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The program ranks No. 9 among the country’s public institutions and 16th overall, climbing a notch from last year.
The University of Maryland’s computer science graduate program ranks No. 9 among the country’s public institutions in the 2026 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.” The program ranks 16th overall, climbing...read more
For Howard Elman , research is a collaborative experience—one that can produce scientific discoveries that are far greater than the sum of their parts. A professor of computer science with an appointment in the University...read more
Two computer science majors have been awarded 2025 scholarships by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation , which encourages students to pursue advanced study and research careers in the sciences, engineering and...read more
The two-year $1.3M project will support data systems research for tactical military networks.
University of Maryland Department of Computer Science Assistant Professor Alan Zaoxing Liu has received a $1.3 million research award from the U.S. Department of Defense through the Army Contracting Command to support his project on...read more
Tech companies are racing to build the best artificial intelligence (AI) models, but amid the intense competition, safety issues—like user privacy and biased data—often take a back seat. Ramping up government regulation is one way...read more
CS majors Harshita Kalbhor and Grace Cai reflect on leadership, mentorship and building a more inclusive community in STEM.
On any given evening in the University of Maryland’s engineering labs, the hum of 3D printers and the glow of soldering irons signal another round of preparations for the next big robotics competition. But this...read more
The multidisciplinary research uses virtual and mixed reality to teach lightning safety through an interactive game that brings storms to life.
In most situations, University of Maryland scientist Guangyang Fang would advise you not to walk into a lightning strike. But now, he’s encouraging everyone to dive right into a thunderstorm – in virtual reality, that...read more
Research and innovation combining wearable technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) could soon revolutionize how we engage with the world—creating smarter, more intuitive systems that not only understand their environment, but are able to respond to...read more
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04.09.2025 11:00 to 12:30
PhD Proposal: Towards Private and Trustworthy Generative Models
Yuxin Wen
IRB-4107 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/4139538360
PhD Proposal: Towards Private and Trustworthy Generative Models
Yuxin Wen
Talk
04.11.2025 10:00 to 12:00
PhD Defense: Quantum Games, Graphs, and Gödel
Seyed Sajjad Nezhadi
ATL 3100A
PhD Defense: Quantum Games, Graphs, and Gödel
Seyed Sajjad Nezhadi
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04.17.2025 11:30 to 13:30
MS Defense: Bridging the Gap Between Biomechanics and Modern Computer Architecture: Analyzing Bottlenecks in a Human Eye Simulation
Hana Chitsaz
IRB-4107 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/9044992425?pwd=SnRpL3R0ams5T09ucW9HSjF2eGIxQT09&om...
MS Defense: Bridging the Gap Between Biomechanics and Modern Computer Architecture: Analyzing Bottlenecks in a Human Eye Simulation
Hana Chitsaz
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04.18.2025 15:00 to 17:00
PhD Proposal: Towards Trustworthy AI: Model Interpretability, Failure Mitigation, Alignment, and Verification
Atoosa Malemir Chegini
IRB-4105 or https://us05web.zoom.us/j/86454639997?pwd=ya7FDm539ULa6TBg3Qw4oOdACsu756.1
PhD Proposal: Towards Trustworthy AI: Model Interpretability, Failure Mitigation, Alignment, and Verification
Atoosa Malemir Chegini
Talk
04.18.2025 15:00 to 16:30
PhD Proposal: A Principled Approach to AI Alignment: Theoretical Foundations and Practical Algorithms
Souradip Chakraborty
IRB IRB-4109
PhD Proposal: A Principled Approach to AI Alignment: Theoretical Foundations and Practical Algorithms
Souradip Chakraborty
Talk
04.24.2025 11:00 to 12:30
PhD Defense: Toward Integrating Intelligence into Everything Around Us
Nakul Garg
IRB-3137 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/98107720850?pwd=pQmN1UriXp6vFQUe8RmSqHv6LJYWPS.1
PhD Defense: Toward Integrating Intelligence into Everything Around Us
Nakul Garg
Event
04.09.2025 10:00 to 11:00
Lost, but not forgotten: Extracting quantum information in noisy systems
ATL 3100A and Virtual Via Zoom: https://umd.zoom.us/j/2821742741?pwd=SWJSRm1DTGFoYUtVMllVSEo5bzdmdz09
Lost, but not forgotten: Extracting quantum information in noisy systems
04.09.2025 11:00 to 12:30
PhD Proposal: Towards Private and Trustworthy Generative Models
IRB-4107 or https://umd.zoom.us/j/4139538360
PhD Proposal: Towards Private and Trustworthy Generative Models
04.11.2025 12:00 to 13:00
Hybrid Quantum Networking: Towards Interfacing Ions with Neutral Atoms
ATL 2400
Hybrid Quantum Networking: Towards Interfacing Ions with Neutral Atoms
04.16.2025 11:00 to 12:00
Observation of string breaking on a (2+1)D Rydberg quantum simulator
ATL 3100A and Virtual Via Zoom: https://umd.zoom.us/j/2821742741?pwd=SWJSRm1DTGFoYUtVMllVSEo5bzdmdz09
Observation of string breaking on a (2+1)D Rydberg quantum simulator
04.18.2025 12:30 to 13:30
Error-corrected fermionic quantum processors with neutral atoms
ATL 3100A and Virtual Via Zoom: https://umd.zoom.us/j/2821742741?pwd=SWJSRm1DTGFoYUtVMllVSEo5bzdmdz09
Error-corrected fermionic quantum processors with neutral atoms