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Students in Break Through Tech's micro-internship program found confidence through mentorship from a former Sprintern.
When Helena Tesfaye started her micro-internship at event management software startup Goodshuffle , she found a friendly and familiar face in Abril Arias (B.S. ‘24, computer science). Tesfaye, a sophomore computer science major, spent three...read more
The study led by CS Ph.D. student Pooja Guhan explores machine learning's role in mental health therapy.
Patient engagement remains critical in behavioral health care, yet assessing engagement in telehealth settings presents unique challenges. Traditional, in-person therapy allows therapists to gauge patient involvement by observing nonverbal cues, such as body posture and...read more
Students presented their startups and received guidance from experienced entrepreneurs and industry mentors.
Pitching startup ideas to a panel of experienced entrepreneurs has become a familiar format popularized by television shows like Shark Tank. At the University of Maryland’s Capital One Tech Incubator, six student entrepreneurs took part...read more
Mihai Pop is among the researchers awarded $150,000 for collaborative work on pressing issues.
Seven faculty members—including two from the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) and four from the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)—have been appointed 2025 MPower Professors, the University of Maryland...read more
Students from 28 high schools in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area competed in the three-hour contest.
The University of Maryland’s Department of Computer Science welcomed high school students across the Washington, D.C., area on Saturday, February 8, 2025, for the 35th Annual High School Programming Contest (HSPC) at the Brendan Iribe...read more
A Q&A with Roger Eastman on the program's vision, opportunities and impact.
The rapid integration of technology into everyday life has brought new possibilities for creative expression and innovation. One area seeing significant advancement is immersive media, which engages viewers with sight, sound and other sensory experiences,...read more
Jordan Boyd-Graber among the long list of Terps who have appeared on the iconic show.
If you tuned in to “Jeopardy!” on Sept. 21, 2016, you might have seen a young woman clicking desperately on her buzzer, mostly failing to time them to the exact moment that host Alex Trebek...read more
“Today is gonna be a really, really fun day for you,” Assistant Dean for Physician Assistant Education and Associate Professor Cheri Hendrix, DHEd, MSBME, PA-C, DFAAPA, told her class of 58 physician assistant (PA) students...read more
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02.24.2025 11:00 to 12:00
Enhancing Foundation Models Through Interaction
Wenhu Chen
IRB 4105 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/94340703410?pwd=rrXaGSXSpabcMTtDNmeCNf2Ih2fQYE.1
Enhancing Foundation Models Through Interaction
Wenhu Chen
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02.25.2025 11:00 to 12:00
Developing Robots that Autonomously Learn and Plan in the Real World
Glen Berseth
IRB 4105 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/94340703410?pwd=rrXaGSXSpabcMTtDNmeCNf2Ih2fQYE.1
Developing Robots that Autonomously Learn and Plan in the Real World
Glen Berseth
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02.25.2025 14:00 to 15:30
PhD Proposal: Advancing Audio Processing in the Age of Large Language Models
Sreyan Ghosh
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PhD Proposal: Advancing Audio Processing in the Age of Large Language Models
Sreyan Ghosh
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02.25.2025 14:30 to 15:30
From Learning through Labels to Learning through Language
Kai-Wei Chang
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From Learning through Labels to Learning through Language
Kai-Wei Chang
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02.26.2025 11:00 to 12:00
Demystifying the Inner Workings of Language Models
Sarah Wiegreffe
IRB 4105 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/94340703410?pwd=rrXaGSXSpabcMTtDNmeCNf2Ih2fQYE.1
Demystifying the Inner Workings of Language Models
Sarah Wiegreffe
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02.27.2025 11:00 to 12:00
Taking off the compute-colored glasses: Storage is vital to datacenter sustainability
Sara McAllister
IRB 4105 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/94340703410?pwd=rrXaGSXSpabcMTtDNmeCNf2Ih2fQYE.1
Taking off the compute-colored glasses: Storage is vital to datacenter sustainability
Sara McAllister
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02.24.2025 11:00 to 12:00
Enhancing Foundation Models Through Interaction
IRB 4105 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/94340703410?pwd=rrXaGSXSpabcMTtDNmeCNf2Ih2fQYE.1
Enhancing Foundation Models Through Interaction
02.25.2025 11:00 to 12:00
Developing Robots that Autonomously Learn and Plan in the Real World
IRB 4105 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/94340703410?pwd=rrXaGSXSpabcMTtDNmeCNf2Ih2fQYE.1
Developing Robots that Autonomously Learn and Plan in the Real World
02.25.2025 14:00 to 15:30
PhD Proposal: Advancing Audio Processing in the Age of Large Language Models
IRB-4109
PhD Proposal: Advancing Audio Processing in the Age of Large Language Models
02.26.2025 11:00 to 12:00
Demystifying the Inner Workings of Language Models
IRB 4105 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/94340703410?pwd=rrXaGSXSpabcMTtDNmeCNf2Ih2fQYE.1
Demystifying the Inner Workings of Language Models
02.27.2025 11:00 to 12:00
Taking off the compute-colored glasses: Storage is vital to datacenter sustainability
IRB 4105 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/94340703410?pwd=rrXaGSXSpabcMTtDNmeCNf2Ih2fQYE.1
Taking off the compute-colored glasses: Storage is vital to datacenter sustainability
03.04.2025 13:00 to 16:00
Conditional lower bounds for algorithms with pre-processed advice
ATL 3100A and Virtual Via Zoom: https://umd.zoom.us/j/92180232850?pwd=wyWrdzwErCEG61aG9MgvbcCLiJa8xE.1
Conditional lower bounds for algorithms with pre-processed advice