What the Tech?

What the Tech? is a podcast powered by the Computer Science Department of UCalgary. Here to deconstruct complex computer science concepts, and explain what the tech’s going on?

On this episode, we talk to Ryan Henry, an assistant professor at the UCalgary Computer Science department whose main research focuses on applied cryptography. In our conversation with Ryan, we talk about the basics of privacy, and how it relates to Zoom and smart-home technology.

If you enjoyed today's episode, make sure to subscribe on whatever platform you're listening on. We encourage you to reach out to us, ask us questions about the show, or even suggest topics of interest to you! You can do so by following us on instagram @uofc_cpsc . You can also send us a voice message on anchor.fm/whatthetech-ucalgary to potentially get your questions featured on the show!

Thanks for tuning in! Be sure to come back every week to find out what the tech’s going on?

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Other Resources:

Tech Trends 2020 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om_gM49aed8

Ryan Henry on Blockchain - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8JhqChNN_w

What the Tech? is a podcast powered by the Computer Science Department of UCalgary. Here to deconstruct complex computer science concepts, and explain what the tech’s going on? 

On this episode, we talk to Joel Reardon, an assistant professor at the UCalgary Computer Science department whose main research focuses on security and privacy. In our conversation with Joel, we talk about the basics of security, how it relates to working from home, and the idea of contact tracing. 

If you enjoyed today's episode, make sure to subscribe on whatever platform you're listening on. We encourage you to reach out to us, ask us questions about the show, or even suggest topics of interest to you! You can do so by following us on instagram @uofc_cpsc . You can also send us a voice message on anchor.fm/whatthetech-ucalgary to potentially get your questions featured on the show! 

Thanks for tuning in! Be sure to come back every week to find out what the tech’s going on? 

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Intro / Outro

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Introducing ... What the Tech? A podcast powered by the Computer Science Department of UCalgary. Here to deconstruct complex computer science concepts, and explain what the tech’s going on? On the show, we will be talking to professors, industry experts and other members of the computer science community to get the bottom line on each guest's story, what they do and what this means to you in your daily life. Our goal is to provide a place for a better understanding of what’s going on in the world of computer science. We encourage you to reach out to us, ask us questions about the show, or even suggest topics of interest to you! You can do so by following us on instagram @uofc_cpsc . You can also send us a voice message on our Anchor site anchor.fm/whatthetech-uofc to potentially get your questions featured on the show! Be sure to come back every week to find out what the tech’s going on? So, without further ado, here’s What the Tech?

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Pamgaea by Kevin MacLeod || Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea || License: CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/