Rita Colwell, Distinguished University Professor and a longstanding member in UMIACS, was featured on CNN for her work in battling cholera, the deadly disease that kills more than 100,000 people each year
University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies
Our Mission
The University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS) provides a unique multidisciplinary computing environment to address some of today’s most pressing scientific and societal challenges. Led by distinguished researchers and supported by a cutting-edge infrastructure, UMIACS pioneers computational science involving national defense, precision medicine, big data, cybersecurity, language and culture, and much more. If your organization faces a fundamental problem that is best solved by the use of powerful computing tools, UMIACS has the expertise, history and capabilities to deliver a solution.
