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If you've ever used an AI chatbot, you may have noticed something strange. Sometimes, when you ask it to 'try again' or 'think harder,' the answers don't get better, they just get weirder. Now, a...read more
The program aims to prepare industry-ready AI leaders.
The University of Maryland will offer a new Master of Science in artificial intelligence (AI) this fall to teach the fundamentals of this transformative technology while giving students the expertise needed to address important questions...read more
Ding aims to align intelligent systems with human intent through multimodal research.
University of Maryland Department of Computer Science Ph.D. student Yuran Ding has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP), one of the most competitive honors available to graduate students in science,...read more
At the University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing (IHC), medical researchers, clinicians, mathematicians, and computational and physical scientists are working together across campuses to tackle urgent medical challenges with advanced technologies. Teams are using...read more
Andrew Childs , a professor of computer science, was named interim director of the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS), effective July 1, 2025. Childs is the director of the NSF Quantum...read more
With support from computer science professor Mihai Pop, the center unites researchers across disciplines to study microbial communities and expand microbiome research at UMD.
Stephanie Yarwood , a professor of environmental science and technology at the University of Maryland (UMD), recently sat down to discuss her role co-leading the UMD Center of Excellence in Microbiome Sciences. Launched in February...read more
In the clamor of a crowded café or the din of a busy street, your brain performs a quiet miracle—tuning into one voice while filtering out the rest. This ability, known as auditory attention, is...read more
Junior computer science and mathematics double major Brooke Guo analyzes neural connections to understand the causes of complex brain conditions like schizophrenia.
When Brooke Guo arrived at the University of Maryland as a freshman in 2022, she knew she wanted to help people and work in a health-related field someday. Initially, she thought that meant she was...read more
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07.15.2025 11:00 to 13:00
PhD Proposal: Qunity and COGNAC: Finding the Right Abstractions for Quantum Programming
Finn Voichick
IRB-5105 https://umd.zoom.us/my/leonidas
PhD Proposal: Qunity and COGNAC: Finding the Right Abstractions for Quantum Programming
Finn Voichick
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07.16.2025 10:00 to 12:00
PhD Defense: Identifying and Mitigating Bias in Machine Learning for Healthcare
Daniel Smolyak
IRB-4105 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/3183281812?omn=99478395069&jst=2
PhD Defense: Identifying and Mitigating Bias in Machine Learning for Healthcare
Daniel Smolyak
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07.17.2025 11:00 to 13:00
PhD Defense: Flexible Input for Novel View Synthesis
Geng Lin
IRB-4105 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/93051409149?pwd=aQbQ7NZVbQLjuNtTHx2vL85aMUEamB.1
PhD Defense: Flexible Input for Novel View Synthesis
Geng Lin
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07.21.2025 09:30 to 11:30
PhD Defense: Learning with Less Effort: Efficient Training and Generalization in (Multi-)Robot Systems
Peihong Yu
IRB-3137 or https://umd.zoom.us/my/tokekar
PhD Defense: Learning with Less Effort: Efficient Training and Generalization in (Multi-)Robot Systems
Peihong Yu
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07.15.2025 11:00 to 13:00
PhD Proposal: Qunity and COGNAC: Finding the Right Abstractions for Quantum Programming
IRB-5105 https://umd.zoom.us/my/leonidas
PhD Proposal: Qunity and COGNAC: Finding the Right Abstractions for Quantum Programming
07.16.2025 10:00 to 12:00
PhD Defense: Identifying and Mitigating Bias in Machine Learning for Healthcare
IRB-4105 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/3183281812?omn=99478395069&jst=2
PhD Defense: Identifying and Mitigating Bias in Machine Learning for Healthcare
07.17.2025 10:00 to 12:00
PhD Defense: Locality and Complexity in Quantum Information Dynamics
ATL 3100A and Virtual Via Zoom: https://umd.zoom.us/j/94509639588?pwd=nCsEBo26jxvGa6wrw4syXkgKhvRQbE.1
PhD Defense: Locality and Complexity in Quantum Information Dynamics
07.17.2025 11:00 to 13:00
PhD Defense: Flexible Input for Novel View Synthesis
IRB-4105 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/93051409149?pwd=aQbQ7NZVbQLjuNtTHx2vL85aMUEamB.1
PhD Defense: Flexible Input for Novel View Synthesis
07.18.2025 12:00 to 14:00
PhD Defense: Quantum error corrections for fermionic and bosonic systems
ATL 3100A and Virtual Via Zoom: https://umd.zoom.us/j/2639797355
PhD Defense: Quantum error corrections for fermionic and bosonic systems
07.21.2025 09:30 to 11:30
PhD Defense: Learning with Less Effort: Efficient Training and Generalization in (Multi-)Robot Systems
IRB-3137 or https://umd.zoom.us/my/tokekar
PhD Defense: Learning with Less Effort: Efficient Training and Generalization in (Multi-)Robot Systems