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The award honors alumni whose work and achievements have made a significant difference in their communities and fields.
David Mount , a professor of computer science at the University of Maryland, was named a recipient of the 2026 Distinguished Science Alumni Award from Purdue University. Mount earned his doctorate in computer science from...read more
More than 120 researchers convened at the University of Maryland on Friday, March 20, for the 10th annual Mid-Atlantic Microbiome Meet-up. The one-day symposium, held at the Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering,...read more
Inside the University of Maryland lab, researchers design small, interactive devices that explore how people engage with technology through physical experience.
At the University of Maryland’s Department of Computer Science, the Small Artifacts Lab , or SMART Lab, focuses on designing and studying technology as physical objects. Led by Assistant Professor of Computer Science Huaishu Peng...read more
Mohammad Hajiaghayi leads DARPA-backed GENIUS initiative at UMD to develop AI systems that can reason alongside mathematicians and advance complex problem-solving.
The University of Maryland will lead a new cross-institutional research effort designed to dramatically accelerate mathematical discovery by combining advanced artificial intelligence (AI) with deep human expertise in computer science and mathematics. As mathematicians tackle...read more
A UMD postdoctoral researcher explores how cryptography and machine learning can work together to enable secure AI systems trained on encrypted data.
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence depends on access to vast amounts of data—much of it deeply sensitive. From medical records to financial histories, these datasets fuel powerful machine learning models while raising a fundamental...read more
In collaboration with Adobe, CS Ph.D. student Sonal Kumar advances audio timestamp captioning to improve how AI understands speech and complex sounds.
From voice assistants answering questions to automated captions appearing on videos, artificial intelligence increasingly relies on audio to interact with people. Yet many systems still struggle to interpret sound the way humans do, especially when...read more
Admitted applicants attend the annual CS Visit Day, meeting faculty, exploring labs and connecting with graduate students at the Brendan Iribe Center.
The Department of Computer Science held its annual Graduate Visit Day on March 13, 2026, welcoming admitted prospective Ph.D. students to the Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering. The event gave visitors the...read more
The Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law & Society (TRAILS) has announced 11 Broader Impact Awards designed to expand access, participation and understanding of trustworthy artificial intelligence. Unveiled March 11, the awards—up to $25,000 each—will...read more
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04.01.2026 11:00 to 12:00
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Architecting Physical Intelligence: Cross-Stack Co-Design from Systems to Silicon
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03.26.2026 09:45 to 11:00
PhD Defense: Quantum Advantage via Physics-Inspired Methods in Optimization: Empirical and Theoretical Analysis
ATL-3100A
PhD Defense: Quantum Advantage via Physics-Inspired Methods in Optimization: Empirical and Theoretical Analysis
03.26.2026 10:00 to 12:00
PhD Defense: Quantum Advantage via Physics-Inspired Methods in Optimization: Empirical and Theoretical Analysis
ATL 3100A
PhD Defense: Quantum Advantage via Physics-Inspired Methods in Optimization: Empirical and Theoretical Analysis
03.26.2026 11:00 to 12:00
Data-Efficient and Fault-Tolerant Exascale Computing
IRB 4105 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/93666933047?pwd=gWgqOgGbBP6laZclyURdDG2mNdArBt.1
Data-Efficient and Fault-Tolerant Exascale Computing
03.30.2026 10:00 to 11:30
PhD Proposal: Architectural Approaches to Reasoning in Language Models
IRB-5165 https://umd.zoom.us/j/95765075269?pwd=8CSiFgr2JEKK4KBPHAyKMi1agxAeKt.1
PhD Proposal: Architectural Approaches to Reasoning in Language Models
03.30.2026 10:00 to 12:00
PhD Defense: Improving the Scalability and Applicability of Cryptographic Proof Systems
Remote (http://meet.google.com/oor-qivy-iai)
PhD Defense: Improving the Scalability and Applicability of Cryptographic Proof Systems
03.31.2026 11:00 to 12:00
Towards Instance-Customizable Operating Systems
IRB 4105 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/93666933047?pwd=gWgqOgGbBP6laZclyURdDG2mNdArBt.1
Towards Instance-Customizable Operating Systems
04.01.2026 11:00 to 12:00
Architecting Physical Intelligence: Cross-Stack Co-Design from Systems to Silicon
IRB 4105 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/93666933047?pwd=gWgqOgGbBP6laZclyURdDG2mNdArBt.1
Architecting Physical Intelligence: Cross-Stack Co-Design from Systems to Silicon