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She will collaborate with a group of approximately 30 select scientists and engineers that identify new areas of development in computer and communication technologies and recommend future research pathways.

SIGGRAPH established the academy in 2018 to recognize individuals who have made substantial contributions to computer graphics and interactive techniques.

Yossi Matias is part of a team that was recognized for their seminal work on the foundations of streaming algorithms and their application to large-scale data analytics.

The funding supports efforts to improve supply chain networks used for critically needed medical equipment during the COVID-19 crisis.

He will develop advanced topic modeling methods that can quickly and effectively analyze text responses in COVID-19 survey data.

He is one of 10 UMD faculty chosen to receive this honor in 2020.

The award-winning paper, which was co-authored by Abhinav Shrivastava, explores the concept of object localization for egocentric vision.

Hajiaghayi was specifically noted for his “contributions to the theory of algorithms, in particular algorithmic graph theory, game theory, and distributed computing.”

He was recognized for his contributions to randomized algorithms and probabilistic methods with applications to network and computational science.

A team led by Niklas Elmqvist is working to expand the use of mixed reality, building on ideas already in use while exploring challenges that still need to be addressed like biased data and user costs.