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More than 1,000 registered participants gathered at Reckord Armory for the annual hackathon, where students built projects across software and hardware tracks.
Rows of laptops, cables and sleeping bags filled Reckord Armory as students settled in for Bitcamp ’s 12th anniversary at the University of Maryland. From April 10-12, high school students and undergraduates spent 36 hours...read more
The annual event connects student founders with experienced entrepreneurs for feedback on early-stage startup ideas.
Student entrepreneurs at the University of Maryland presented business ideas to a panel of judges during the annual Pitch Perfect event, organized by the Department of Computer Science’s Mokhtarzada Hatchery program and Startup Shell ...read more
From human health to environmental sustainability, microscopic communities play a critical role in shaping the world around us. But understanding these complex ecosystems remains a major scientific challenge. At the University of Maryland, bioinformatics engineer...read more
The ranking highlights strength in artificial intelligence, systems and theory, all ranked in the top 20.
The University of Maryland’s Department of Computer Science ranked No. 12 overall in the 2027 Best Graduate Schools list released by U.S. News & World Report , marking a four-spot increase from the previous year...read more
The research, which received a Best Paper Honorable Mention at ACM CHI 2026, explores an exoskeleton-based system that examines how wearable technologies can guide users earlier in the learning process.
From learning to play an instrument to performing a surgical procedure, mastering physical skills often depends on repetition and correcting mistakes over time. Researchers in human-computer interaction are examining whether technology can reshape that process...read more
Researchers at the University of Maryland are advancing the frontiers of robotics with a new initiative designed to enable humanoid systems to perform complex, real-world household tasks with greater autonomy and reliability. Built on NVIDIA...read more
The Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering will host hands-on demos, student showcases and workshops highlighting computing innovation at Maryland Day.
Explore innovation at the University of Maryland’s Department of Computer Science during Maryland Day, with hands-on demos, student showcases and interactive workshops at the Brendan Iribe Center. Meet students, faculty and innovators shaping the future...read more
Taewon Kang's research examines how generative models can produce coherent, structured, and controllable narratives and content across scenes, characters, and diverse media formats.
A short video clip may capture a moment, but building a full narrative with consistent characters and dialogue remains a challenge for artificial intelligence systems. At the University of Maryland, one doctoral student is working...read more
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04.13.2026 11:00 to 12:00
Rethinking AI Model Storage with Model-aware and Tensor-centric Compression
Yue Cheng
IRB 4105 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/93666933047?pwd=gWgqOgGbBP6laZclyURdDG2mNdArBt.1
Rethinking AI Model Storage with Model-aware and Tensor-centric Compression
Yue Cheng
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04.13.2026 12:00 to 14:00
PhD Defense: Learning the Physical World Structure from Data
Hadi Alzayer
IRB 5105
PhD Defense: Learning the Physical World Structure from Data
Hadi Alzayer
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04.13.2026 16:00 to 17:30
PhD Defense: Designing and Evaluating Capable, Safe, and Trustworthy Generative AI Systems
Neel Jain
IRB-4105 https://umd.zoom.us/j/4106837750?pwd=ZEZxbG9UT2dHMTNhK0MxbDQwbGwvZz09&om...
PhD Defense: Designing and Evaluating Capable, Safe, and Trustworthy Generative AI Systems
Neel Jain
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04.14.2026 12:15 to 14:00
PhD Defense: Toward Adaptive and Efficient Visual Synthesis of Appearance, Dynamics and Semantics
Yixuan Ren
IRB-4105 https://umd.zoom.us/my/yxren?pwd=CgvbcCPbywlw1yleeeKe6xpmzreDq4.1
PhD Defense: Toward Adaptive and Efficient Visual Synthesis of Appearance, Dynamics and Semantics
Yixuan Ren
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04.14.2026 12:15 to 14:00
PhD Defense: Toward Adaptive and Efficient Visual Synthesis of Appearance, Dynamics and Semantics
Yixuan Ren
IRB-4105 https://umd.zoom.us/my/yxren?pwd=CgvbcCPbywlw1yleeeKe6xpmzreDq4.1
PhD Defense: Toward Adaptive and Efficient Visual Synthesis of Appearance, Dynamics and Semantics
Yixuan Ren
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04.15.2026 09:00 to 11:00
PhD Defense: Principled Frameworks for AI Alignment: From Post-Training to Inference
Souradip Chakraborty
PhD Defense: Principled Frameworks for AI Alignment: From Post-Training to Inference
Souradip Chakraborty
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04.15.2026 09:30 to 11:30
PhD Defense: 3D Reconstruction in Challenging Environments
Kevin Zhang
IRB-3137
PhD Defense: 3D Reconstruction in Challenging Environments
Kevin Zhang
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04.15.2026 11:00 to 12:00
Inference as Measurement: Models and Systems for Auditing the Internet
Loqman Salamatian
IRB 4105 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/93666933047?pwd=gWgqOgGbBP6laZclyURdDG2mNdArBt.1
Inference as Measurement: Models and Systems for Auditing the Internet
Loqman Salamatian
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04.16.2026 11:00 to 12:00
Your host is a distributed system!
Midhul Vuppalapati
IRB 4105 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/93666933047?pwd=gWgqOgGbBP6laZclyURdDG2mNdArBt.1
Your host is a distributed system!
Midhul Vuppalapati
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04.16.2026 12:30 to 13:30
Speech and Audio Developments and Challenges in Industry
Sefik Emre Eskimez
IRB 4105 or Zoom https://umd.zoom.us/j/5812269672?pwd=EitPbAg5hk05MV1yh7Zby0Ej5UF5mP.1&om...
Speech and Audio Developments and Challenges in Industry
Sefik Emre Eskimez
04.13.2026 11:00 to 12:00
Rethinking AI Model Storage with Model-aware and Tensor-centric Compression
IRB 4105 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/93666933047?pwd=gWgqOgGbBP6laZclyURdDG2mNdArBt.1
Rethinking AI Model Storage with Model-aware and Tensor-centric Compression
04.13.2026 14:00 to 15:00
Public-Key Quantum Fire and Key-Fire From Classical Oracles
ATL 3100A and Virtual Via Zoom: https://cmu.zoom.us/j/4992673461?pwd=ZlEK5cTdd0MBUBqpsF0zQXE6uqb0pB.1 Meeting ID: 499 267 3461 Passcode: 2341459
Public-Key Quantum Fire and Key-Fire From Classical Oracles
04.15.2026 09:00 to 11:00
PhD Defense: Principled Frameworks for AI Alignment: From Post-Training to Inference
PhD Defense: Principled Frameworks for AI Alignment: From Post-Training to Inference
04.15.2026 11:00 to 12:00
Memory as a resource for sampling and parameter estimation
ATL 3100A and Virtual Via Zoom: https://umd.zoom.us/j/91830212793?pwd=DfBquKW9eSy8b9NJkC4mtJFSONB3NM.1 Meeting ID: 918 3021 2793 Passcode: 028955
Memory as a resource for sampling and parameter estimation