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NOVEMBER 2024
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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Department of Computer Science Honors Top Teachers
Bahar Asgari, Pierce Darragh, Christopher Kauffman, Elizabeth Qiu and Logan Stevens received teaching awards for the 2023-24 academic year. Read More » |
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Mokhtarzada Hatchery Program Selects New Teams
The startup incubator selected four student-led teams for support and mentorship opportunities for the 2024-25 academic year. Read More » |
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Technica Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Over 1,000 Participants
The world's largest hackathon for underrepresented genders marks a decade of innovation at the University of Maryland. Read More » |
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Faculty & Research
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Dinesh Manocha Receives 2024 Jimmy Lin Award for Innovation and Invention
He was recognized for his patent on multimodal emotion recognition. READ MORE » |
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Cybersecurity Experts Brace for the Next Crisis After the CrowdStrike Near-Disaster
James Purtilo emphasizes how the CrowdStrike incident reveals national security vulnerabilities, with attackers using AI to outpace cybersecurity defenses. READ MORE » |
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Laxman Dhulipala Awarded $364K to Make Data Analysis Faster and More Accessible
He will use the grant to develop open-source tools for enhanced data analysis through clustering algorithms. READ MORE » |
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AI-Generated Misinformation is Everywhere. ID’ing It May Be Harder Than You Think.
UMD experts explain the emotional and cognitive challenges, offering strategies to avoid them. READ MORE » |
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UMD Startup Engauge Aims to Transform Classroom Communication
Computer science major Rodrigo Sandon and team member Marie Brodsky use AI-driven insights to bridge communication gaps in large lecture settings. READ MORE » |
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Two CS Ph.D. Students Receive Larry S. Davis Doctoral Dissertation Awards
Yuxiang Peng and Yi-Ling Qiao received the awards for the 2024-25 academic year. READ MORE » |
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Student Startup Uses AI to Modernize Legacy Code
CS majors Samai Patel and Nand Vinchhi and MIT’s Veer Gadodia leverage AI to help companies modernize outdated systems. READ MORE » |
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Pickle Company Celebrates Founders’ Friendship
Computer science major Eric Bennett and his friend Chris Moon turned their decade-long bond into Chris and Eric's Small Batch Pickles. READ MORE » |
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UMD Women in Tech Gathered at 2024 Grace Hopper Celebration
University of Maryland alums, students, faculty and staff met up at the world’s largest conference for women and nonbinary technologists. READ MORE » |
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Joan Vassos ’85 Shines as the Golden Bachelorette
The CS alum and ABC show’s first lead highlights dating in later years. READ MORE » |
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Diversity in Tech Celebration
Join us to celebrate milestones within diversity, equity and inclusion in computing at Maryland, as we look to the future while honoring our past. Learn More » |
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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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