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In Pictures: The SMART Lab

Inside the University of Maryland lab, researchers design small, interactive devices that explore how people engage with technology through physical experience.

At the University of Maryland’s Department of Computer Science, the Small Artifacts Lab , or SMART Lab, focuses on designing and studying technology as physical objects. Led by Assistant Professor of Computer Science Huaishu Peng...read more

UMD to Lead DARPA-Funded Effort to Accelerate Mathematical Discovery With AI

Mohammad Hajiaghayi leads DARPA-backed GENIUS initiative at UMD to develop AI systems that can reason alongside mathematicians and advance complex problem-solving.

The University of Maryland will lead a new cross-institutional research effort designed to dramatically accelerate mathematical discovery by combining advanced artificial intelligence (AI) with deep human expertise in computer science and mathematics. As mathematicians tackle...read more

Designing AI That Never Sees Your Data

A UMD postdoctoral researcher explores how cryptography and machine learning can work together to enable secure AI systems trained on encrypted data.

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence depends on access to vast amounts of data—much of it deeply sensitive. From medical records to financial histories, these datasets fuel powerful machine learning models while raising a fundamental...read more

Teaching AI to Listen

In collaboration with Adobe, CS Ph.D. student Sonal Kumar advances audio timestamp captioning to improve how AI understands speech and complex sounds.

From voice assistants answering questions to automated captions appearing on videos, artificial intelligence increasingly relies on audio to interact with people. Yet many systems still struggle to interpret sound the way humans do, especially when...read more

Prospective CS Ph.D. Students Visit UMD

Admitted applicants attend the annual CS Visit Day, meeting faculty, exploring labs and connecting with graduate students at the Brendan Iribe Center.

The Department of Computer Science held its annual Graduate Visit Day on March 13, 2026, welcoming admitted prospective Ph.D. students to the Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering. The event gave visitors the...read more

TRAILS Announces 11 Broader Impact Awards to Cultivate Next Generation of Trustworthy AI Leaders

The Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law & Society (TRAILS) has announced 11 Broader Impact Awards designed to expand access, participation and understanding of trustworthy artificial intelligence. Unveiled March 11, the awards—up to $25,000 each—will...read more

Testing AI Before It Touches the Network

CS Ph.D. student Yajie Zhou develops NetArena benchmark to evaluate safety and reliability of AI agents managing complex systems.

As artificial intelligence systems take on a growing role in automating technical tasks, researchers are examining how those tools can be safely applied to critical infrastructure. In areas such as network and system operations, even...read more

CS Ph.D. Student Seungjae Lee Advances Data-Driven Approach to Household Robotics

Lee explores how large-scale human data can help robots perform everyday household tasks.

As scientists work toward a future where robots can handle everyday household chores like washing dishes, folding laundry and ironing shirts, one of the field’s biggest hurdles is ensuring these machines can operate reliably in...read more

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