Giving Digital Objects a Sense of Sound
By combining camera images and recorded taps, UMD researchers aim to give 3D objects realistic sounds for applications in virtual reality, gaming and more.
Scientists Discover Migration-Mediated Mechanism Enabling Bacteria-Virus Coexistence
Their study shows how collective movement enables viruses to persist with migrating bacterial colonies while minimizing risk.
UMD Researchers Identify Brain Signals Linked to Cybersickness in Immersive Environments
Findings from a real-time brain wave study could help VR and AR designers detect and reduce dizziness, nausea and other symptoms.
UMD Researchers Accelerate the Technology Behind AI Search
A new algorithm developed by UMD researchers builds the digital maps that power AI search at record-breaking speeds.
UMD Researcher Helps Lay the Mathematical Foundation for More Trustworthy AI
Soheil Feizi is part of a $7.5M multi-institutional initiative to advance the next generation of artificial intelligence.
How AI Could Turn Invasive Eye Injections into Simple Eye Drops
Supported by a $2.35 million NIH grant, UMD and Johns Hopkins researchers are using AI to develop longer-lasting eye drops for glaucoma and other eye diseases.
TRAILS Fellows Map a More Trustworthy Path for AI
A team of five undergraduates developed an interactive tool to embed ethics and public trust in AI research.
AI Can Enforce the Rules. Can It Build an Online Community?
UMD researchers identify where language models could help volunteer moderators—and where human judgment remains essential.
Helping Robots Make Sense of the Physical World
UMD research earns five honors at IROS workshops for advances in navigating around glass, interpreting touch and learning from human video.
Alan Liu Helps Lead $17.3M NSF Programmable Cloud Lab Node for Biomanufacturing
The initiative will use AI and automation to support remotely accessible biomanufacturing experiments, with Liu co-leading the lab's data and AI systems.