Rolling the Dice on Microbiome Science
The new game—designed by MPower Professor Mihai Pop—challenges players to turn scientific symbols into imaginative research ideas.
One Robot, Many Bodies: New System Helps Four-Legged Robots Adapt
UMD and George Mason researchers developed a faster way to transfer locomotion skills across different robot designs.
Wu Receives IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award
The award recognizes her significant contributions to sensing forensics and analytics.
A New Framework for Smarter Cybersecurity Budgeting
New UMD research suggests organizations should cap cybersecurity spending at 37% of potential breach costs.
How We Talk About AI Reveals Whether We Trust It
UMD researchers will analyze everyday conversations for signs of trust—and distrust—in AI.
What Tech Workers Tell Their Kids About Careers in the Age of AI
Katie Shilton studies how tech-worker parents are preparing their children for an AI-transformed workplace.
Always-On System Unmasks Covert Signals Across the Radio Spectrum
UMD researchers combine clever hardware with lightweight AI to catch fleeting wireless threats while drawing microscopic power.
UMD Alumni Bring Local Law into the AI Age
Two Ph.D. graduates of UMD’s CLIP Lab built a machine-readable dataset spanning thousands of U.S. cities and counties.
Director's Message to UMIACS September 2026
What an exciting time to take the helm of UMIACS. The institute is growing in size and impact, our researchers are tackling complex challenges in science and technology, and new opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration are emerging across campus and beyond.
Targeted Ads Come with Unavoidable Privacy Trade-Offs, UMD Study Finds
Researchers show how targeting and performance data can combine to reveal sensitive information.