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She was selected for the 2025-26 academic year for her work on advising resources, student communication and departmental initiatives.
University of Maryland Department of Computer Science Academic Advisor Noriko Maitland has received the Provost’s Academic Advisor of the Year Award for the 2025-26 academic year. Each year, a committee of academic advisors selects three...read more
The weeklong research school brings together students and faculty from UMD, Cornell and the Max Planck Institutes to explore computer science research and graduate study.
The Cornell, Maryland, Max Planck Pre-doctoral Research School in Computer Science (CMMRS) marked its 10th anniversary this summer, continuing a collaboration that introduces undergraduate and master’s students to computer science research, graduate study and research...read more
Selected from nearly 400 applicants, the students spent 10 weeks working across seven research teams in computer science and mathematics.
27 undergraduate students concluded 10 weeks of research at the University of Maryland’s Department of Computer Science on Aug. 7, completing projects that ranged from artificial intelligence evaluation to mathematical theory as part of the...read more
Helping students learn to evaluate AI. Making autonomous drones safer. Measuring how people express trust in AI. Helping local governments navigate AI policy. Understanding how to reestablish trust after AI failures. Those are among the...read more
Four faculty members from the University of Maryland Department of Computer Science, who are affiliated with the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS) , are participating in two research projects selected for...read more
CS alum Ananth Sankaralingam turned early startup experiments into a Y Combinator-backed AI platform for government contractors.
Two weeks into an internship at Amazon, alum Ananth Sankaralingam (B.S. ’26, computer science) watched his assigned senior employee leave the company to start a business. The decision stayed with him because it challenged how...read more
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into sectors such as healthcare, finance and government, organizations face a critical challenge: how to use powerful machine learning tools without compromising confidential data. At the University of Maryland,...read more
Zhicheng Liu and Fumeng Yang received a $559,048 NSF grant to develop tools and design guidelines for more effective science infographics.
Scientific discoveries can influence decisions about health, climate and technology, but the research behind them is often difficult to explain outside laboratories and academic journals. Two University of Maryland computer scientists are examining how infographics...read more
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PhD Defense: Designing Interactive Systems for Live Environments: In Situ Sensemaking Through Ad Hoc Analytical Interaction
Biswaksen Patnaik
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PhD Defense: Designing Interactive Systems for Live Environments: In Situ Sensemaking Through Ad Hoc Analytical Interaction
Biswaksen Patnaik
08.18.2026 10:00 to 11:30
PhD Defense: Intelligent Sensing in Hostile Environments
IRB-5105 https://umd.zoom.us/j/3237065901?omn=98058537599
PhD Defense: Intelligent Sensing in Hostile Environments
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Caveats of Metagenomic Assembly: The Secret Life of Mobile Genetic Elements
09.23.2026 11:00 to 12:00
Exploring Magic in Quantum Computers and Many-Body Systems
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Exploring Magic in Quantum Computers and Many-Body Systems