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November 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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Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science Receives Renewed Federal Funding from NIST
The interdisciplinary center will receive up to $12.2 million over the next five years to work on quantum algorithms, quantum complexity theory, quantum cryptography, quantum error correction and more. Read More » |
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Mokhtarzada Hatchery Selects Inaugural Teams
AlphaLabs, Athenus, Mindgrasp and Shellter will join the student startup accelerator. Read More » |
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From Storage Solutions to Biotech SPAC Success
Sujal Patel (B.S. '96) makes his mark as a technology entrepreneur. Read More »
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Faculty
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Amitabh Varshney to Serve on Steering Committee for National Advisory Council on Advancing XR Technologies
The council is dedicated to advancing policy and practical considerations involving virtual, augmented and mixed reality—collectively known as "extended reality" (XR) technologies. READ MORE » |
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Ramani Duraiswami's Startup Collaborates on 3D Spatial Audio System to Improve Military Pilot Performance
VisiSonics partnered with aviation communications company Andrea Systems to provide military pilots with an advanced audio system designed to improve their performance. READ MORE » |
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Rob Patro Part of Team Honored with Allen Newell Award for Research Excellence
The award recognized Sailfish, an open-source software tool for the quantification of gene expression from RNA sequencing data. READ MORE » |
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Students
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UMD Team Wins Internet Defense Prize
Led by Ph.D. student Kevin Bock, the team discovered that firewalls and other network-based "middleboxes" can be weaponized by attackers to launch large, unprecedented denial of service attacks. READ MORE » |
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2021 Larry S. Davis Doctoral Dissertation Awards Announced
Soheil Behnezhad and Nitin Sanket were recognized for their outstanding dissertations that convey excellence in technical depth, significance, potential impact and presentation quality. READ MORE » |
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Junior Maxwell Myers is also a Track and Field Student-Athlete
He interned at Microsoft last summer and received a return offer to work there again next summer. READ MORE » |
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Alumni
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Events
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Technica
Technica is the world's largest hackathon for underrepresented genders, hosted annually by students at the University of Maryland. Students, mentors and volunteers are welcome to join this year's hybrid event. More » |
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Diversity in Tech Celebration
Our keynote speaker will be Darryl Peek, head of federal strategic partnerships at Google Cloud.
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Campuswide Commencement
The 4 p.m. ceremony will be held in person and be available via live stream. More » |
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CMNS Commencement
The 6 p.m. ceremony will be held in person and be available via live stream. Graduates will walk across the stage at this ceremony. More » |
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