News & Announcements
Hanan Samet selected to be Founding Editor-in-Chief of ACM Spatial Algorithms and Systems (TSAS)
May 08, 2012 - The Association for Computing Machinery selected Hanan Samet to serve as the founding Editor-in-Chief of the new ACM journal, ACM Transactions on Spatial Algorithms and Systems (TSAS).
2011 ACM Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award given to Hanan Samet
May 08, 2012 - Samet receives the 2011 ACM Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award for his fundamental contributions to the development of multidimensional spatial data structures and indexing.
New York Times Lists M-Urgency Among Top Apps for Navigating Campus Life
Apr 26, 2012 - M-Urgency was featured in the New York Times amongst a select group of high-impact campus life mobile apps.
Dianne O'Leary featured as Cray Distinguished Speaker
Apr 07, 2012 - Dianne O'Leary talked about image restoration from a machine learning perspective at April's Cray Distinguished Speaker Series.
Ashok Agrawala's international outreach with college students in India
Mar 23, 2012 - Ashok Agrawala and students from a small college in India participate on online lectures in an example of international outreach, blended learning, and enhanced accessibility to education.
Carl Kingsford recognized by Sloan Foundation
Mar 13, 2012 - Carl Kingsford was recognized with an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation award in evolutionary and computational molecular biology.
Wall Street Journal quotes Resnik and Shneiderman about Twitter
Mar 07, 2012 - Wall Street Journal quoted Ben Shneiderman and Philip Resnik for their articles on Twitter and public opinion.
The React Lab Project lets you respond to live TV
Mar 01, 2012 - Philip Resnik's mobile app for responding to live TV events second-by-second in real time using your smartphone was featured on the Kojo Nnamdi show.
Ashok Agrawala released the M-Urgency App
Jan 26, 2012 - M-Urgency, an app that sends live audio and video from your smartphone directly to the University of Maryland Police Department, enables fast and appropriate dispatch of emergency assistance.
Samir Khuller's mentee is a Intel Science Talent Search Finalist
Jan 25, 2012 - Samir Khuller's mentee, a Montgomery Blair High School senior, became one of 40 Intel Science Talent Search Finalists for his project on fast algorithms on multiple machines.