University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies

Pop Named UMIACS Director

The computational biologist is known for his scientific expertise and his advocacy for greater equality in academia.

Understanding How Humans Learn Complex Events

Cornelia Fermüller (right) is using neuromorphic engineering to explore how humans learn complex events.

NIH Pilot Grant Helps Kids with Language Disorders

Naomi Feldman uses machine teaching algorithms to predict which language interventions are most effective.

De Floriani Elected President of IEEE Computer Society

Leila De Floriani, a geospatial data visualization expert, will lead the notable professional computing organization.

Unlocking Information with New Language Technologies

Four UMIACS faculty are part of a $14.4M multi-institutional effort to build a powerful set of language technologies.

University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies

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Joseph JaJa, a professor of electrical and computer engineering with an appointment in the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS), has been named interim chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), effective July 1.

The department is one of the largest in the A. James Clark School of Engineering, with almost 90 full-time faculty and affiliate faculty and about 50 research faculty and postdocs.

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Oct 01, 2019	Rising Stars in Machine Learning Talk Features Gintare Karolina Dziugaite
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Sep 25, 2019	Hartree Fellows Add Scientific Strength to UMD’s Quantum Efforts
Sep 23, 2019	QuICS Researchers Awarded $3.8M for Quantum Computing Research
Sep 20, 2019	Wu Receives IEEE Rigas Award
Sep 16, 2019	Rising Stars in Machine Learning Talk Features Surbhi Goel from UT Austin

Pop Named UMIACS Director

Understanding How Humans Learn Complex Events

NIH Pilot Grant Helps Kids with Language Disorders

De Floriani Elected President of IEEE Computer Society

Unlocking Information with New Language Technologies

University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies

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