Welcome from the Chair

Dear Alumni and Friends,

In the 19 months since the University of Maryland made the announcement that The Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Innovation would be the new home to our department, so many wonderful things have happened.  I have had the pleasure of traveling several times to Seattle, the Bay Area, San Diego, and New York City to meet with some of you, and it has been delightful to host others of you in College Park for various events.

The support that so many of you have shown in terms of gifts to the building, scholarship support, and volunteering has been overwhelming, and for that, I am truly grateful.  Our work is not finished, as we are continuing to build a strong foundation for the future of computer science here in College Park.

At the groundbreaking on April 30, 2016 we celebrated all of you. You were the inspiration for this project, and I hope that we’ll be able to make this building a place where scholarship, research, and teaching will thrive for decades to come.

It is  my hope that this website shows you the ways that we are working to make this department the best in country. You will also learn about some of the exciting research taking place here, new programs that we are offering, and well-deserved awards that students and professors have earned.  We want you to be as proud of us as we are of you.

Please do not forget to send us news of your successes as well!

Best wishes,

Samir Khuller
Professor and Elizabeth Stevinson Iribe Chair of Computer Science