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March 2022
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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From CS to HBO
Delante Desouza's (B.S. '16) fast break to a starring role in new HBO series about the L.A. Lakers. Read More » |
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Optimizing Facebook Notifications Pumped Up Blood Donations
John Dickerson's predictive algorithm prompted 5% more people to roll up their sleeves in a test last year. Read More » |
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Beyond Now or Never
Testudo, twists and turns on Paul Capriolo's (B.S. '06) path to tech success. Read More »
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Faculty & Staff
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Dinesh Manocha Receives 2022 Verisk AI Faculty Research Award
Funding will support the use of synthetic datasets to improve the accuracy of machine learning methods. READ MORE » |
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Soheil Feizi Receives ONR Young Investigator Award to Advance Reliable AI
He was one of 32 recipients nationwide to be named a Young Investigator for 2022. READ MORE » |
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Students
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A VR View of 'Black Broadway'
Students create a virtual tour to showcase decades of U Street culture during Break Through Tech DC's three-week micro-internship program. READ MORE » |
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Ph.D. Student Snehesh Shrestha Helps Create AI-Powered Tool to Extract Threatening Language
Shrestha and collaborators created a 240-word “threat dictionary” by feeding Wikipedia articles, tweets and randomized webpages through an AI-powered word-embedding model that draws comparisons between words with the same meaning. READ MORE » |
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Computer Science Major Jason Steinberg Rolls Out Contact Information App
Soshi is an app where people can store social media profiles and contact information in one place and share with a QR code to facilitate networking. READ MORE » |
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Student Team Wins Safety Award in Elon Musk's Tunnel-Digging Contest
Of 12 qualifiers, only four—from Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and UMD—were cleared to dig. READ MORE » |
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Alumni
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Akash Magoon (B.S. '18) Honored With Rising Terp Award
Magoon co-founded Nayya to help employees choose and enroll in health benefits and then engage with their health plans. READ MORE» |
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