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CS Faculty Take Leading Roles at Global Conference

Philip Resnik and Mihai Pop delivered keynote addresses and held leadership roles at international conferences focused on artificial intelligence and computational biology.

University of Maryland computer science faculty members Mihai Pop and Philip Resnik joined fellow UMIACS faculty member Joshua Weitz in taking on leadership and speaking roles at major international conferences in July 2026. Their participation...read more

UMD Computer Science Graduates Report 95% Job Placement Rate

The University Career Center survey shows strong employment outcomes, higher starting salaries and continued graduate school enrollment for the class of 2025.

The University of Maryland’s Department of Computer Science reported a 95% job placement rate for its class of 2025, according to a survey conducted by the University Career Center . The annual graduation survey, which...read more

Three CS Terps Received CMNS Alumni Network Endowed Undergraduate Awards

Every year, the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) Alumni Network offers awards to help undergraduates defray the costs of conducting research, attending conferences or interning over the summer. Read below how this...read more

Michelle Mazurek Builds People-Centered Security Tools

She discusses her path into computing, her work on privacy and data de-identification, and why communication matters in human-centered security research.

University of Maryland Professor of Computer Science Michelle Mazurek studies how people navigate security and privacy decisions in everyday digital systems. Affiliated with the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS) and the...read more

Searching the World’s DNA Data

UMD Ph.D. student Ryan Synk is developing a machine-learning system designed to help researchers search a growing federal archive of raw genetic information.

A single biological sample can produce millions of fragments of genetic information. Multiply that output by years of experiments involving humans, animals, plants, viruses and environmental samples, and researchers face a problem that is as...read more

New Tool Reveals Hidden Security Risks in AI Systems

An AI model may be designed to behave safely, but that doesn’t mean the system delivering it is secure, according to new research from the University of Maryland. The study —currently under review for presentation...read more

Nakul Garg Receives 2026 ACM SIGMOBILE Dissertation Award

The University of Maryland computer science alum was recognized for research on energy-efficient sensing systems that use sound, radio and light.

University of Maryland Department of Computer Science alum Nakul Garg (Ph.D. '25, computer science) received the 2026 Association for Computing Machinery SIGMOBILE Dissertation Award for developing sensing technologies that operate within limited power, size and...read more

Summer REU Students Apply Algorithms to Real-World Problems

Computer science and mathematics can seem abstract in the classroom. But at the University of Maryland this summer, 27 undergraduates are applying those concepts to problems ranging from reconstructing evolutionary trees to probing the limits...read more

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