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Inside the University of Maryland lab where researchers explore how signals such as sound and wireless waves can help machines better understand the physical world.
At the University of Maryland’s Department of Computer Science, the Intelligent Connected Secure Mobile Systems (iCoSMoS) Lab explores how machines can sense and interpret the environments around them. Led by Associate Professor of Computer Science...read more
More than 100 students from 25 schools tested coding and problem-solving skills at the Iribe Center.
The University of Maryland’s Department of Computer Science welcomed more than 100 high school students from across the Washington metropolitan area on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, for the 36th Annual High School Programming Contest at...read more
She discusses her path into computer science, research on large language models and advice for students entering the field.
Sarah Wiegreffe , an assistant professor of computer science at the University of Maryland, studies how deep learning systems for language operate and how their behavior can be interpreted. Her research focuses on interpretability in...read more
Students and employers met at the Adele H. Stamp Student Union for the Spring Career and Internship Fair to discuss internships, full-time roles and workforce expectations in the tech sector.
Students carrying resumes and portfolios moved between employer tables at the Adele H. Stamp Student Union on Monday, February 23, as the University of Maryland Department of Computer Science organized its Spring Career and Internship...read more
CS PhD student Kasra Torshizi, mentored by Associate Professor Pratap Tokekar, contributes to AI-driven advances in machine learning, computer vision, and autonomous systems research at UMD’s MATRIX Lab.
University of Maryland (UMD) MATRIX Lab researchers are proving that real-world challenges can be solved with cost-effective research that efficiently uses resources. MATRIX Lab graduate students Ryan Lowe (M.Eng. ’26, Robotics) and Jacob Safeer (M.S...read more
Inside the lab where researchers investigate how bodies, senses and technology work together to shape learning.
At the University of Maryland’s Department of Computer Science, researchers in the Embodied Dynamics Laboratory explore how technology interacts with the human body and mind. Led by Assistant Professor Jun Nishida , the lab studies...read more
UMD computer science Professor Heng Huang leads the project’s artificial intelligence and machine learning efforts and plans to build an innovative large genomic language model for Alzheimer’s that will drive drug discovery for the disease.
The National Institutes of Health awarded $12.5 million over five years to support an initiative that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to quickly search vast stores of genomic, biomarker, and cognitive data...read more
With $5.1 million in NIH funding, Professor Mihai Pop leads efforts to build better tools for analyzing genetic data and to reduce errors in public biological databases used in medical and scientific research.
The past decade has seen explosive growth in the collection and use of metagenomic data—genetic material (DNA or RNA) extracted directly from environmental or clinical samples such as soil, water or the human gut. While...read more
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PhD Proposal: I’ll take it, if you throw in a Solar Panel! Learning how to engage in Productive and Fair-Minded Intergroup Communications via Human-LLM Role Play
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PhD Defense: Algorithmic Delegation: From Classic Auctions to the Modern Digital Economy
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Entangling logical qubits without physical operations
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Entangling logical qubits without physical operations
03.06.2026 12:00 to 13:00
Symmetry-Protected Quantum Control of Ultracold Chemical Reactions
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Symmetry-Protected Quantum Control of Ultracold Chemical Reactions
03.09.2026 10:00 to 12:00
PhD Proposal: I’ll take it, if you throw in a Solar Panel! Learning how to engage in Productive and Fair-Minded Intergroup Communications via Human-LLM Role Play
IRB-4109 or umd.zoom.us/my/haliii
PhD Proposal: I’ll take it, if you throw in a Solar Panel! Learning how to engage in Productive and Fair-Minded Intergroup Communications via Human-LLM Role Play
03.10.2026 11:30 to 12:30
Fault-tolerant Fermionic Quantum Computing
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Fault-tolerant Fermionic Quantum Computing
03.11.2026 11:00 to 12:00
Incompressibility of random quantum circuits
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Incompressibility of random quantum circuits
03.11.2026 13:00 to 14:00
Efficient classical algorithms for quantum Gibbs states up to phase transitions
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Efficient classical algorithms for quantum Gibbs states up to phase transitions
03.13.2026 12:00 to 13:00
Disclinations, Dislocations, and Emanant Flux at Dirac Criticality
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Disclinations, Dislocations, and Emanant Flux at Dirac Criticality