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Lampropoulos and Miers Receive NSF Funding for Privacy-Preserving Computing

The researchers will develop programming tools to make non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs easier to use and reason about.

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Baney Pulls the Strings Behind the Screens

Matthew Baney blends technical expertise with hands-on leadership to keep UMIACS’ complex computing systems running smoothly.

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Tracking Climate-Linked Pathogens Through DNA Science

UMIACS Postdoc Kyle Brumfield is using DNA sequencing and other technologies to study how environmental factors like climate can impact waterborne pathogens.

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Chen Receives NSF CAREER Award to Improve Security of AI Coding Tools

The award supports her work to create AI methods that help coding tools generate secure and trustworthy software.

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New Interim Dean Maintains Strong Ties to UMIACS

Douglas W. Oard, interim dean of the College of Information, expects the college’s strong connection to UMIACS to continue to flourish.

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UMD to Host International Conference on Bioinformatics Research

The event will focus on discrete algorithms and machine learning tools that can address important challenges in molecular biology.

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William Phillips, a Distinguished University Professor of physics and a senior investigator in RQS, showed how extreme low temperatures often used in quantum research can affect everyday objects like balloons or rubber balls.

RQS Sponsors STEM Showdown for Ninth Graders

Students from four high schools built slingshot launchers, vied for a trophy, and watched liquid nitrogen shatter rubber balls at a daylong STEM event.

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Jarrett Nelson, a rising senior majoring in computer science and minoring in physics and math at Utah Valley University, explains his recent work involving quantum simulations using lasers at a poster session sponsored by the University of Maryland Office of Undergraduate Research.

REU Program Immerses Students in Interdisciplinary Quantum Simulation Research

The Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation has launched its first summer program to train visiting undergraduates in quantum research.

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Vishkin Wins ACM Parallel Computing Award

As this year’s recipient of the award, he gave the keynote address at the ACM Symposium on Parallelism in Algorithms and Architectures in Portland, Oregon.

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Levin and Rye Win 2025 Caspar Bowden Privacy Award

The researchers were recognized for revealing how Wi-Fi-based tracking systems can compromise privacy and security on a global scale.

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