News & Announcements
Hajiaghayi Among Select Group of Finalists in Blavatnik Awards Competition
Jun 18, 2020 - Winners in each category will receive $250,000—the world’s largest unrestricted prize for early-career scientists.
Manocha, Srinivasan Named Distinguished University Professors
Jun 18, 2020 - It is the highest academic honor bestowed by the university, reserved for faculty recognized nationally and internationally for their scholarly achievements.
CLIP Graduate Student Kianté Brantley Receives Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant
Jun 17, 2020 - The highly competitive award aims to increase the pipeline of diverse talent earning advanced degrees in computing-related fields by supporting doctoral students that are underrepresented in the field.
Mazurek Joins National Effort to Build a Secure Smart Home
Jun 12, 2020 - She is joining researchers from six other academic institutions on a national research project to increase the security and privacy of high-tech products used in smart homes.
De Floriani Is Named Eurographics Fellow
Jun 11, 2020 - She was recognized for her leadership and service to the fields of computer graphics and visualization, as well as for establishing a vibrant research community in her native Italy that is focused geometry and graphics.
Dorr Joins DARPA Information Science and Technology Study Group
Jun 11, 2020 - She will collaborate with a group of approximately 30 select scientists and engineers that identify new areas of development in computer and communication technologies and recommend future research pathways.
Message from UMIACS Director Regarding #ShoutDownAcademia, #ShutDownSTEM and #Strike4BlackLives
Jun 10, 2020 - Today, many scientists are calling for all of us to #ShoutDownAcademia, #ShutDownSTEM, and to #Strike4BlackLives.
Lin Elected to ACM SIGGRAPH Academy
Jun 09, 2020 - SIGGRAPH established the academy in 2018 to recognize individuals who have made substantial contributions to computer graphics and interactive techniques.
Making Cryptosystems More Secure in the Presence of Quantum Computers
Jun 08, 2020 - Dana Dachman-Soled is currently leading an effort to analyze the security of certain “post-quantum” cryptosystems.
Cummings Receives NSF Funding to Improve Analyses of COVID-19 Genomic Data
Jun 01, 2020 - A major goal of the project is to accelerate the analyses of SARS-CoV-2 genomic data needed by scientists and public health officials battling the virus.