Surbatovich Receives NSF CAREER Award to Secure Battery-Free Computing
The award supports her research into making battery-free devices more robust and reliable when operating on unpredictable energy.
When the Feed Becomes the Front Line
A new generation of AI tools is changing how analysts and aid workers make sense of war in real time—if they can learn to trust what the models tell them.
Rethinking the “Charisma Trap” in Human-AI Interaction
A study by TRAILS researchers warns that a chatbot’s polite demeanor creates a “charisma trap,” masking subtle biases and safety risks.
UMIACS Faculty Awarded Four Grants for AI-Focused Courses
The funds support new courses aimed at preparing UMD students for a society increasingly shaped by AI.
Wu Honored with Poole & Kent Senior Faculty Teaching Award
She was recognized for transforming research and forensic case studies into engaging lessons that foster student reasoning.
Studying Haptics to Reshape How People Learn Motor Skills
UMD researchers built a magnetic hand exoskeleton that has the potential to transform how we learn motor skills.
Decades-Old Robotics Paper Earns Top Honors at ICRA
A UMD team is being recognized for the lasting impact of their research on collision-avoidance technology.
Protecting Abuse Survivors from the Intimate Adversary in the Age of AI
Computer science Ph.D. student Julio Poveda is making AI safer for domestic violence survivors by focusing on security threats from abusive partners.
Repurposing Cancer Research to Defeat a Disfiguring Tropical Disease
With new NIH funding, Najib El-Sayed is repurposing cancer-fighting inhibitors to block the metabolic “off-switch” Leishmania uses to hijack the immune system.
Synthesizing Code and Chords: UMD Doctoral Student Benchmarks AI in Software Security
Computer science Ph.D. student Steven Shen applies the same creative process to producing electronic music as he does to studying AI and security.