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Whether it’s faculty unveiling new digital tools and technology, graduate students receiving accolades at a major conference or symposium, or an engaging profile featuring one of our dedicated support staff, our news highlights below showcase the depth and breadth of our research enterprise.

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April 19, 2016

Memon Receives Fraunhofer-Bessel Research Award

Atif Memon, a professor of computer science with an appointment in the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS), has received the Fraunhofer-Bessel Research Award from the Humboldt Foundation and the Fraunhofer Society for the Advancement of Applied Research.
April 13, 2016

No Time Like the Present for Quantum Programming, Says QuICS Postdoc

Programming languages—which allow humans to write computer software without worrying about the details of computer hardware—are essential for modern computing. And now is the perfect time to start designing programming languages for quantum computers, according to a postdoctoral researcher at the Jo
April 10, 2016

QuICS Hosts Canadian Quantum Information Science Experts

The Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS) recently hosted more than 30 experts from a Canadian research organization for a series of talks and discussions focused on advancing the field of quantum information science.
March 22, 2016

Pop, Colwell Part of New USDA Center of Excellence Dedicated to Sustainable Water Reuse

Mihai Pop and Rita Colwell are part of a just-announced multidisciplinary effort to develop innovative, safe and sustainable ways to irrigate food crops in variable climates.
March 16, 2016

MC2 Graduate Student Named Google Ph.D. Fellow

Kartik Nayak, a third-year doctoral student in the, was one of only 39 students North America, Europe and the Middle East to be named a Google Ph.D. Fellow.
March 10, 2016

Duraiswami Honored with USM Board of Regents Faculty Award

Ramani Duraiswami, a professor of computer science and director of the Perceptual Interfaces and Reality Laboratory, is one of 17 faculty statewide to receive a 2016 University of Maryland Faculty Award for Excellence.
March 9, 2016

Subrahmanian Leads Team that Ranks Nations on Their Vulnerability to Cyberattacks

A team of data-mining experts led by V.S. Subrahmanian recently published a book that ranked the vulnerability of 44 nations to cyberattacks.
March 1, 2016

QuICS Researcher Works to Illuminate the Power of Quantum Computers

A postdoctoral researcher in the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS) is trying to understand the power of quantum computers by expanding a set of conventional—and imaginatively named—tools.
February 18, 2016

Perlis Receives AAAI Blue Sky Award for Innovative Work in Artificial Intelligence

Don Perlis, a professor of computer science with an appointment in UMIACS, was recently honored by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) for his ideas on advancing autonomous commonsense-reasoning by basing knowledge and understanding on a form of perceptual imaginati
February 16, 2016

Chetty Receives Google Research Award to Improve Online Safety for Kids

Marshini Chetty, an assistant professor in the iSchool with an appointment in UMIACS, has received a Google Research Award to improve online safety for kids.