Heng Huang Secures Funding for AI-Powered Vitals Monitor and Medical Imaging Test Bed
He is leading two new federally funded projects aimed at improving the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare.
UMD Researchers Take Microbiome Questions to Reddit
Computer scientist Mihai Pop and postdoctoral associate Marcus Fedarko discuss how computational tools help decode the microbial world.
Teaching Robots to Follow the Motion
UMD’s award-winning AI model learns from video to guide robot movements.
Evaluating AI Systems Requires More Than Technical Metrics
Postdoc Laura Fichtner emphasizes the need for participatory approaches that incorporate diverse viewpoints when assessing AI systems.
UMD Biochemistry Ph.D. Students Explore the Depths of the Microbiome
Saúl Flores and Holly Hemesath are immersed in the University of Maryland Center of Excellence in Microbiome Sciences’ seven-month student fellowship program.
What Keeps People Going in Dark Times? New Research Finds Unexpected Answers
Philip Resnik tells CBS News how machine learning helped researchers analyze thousands of Reddit posts about reasons for living.
Quantum Device Simulates Matter Popping into Existence
Research co-authored by two QuICS Fellows shows trapped-ion quantum computers can probe the universe's biggest mysteries.
Michael Gullans to Receive 2026 Flemming Award for Outstanding Federal Service
The QuICS Fellow is being honored for breakthroughs in quantum information science.
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.