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October 2023
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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UMD's Computer Science Undergraduate Program Ranks Top 10 Among Public Institutions
The department also ranks in the top 10 in cybersecurity, data science and AI specialties, according to U.S. News & World Report. Read More » |
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CS Majors Attend Fall Career and Internship Fair
More than 2,000 students met with representatives from 76 companies. Read More » |
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Faculty Members Recognized at SIGGRAPH's 50th Anniversary
Dinesh Manocha and Ming Lin were honored for their paper on an innovative method for fast collision checking between polygonal models. Read More » |
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Faculty & Research
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Bahar Asgari Receives $1M NSF Grant to Advance High-Performance Computing
The research will move high-performance computing forward with scalable solutions, enhancing applications like molecular dynamics simulations.
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Building AI You Can Trust
Hal Daumé III, who is heading a new $20M NSF institute, says systems should support societal good. READ MORE » |
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An Ally for Access
Palm-sized robot developed by Huaishu Peng and CS Ph.D. student Jiasheng Li navigates touchscreens for visually impaired users. READ MORE » |
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AI's Double-Edge Sword: The Rise and Challenges of AI Detectors
Soheil Feizi discusses the questionable reliability of public AI detectors and the implications for educators. READ MORE » |
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Yizheng Chen Joins Department as Assistant Professor
She pledges to strengthen the digital world against emerging cyber threats. READ MORE » |
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UMD and IonQ Celebrate National Quantum Laboratory Opening
The research center is the nation’s first facility that allows researchers to use a commercial-grade quantum computer. READ MORE » |
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Students |
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CS Major Aveek Mishra Finds Success with Deal-Finding Startup
The startup embodies innovation by scanning the web for millions of deals and coupons, offering users the most attractive discounts. READ MORE » |
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UMD Computer Scientists Design Innovative Drone System for Disaster Recovery
CS major Neil Sorkin teamed up with Assistant Professor Nirupam Roy to create a better way to locate people who need help after natural disasters. Read More » |
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UMD Researchers Present Four Papers at Prestigious Workshop on Algorithms in Bioinformatics
CS students discussed a new algorithm for the parallel construction of suffix arrays—one of the key tools for processing vast amounts of genomic data—and other research that explores novel computational methods to study the human genome and the evolution of tumors. Read More » |
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CS Major Duran Keefe Shares Internship Experience at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Keefe worked on the Space-Based Machine Automated Recognition Technique project and an analytic project with the Lab's National Security Analysis Department. Read More » |
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Alumni |
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We are grateful to alumni and friends whose generosity supports current and future students. To learn more about how you can make a difference, please visit cs.umd.edu/giving. |
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