Director's Message to UMIACS May '24
UMIACS recently hosted a trio of visitors tasked with conducting an external review of our institute. The reviewers came from academic units that somewhat mirror UMIACS—high-level, computing-focused groups at universities that require a team effort from faculty, students and staff to excel.
Director's Message to UMIACS October '24
As we continue working through a busy fall semester, our newsletter is once again filled to the brim with important news updates.
Director's Message to UMIACS September '24
Welcome back to a busy Fall 2024 semester. A quick glance at this month’s newsletter shows a lot of activity over the summer—successful undergraduate internships, prestigious faculty awards, outstanding academic work by our graduate students and postdocs, and much more.
It never ceases to amaze me what a vibrant research community we have.
Director's Message to UMIACS July '24
Hot enough for you?
If you’ve been in Maryland for much of the summer as I have, you’re acutely aware of the above-normal-temperatures we’re experiencing.
The science behind predicting extreme weather—including overbearing heat that can harm humans, animals and our environment—continues to progress, due in no small part to scientists having new tools based in computing.
Director's Message to UMIACS April '24
Whenever I meet with prospective new faculty interested in joining UMIACS, I always discuss the resources available as a member of our institute.
Those resources include assistance with research proposals and post-award management; onboarding of graduate students or postdocs; help in navigating the often-complex procurement process for large-scale equipment purchases; and much more.
CLIP Graduate Student Merges Psycholinguistics and Technology to Enhance Large Language Models
Sathvik Nair’s work is supported by a competitive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.
Anthony Brady
Donovan Buterakos
Paola Cascante-Bonilla
Laura Fichtner
Cheng-Ju (Jacob) Lin
Tsung-Cheng (Peter) Lu
Mauricio (Mauro) Morales
Sean Muleady
Zhenyi Wang
New Haptic Hardware Offers a Waterfall of Immersive Experiences for Gamers
UMD researchers are using measured water jets to provide lifelike sensory experiences for gamers in virtual reality.
Coles Elevates UMIACS Events with Expertise and Enthusiasm
Mel. Coles brings positive energy and a commitment to excellence in her new role as the institute’s manager of engagement, events and special projects.
UMIACS Team Aims to Boost High-Performance Computing Software Development Using AI
The multi-institutional, open-source project—expected to increase software development productivity by at least tenfold—is supported by a $7M award from the…