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Addressing Challenges in Deep Neural Networks

Furong Huang is applying classical machine learning algorithms to solve problems with modern deep neural networks.

Enabling Robots to Collect Scientific Data

Pratap Tokekar uses robots to collect important data in situations that are often too dangerous for humans.

Raschid Receives $1M NSF Grant

The award supports her work to develop an open source database used by businesses.

Colwell Reflects on Global Water Issues

Distinguished University Professor Rita Colwell featured in thoughtful Q&A on water and climate.

QuICS Marks Five-Year Anniversary with Symposium

The Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science will hold a research symposium in January to mark its five-year anniversary.

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Sep 23, 2020	New Major Immerses Students in Coding and Creativity
Sep 18, 2020	Srinivasan Receives Funding from Google to Advance Contact Tracing Methods
Sep 17, 2020	Understanding How the Gut Microbiome Influences Human Health
Sep 04, 2020	Resnik Developing Computational Models to Better Understand How Decisions Are Made
Sep 02, 2020	Patro Works to Improve Search Functionality for Large Repositories of Sequencing Data
Sep 01, 2020	UMIACS Faculty Receive MPower Funding to Improve Mental Telehealth Services Using AI
Aug 31, 2020	Raschid and Vidal Finish International Project on Alzheimer’s Disease and Lung Cancer

Addressing Challenges in Deep Neural Networks

Enabling Robots to Collect Scientific Data

Raschid Receives $1M NSF Grant

Colwell Reflects on Global Water Issues

QuICS Marks Five-Year Anniversary with Symposium

University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies

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