li Zhang
February 8, 2013
Interview with Zhi-Li Zhang, professor at the department of Computer Science and Engineering of the University of Minnesota (USA), and Chair of Excellence at Carlos III University of Madrid, sponsored by the Telematic Engineering department.
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Researchers Counter Massive Onslaught of Fake Torrents
February 8, 2013
One third of all torrents uploaded to The Pirate Bay point to malware or scams, researchers report. While Pirate Bay moderators are usually quick to remove suspect torrents they can’t prevent millions of people from downloading these fake files.
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Torrent Guard: fake file detection and malware prevention in BitTorrent
February 8, 2013
P2P networks do not escape being a vehicle for the transmission of malicious files. A new software tool developed in Spain, Torrent Guard, will serve us as our ally to prevent and easily detect this type of files that disguise themselves under the appearance of legitimate contents in the BitTorrent network.
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TorrentGuard: The most effective tool against BitTorrent malware
February 8, 2013
BitTorrent is not immune from malware. Sites like The Pirate Bay, due the huge volume of contents distributed from them, obviously contain a lot of scams, fakes and malware among their files. According to researchers, at least one third of TPB houses this kind of contents in the form of fake torrents. This is the reason that led to the creation of TorrentGuard, a tool that will enable users themselves to identify this kind of files, that TPB is working to optimize and implement.
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TorrentGuard: The partial solution to fake torrents
February 8, 2013
One of the main reasons why torrent downloads are dreaded by users who are not familiar enough with this environment are fake torrent downloads.
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