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UMD and Harvard Researchers Develop Robust Defense Against Malicious AI Prompts

The UMD and Harvard team developed an innovative defense against adversarial prompts that aim to trick large language models (LLMs) into producing harmful content.

Researchers from the University of Maryland and Harvard University have developed an innovative defense against adversarial prompts that aim to trick large language models (LLMs) into producing harmful content. LLMs, such as ChatGPT and Google...read more

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UMD’s Computer Science Majors Take Part in the Fall Career and Internship Fair

UMD Computer Science Students take part in the Fall 2023 Career and Internship Fair at The Hotel.

Bright minds and eager faces were aplenty at UMD’s Department of Computer Science's Fall Career and Internship Fair held on September 19, 2023. While a lineup of leading companies marked their presence, it was undeniably...read more

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Building AI You Can Trust

Hal Daumé III who is Heading the New $20M NSF-Backed Institute Says Systems Should Support Societal Good

At least in the movies, we love artificial intelligence, but is it trustworthy? Nah. Judging from “The Terminator’s” killer bot, the cloyingly malignant computer in “2001: A Space Odyssey” and the sunglasses-wearing agents in “The...read more

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Undergrad Dhruvak Mirani Champions UMD Voter Drive for City Election

Mirani is spearheading a voter registration drive at UMD's farmer's market ahead of the College Park city election

University of Maryland student liaison Dhruvak Mirani and deputy student liaison Gannon Sprinkle held a voter registration drive Wednesday at this university’s Farmer’s Market to increase student turnout in this November’s College Park city election...read more

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UMD and IonQ celebrate National Quantum Laboratory opening

The research center, funded by UMD and quantum computing company IonQ, is the nation’s first facility that allows researchers to use a commercial-grade quantum computer.

More than 100 people gathered at IonQ’s College Park headquarters Tuesday for the opening of the National Quantum Laboratory. The National Quantum Laboratory , located just off campus, was created in partnership with the University...read more

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UMD’s Computer Science Undergraduate Program Ranks Top 10 Among Public Institutions

The Department of Computer Science’s Undergrad Program Shines in 2024 U.S. News Rankings; Top 10 Publicly in Cybersecurity, Data Science and AI.

The University of Maryland’s undergraduate computer science program ranks 9th among the country’s public institutions and 18th overall in the 2024 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges.” UMD also ranks in the...read more

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UMD Computer Scientists Design Innovative Drone System for Disaster Recovery

Computer science major Neil Sorkin teamed up with Assistant Professor Nirupam Roy to create a better way to locate people who need help after natural disasters.

It’s estimated that natural disasters cause an average of 45,000 deaths every year globally. The deadliest events are usually low-frequency yet high-impact events such as earthquakes and tsunamis, which can push fatalities to tens or...read more

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An Ally for Access

Palm-sized Robot Navigates Touchscreens for Visually Impaired Users

Having to tap-tap-tap away to order a sandwich or check bags at a touchscreen kiosk can be annoying. For those who are blind or visually impaired, it can be excruciating. Soon, instead of friends, family...read more

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PhD Proposal: Entity-centric Understanding of Long Documents
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10.13.2023 11:00 to 11:55

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Generative AI Unveiled: Detection, Interpretation and Robustness
Soheil Feizi

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From Sparse to Dense, and back to Sparse again?
Prof. Fuxin Li
Oregon State University

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10.27.2023 12:00 to 13:30

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10.27.2023 15:00 to 16:30

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On (1+ε)-Approximate Flow Sparsifiers

10.04.2023 11:00 to 12:00

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Quantum Advantage Without Speed-Ups

10.04.2023 13:30 to 14:30

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When Compressive Imaging Met Deep Learning

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Large-Scale Machine Learning Model Computing and Compression

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Quantum interference of radiations from many atoms and many excited levels

10.06.2023 15:00 to 16:00

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New directions in quantum state learning and testing

10.11.2023 10:00 to 12:00

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PhD Proposal: Entity-centric Understanding of Long Documents

10.12.2023 14:00 to 15:15

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