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The Fall 2026 event brought 1,169 students together with representatives from 59 employers seeking candidates for internships and full-time positions.
The University of Maryland Department of Computer Science brought 1,169 students and representatives from 59 employers together at its Fall 2026 Career and Internship Fair on Sept. 28. Held at the Adele H. Stamp Student...read more
Jared Wolinsky (B.S. ’09, computer science) credits his University of Maryland education and the QUEST Honors Program for preparing him for his current role as group vice president of software engineering at SiriusXM.
He started tinkering with computers in elementary school. Using an old IBM machine his grandfather passed down to his family, Wolinsky learned Visual Basic—an early programming language developed by Microsoft for Windows. At first, he...read more
Computing Catalyst’s annual event brought students together with campus organizations, UMD programs and industry representatives at Hornbake Plaza.
About 400 students gathered at Hornbake Plaza on Sept. 25 for Computing Catalyst’s annual Tech Block Party, where they connected with student organizations, UMD programs and technology companies. The images below capture scenes from the...read more
What can thousands of personal stories tell us about the reasons people keep going during their darkest moments? University of Maryland computational linguist Philip Resnik and clinical psychologist Rebecca Resnik recently joined CBS News correspondent...read more
The five student-led startups focus on job searches, home-service calls, neighborhood equipment sharing, engineering workflows and passive health monitoring.
The University of Maryland’s Department of Computer Science has selected five student teams, Pinloop, NexFlow, Shelf, Simulace and PulseFi, for the 2026-2027 academic year of the Mokhtarzada Hatchery Program. The Hatchery provides selected teams with...read more
The eight-member body will provide industry perspectives, support student programming and strengthen connections among students, alumni and professionals.
The University of Maryland Computing Catalyst has formed its inaugural advisory board, bringing together eight professionals from technology, government, consulting and engineering. The board met for the first time in late August. Computing Catalyst provides...read more
Their new book, co-authored with MIT professor Erik Demaine, examines how computer scientists determine the limits of solving computational problems.
University of Maryland Department of Computer Science faculty members William Gasarch , a professor of computer science, and Mohammad Hajiaghayi , the Jack and Rita G. Minker Professor of Computer Science, have co-authored a forthcoming...read more
The program ranks in the Top 10 among public institutions overall and for the specialties of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, according to U.S. News & World Report.
The University of Maryland’s undergraduate computer science program ranks No. 17 overall in the 2027 edition of U.S. News & World Report ’s “ Best Colleges .” UMD ranks in the Top 10 among public...read more
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10.02.2026 11:00 to 12:00
Data-Efficient and Fault-Tolerant Exascale Computing
Yafan Huang
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Yafan Huang
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10.15.2026 14:00 to 15:00
Architecting The Future Of Scientific Discovery: Unleashing Frontier Artificial Intelligence And Advanced Simulation For The Doe Genesis Mission
Han-Wei Shen
Ohio State University and National Science Foundation
IRB 2207
Architecting The Future Of Scientific Discovery: Unleashing Frontier Artificial Intelligence And Advanced Simulation For The Doe Genesis Mission
Han-Wei Shen
Ohio State University and National Science Foundation
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10.21.2026 15:30 to 16:30
Characterizing and Mitigating Performance Variability in Accelerator-Rich Systems
Matt Sinclair
University of Wisconsin-Madison
IRB 4105
Characterizing and Mitigating Performance Variability in Accelerator-Rich Systems
Matt Sinclair
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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10.02.2026 11:00 to 12:00
Data-Efficient and Fault-Tolerant Exascale Computing
IRB 2107 or Zoom https://umd.zoom.us/j/91267609044?pwd=g4uLkhpH4T8d2Gln0HXg6s4qaxzpbj.1
Data-Efficient and Fault-Tolerant Exascale Computing
10.06.2026 14:00 to 15:00
Trustworthy and Interpretable AI via Prediction Consistency
CSI 2120 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/93960331973?pwd=tVQ7gtFucJEkSYna38zePzkPpHm3J7.1
Trustworthy and Interpretable AI via Prediction Consistency