University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies

Unlocking Information with New Language Technologies

Four UMIACS faculty are part of a $14.4M multi-institutional effort to build a powerful set of language technologies.

UMIACS Researchers Publish Groundbreaking Study on VR

People remember information better if it is presented to them in a virtual environment, says new study.

Feldman Awarded NSF Grant

Computational linguist Naomi Feldman (on right) will study how children learn their native language.

Assessing DNA for Potential Biological Threats

Experts in UMIACS are working with others to develop computational tools to detect biological threats.

Using Computers to Unlock the Mysteries of Microbes

Doctoral student Nidhi Shah is using powerful computational resources for her work in metagenomics.

University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies

In the Spotlight

Joseph JaJa, a professor of electrical and computer engineering with an appointment in the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS), has been named interim chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), effective July 1.

The department is one of the largest in the A. James Clark School of Engineering, with almost 90 full-time faculty and affiliate faculty and about 50 research faculty and postdocs.

Jul 19, 2018	Zwicker Part of Team Presenting New Tool for Sketching Faces
Jul 17, 2018	Integrating Science with Service: Doermann Completes Four-Year DARPA Appointment
Jul 08, 2018	UMD Part of Multi-Institutional Team Awarded $14.4M to Develop Innovative Language Technologies
Jun 27, 2018	MC2 Graduate Student Daniel Votipka Awarded Google-Student Veterans of America Scholarship
Jun 21, 2018	Daumé and Rao win Best Long Paper Award at ACL 2018
Jun 19, 2018	JaJa Named Interim Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jun 18, 2018	Three Graduating MC2 Students Accept Tenure-Track Faculty Positions

Unlocking Information with New Language Technologies

UMIACS Researchers Publish Groundbreaking Study on VR

Feldman Awarded NSF Grant

Assessing DNA for Potential Biological Threats

Using Computers to Unlock the Mysteries of Microbes

University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies

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