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In most situations, University of Maryland scientist Guangyang Fang would advise you not to walk into a lightning strike. But now, he’s encouraging everyone to dive right into a thunderstorm – in virtual reality, that...read more
Research and innovation combining wearable technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) could soon revolutionize how we engage with the world—creating smarter, more intuitive systems that not only understand their environment, but are able to respond to...read more
In the ever-evolving world of computational biology, one of the greatest challenges has always been deriving knowledge and insight from the massive amount of both DNA (double helix) and RNA (single helix) data through which...read more
Agarwal finds success in competitive programming in cybersecurity and blockchain tracks.
Vitthal Agarwal , a freshman double majoring in computer science and mathematics at the University of Maryland, has quickly established himself in the hackathon circuit. The international student has competed in several high-profile events, securing...read more
Emojis—those expressive yellow faces and diverse icons that many of us use in texts and emails—offer a fun and quick way for people to share sentiments, convey emotions, and establish aspects of their identity that...read more
In a Q&A, Chen shares insights from his startup journey with FiscalNote and Nitra at the Mokhtarzada Hatchery Speaker Series.
The path to entrepreneurship is rarely straightforward. For many, hands-on experience in building projects, learning from failures and adapting to challenges can be just as valuable as formal education. University of Maryland Department of Computer...read more
A University of Maryland expert in machine learning has been awarded funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to explore how autonomous systems can learn from each other and make decisions together in complex, real-world...read more
University of Maryland, College Park was awarded 71 patents in 2024.
The University of Maryland has again earned a spot among the world's top academic institutions for turning research and discoveries into patents, according to a new report released Tuesday by the National Academy of Inventors...read more
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03.26.2025 09:00 to 23:00
PhD Proposal: Tailoring Reinforcement Learning Approaches for Socially Consequential Domains
Aviva Prins
IRB IRB-4107
PhD Proposal: Tailoring Reinforcement Learning Approaches for Socially Consequential Domains
Aviva Prins
Talk
03.26.2025 11:00 to 12:30
PhD Defense: Understanding and Modeling Explicit and Implicit Representations of the Visual World
Matthew Gwilliam
IRB IRB-4107
PhD Defense: Understanding and Modeling Explicit and Implicit Representations of the Visual World
Matthew Gwilliam
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Talk
03.26.2025 14:30 to 15:30
Challenges and Opportunities in Open Generative Models
Aaron Gokaslan
IRB 4105 or https://umd.zoom.us/s/2203990027
Challenges and Opportunities in Open Generative Models
Aaron Gokaslan
Talk
03.28.2025 10:00 to 11:30
PhD Proposal: A Good Translation Is One That Can Win a Polish Game Show: Expanding Modalities & Evaluation for Robust, Trustworthy, and User-Centric Translation
HyoJung Han
IRB IRB-4107
PhD Proposal: A Good Translation Is One That Can Win a Polish Game Show: Expanding Modalities & Evaluation for Robust, Trustworthy, and User-Centric Translation
HyoJung Han
Talk
03.28.2025 10:10 to 23:30
PhD Defense: Optimizing Communication in Parallel Deep Learning on Exascale-class Supercomputers
Siddharth Singh
IRB IRB-5237
PhD Defense: Optimizing Communication in Parallel Deep Learning on Exascale-class Supercomputers
Siddharth Singh
Talk
03.28.2025 11:00 to 12:30
PhD Proposal: Program Synthesis for Quantum Applications
Haowei Deng
IRB-5107 OR https://umd.zoom.us/j/5833533442?pwd=V0hBZHo2SDNnaUxKMzNValZ1RFo1Zz09
PhD Proposal: Program Synthesis for Quantum Applications
Haowei Deng
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Event
Talk
03.28.2025 15:00 to 16:30
PhD Proposal: Adaptive and Efficient Visual Generation of Color, Motion, and Video
Yixuan Ren
IRB IRB-3137
PhD Proposal: Adaptive and Efficient Visual Generation of Color, Motion, and Video
Yixuan Ren
03.26.2025 09:00 to 23:00
PhD Proposal: Tailoring Reinforcement Learning Approaches for Socially Consequential Domains
IRB-4107
PhD Proposal: Tailoring Reinforcement Learning Approaches for Socially Consequential Domains
03.26.2025 11:00 to 12:30
PhD Defense: Understanding and Modeling Explicit and Implicit Representations of the Visual World
IRB-4107
PhD Defense: Understanding and Modeling Explicit and Implicit Representations of the Visual World
03.26.2025 14:30 to 15:30
Challenges and Opportunities in Open Generative Models
IRB 4105 or https://umd.zoom.us/s/2203990027
Challenges and Opportunities in Open Generative Models
03.28.2025 10:10 to 23:30
PhD Defense: Optimizing Communication in Parallel Deep Learning on Exascale-class Supercomputers
IRB-5237
PhD Defense: Optimizing Communication in Parallel Deep Learning on Exascale-class Supercomputers
03.28.2025 11:00 to 12:30
PhD Proposal: Program Synthesis for Quantum Applications
IRB-5107 OR https://umd.zoom.us/j/5833533442?pwd=V0hBZHo2SDNnaUxKMzNValZ1RFo1Zz09
PhD Proposal: Program Synthesis for Quantum Applications
03.28.2025 11:00 to 12:30
PhD Defense: Program Synthesis For Quantum Computation
Iribe 5107 and Virtual Via Zoom: https://umd.zoom.us/j/5833533442?pwd=V0hBZHo2SDNnaUxKMzNValZ1RFo1Zz09
PhD Defense: Program Synthesis For Quantum Computation
03.28.2025 15:00 to 16:30
PhD Proposal: Adaptive and Efficient Visual Generation of Color, Motion, and Video
IRB-3137
PhD Proposal: Adaptive and Efficient Visual Generation of Color, Motion, and Video
03.31.2025 14:00 to 16:00
PhD Defense: Building Reliable AI under Distribution Shifts
IRB-4107 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/7345152267
PhD Defense: Building Reliable AI under Distribution Shifts