De Floriani Awarded Distinguished University Professor Title
The university’s highest faculty honor recognizes her global leadership and research in spatial data science and visualization.
A Virtual Feast for the Eyes and Ears
Ruohan Gao is building systems that allow humans to hear, see and feel the world in a multisensory virtual space.
Director's Message to UMIACS May 2026
Graduate students are central to UMIACS. More than 200 contribute to our research enterprise, bringing energy, creativity and intellectual depth to everything we do.
The Role of Language in AI Research
CLIP Lab director Marine Carpuat explains how multilingual AI systems can facilitate cross-language communication.
Hafezi Part of Winning Team in UMD Invention of the Year Competition
The RQS senior investigator helped develop specially engineered photonic structures to guide light in stable and resilient ways.
UMD to Co-Host Quantum Thermodynamics Symposium Exploring Science and Storytelling
QuICS fellow Nicole Yunger Halpern is helping organize a symposium that features a keynote address by science journalist Mark Alpert.
UMD Researchers Take on AI’s Hardest Problem: Teaching Machines to Reason
From different angles, Ph.D. students Iman Gholami, Arshia Soltani and Danny Mittal are training AI to master mathematical concepts.
UMD Researcher Digs into Antibiotic Resistance at Urban Farms
Ryan Blaustein of the UMD Center of Excellence in Microbiome Sciences is working with seven local urban farms to advance food safety.
Surbatovich Receives NSF CAREER Award to Secure Battery-Free Computing
The award supports her research into making battery-free devices more robust and reliable when operating on unpredictable energy.
When the Feed Becomes the Front Line
A new generation of AI tools is changing how analysts and aid workers make sense of war in real time—if they can learn to trust what the models tell them.