News & Announcements
Coles Elevates UMIACS Events with Expertise and Enthusiasm
Nov 08, 2024 - Mel. Coles brings positive energy and a commitment to excellence in her new role as the institute’s manager of engagement, events and special projects.
Evaluating the Use of LLM Agents to Provide Better Software Security
Nov 08, 2024 - Yizheng Chen has received a $1.7M award to study the efficacy of using AI-infused technology for cyberdefense applications.
UMD Team Receives $10M to Help Students with Disabilities Thrive After High School
Nov 06, 2024 - The funding supports a team of education and computing experts focused on developing an analytical tool to improve post-high school outcomes for students with disabilities.
UMIACS Team Aims to Boost High-Performance Computing Software Development Using AI
Oct 28, 2024 - The multi-institutional, open-source project—expected to increase software development productivity by at least tenfold—is supported by a $7M award from the Department of Energy.
CLIP Graduate Student Merges Psycholinguistics and Technology to Enhance Large Language Models
Oct 21, 2024 - Sathvik Nair’s work is supported by a competitive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.
Tracking Transgenic Crop-Produced Mutations in the Corn Earworm
Oct 16, 2024 - Supported by a USDA grant, two UMIACS researchers have teamed up to study the corn earworm’s growing resistance to non-chemical pesticides.
Reimagining the Future of Historical Research, One Box at a Time
Oct 11, 2024 - UMD information experts are developing novel methods to track down paper documents at the National Archives in College Park.
UMD Researcher Awarded $364K to Make Data Analysis Faster and More Accessible
Oct 09, 2024 - The three-institution collaborative project aims to develop advanced algorithms that will enable clustering over massive datasets and allow scientists, companies, and government agencies to solve complex problems.
ACES Awarded $5M Grant Renewal to Strengthen Cybersecurity Workforce
Oct 09, 2024 - The funding will support 30 students over the next five years as they prepare for careers in cybersecurity.
Protecting Our Region’s Poultry Industry with Advanced Technology
Oct 08, 2024 - Mostafa Ghanem is using new genomic tools to improve our understanding and the prevention of infectious poultry diseases.