News & Announcements
Raschid Named IEEE Fellow
Dec 02, 2020 - She is being recognized for her contributions to data management, information integration and data mining.
UMIACS Team Awarded $1.2M from Army Research Laboratory
Dec 02, 2020 - Ramani Duraiswami and Nail Gumerov are developing innovative computational methods that can simulate the effect of low-frequency electromagnetic fields on human organs.
Resnik Recognized as 2020 ACL Fellow
Dec 01, 2020 - Resnik was specifically noted for his significant contributions to symbolic-statistical methods for natural language processing, multilinguality and the interdisciplinary study of language.
USM Maryland Momentum Fund Invests $500K in VisiSonics
Nov 30, 2020 - The investment completes a financing round of more than $3.5 million for the University of Maryland-affiliated company developing spatial and personalized audio solutions.
Elmqvist Part of $5M NSF Award to Develop Immersive Training for Manufacturing Jobs
Nov 25, 2020 - “The novelty of this project is that we are using the new generation of XR technology—augmented, virtual, and extended reality hardware—to put the trainee into the shoes of trainer, enabling an entirely new and more scalable form of workforce education,” says Elmqvist.
De Floriani and Plaisant Inducted into IEEE Visualization Academy
Nov 19, 2020 - Launched in 2019 by the IEEE Visualization and Graphics Technical Committee, the “Vis Academy” as it’s often called, acknowledges research leaders in the field of visualization that indirectly underscore the accomplishments of the entire field.
Colwell Honored by AGU with William Bowie Medal
Nov 19, 2020 - The organization's highest award, the Bowie Medal, was established in 1939 in honor of AGU’s first president who was known for his spirit of helpfulness and friendliness while conducting his own unselfish, cooperative research.
UMIACS Faculty Researcher Asks: Could Your Robotic Vacuum Be Listening to You?
Nov 18, 2020 - A team of researchers, including UMIACS faculty member Nirupam Roy, demonstrated that popular robotic household vacuum cleaners can be remotely hacked to act as microphones.
Feizi Funded by NIST to Develop Standard Evaluations of ML Robustness
Nov 17, 2020 - The goal of Feizi’s project is to design metrics that evaluate a defense’s effectiveness of robustness, scalability in deep networks and transferability across models.
University of Maryland Contributes to National CSforALL Initiative
Nov 17, 2020 - UMD’s commitment to CSforALL will include workshops and summer camps for young people—focused mostly on those who identify as female or non-binary and/or Black, Latinx, or Native American—in the Washington, D.C., and Maryland region.