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UMD Researchers Advance Robotics to Perform Complex Household Tasks
Researchers at the University of Maryland are advancing the frontiers of robotics with a new initiative designed to enable humanoid systems to perform complex, real-world household tasks with greater autonomy and reliability.
CS Ph.D. Student Kyungyeon Lee Studies Haptics to Reshape How People Learn Physical Skills
From learning to play an instrument to performing a surgical procedure, mastering physical skills often depends on repetition and correcting mistakes over time. Researchers in human-computer interaction are examining whether technology can reshape that process by physically nudging users earlier in motor execution, rather than relying solely on post-error co
UMD CS Graduate Program Rises Four Spots in U.S. News Rankings
The University of Maryland’s Department of Computer Science ranked No. 12 overall in the 2027 Best Graduate Schools list released by U.S. News & World Report , marking a four-spot increase from the previous year. Among public institutions, the program ranks No. 7 overall. Several computer science specialties were also placed in the top 20, including artifici
UMD Researcher Advances Computational Tools to Decode the Unknowns of Metagenomics
From human health to environmental sustainability, microscopic communities play a critical role in shaping the world around us. But understanding these complex ecosystems remains a major scientific challenge. At the University of Maryland, bioinformatics engineer Nazifa Ahmed Moumi is working to bridge that gap by developing faster, more accessible tools to
UMD Students Present Startup Ideas at Annual Pitch Perfect Event
Student entrepreneurs at the University of Maryland presented business ideas to a panel of judges during the annual Pitch Perfect event, organized by the Department of Computer Science’s Mokhtarzada Hatchery program and
Bitcamp Brings Weekend of Coding to UMD
Rows of laptops, cables and sleeping bags filled Reckord Armory as students settled in for Bitcamp ’s 12th anniversary at the University of Maryland. From April 10-12, high school students and undergraduates spent 36 hours building projects, attending workshops and working through ideas.
QuICS Fellow Honored for Research That Reshaped Quantum Algorithms
Andrew Childs , a professor of computer science at the University of Maryland, will receive the Excellence in Research Award in Computer Science from the Washington Academy of Sciences on May 7, recognizing work that has helped redefine what quantum computers can do and how researchers design algorithms for them.
Rob Patro Receives BBI Seed Funding for Laser-Tagging Study of Brain Cells
A team of University of Maryland researchers has received seed funding for a project that combines lasers with computational biology to explore new methods for tagging cells, with the goal of clarifying the relationship between neural activity and the genetic makeup of individual cells.
Furong Huang Builds AI Systems Designed to Act Reliably
University of Maryland Associate Professor of Computer Science Furong Huang focuses her research on developing robust and trustworthy artificial intelligence systems, with work spanning machine learning, reinforcement learning and robotics.
UMD Framework Used to Test Safety of Meta’s New Multimodal AI Model
Meta is using a University of Maryland–led safety framework to test its new multimodal AI model, underscoring how academic research is shaping the evaluation of advanced systems before deployment. The company recently introduced Muse Spark, a large language model designed to process and understand text, images, video, and audio. Before releasing it publicly,
Three CS Faculty Members to Receive CMNS Awards
Three Department of Computer Science faculty members will be honored by the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) for their contributions to research, teaching and student mentorship. The CMNS awards highlight faculty contributions across disciplines, with this year’s recipients recognized for work spanning artificial intelligence, c
Nine CS Terps Awarded 2026 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
Nine current students and recent alums of the University of Maryland’s Department of Computer Science received prestigious 2026 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships, which recognize outstanding graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Since 2014, 174 current students and recent alums from CMNS have bee
Abhinav Bhatele on Advancing AI Through High Performance Computing
University of Maryland Associate Professor of Computer Science Abhinav Bhatele traces his interest in computing to early classroom experiences, where exposure to programming languages shaped his academic direction.
CS Ph.D. Student Ian Whitehouse Receives 2026 NDSEG Fellowship
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Synthesizing Code and Chords: UMD Doctoral Student Benchmarks AI in Software Security
Whether he’s arranging a melodic progressive house track or developing rigorous security benchmarks to test AI-generated code, Chihao (Steven) Shen is driven by a desire to turn abstract concepts into tangible results. A first-year computer science doctoral student at the University of Maryland, Shen focuses on software engineering and security. His research
Growing Ideas Through Code
On any given day, Aydina and Sufyana Johnson might be reading, baking, hiking, riding horses or heading to karate class or choir. Like many middle and high school students, they have days shaped by school and a range of activities outside it. Over time, though, another interest began to take hold: programming, which gave both sisters a new way to channel the
Protecting Abuse Survivors from the Intimate Adversary in the Age of AI
As AI becomes deeply integrated into our daily lives—offering everything from productivity hacks to emotional support—a critical challenge has emerged: ensuring these tools do not become weapons for abuse.
UMD Professors Receive IEEE ICRA Most Influential Paper Award
Nearly two decades after its publication, a research paper on how moving systems avoid collisions continues to influence fields ranging from robotics to computer-aided design to digital gaming. That work by
CS Faculty Members Receive AIM Grants to Develop AI-Focused Courses
Faculty in the University of Maryland Department of Computer Science are involved in three of the 15 new courses announced by the Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland as part of its 2026-27 course development grant program. The AIM grants, valued at $10,000 each, support courses that address societal challenges in an AI-driven worl
CS Majors Build Construction Safety App at Ironsite Hackathon
Construction sites generate large amounts of video from body cameras, mounted cameras and other tools used to document work as it happens. For three University of Maryland computer science students, that footage became the foundation of a 36-hour project focused on turning raw visual data into actionable safety insight.