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September 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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UMD Leads New $25M NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation
New institute directed by Andrew Childs will significantly add to the vibrant quantum research ecosystem established in the mid-Atlantic region. Read More » |
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Ph.D. Students Denis Peskov and Kianté Brantley Named 2021 Computing Innovation Fellows
The prestigious postdoctoral research program is managed by the Computing Research Association. Read More » |
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Undergrads Explore Tech Careers by Building Apps to Solve Transportation Challenges
Break Through Tech DC hosts its first summer Guild at UMD with mentors from Accenture, Capital One, M&T Tech and Microsoft. Read More »
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Faculty & Staff
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After Three-decade Odyssey, Noted Quantum Error Correction Theorist Returns to Maryland
Daniel Gottesman returned to his native Maryland as the Brin Family Endowed Professor in Theoretical Computer Science and a Fellow in the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS). READ MORE » |
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Nirupam Roy Receives $150K NSF Award to Expand Wi-Fi Access in Regional Parks
He is partnering on the project with the Maryland-National Capital Parks and Planning Commission’s (M-NCPPC) Department of Parks and Recreation. READ MORE » |
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Team Wins Distinguished Paper Award for Studying the Digital Safety of Sex Workers
Michelle Mazurek and Elissa Redmiles (B.S. '13, M.S. '18, Ph.D. '19) were on the team that examined how sex workers—who tend to have especially salient security and privacy risks—conceptualize and manage their digital safety across multiple devices. READ MORE » |
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Team Wins Distinguished Paper Award for Uncovering New Type of Cyberattack
Dave Levin, Ph.D. student Kevin Bock and undergraduate Kyle Hurley uncovered a unique form of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that can be used by nation-states to censor internet access. READ MORE » |
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Aravind Srinivasan Wins Distinguished Career Award from the Washington Academy of Sciences
He was recognized for his scientific achievements and leadership. READ MORE » |
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Computer & Computational Sciences Research Day 2021 a Success
Over 115 people attended the event, which featured faculty talks and graduate student research posters. READ MORE » |
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Students
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Ph.D. Student Jamshed Khan Wins Outstanding Student Paper Award
He received the award for developing a new algorithm that efficiently builds a compacted de Bruijn graph from collections of input genome or transcriptome sequences.
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This New Algorithm Lets You Explore Virtual Reality by Walking Naturally
The project is led by Ph.D. student Niall Luke Williams, a researcher in the Geometric Algorithms for Modeling, Motion, and Animation (GAMMA) lab.
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CS Major Hugo Burbelo Named One of Major League Hacking’s Top 50 Hackers of 2021
In 2020, he led the development of a custom virtual hackathon platform for UMD's Technica hackathon.
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Alumni
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UMD Computer Science Career and Internship Fair
Alumni interested in employment opportunities or recruiting our students are invited to attend this event on September 27.
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Alum Joins the Gula Tech Cyber Fiction Podcast
Dave Baggett (B.S. '92), founder and CEO of Inky, talks about cybersecurity, early coding on vintage PCs and the development of the video game industry. READ MORE» |
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