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2026 iCoSMoS

Submitted by Administrator on Wed, 2026-03-04 15:49

The Lab That Harnesses Invisible Waves

At the University of Maryland, the Intelligent Connected Secure Mobile Systems Lab, known as CoSMoS, studies how devices can better sense and understand the physical world by using signals that already exist around us.

The lab is led by Associate Professor of Computer Science Nirupam Roy, whose research explores how mobile and connected devices can observe their surroundings using energy-efficient sensing technologies.

iCoSMoS focuses on networking, mobile computing and autonomous sensing, developing low-power systems that help machines better understand the environments in which they operate!

Researchers combine signal analysis, sensing hardware and machine learning to build technologies that can interpret sound and wireless signals, understand physical spaces and make reliable decisions on real devices.

closeup of lab equipment

diagrams on a whiteboard

Dr. Roy examines an object with a researcher

Researchers combine signal analysis, sensing hardware and machine learning to build technologies that can interpret sound and wireless signals, understand physical spaces and make reliable decisions on real devices.

His work explores what he calls "physical intelligence," developing models that use the physics of signal propagation to help systems better understand space and the materials around them.

"I like that the field sits at the intersection of theory and deployment," Takawale said. "You can go from an idea to a working system that people can actually use."

"What excites me most is exploring new ways for machines to experience and interpret the world around them," Roy Said. "Those discoveries can open the door to technologies that make our environments safer, more accessible and more responsive."

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