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Her research examines how irrelevant information can influence reasoning in large language models.
University of Maryland Department of Computer Science Ph.D. student Hillary Owusu received an ACM-W scholarship to attend the 64th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics , where she will present research examining irrational...read more
At the University of Maryland, researchers aren’t just building smarter AI—they’re trying to teach machines how to reason. Led by computer science professor Mohammad Hajiaghayi , a UMD team is working toward an ambitious goal:...read more
Her work examines how multilingual AI systems can facilitate cross-language communication, including in settings where translation errors can affect how people understand information.
University of Maryland Associate Professor of Computer Science, Marine Carpuat , studies natural language processing, with a focus on multilingual artificial intelligence and cross-language communication. Her work examines how AI systems can help people communicate...read more
Researchers affiliated with the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS) are part of two of the five finalist teams selected in the $5 million XPRIZE Quantum Applications competition, an international effort to...read more
Computer Science Assistant Professor Ruohan Gao and Distinguished University Professor Ming Lin turned a single image into an explorable world that sounds like the real thing.
Ruohan Gao didn’t set out to study sound. He began his work in computer vision, drawn to what he calls the most “obvious” way humans understand the world: by sight. “Vision is so fundamental for...read more
We are conditioned to look for subtle cues—a professional tone, steady confidence, and outward politeness—to decide if a stranger is trustworthy. But when that “stranger” is an AI chatbot, these deeply ingrained social instincts can...read more
The event featured ventures focused on mindfulness, financial access, property monitoring and AI-supported research.
University of Maryland students and recent alumni developing startups through the Mokhtarzada Hatchery program presented their work on May 4, 2026, during the initiative’s fifth annual Demo Day. Established in 2021 by UMD alumni Haroon...read more
Her research focuses on helping intermittent computing platforms operate correctly when harvested energy causes repeated shutdowns.
Milijana Surbatovich , an assistant professor of computer science at the University of Maryland, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award to advance research on intermittent computing platforms,...read more
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05.26.2026 15:15 to 16:30
PhD Proposal: Navigating Neural Landscapes at Large Step Sizes and Scales
Dayal Singh Kalra
IRB-4107 https://umd.zoom.us/my/dayal?pwd=VC9jZ0EyVmtPK0xuVU9pUEpGVG5EZz09
PhD Proposal: Navigating Neural Landscapes at Large Step Sizes and Scales
Dayal Singh Kalra
Talk
06.02.2026 14:00 to 15:30
PhD Proposal: Beyond Descriptive xAI: Cross-Domain Methods for Converting Interpretability into Model Improvement
Sai Yerramreddy
University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing - Meeting Room 4 https://umd.zoom.us/j/3473881918
PhD Proposal: Beyond Descriptive xAI: Cross-Domain Methods for Converting Interpretability into Model Improvement
Sai Yerramreddy
Talk
06.23.2026 12:00 to 13:30
PhD Defense: Learning Robot Policies from Intuitive Human Guidance
Amisha Bhaskar
IRB 4105 https://umd.zoom.us/j/6319739372?pwd=1aDsXO4mgX91LPQotgBGgDCCNBsvav.1&om...
PhD Defense: Learning Robot Policies from Intuitive Human Guidance
Amisha Bhaskar
05.26.2026 15:15 to 16:30
PhD Proposal: Navigating Neural Landscapes at Large Step Sizes and Scales
IRB-4107 https://umd.zoom.us/my/dayal?pwd=VC9jZ0EyVmtPK0xuVU9pUEpGVG5EZz09
PhD Proposal: Navigating Neural Landscapes at Large Step Sizes and Scales
06.02.2026 14:00 to 15:30
PhD Proposal: Beyond Descriptive xAI: Cross-Domain Methods for Converting Interpretability into Model Improvement
University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing - Meeting Room 4 https://umd.zoom.us/j/3473881918
PhD Proposal: Beyond Descriptive xAI: Cross-Domain Methods for Converting Interpretability into Model Improvement
06.04.2026 10:00 to 11:00
From Preparing Quantum Spin Lakes to Measuring Chaos with Hamiltonian Learning: Quantum Simulation Beyond the Ground State
ATL 3100A and Virtual Via Zoom: https://umd.zoom.us/j/5871875361?omn=98612137949
From Preparing Quantum Spin Lakes to Measuring Chaos with Hamiltonian Learning: Quantum Simulation Beyond the Ground State
06.12.2026 09:30 to 11:30
PhD Defense: Quantum Cryptography in the Presence of Side Information
ATL 3100A and Virtual Via Zoom: https://umd.zoom.us/j/4408046564?pwd=jxxFPSb0TCV3qYiZv6WbLncFIvVyPX.1 Password: 628758
PhD Defense: Quantum Cryptography in the Presence of Side Information
06.12.2026 14:00 to 15:00
A whole new woRLD of Fisher information
ATL 3100A and Virtual Via Zoom: To be announced
A whole new woRLD of Fisher information
06.23.2026 12:00 to 13:30
PhD Defense: Learning Robot Policies from Intuitive Human Guidance
IRB 4105 https://umd.zoom.us/j/6319739372?pwd=1aDsXO4mgX91LPQotgBGgDCCNBsvav.1&om...
PhD Defense: Learning Robot Policies from Intuitive Human Guidance