News & Announcements
“Coded Bias” Explores Inequalities in Artificial Intelligence
Mar 01, 2021 - The film will be available for viewing March 24–29 via a registration link, with an online panel discussion of algorithmic biases scheduled for March 26 at 4 p.m.
Bhatele Receives NSF CAREER Award to Optimize Parallel Software and Systems
Feb 25, 2021 - The funding supports Bhatele’s efforts to use data-driven machine learning (ML) models to identify performance anomalies and their root causes in parallel systems.
Maryland Cybersecurity Center Kicks Off Second Year of Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Feb 24, 2021 - The two-year fellowship offers an opportunity to work closely with faculty and graduate students in the cybersecurity center.
Leilani Battle is Leveling the Playing Field
Feb 11, 2021 - She is seeking ways to make database software more intuitive for non-data scientists.
Intern Advised by QuICS Fellow Named Regeneron Science Talent Search Finalist
Feb 08, 2021 - The competition is designed to acknowledge original research by high school students in a topic related to science, technology, engineering or math.
UMIACS Networking Engineer Works to Keep Everyone Connected
Feb 05, 2021 - With so many people working from home due to the pandemic, Jisha Jesudass strives to ensure that UMIACS staff, faculty and students stay connected via videoconferencing, virtual collaboration tools and numerous other network-driven technologies.
Harnessing Data Science to Improve the Social Good
Feb 01, 2021 - Wei Ai, an assistant professor in the iSchool, uses data science and social identity to promote positive behavioral changes.
Strong QuICS Participation in First Virtual QIP
Jan 29, 2021 - Six of the 10 papers accepted from current QuICS members include graduate students as co-authors, several of whom will be delivering talks on the results.
A Computational Approach to Understanding How Infants Perceive Language
Jan 28, 2021 - A multi-institutional team of cognitive scientists and computational linguists have introduced a quantitative modeling framework that is based on a large-scale simulation of the language learning process in infants.
Mazurek Named Co-Director of Maryland Cybersecurity Center
Jan 26, 2021 - The expert in human-centered security and privacy will help lead the center for the next five months, after which she will assume a new role as the center’s director.