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The workshop will run in tandem with Bitcamp, a 36-hour hackathon—held virtually this year—that was initially conceived by UMD students in 2013.
From detecting internet censorship as it occurs to exploring how artificial intelligence is improving smartphone cameras, undergraduates who are typically underrepresented in computing will explore these topics and more this weekend at the University of...read more
The third-year doctoral student in computer science, advised by Dinesh Manocha, was one of only 10 graduate students to receive an Adobe Research Fellowship this year.
A University of Maryland doctoral student in computer science recently received funding from Adobe Research to continue his innovative work in developing systems and devices that can recognize, interpret, process and simulate human actions and...read more
Naveen Raman, a junior computer science and mathematics double major who is also a member of the Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students in the Honors College, was awarded scholarship by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and...read more
Howard Elman Reappointed as the Director of The Applied Mathematics & Statistics and Scientific Computational Graduate Program
Professor Howard Elman has been reappointed as the director of The Applied Mathematics & Statistics and Scientific Computational Graduate Program (AMSC). A PhD in computer science from Yale University, Elman has been affiliated with the...read more
The Maryland Robotics Center’s new MRC Graduate Research Assistantship Program is open to mid-career UMD Ph.D. students whose advisors are members of the Maryland Robotics Center. Each year, the program will provide up to three...read more
Pavan Ravindra ’21 becomes the fifth UMD student since 2018 to win the Churchill Scholarship to study at the University of Cambridge. He’s also president of UMD’s Rubik’s Cube Club, having clocked some of the world's fastest times solving it one-handed.
This article is republished from Maryland Today. By Abby Robinson , Photo courtesy: Pavan Ravindra A University of Maryland senior studying biochemistry and computer science is one of only 17 students nationwide awarded a 2021...read more
Starting in Fall 2021, the University of Maryland will offer a new undergraduate minor in Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS). With automated systems becoming more central to the STEM industries in which engineering and computer...read more
Knittel received the ARCS Endowment Fellowship in Computer Science for 2021-22
Algorithms are a part of our daily lives. They’re at work when we search for something online, open our favorite social media app or even look up directions on our phones. But what you might...read more
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04.12.2021 09:00 to 11:00
PhD Defense: Computational methods for the identification of mutation signatures and intracellular microbes in cancer
Welles Robinson
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PhD Defense: Computational methods for the identification of mutation signatures and intracellular microbes in cancer
Welles Robinson
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04.14.2021 10:00 to 12:00
PhD Defense: Improved Robustness and Versatility of Lattice-Based Cryptography
Huijing Gong
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PhD Defense: Improved Robustness and Versatility of Lattice-Based Cryptography
Huijing Gong
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04.14.2021 13:00 to 15:00
PhD Defense: Data-driven algorithms for characterizing microbial communities
Nidhi Shah
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PhD Defense: Data-driven algorithms for characterizing microbial communities
Nidhi Shah
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04.23.2021 15:00 to 16:30
Education Committee Meeting
https://umd.zoom.us/j/96673821945?pwd=S3djZFEwTmVFTnBMVTNveFpyM0huQT09
Education Committee Meeting
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04.12.2021 09:00 to 11:00
PhD Defense: Computational methods for the identification of mutation signatures and intracellular microbes in cancer
Remote
PhD Defense: Computational methods for the identification of mutation signatures and intracellular microbes in cancer
04.14.2021 10:00 to 12:00
PhD Defense: Improved Robustness and Versatility of Lattice-Based Cryptography
Remote
PhD Defense: Improved Robustness and Versatility of Lattice-Based Cryptography
04.14.2021 13:00 to 15:00
PhD Defense: Data-driven algorithms for characterizing microbial communities
Remote
PhD Defense: Data-driven algorithms for characterizing microbial communities
04.16.2021 12:00 to 12:45
Measurement induced phase transition in a solvable all-to-all Brownian circuit model
Virtual via Zoom: https://umd.zoom.us/j/97099328991 and Meeting ID : 970 9932 8991
Measurement induced phase transition in a solvable all-to-all Brownian circuit model
04.28.2021 11:00 to 12:00
"Think before you speak": Language Generation with Planning
Virtual - https://umd.zoom.us/j/93207947099?pwd=c096Z3JrZ1FGSXVEVjFWL29PQUV1dz09
"Think before you speak": Language Generation with Planning