Computing Themes

Computing is a critical tool for advancing today’s science and improving the world we live in. Since our launch in 1985, UMIACS has worked diligently to assemble a tightly-knit and collaborative community of world-renowned scholars, visionaries, and thought leaders with foundational expertise in a broad range of areas across computing, many of which are listed below.

  • parallel computing
  • computational cognitive science
  • post-quantum cryptography
  • fairness and ethics in AI
  • spatial data structures
  • natural language processing
  • cancer genomics
  • machine learning
  • blockchain and cryptocurrency
  • autonomous robotics
  • computer vision
  • human-centered security
  • spatial audio
  • computer graphics
  • visualization
  • quantum information science
  • software engineering
  • data intensive computing
  • cloud security
  • virtual and augmented reality
  • deep learning
  • microbiome research
  • data-driven modeling
  • human-computer interaction
  • quantum algorithms
  • business informatics
  • programming languages