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Haizhao Yang is developing an AI platform that turns everyday questions into mathematical models for complex decision-making.
When an emergency like extreme weather strikes, making the right decision in real time can become a matter of life and death. Yet the mathematical optimization tools used to calculate the safest evacuation routes or...read more
Mihai Pop and Philip Resnik delivered keynote addresses and held leadership roles at international conferences focused on artificial intelligence and computational biology.
University of Maryland computer science faculty members Mihai Pop and Philip Resnik joined fellow UMIACS faculty member Joshua Weitz in taking on leadership and speaking roles at major international conferences in July 2026. Their participation...read more
The University Career Center survey shows strong employment outcomes, higher starting salaries and continued graduate school enrollment for the class of 2025.
The University of Maryland’s Department of Computer Science reported a 95% job placement rate for its class of 2025, according to a survey conducted by the University Career Center . The annual graduation survey, which...read more
Raghav Thind, Nghia Truong and Priya Tyagi received funding to support summer research, conference travel and career development.
Every year, the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) Alumni Network offers awards to help undergraduates defray the costs of conducting research, attending conferences or interning over the summer. Read below how this...read more
She discusses her path into computing, her work on privacy and data de-identification, and why communication matters in human-centered security research.
University of Maryland Professor of Computer Science Michelle Mazurek studies how people navigate security and privacy decisions in everyday digital systems. Affiliated with the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS) and the...read more
UMD Ph.D. student Ryan Synk is developing a machine-learning system designed to help researchers search a growing federal archive of raw genetic information.
A single biological sample can produce millions of fragments of genetic information. Multiply that output by years of experiments involving humans, animals, plants, viruses and environmental samples, and researchers face a problem that is as...read more
An AI model may be designed to behave safely, but that doesn’t mean the system delivering it is secure, according to new research from the University of Maryland. The study —currently under review for presentation...read more
He was recognized for research on energy-efficient sensing systems that use sound, radio and light.
University of Maryland Department of Computer Science alum Nakul Garg (Ph.D. '25, computer science) received the 2026 Association for Computing Machinery SIGMOBILE Dissertation Award for developing sensing technologies that operate within limited power, size and...read more
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PhD Defense: Understanding and Exploiting What Neural Networks Learn: Unlearnable Datasets and Inactive Attention Heads
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IRB-5105 https://umd.zoom.us/my/psando
PhD Defense: Understanding and Exploiting What Neural Networks Learn: Unlearnable Datasets and Inactive Attention Heads
Pedro Sandoval Segura
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08.04.2026 13:00 to 14:30
PhD Proposal: Implementation Aware Differential Privacy
Guanhong Wang
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PhD Proposal: Implementation Aware Differential Privacy
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08.05.2026 15:00 to 16:30
PhD Proposal: Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing for Biomolecular Structure Prediction and Design
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PhD Proposal: Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing for Biomolecular Structure Prediction and Design
Suchetan Dontha
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08.18.2026 10:00 to 11:30
PhD Defense: Intelligent Sensing in Hostile Environments
Matthew Ziemann
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PhD Defense: Intelligent Sensing in Hostile Environments
Matthew Ziemann
08.04.2026 13:00 to 14:30
PhD Proposal: Implementation Aware Differential Privacy
IRB-5165 https://umd.zoom.us/j/3283610670?pwd=5mVaUOPUmBUpsb7kxiR0oaP6iy9y1b.1&om...
PhD Proposal: Implementation Aware Differential Privacy
08.05.2026 15:00 to 16:30
PhD Proposal: Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing for Biomolecular Structure Prediction and Design
ATL-3100A
PhD Proposal: Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing for Biomolecular Structure Prediction and Design
08.10.2026 14:00 to 15:00
Steepest Entropy Ascent, No-Signaling, and Non-Abelian Thermal States
ATL 3100A and Virtual Via Zoom: https://umd.zoom.us/j/5972416689
Steepest Entropy Ascent, No-Signaling, and Non-Abelian Thermal States
08.18.2026 10:00 to 11:30
PhD Defense: Intelligent Sensing in Hostile Environments
IRB-5105 https://umd.zoom.us/j/3237065901?omn=98058537599
PhD Defense: Intelligent Sensing in Hostile Environments