News & Announcements
REU Bioinformatics Program Immerses Students into Interdisciplinary Research
Aug 07, 2024 - Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the program exposes visiting undergraduates to interdisciplinary training needed to process and analyze large scale genomic datasets.
Graduate Student Balances Research, Service and Mentoring
Aug 06, 2024 - Levi Burner, a sixth-year doctoral candidate in electrical and computer engineering, multi-tasks in his role as lab manager for the Perception and Robotics Group.
JaJa Retires Following Four Decades of Stellar Research and Service
Aug 03, 2024 - He plans to remain active, continuing his longstanding commitment to supporting key research endeavors and exploring potential collaborations.
High School Student Earns Accolades for 2023 Summer Research with Gorshkov Group
Jul 31, 2024 - His project focused on calculations to help scientists investigate how quantum computers an perform certain tasks significantly faster than their traditional counterparts.
On the Right Tract: Hall Studies the Gut Microbiome, Gastrointestinal Diseases
Jul 30, 2024 - Brantley Hall’s lab develops novel tools that can measure gut microbes in real time.
TRAILS AI Summer Academy Empowers Future AI Innovators
Jul 30, 2024 - The two-week academy featured mentoring from UMD faculty, a field trip to an interactive museum focused on language, and group projects that covered hot topics like neural networks, machine learning and large language models (LLMs).
Partnering with Creative Scholars to Combine Quantum and the Arts
Jul 29, 2024 - QuICS researchers are active in several interdisciplinary projects that explore novel ways to engage people in thinking about the counterintuitive aspects of quantum physics.
Novel Study Explores the Useability and Efficacy of AI Translations for Diverse Populations
Jul 25, 2024 - UMD researchers are partnering with the Language Science Station at Planet Word to explore how people from different backgrounds rely on imperfect language translations generated by artificial intelligence.
Particle Physics and Quantum Simulation Collide in New Proposal
Jul 08, 2024 - In a recent paper, QuICS researchers Zohreh Davoudi and Alexey Gorshkov collaborated with others to present a novel simulation method, discussing what insights the simulations might provide about the creation of particles during energetic collisions.
REU Program Continues to Offer Robust Research Experience to Visiting Scholars
Jul 08, 2024 - The program pairs visiting students in small groups with Maryland faculty and graduate students, exploring diverse topics that include machine learning and AI, quantum simulation, parallel algorithms, and more.