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Two faculty members in the Department of Computer Science have each received an Amazon Research Award (ARA) for their proposed projects focused on advanced topic modeling to support the understanding of COVID-19 and discovering and...read more
First-year Ph.D. student Joy Kitson’s research is focused on developing large-scale epidemic simulations used to model diseases and public health interventions.
A University of Maryland graduate student was recently awarded a fellowship from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to support her work in developing realistic, large-scale simulations that can assist officials dealing with complex events...read more
The UMD Geometric Algorithms for Modeling, Motion and Animation (GAMMA) group led by Distinguished University Professors Ming C. Lin and Dinesh Manocha recently won the “Best Paper” award at the prestigious IEEE VR 2021 conference...read more
(Clockwise from top left in photo) Kianté Brantley, Aya Abdelsalam Ismail, Greg Davis and Marina Knittel each received a fellowship for academic year 2021–2022.
Four graduate students in the Department of Computer Science were just named recipients of the prestigious Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship. The fellowship provides a $15,000 stipend and other benefits to University of Maryland doctoral...read more
They have been doing research with UMD CS faculty members since they were in high school and middle school, respectively.
Naveen Raman , a junior computer science and mathematics double major at the University of Maryland, and Naveen Durvasula , a sophomore dual-degree student in electrical engineering and computer science and business administration at UC...read more
Program prepares high school students to take AP exams in computer science
This May, thousands of students across the country will put a year’s worth of computer science learning to the test—literally. The Advanced Placement (AP) exams for Computer Science A and Computer Science Principles will determine...read more
Joel Bartley (B.S. ’00, computer science) turns his lifelong passion for video games into a successful career as a game developer
Some people take on the challenges of video games for fun. For Joel Bartley (B.S. ’00, computer science), it’s a full-time job. Bartley is a lead gameplay programmer for Insomniac Games, an award-winning developer of...read more
Founding chair of UMD’s Department of Computer Science and strong advocate for human rights for scientists worldwide passed away April 9.
Jack Minker, professor emeritus and founding chair of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, passed away on April 9, 2021. Minker was a pioneer in artificial intelligence, deductive databases, logic programming...read more
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PhD Proposal: Learning and Robustness With Applications to Mechanism Design
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Michael Curry
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05.11.2021 15:30 to 17:30
PhD Proposal: Learning and Robustness With Applications to Mechanism Design
Remote
PhD Proposal: Learning and Robustness With Applications to Mechanism Design