University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies

Unlocking Information with New Language Technologies

Four UMIACS faculty are part of a $14.4M multi-institutional effort to build a powerful set of language technologies.

UMIACS Researchers Publish Groundbreaking Study on VR

People remember information better if it is presented to them in a virtual environment, says new study.

Feldman Awarded NSF Grant

Computational linguist Naomi Feldman (on right) will study how children learn their native language.

Assessing DNA for Potential Biological Threats

Experts in UMIACS are working with others to develop computational tools to detect biological threats.

Using Computers to Unlock the Mysteries of Microbes

Doctoral student Nidhi Shah is using powerful computational resources for her work in metagenomics.

University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies

In the Spotlight

Joseph JaJa, a professor of electrical and computer engineering with an appointment in the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS), has been named interim chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), effective July 1.

The department is one of the largest in the A. James Clark School of Engineering, with almost 90 full-time faculty and affiliate faculty and about 50 research faculty and postdocs.

Nov 20, 2018	Pop Authors Op-Ed Calling for Greater Equality in Academia
Nov 15, 2018	Colwell Honored by American Association of Geographers
Nov 14, 2018	Elmqvist Named ACM Distinguished Member
Nov 14, 2018	Fermüller Receives NSF Grant to Advance AI Research on the Learning of Complex Symbolic Signals
Nov 05, 2018	Statement from the University of Maryland Computer Science Advisory Board
Nov 01, 2018	UMD Research Scientist Unveils New Strategies to Search Large DNA Databases
Nov 01, 2018	Srinivasan Elected Fellow of the American Mathematical Society

Unlocking Information with New Language Technologies

UMIACS Researchers Publish Groundbreaking Study on VR

Feldman Awarded NSF Grant

Assessing DNA for Potential Biological Threats

Using Computers to Unlock the Mysteries of Microbes

University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies

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