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Robel Endashaw and Abubakr Hussien create Cube, a digital platform inspired by traditional Ethiopian money pools that promotes shared saving and accountability.
When University of Maryland computer science students Robel Endashaw (B.S. ’25, computer science) and Abubakr Hussien (B.S. ’26, computer science) began discussing money management, their conversation turned toward a familiar concept rooted in their culture...read more
Many robotic systems rely on sophisticated cameras and sensors to “see” their surroundings. Humans do this naturally; babies and toddlers learn to judge size and distance by comparing objects to their own bodies. But robots...read more
He discusses his path into data visualization and human-centered AI.
University of Maryland Assistant Professor of Computer Science Leo Zhicheng Liu focuses his research on the intersection of artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction and data visualization. His work aims to make data analysis and communication more...read more
Associate Professor Dave Levin spoke with WIRED about the findings.
Satellites beam data down to the Earth all around us, all the time. So you might expect that those space-based radio communications would be encrypted to prevent any snoop with a satellite dish from accessing...read more
Angeline May Aguinaldo and Songwei Ge received the awards for the 2025–26 academic year.
The University of Maryland’s Department of Computer Science has announced the recipients of the 2025–26 Larry S. Davis Doctoral Dissertation Award. Angeline Aguinaldo (Ph.D. ’25, computer science), now a senior research staff member at the...read more
More than 9% of all news in U.S. newspapers contains at least some text created by artificial intelligence (AI), according to new research led by University of Maryland computer scientists. The study, based on analysis...read more
The team’s project, DefenX, uses artificial intelligence to detect and track firearms, send alerts and offer post-incident mental health support.
Concerns over school safety have grown in recent years as threats and incidents of gun violence continue to affect educational communities nationwide. While schools have adopted drills and surveillance systems to improve preparedness, many still...read more
Capy’s Journey transforms meditation into an interactive adventure to promote wellness and focus among young users.
As children spend more time on digital devices, questions continue to grow about how constant screen exposure affects their attention and emotional health. While many mindfulness apps target adults, few are designed for younger audiences...read more
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11.12.2025 13:00 to 14:30
PhD Proposal: Watermarking for Transparent Large Language Model Development and Deployment
John Kirchenbauer
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PhD Proposal: Watermarking for Transparent Large Language Model Development and Deployment
John Kirchenbauer
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11.14.2025 11:00 to 12:00
Interpretability as the Inverse Machine Learning Pipeline
Sarah Wiegreffe
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Interpretability as the Inverse Machine Learning Pipeline
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11.17.2025 11:30 to 13:00
PhD Proposal: LEARNING ROBOT POLICIES FROM INTUITIVE HUMAN GUIDANCE
Amisha Bhaskar
IRB-4105 https://umd.zoom.us/my/tokekar
PhD Proposal: LEARNING ROBOT POLICIES FROM INTUITIVE HUMAN GUIDANCE
Amisha Bhaskar
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11.18.2025 12:00 to 13:30
PhD Defense: Computational methods for identifying single and combinatorial CAR T-cell targets from single-cell transcriptomics data
Sanna Madan
IRB-4109 https://umd.zoom.us/j/4125988414?omn=95810114990
PhD Defense: Computational methods for identifying single and combinatorial CAR T-cell targets from single-cell transcriptomics data
Sanna Madan
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11.19.2025 11:00 to 12:30
PhD Proposal: Towards Unified Metadata Management of Data Lake Systems
Keonwoo Oh
IRB-5137 https://umd.zoom.us/j/6060059703?pwd=XijRCLNpxDIo1kUPoFbn3dYza0DQRS.1&om...
PhD Proposal: Towards Unified Metadata Management of Data Lake Systems
Keonwoo Oh
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11.19.2025 12:00 to 14:00
PhD Proposal: Methods for Improving the Communication Efficacy of Language Models: Faithfulness and Pragmatics
Lingjun Zhao
IRB-5105 https://umd.zoom.us/j/6758003397
PhD Proposal: Methods for Improving the Communication Efficacy of Language Models: Faithfulness and Pragmatics
Lingjun Zhao
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11.12.2025 11:00 to 12:00
Fault-tolerant protocols through spacetime concatenation
ATL 3100A and Virtual Via Zoom: https://umd.zoom.us/j/5356797043?pwd=b1OnafMkEt6s4gbFfL4gqFKxUbaVLU.1&om...
Fault-tolerant protocols through spacetime concatenation
11.12.2025 11:00 to 12:00
Using LLMs to Measure and Improve the Quality of Open-Ended Survey Responses
Using LLMs to Measure and Improve the Quality of Open-Ended Survey Responses
11.12.2025 13:00 to 14:30
PhD Proposal: Watermarking for Transparent Large Language Model Development and Deployment
IRB-4105 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/97837256573 (Passcode: wm4attr)
PhD Proposal: Watermarking for Transparent Large Language Model Development and Deployment
11.13.2025 12:30 to 14:30
PhD Defense: Characterization of quantum states and dynamics
PSC 3150 and Virtual Via Zoom: https://umd.zoom.us/j/95990801447?pwd=wCgQLhUF4zpi3uQZyYqyzyRaGE68va.1
PhD Defense: Characterization of quantum states and dynamics
11.13.2025 14:00 to 16:00
PhD Defense: Random Pulse Sequences for Quantum Noise Spectroscopy
PSC 2204 and Virtual Via Zoom: https://umd.zoom.us/j/8902553848
PhD Defense: Random Pulse Sequences for Quantum Noise Spectroscopy
11.14.2025 11:00 to 12:00
Interpretability as the Inverse Machine Learning Pipeline
IRB 0318 (Gannon) or https://umd.zoom.us/j/93754397716?pwd=GuzthRJybpRS8HOidKRoXWcFV7sC4c.1
Interpretability as the Inverse Machine Learning Pipeline
11.14.2025 12:00 to 13:00
Optimal Distillation of Coherent states with Phase-insensitive operations
ATL 2400
Optimal Distillation of Coherent states with Phase-insensitive operations
11.14.2025 13:00 to 14:00
Code-switching revisited: high-fidelity logical magic state preparation using color codes
ATL 3100A and Virtual Via Zoom: https://umd.zoom.us/j/95583554326?pwd=iZC5M9UAO6mTxnqsCq1pHvK2MvFyzz.1
Code-switching revisited: high-fidelity logical magic state preparation using color codes
11.17.2025 11:30 to 13:00
PhD Proposal: LEARNING ROBOT POLICIES FROM INTUITIVE HUMAN GUIDANCE
IRB-4105 https://umd.zoom.us/my/tokekar
PhD Proposal: LEARNING ROBOT POLICIES FROM INTUITIVE HUMAN GUIDANCE