News & Announcements
Zwicker to Continue Leading UMD’s Department of Computer Science
Jul 03, 2024 - As chair, he oversees one of the largest computer science programs in the country, with more than 3,800 undergraduates who can pursue a specialization in cybersecurity, data science, machine learning and quantum information.
Gottesman Assumes New Role as Co-Director of QuICS
Jul 02, 2024 - He says he is honored, noting the center’s rapid growth and its continued success in advancing theoretical and experimental research involving quantum algorithms, quantum cryptography, quantum error correction, and more.
Eight UMIACS Faculty Receive Academic Promotions
Jul 01, 2024 - Two of the eight—Min Wu and John Horty—were named a Distinguished University Professor, considered the most prominent academic distinction on campus.
Patro Awarded $400K to Enhance Open-Source Gene Expression Tools
Jun 27, 2024 - The research funding comes from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a philanthropic effort launched in 2015 by Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan.
Metzler Receives Grant to Advance Long-Range Imaging with Machine Learning
Jun 26, 2024 - The $360K grant from the Army Research Office will support a three-year project to develop a system that uses high-speed cameras and machine learning algorithms to instantaneously create clearer images.
Dhulipala Honored with ACM Kanellakis Award
Jun 20, 2024 - He was part of a team recognized for their contributions to algorithm engineering, including several frameworks that revolutionized large-scale graph processing on shared-memory machines.
Cummings Employs Machine Learning to Tackle Addiction Crisis
Jun 18, 2024 - The technology will be used to tailor treatment options to personalized patient factors like race, gender, location and educational backgrounds.
QuICS Fellow Wins IEEE Photonics Society Quantum Electronics Award
Jun 17, 2024 - Alexey Gorshkov was recognized for his pioneering contributions to the understanding, design and control of interacting quantum systems.
UMD Team Unveils Innovative Camera System
Jun 17, 2024 - Their work, in collaboration with researchers in China, was featured in the journal Scientific Robotics.
Rudinger Developing Large Language Models with Commonsense Reasoning
Jun 04, 2024 - Her work is supported by an NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award, given to junior faculty that exemplify the role of teacher- scholars through their outstanding research and scholarship.