Finding evidence for the 'plunging region' of #BlackHoles is important for scientists to significantly refine models for how matter behaves around a black hole, UMD Astronomy's Chris Reynolds told CNN's Jacopo Prisco. cnn.com/2024/05/17/wor…

.UMD Department of Computer Science senior Joshua Kalampanayil's next stop is Google, where he'll be starting after graduation as a #ProductManager !

Joshua was selected to speak at our Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony—read more: go.umd.edu/ugrad-speakers… #UMDgrad

Grateful to receive this award by the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot, announced by U.S. National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Energy (new.nsf.gov/news/week-nsf-…). This grant marks a pivotal moment for our research. With NAIRR’s resources, we can pursue our vision of creating

Congrats to our 10 #ScienceTerps serving as senior marshals! These high-achieving seniors will lead their classmates into Commencement.

Read about their involvement in academic scholarship, service to the #UMD community and extracurriculars: go.umd.edu/marshals24 | #UMD Grad

The University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies is seeking a postdoctoral fellow in computational social science to collaborate with Cody Buntain (Cody Buntain | @[email protected]) on the role of visual media in online political engagement. Apply by May 30: umiacs.umd.edu/about-us/caree…

#UMD Research Roundup: AI, the Future of Telecom, Moon Preparation, and More! 🐢 go.umd.edu/3WKTeCu

A Dodson Group team led by Emily Hockey (Ph.D. '24, UMD Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry) discovered a new way to create carbenes—a molecule known to be a key ingredient for life.

Their findings lead to new insights into the differences between life on Earth and in space: go.umd.edu/carbene

Proud advisor moment! 🎓 Excited to introduce my PhD student, Dr. Tahseen Rabbani (Tahseen Rabbani), selected to speak at our Graduate Commencement Ceremony! 🌟
His groundbreaking work includes:
• Revealing weaknesses in image watermarks [ICML24] arxiv.org/abs/2401.08573
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.UMD Department of Computer Science Ph.D. graduate Tahseen Rabbani—who was selected to speak at our Graduate Commencement Ceremony—will be starting a postdoc at Yale School of Medicine!

He'll be working in Mary-Anne Hartley (Annie)'s LiGHT Lab, which uses #AI /ML for global health technologies.

#UMDgrad | go.umd.edu/grad-speakers-…

We had so much fun doing this research and are excited that the paper is now out! We used synchrotron VUV light AdvancedLightSource to show that the carbene HCOH forms from methanol UV photodissociation. Much to learn about its reactivity now!

A new concept called quantum spherical codes could make the notoriously fragile information in a photon-based quantum computer less susceptible to errors. Researchers at NIST, QuICS, Joint Quantum Institute and UMD Science published their work in Nature Physics: nature.com/articles/s4156…

🏆 Congrats to the All That Breathes team on winning a #PeabodyAward !

Executive produced by Biology Prof. Sean Carroll, 'All That Breathes' follows two brothers working to save the black kite bird from the rising environmental toxicity in New Delhi. peabodyawards.com/award-profile/…

🪲🍓Dr. Maria Cramer makes time between research and graduation to drop some insect knowledge at this👇 annual extension event 🍓🪲

Congrats Anushka for winning the Norman Laffer Scholarship (UMD CBMG , UMD Science )! Here shown with your de facto mentor Jacques Augenstreich . Sad to see you go. Guess you will be da_Tracking somewhere else (bioRxiv 2024.04.10.588863; doi: doi.org/10.1101/2024.0…

Furong Huang (Furong Huang) will be answering questions about AI and ML today from 2-4 p.m. ET reddit AMA.

Huang's research focuses on trustworthy machine learning, AI for sequential decision-making, and generative AI.

Submit your questions here: redd.it/1crpcaj

Can chopping fruit help computers learn? 🍎

UMD Science researchers explore how altering the shape of fruit, like peeling or slicing it, can teach AI systems important skills.

go.umd.edu/44gKGEM | #AIMaryland

Today's #RedditAMA features UMD Department of Computer Science' Furong Huang! Her research focuses on trustworthy #MachineLearning , AI for sequential decision-making and #GenerativeAI .

She'll be live on Reddit with two of her Ph.D. students from 2–4 p.m. ET today—submit questions: redd.it/1crpcaj

Thank you to all who attended yesterday's ESSIC seminar by Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum! What a wonderful way to conclude yet another successful semester of seminars. The ESSIC Seminar Series will return in the Fall. 🌎 🌍 🌏

Researching #ClimateChange was a way for Katherine Calvin (B.S. '03, UMD Math Department; B.S. '03, UMD Department of Computer Science) to apply her technical skills to something she cares about: our planet. Via The Cut's Sarah Sloat.

Excited for Katherine's commencement keynote next week! thecut.com/article/how-na…

.UMD Geology's Patrick Whelley will help run a 'moon walk' simulation for astronauts to prepare for the lunar surface.

This will show what 'geology tasks we can assign or give to an astronaut if they’re in a mobility-limited suit,' Patrick told WTOP. 🌕wtop.com/maryland/2024/…