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The Cambridge University Press release examines essential cognitive functions for artificial intelligence systems.
Artificial intelligence systems are becoming increasingly capable of making decisions, adapting to new information and performing complex actions. Behind these abilities are fundamental processes such as planning, acting and learning, functions that researchers are working...read more
The third-year Ph.D. student advances context-aware, efficient multimodal audio-visual learning for fine-grained understanding and reasoning.
Imagine an artificial intelligence system that can not only watch and listen at the same time, but also deeply understand and generate rich, coherent responses by fusing information from both sight and sound. That vision...read more
Her research focuses on developing the next generation of secure large language models for programming.
University of Maryland computer science faculty member Yizheng Chen has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award to support research on improving the security of artificial intelligence tools used to...read more
In a Q&A, George reflects on his path from UMD to founding Georgetown Software House.
Hands-on experience often determines the difference between a theory and a practice, especially in the world of startups. While classrooms provide the foundation, it’s real-world trial and error that informs how to build a product,...read more
Donation from alum Brendan Iribe honors Jandelyn Plane, who pioneered the university’s K-12 outreach programs in computing.
A $2.85 million donation from University of Maryland alum Brendan Iribe will support UMD computing majors and local middle and high school students through experiential learning, scholarships and professional development programs. The new University of...read more
Her work focuses on interpretability in language models and interdisciplinary research.
Sarah Wiegreffe will join the University of Maryland’s Department of Computer Science as an assistant professor in fall 2025, bringing with her a research focus on the transparency and interpretability of language models. Her work...read more
A University of Maryland team was recently honored for impactful research uncovering global privacy risks in Wi-Fi-based Positioning Systems (WPS). Dave Levin , an associate professor of computer science, and Erik Rye, who earned his...read more
Students explored computer science research with support from faculty and graduate mentors.
The University of Maryland’s Department of Computer Science will wrap up its 13th annual Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program this month, offering students from across the country a summer-long opportunity to engage in academic...read more
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PhD Proposal: Toward Efficient Language Models: Structural Insights and Scalable Designs
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Shwai He
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Soumya Suvra Ghosal
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08.15.2025 14:00 to 15:30
PhD Proposal: Steering Generative AI on the fly: Inference-time Approaches for Safe, Reliable, and Inclusive Language Models
IRB-4107 umd.zoom.us/my/dmanocha
PhD Proposal: Steering Generative AI on the fly: Inference-time Approaches for Safe, Reliable, and Inclusive Language Models
08.21.2025 14:00 to 15:30
PhD Proposal: Towards Context-Aware and Efficient Audio-Visual Perception
IRB-5107 umd.zoom.us/my/dmanocha
PhD Proposal: Towards Context-Aware and Efficient Audio-Visual Perception