UMD Model Joins ‘Arms Race’ to Develop AI-Powered Tech that Understands Music
Ramani Duraiswami helped develop an AI-powered platform that breaks down songs based on personal taste, emotion and mood.
UMD Doctoral Student Showcases Transformative Robot Learning at Amazon Symposium
Amisha Bhaskar recently presented her research in Boston, showcasing four projects that help robots learn efficiently from limited human input.
Report: AI Use in Newspapers Is Widespread, Uneven and Rarely Disclosed
Rising AI use in American newspapers raises questions about factuality and trust with readers, UMD computer science and journalism researchers say.
New AI Tool Fights Back Against Speech Eavesdropping
Nirupam Roy's lab has developed an AI-enhanced system that protects personal voice data from automated surveillance.
CLIP Alumni Harness AI to Transform Translation at Google
Sweta Agrawal and Eleftheria Briakou are helping millions communicate across languages with advanced AI.
UMD and Capital One Team Up to Reinvent AI Guardrails
The novel DynaGuard system replaces rigid, one-size-fits-all AI safeguards with a customizable framework that adapts to real-world risks.
Director's Message to UMIACS October 2025
At the end of October, the University of Maryland plans to publicly launch its next capital campaign. One major fundraising priority focuses on raising the university’s reputation as a top-tier institution for research and scholarship in artificial intelligence.
Study Reveals How an $800 Satellite Dish Captured Sensitive Communications
MC2 faculty member Dave Levin and student Annie Dai helped uncover a significant internet security flaw.
Sociolinguist and Natural Language Processing Expert Joins UMIACS
Julia Mendelsohn is combining language, politics, and computer science to better understand implicit language in political discourse.
Zhang Receives Award from Open Philanthropy to Enhance Safety in Generative-AI Agents
The research combines principles from reinforcement learning and game theory to better understand and enhance Generative AI-Agents’ safety.