News & Announcements
Bridging Quantum Chemistry and Machine Learning for a Greener Future
Nov 25, 2024 - To help improve our environment, Phillip Pope is developing machine learning methods to accelerate chemical simulations, with the goal of discovering new materials to reduce the reliance on fossil fuels.
UMD Team Uses AI to Enhance Mnemonic Learning
Nov 20, 2024 - The team has developed an AI-driven keyword mnemonic generator designed to make learning more efficient and effective for students.
New Haptic Hardware Offers a Waterfall of Immersive Experiences for Gamers
Nov 11, 2024 - UMD researchers are using measured water jets to provide lifelike sensory experiences for gamers in virtual reality.
UMD Team Is Finalist for Prestigious ACM Gordon Bell Prize
Nov 08, 2024 - The researchers made the final cut for their innovative work in developing a scalable distributed training framework called AxoNN, which rapidly trains AI-based large language models on thousands of GPUs.
Coles Elevates UMIACS Events with Expertise and Enthusiasm
Nov 08, 2024 - Mel. Coles brings positive energy and a commitment to excellence in her new role as the institute’s manager of engagement, events and special projects.
Evaluating the Use of LLM Agents to Provide Better Software Security
Nov 08, 2024 - Yizheng Chen has received a $1.7M award to study the efficacy of using AI-infused technology for cyberdefense applications.
UMD Team Receives $10M to Help Students with Disabilities Thrive After High School
Nov 06, 2024 - The funding supports a team of education and computing experts focused on developing an analytical tool to improve post-high school outcomes for students with disabilities.
UMIACS Team Aims to Boost High-Performance Computing Software Development Using AI
Oct 28, 2024 - The multi-institutional, open-source project—expected to increase software development productivity by at least tenfold—is supported by a $7M award from the Department of Energy.
CLIP Graduate Student Merges Psycholinguistics and Technology to Enhance Large Language Models
Oct 21, 2024 - Sathvik Nair’s work is supported by a competitive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.
Tracking Transgenic Crop-Produced Mutations in the Corn Earworm
Oct 16, 2024 - Supported by a USDA grant, two UMIACS researchers have teamed up to study the corn earworm’s growing resistance to non-chemical pesticides.