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As AI becomes deeply integrated into our daily lives—offering everything from productivity hacks to emotional support—a critical challenge has emerged: ensuring these tools do not become weapons for abuse. At the University of Maryland, Julio...read more
Sisters Aydina and Sufyana Johnson used skills developed through UMD’s CompSciConnect to build a native plants app that gained recognition across Maryland.
On any given day, Aydina and Sufyana Johnson might be reading, baking, hiking, riding horses or heading to karate class or choir. Like many middle and high school students, they have days shaped by school...read more
Whether he’s arranging a melodic progressive house track or developing rigorous security benchmarks to test AI-generated code, Chihao (Steven) Shen is driven by a desire to turn abstract concepts into tangible results. A first-year computer...read more
The Department of Defense-funded award will support research in neuromorphic and unconventional computing systems.
University of Maryland Department of Computer Science Ph.D. student Ian Whitehouse has received a 2026 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship , a three-year award that supports graduate study in fields related to national...read more
He discusses his path into computer science, current research in AI and high-performance computing, and the challenges of scaling on modern systems.
University of Maryland Associate Professor of Computer Science Abhinav Bhatele traces his interest in computing to early classroom experiences, where exposure to programming languages shaped his academic direction. His work now focuses on the intersection...read more
Nine current students and recent alums of the University of Maryland’s Department of Computer Science received prestigious 2026 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships, which recognize outstanding graduate students in science, technology, engineering and...read more
Three Department of Computer Science faculty members will be honored by the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) for their contributions to research, teaching and student mentorship. The CMNS awards highlight faculty contributions...read more
Meta is using a University of Maryland–led safety framework to test its new multimodal AI model, underscoring how academic research is shaping the evaluation of advanced systems before deployment. The company recently introduced Muse Spark,...read more
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04.29.2026 10:30 to 12:00
PhD Defense: Spatial Reasoning Through Artificial Intelligence
Nicole Schneider
IRB-4237
PhD Defense: Spatial Reasoning Through Artificial Intelligence
Nicole Schneider
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04.29.2026 13:30 to 14:30
Trust and the future of mathematics, software, and science
Patrick Shafto
IRB 4105 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/93666933047?pwd=gWgqOgGbBP6laZclyURdDG2mNdArBt.1
Trust and the future of mathematics, software, and science
Patrick Shafto
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04.29.2026 14:00 to 16:30
PhD Proposal: Practical fault tolerance with quantum error-correcting codes: logical protocols, decoders, and code design
Shi Jie Samuel Tan
ATL-3100A or https://umd.zoom.us/j/3144621979?pwd=Y2lWYWhJWm5rU2pjdWl3QnRTSmRLUT09&om...
PhD Proposal: Practical fault tolerance with quantum error-correcting codes: logical protocols, decoders, and code design
Shi Jie Samuel Tan
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04.30.2026 11:00 to 12:00
Robust Machine Learning for Biomedical Data: Efficiency, Reliability, and Generalizability
Chenyu You
IRB 4105 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/93666933047?pwd=gWgqOgGbBP6laZclyURdDG2mNdArBt.1
Robust Machine Learning for Biomedical Data: Efficiency, Reliability, and Generalizability
Chenyu You
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04.30.2026 14:00 to 15:30
PhD Proposal: Robustness of Prompt-Based Adaptation in Large Language Models
Kwesi Cobbina
IRB-4109 https://umd.zoom.us/j/2101892313?pwd=b0R5V1NzQjdTU2xZYWZrWURGbE1GZz09&om...
PhD Proposal: Robustness of Prompt-Based Adaptation in Large Language Models
Kwesi Cobbina
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04.30.2026 15:00 to 16:30
PhD Proposal: Hardware-Efficient Noise Suppression and Error Correction for Near-Term Quantum Computing
Yingkang Cao
IRB-4107 https://umd.zoom.us/j/7031888774
PhD Proposal: Hardware-Efficient Noise Suppression and Error Correction for Near-Term Quantum Computing
Yingkang Cao
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04.30.2026 15:30 to 17:00
PhD Proposal: Beyond Domain Boundaries: Enhancing The Generalizability of Event Sequence Analytics
Kazi Tasnim Zinat
IRB-3137 https://umd.zoom.us/j/8037389295?pwd=VFIwcllnQ1FDQXBhZUZiTThtSHl0dz09
PhD Proposal: Beyond Domain Boundaries: Enhancing The Generalizability of Event Sequence Analytics
Kazi Tasnim Zinat
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05.07.2026 10:00 to 12:00
PhD Defense: Toward Sustainable Electronics through Computational Refabricatio
Zeyu Yan
IRB-5107 https://umd.zoom.us/j/96272454305
PhD Defense: Toward Sustainable Electronics through Computational Refabricatio
Zeyu Yan
04.29.2026 11:00 to 12:00
Quantum witnesses with no classical substitutes (i.e., QMA vs QCMA)
ATL 3100A and Virtual Via Zoom: https://umd.zoom.us/j/91231569930
Quantum witnesses with no classical substitutes (i.e., QMA vs QCMA)
04.29.2026 13:30 to 14:30
Trust and the future of mathematics, software, and science
IRB 4105 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/93666933047?pwd=gWgqOgGbBP6laZclyURdDG2mNdArBt.1
Trust and the future of mathematics, software, and science
04.29.2026 14:00 to 16:30
PhD Proposal: Practical fault tolerance with quantum error-correcting codes: logical protocols, decoders, and code design
ATL 3100A and Virtual Via Zoom: https://umd.zoom.us/j/3144621979?pwd=Y2lWYWhJWm5rU2pjdWl3QnRTSmRLUT09&om...
PhD Proposal: Practical fault tolerance with quantum error-correcting codes: logical protocols, decoders, and code design
04.30.2026 10:00 to 11:00
PhD Defense: Preparation of Ground-State Ultracold Lithium Dimers and Coherent Control of Their Reactions: A Theoretical Study
PSC 2136 and Virtual Via Zoom: https://umd.zoom.us/j/3161863135?pwd=Mmh0bm12aUpPYk1pMzFvS1UxbWh2UT09&om... Meeting ID: 316 186 3135 Passcode: morecoffee
PhD Defense: Preparation of Ground-State Ultracold Lithium Dimers and Coherent Control of Their Reactions: A Theoretical Study
04.30.2026 12:30 to 13:30
Samaya: Safe Memory Accesses to Expand Coarse Grain Reconfigurable Array Adoption
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Samaya: Safe Memory Accesses to Expand Coarse Grain Reconfigurable Array Adoption