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More than 1,000 registered participants gathered at Reckord Armory for the annual hackathon, where students built projects across software and hardware tracks.
Rows of laptops, cables and sleeping bags filled Reckord Armory as students settled in for Bitcamp ’s 12th anniversary at the University of Maryland. From April 10-12, high school students and undergraduates spent 36 hours...read more
The annual event connects student founders with experienced entrepreneurs for feedback on early-stage startup ideas.
Student entrepreneurs at the University of Maryland presented business ideas to a panel of judges during the annual Pitch Perfect event, organized by the Department of Computer Science’s Mokhtarzada Hatchery program and Startup Shell ...read more
From human health to environmental sustainability, microscopic communities play a critical role in shaping the world around us. But understanding these complex ecosystems remains a major scientific challenge. At the University of Maryland, bioinformatics engineer...read more
The ranking highlights strength in artificial intelligence, systems and theory, all ranked in the top 20.
The University of Maryland’s Department of Computer Science ranked No. 12 overall in the 2027 Best Graduate Schools list released by U.S. News & World Report , marking a four-spot increase from the previous year...read more
The research, which received a Best Paper Honorable Mention at ACM CHI 2026, explores an exoskeleton-based system that examines how wearable technologies can guide users earlier in the learning process.
From learning to play an instrument to performing a surgical procedure, mastering physical skills often depends on repetition and correcting mistakes over time. Researchers in human-computer interaction are examining whether technology can reshape that process...read more
Researchers at the University of Maryland are advancing the frontiers of robotics with a new initiative designed to enable humanoid systems to perform complex, real-world household tasks with greater autonomy and reliability. Built on NVIDIA...read more
The Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering will host hands-on demos, student showcases and workshops highlighting computing innovation at Maryland Day.
Explore innovation at the University of Maryland’s Department of Computer Science during Maryland Day, with hands-on demos, student showcases and interactive workshops at the Brendan Iribe Center. Meet students, faculty and innovators shaping the future...read more
Taewon Kang's research examines how generative models can produce coherent, structured, and controllable narratives and content across scenes, characters, and diverse media formats.
A short video clip may capture a moment, but building a full narrative with consistent characters and dialogue remains a challenge for artificial intelligence systems. At the University of Maryland, one doctoral student is working...read more
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04.17.2026 15:00 to 17:00
PhD Defense: Steering Generative AI on the fly: Inference-time Approaches for Safe, Reliable and Inclusive Language Models
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PhD Defense: Steering Generative AI on the fly: Inference-time Approaches for Safe, Reliable and Inclusive Language Models
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04.20.2026 15:30 to 17:30
PhD Defense: Advancing Audio Processing in the Age of Large Language Models
Sreyan Ghosh
PhD Defense: Advancing Audio Processing in the Age of Large Language Models
Sreyan Ghosh
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04.21.2026 11:00 to 12:00
AI Alignment through Participation and Evaluation: Promises and Pitfalls
Michael Feffer
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AI Alignment through Participation and Evaluation: Promises and Pitfalls
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04.22.2026 15:00 to 16:30
MS Defense: Well-Separation Heuristics for the Metric Traveling Salesman Problem
Addison Hanrattie
IRB-5165 https://umd.zoom.us/j/8277636096
MS Defense: Well-Separation Heuristics for the Metric Traveling Salesman Problem
Addison Hanrattie
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04.16.2026 11:00 to 12:00
Your host is a distributed system!
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Your host is a distributed system!
04.16.2026 12:30 to 13:30
Speech and Audio Developments and Challenges in Industry
IRB 4105 or Zoom https://umd.zoom.us/j/5812269672?pwd=EitPbAg5hk05MV1yh7Zby0Ej5UF5mP.1&om...
Speech and Audio Developments and Challenges in Industry
04.16.2026 12:30 to 13:30
Type-Based Techniques for the Design and Correctness of Programming Language Implementations
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Type-Based Techniques for the Design and Correctness of Programming Language Implementations
04.17.2026 12:00 to 13:00
Entanglement and circuit complexity in finite-depth random linear optical networks
ATL 2400
Entanglement and circuit complexity in finite-depth random linear optical networks
04.17.2026 15:00 to 17:00
PhD Defense: Steering Generative AI on the fly: Inference-time Approaches for Safe, Reliable and Inclusive Language Models
IRB-5105 umd.zoom.us/my/dmanocha
PhD Defense: Steering Generative AI on the fly: Inference-time Approaches for Safe, Reliable and Inclusive Language Models
04.20.2026 15:30 to 17:30
PhD Defense: Advancing Audio Processing in the Age of Large Language Models
PhD Defense: Advancing Audio Processing in the Age of Large Language Models
04.21.2026 11:00 to 12:00
AI Alignment through Participation and Evaluation: Promises and Pitfalls
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AI Alignment through Participation and Evaluation: Promises and Pitfalls
04.22.2026 15:00 to 16:30
MS Defense: Well-Separation Heuristics for the Metric Traveling Salesman Problem
IRB-5165 https://umd.zoom.us/j/8277636096
MS Defense: Well-Separation Heuristics for the Metric Traveling Salesman Problem