Web cookies (also called HTTP cookies, browser cookies, or simply cookies) are small pieces of data that websites store on your device (computer, phone, etc.) through your web browser. They are used to remember information about you and your interactions with the site.
Purpose of Cookies:
Session Management:
Keeping you logged in
Remembering items in a shopping cart
Saving language or theme preferences
Personalization:
Tailoring content or ads based on your previous activity
Tracking & Analytics:
Monitoring browsing behavior for analytics or marketing purposes
Types of Cookies:
Session Cookies:
Temporary; deleted when you close your browser
Used for things like keeping you logged in during a single session
Persistent Cookies:
Stored on your device until they expire or are manually deleted
Used for remembering login credentials, settings, etc.
First-Party Cookies:
Set by the website you're visiting directly
Third-Party Cookies:
Set by other domains (usually advertisers) embedded in the website
Commonly used for tracking across multiple sites
Authentication cookies are a special type of web cookie used to identify and verify a user after they log in to a website or web application.
What They Do:
Once you log in to a site, the server creates an authentication cookie and sends it to your browser. This cookie:
Proves to the website that you're logged in
Prevents you from having to log in again on every page you visit
Can persist across sessions if you select "Remember me"
What's Inside an Authentication Cookie?
Typically, it contains:
A unique session ID (not your actual password)
Optional metadata (e.g., expiration time, security flags)
Analytics cookies are cookies used to collect data about how visitors interact with a website. Their primary purpose is to help website owners understand and improve user experience by analyzing things like:
How users navigate the site
Which pages are most/least visited
How long users stay on each page
What device, browser, or location the user is from
What They Track:
Some examples of data analytics cookies may collect:
Page views and time spent on pages
Click paths (how users move from page to page)
Bounce rate (users who leave without interacting)
User demographics (location, language, device)
Referring websites (how users arrived at the site)
Here’s how you can disable cookies in common browsers:
1. Google Chrome
Open Chrome and click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
Choose your preferred option:
Block all cookies (not recommended, can break most websites).
Block third-party cookies (can block ads and tracking cookies).
2. Mozilla Firefox
Open Firefox and click the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy & Security.
Under the Enhanced Tracking Protection section, choose Strict to block most cookies or Custom to manually choose which cookies to block.
3. Safari
Open Safari and click Safari in the top-left corner of the screen.
Go to Preferences > Privacy.
Check Block all cookies to stop all cookies, or select options to block third-party cookies.
4. Microsoft Edge
Open Edge and click the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site permissions.
Select your cookie settings from there, including blocking all cookies or blocking third-party cookies.
5. On Mobile (iOS/Android)
For Safari on iOS: Go to Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security > Block All Cookies.
For Chrome on Android: Open the app, tap the three dots, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies.
Be Aware:
Disabling cookies can make your online experience more difficult. Some websites may not load properly, or you may be logged out frequently. Also, certain features may not work as expected.
The Digital Design Research, Analysis, and Manufacturing Center (D2REAM) center at the University of Connecticut is an academic-government-industry partnership aimed at enabling the development of groundbreaking Modeling and Simulation (M&S) capabilities to support advanced structural digital design and manufacturing and discovery of metamaterials for the next generation of Army ground vehicle systems. Furthermore, the center will use the strong research ecosystems at UConn to build a strong partnership between academia, government and industry and train a talented workforce and thought leaders for government and industry.
Advanced Structures and Materials
This thrust focuses on the design and integration of new structural systems; novel architected active material systems with designed properties; multiscale modeling, mechanics and material discovery; and sensor information to develop advanced and adaptive vehicle structures.
Design and Virtual Prototyping of Engineered Systems
This effort facilitates systems of systems integration and decision making by developing novel modeling and digital validation capabilities for structural systems, digital twins and virtual prototyping, energy systems and storage, system sensing, diagnostics and prognostics, and uncertainty quantification.
The focus of this thrust is on decentralized, adaptive and flexible advanced manufacturing capabilities, including on modeling for Additive Manufacturing (layered and robotic); Design for Manufacturing; ultrafast laser processing; biodegradable sensors and devices; process monitoring and control; system diagnostics, quality and reliability improvement in advanced manufacturing.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven Approaches for Product Development
The 4th research thrust spans the spectrum of the product development process by developing and incorporating physics-informed and high-throughput machine learning-based approaches: from predictive materials design, and topology optimization to rapid manufacturing, process monitoring and control, system diagnostics and prognostics, and improved quality and reliability.
The focus of this thrust is on decentralized, adaptive and flexible advanced manufacturing capabilities, including on modeling for Additive Manufacturing (layered and robotic); Design for Manufacturing; ultrafast laser processing; biodegradable sensors and devices; process monitoring and control; system diagnostics, quality and reliability improvement in advanced manufacturing.
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