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Priyadarshan Narayanasamy, a computer science and neuroscience double major, earned a spot on the list after winning 19 of 22 hackathons over the past two years.
Priyadarshan Narayanasamy (B.S. '26, computer science; B.S. '26, neuroscience) has been named one of 2025's MLH Top 50 —a list compiled each year by Major League Hacking (MLH) of the organization's most inspiring community members...read more
Computer science and immersive media design students build a NASA-inspired game in 24 hours.
A team of University of Maryland Department of Computer Science and Immersive Media Design (IMD) students won first place at the Game Jam held during hackUMBC 2025 on September 27 and 28. Hosted by the...read more
E-waste—the massive volume of discarded electronics in the form of smartphones, digital screens and other electronic devices—is a global crisis. Less than a quarter of the 62 million tons of e-waste produced annually is successfully...read more
He discusses his path into the field, current projects and the challenges of integrating vision, sound and touch.
Ruohan Gao , an assistant professor of computer science at the University of Maryland, has centered his career on understanding the biological role of vision and its relationship to other sensory inputs. Through the Multi-Sensory...read more
Recent innovations, such as Google's Project Astra, exemplify the potential of proactive agents embedded in augmented reality (AR) glasses to offer intelligent assistance that anticipates user needs and seamlessly integrates into everyday life. These agents...read more
Their breakthrough in network design could help make computer and AI chips more efficient.
A University of Maryland research team has earned the Best Paper Award at the 66th IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (FOCS), one of the oldest and most prestigious conferences in computer science, for...read more
New paper argues baked-in bias in current models calls for deeper solutions.
Since they became widely available three years ago, artificial intelligence chatbots have been embraced as research assistants, trip planners, writing helpers and more—but they’ve provided some face-palm moments as well. One company’s bot developed a...read more
The four student-led startups focus on mindfulness, financial access, site monitoring and knowledge management.
The University of Maryland’s Department of Computer Science has selected four student teams— Capy’s Journey , Cube, SenseGuard and ThinkEx —for the 2025-2026 academic year of the Mokhtarzada Hatchery Program . Now in its fifth...read more
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PhD Proposal: Enhancing Human-AI Interactions through Reinforcement Learning
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PhD Proposal: Enhancing Human-AI Interactions through Reinforcement Learning
10.17.2025 09:30 to 11:30
PhD Defense: Advancing Object Understanding in Large Language Models
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PhD Defense: Advancing Object Understanding in Large Language Models
10.17.2025 11:00 to 12:00
Probably Approximately Precision (Hallucination) and Recall (Mode Collapse) Learning
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Probing Criticality in Error Mitigated Quantum Circuits via heavily Truncated Matrix Product State
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10.22.2025 11:00 to 12:00
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AI Behavioral Science: Building A Mutual Understanding Between Humans and AI
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PhD Proposal: Quantum End-to-end Solvers for Partial Differential Equations
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