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Synthesizing Code and Chords: UMD Doctoral Student Benchmarks AI in Software Security

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

CS Ph.D. Student Ian Whitehouse Receives 2026 NDSEG Fellowship

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

Abhinav Bhatele on Advancing AI Through High Performance Computing

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 CS Terps Awarded 2026 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships

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 CS Faculty Members to Receive CMNS Awards

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

UMD Framework Used to Test Safety of Meta’s New Multimodal AI Model

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

Furong Huang on Building Trustworthy AI Systems

She discusses her path into machine learning, current research in AI agents and the importance of adapting in a rapidly evolving field.

University of Maryland Associate Professor of Computer Science Furong Huang focuses her research on developing robust and trustworthy artificial intelligence systems, with work spanning machine learning, reinforcement learning and robotics. Her research aims to ensure...read more

Rob Patro Receives BBI Seed Funding for Laser-Tagging Study of Brain Cells

A team of University of Maryland researchers has received seed funding for a project that combines lasers with computational biology to explore new methods for tagging cells, with the goal of clarifying the relationship between...read more

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Samaya: Safe Memory Accesses to Expand Coarse Grain Reconfigurable Array Adoption