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August 2021
The Monthly Build
A newsletter for the alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends of the University of Maryland’s Department of Computer Science.
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Features
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How the Iribe Initiative’s Alumni Mentoring Program Prepares Undergraduates for the Professional World
Monica Zhu (B.S. '15) paired up with rising junior Mohammed Kabir last year and provided him with valuable guidance on coursework and internships. Read More » |
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The Discipline of Becoming an Expert
Moses Namara (B.S. '16) Makes MIT Technology Review's '35 Innovators Under 35' for his work co-founding the Black in AI Academic Program. Read More » |
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Junior CS Major Eric Robinson Awarded 2021 NOAA Hollings Scholarship
This award will allow him to explore his interests in applying his computer science skills to preserve wildlife and the natural environment. Read More »
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Faculty & Staff
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Department Announces Eight New Faculty Appointments
Eight new full-time tenured/tenure-track faculty members—three who began their appointments this year and five more who will start in 2022—have joined the department. READ MORE » |
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Yiannis Aloimonos Creates Hive of Ideas for Drones
Palm-sized autonomous robots could help bees pollinate flowers, search out survivors and watch patients for problems. READ MORE » |
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UMD Team Receives Best Demo Award for Mobile Sound Localization System
Innovative design by Nirupam Roy and Ph.D. students Nakul Garg and Yang Bai explores the interaction of sound waves with acoustic structures for spatial sensing. READ MORE » |
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UMD Researchers Present 10 Papers at Security Symposiums
The papers range from encouraging users of popular messaging apps to employ end-to-end encryption to newly discovered distributed denial of service attacks to the perceived risks of sending documents containing sensitive information. READ MORE » |
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New Postdocs Bring Expertise in Secure Software Development and Usable Security and Privacy
Ethan Cecchetti will work with Michael Hicks and Nathan Malkin will work with Michelle Mazurek. READ MORE » |
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Responsible AI: Bridging From Ethics to Practice
Ben Shneiderman shares his views in this Communications of the ACM article. READ MORE » |
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Alumni
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Shayan Zadeh (M.S. '02), CEO of Leap Rail, Joins Alumni Association Board of Governors
In this role, he will provide foresight, oversight and insight to guide the association.
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