News & Announcements

High School Student Earns Accolades for 2023 Summer Research with Gorshkov Group

Jul 31, 2024 - His project focused on calculations to help scientists investigate how quantum computers an perform certain tasks significantly faster than their traditional counterparts.

On the Right Tract: Hall Studies the Gut Microbiome, Gastrointestinal Diseases

Jul 30, 2024 - Brantley Hall’s lab develops novel tools that can measure gut microbes in real time.

TRAILS AI Summer Academy Empowers Future AI Innovators

Jul 30, 2024 - The two-week academy featured mentoring from UMD faculty, a field trip to an interactive museum focused on language, and group projects that covered hot topics like neural networks, machine learning and large language models (LLMs).

Partnering with Creative Scholars to Combine Quantum and the Arts

Jul 29, 2024 - QuICS researchers are active in several interdisciplinary projects that explore novel ways to engage people in thinking about the counterintuitive aspects of quantum physics.

Novel Study Explores the Useability and Efficacy of AI Translations for Diverse Populations

Jul 25, 2024 - UMD researchers are partnering with the Language Science Station at Planet Word to explore how people from different backgrounds rely on imperfect language translations generated by artificial intelligence.

REU Program Continues to Offer Robust Research Experience to Visiting Scholars

Jul 08, 2024 - The program pairs visiting students in small groups with Maryland faculty and graduate students, exploring diverse topics that include machine learning and AI, quantum simulation, parallel algorithms, and more.

Particle Physics and Quantum Simulation Collide in New Proposal

Jul 08, 2024 - In a recent paper, QuICS researchers Zohreh Davoudi and Alexey Gorshkov collaborated with others to present a novel simulation method, discussing what insights the simulations might provide about the creation of particles during energetic collisions.

Zwicker to Continue Leading UMD’s Department of Computer Science

Jul 03, 2024 - As chair, he oversees one of the largest computer science programs in the country, with more than 3,800 undergraduates who can pursue a specialization in cybersecurity, data science, machine learning and quantum information.

Gottesman Assumes New Role as Co-Director of QuICS

Jul 02, 2024 - He says he is honored, noting the center’s rapid growth and its continued success in advancing theoretical and experimental research involving quantum algorithms, quantum cryptography, quantum error correction, and more.

Eight UMIACS Faculty Receive Academic Promotions

Jul 01, 2024 - Two of the eight—Min Wu and John Horty—were named a Distinguished University Professor, considered the most prominent academic distinction on campus.

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