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The three courses will give students hands-on experience with autonomous systems, embodied AI and AI-assisted software development.
Faculty in the University of Maryland Department of Computer Science are involved in three of the 15 new courses announced by the Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland as part of its 2026-27 course development...read more
Ming Lin and Dinesh Manocha were recognized for multi-agent navigation research with lasting impact.
Nearly two decades after its publication, a research paper on how moving systems avoid collisions continues to influence fields ranging from robotics to computer-aided design to digital gaming. That work by Ming Lin , Distinguished...read more
CS Ph.D. student Julio Poveda studies how AI tools can be tested and designed to better protect survivors from technology-facilitated abuse.
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
CS Ph.D. student Chihao “Steven” Shen studies how AI-generated code can be tested for security vulnerabilities in real-world software systems.
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
The fellowship recipients include current students and recent alums recognized for graduate research potential in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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
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