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August 2026
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 Computer Science Graduates Report 95% Job Placement Rate
The University Career Center survey shows strong employment outcomes, rising starting salaries and continued graduate school enrollment for the class of 2025. Read More » |
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David Jacobs Named Director of UMIACS
He will lead the multidisciplinary research institute beginning Sept. 6, 2026. Read More »
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Department of Computer Science Recognizes 2025-26 Teaching Award Recipients
Alan Zaoxing Liu, Christopher Kauffman, Mario Alvarenga, Segev Elisha-Cliff Elazar Mittelman and Amrit Magesh were recognized for their teaching and instructional support. Read More »
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Students
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Searching the World’s DNA Data
CS Ph.D. student Ryan Synk is developing a machine-learning system designed to help researchers search a growing federal archive of raw genetic information. READ MORE »
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Meet Yasmine Tajeddin, the Programmer of the Opera
The senior computer science and music double major never performed publicly before coming to UMD. Now, she’s eyeing a career as a professional opera singer. READ MORE »
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Teaching AI to See Faster
CS Ph.D. student Manan Suri developed Frames2LoRA, a zero-token approach that helps AI analyze videos more efficiently for summarization, question answering and real-time decision-making. READ MORE »
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Three CS Terps Received CMNS Alumni Network Endowed Undergraduate Awards
Raghav Thind, Nghia Truong and Priya Tyagi received funding to support summer research, conference travel and career development. READ MORE »
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Faculty & Research
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Department of Computer Science Announces 11 Faculty Promotions
The 2026 promotions recognize faculty members whose work spans artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, computational biology and other areas of computing. READ MORE » |
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Tiny Insects, Big Ideas for AI
Yiannis Aloimonos studies how insects navigate and communicate to inform the development of autonomous drones. READ MORE »
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Making Complex Math as Easy as Asking a Question
Haizhao Yang is developing an AI platform that turns everyday questions into mathematical models for complex decision-making. READ MORE »
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Michelle Mazurek Builds People-Centered Security Tools
She discusses her path into computing, her work on privacy and data de-identification, and why communication matters in human-centered security research. READ MORE »
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Remembering G.W. “Pete” Stewart (1940-2026)
Stewart, a Department of Computer Science faculty member from 1974 to 2008, worked in numerical linear algebra and helped develop LINPACK, a software package used in scientific and engineering computation. READ MORE »
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ALUMS
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Nakul Garg (Ph.D. '25) Receives 2026 ACM SIGMOBILE Dissertation Award
He was recognized for his research on energy-efficient sensing systems that use sound, radio and light. READ 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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