Machine Learning, AI, Computational Linguistics, and Information Retrieval
Developing methods that allow computers to perform learned tasks autonomously, creating practical solutions for human needs.
Research Projects
Enhancing Performance and Communication for Distributed Teams During Lunar Spacewalks
Principal Investigator(s): Susannah Paletz
Funder: NASA Other Federal
Research Areas: Future of Work > Human-Computer Interaction > Machine Learning, AI, Computational Linguistics, and Information Retrieval
Principal Investigator(s): Susannah Paletz
Funder: NASA Other Federal
Research Areas: Future of Work > Human-Computer Interaction > Machine Learning, AI, Computational Linguistics, and Information Retrieval
Harnessing Generative AI to Support Exploration and Discovery in Library and Archival Collection
Principal Investigator(s): Richard Marciano
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services
Research Areas: Archival Science > Machine Learning, AI, Computational Linguistics, and Information Retrieval
Harnessing generative AI to support exploration and discovery in library and archival collections.
Principal Investigator(s): Richard Marciano
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services
Research Areas: Archival Science > Machine Learning, AI, Computational Linguistics, and Information Retrieval
Harnessing generative AI to support exploration and discovery in library and archival collections.
Detecting and Mapping War-induced Damage to Agricultural Fields in Ukraine using Multi-Modal Remote Sensing Data
Principal Investigator(s): Sergii Skakun
Funder: NASA - Proposal Only Other Federal
Research Areas: Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization > Human-Computer Interaction > Machine Learning, AI, Computational Linguistics, and Information Retrieval > Smart Cities and Connected Communities > Social Networks, Online Communities, and Social Media
Principal Investigator(s): Sergii Skakun
Funder: NASA - Proposal Only Other Federal
Research Areas: Data Science, Analytics, and Visualization > Human-Computer Interaction > Machine Learning, AI, Computational Linguistics, and Information Retrieval > Smart Cities and Connected Communities > Social Networks, Online Communities, and Social Media
Faculty
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Boxes of documents fill a room of the National Archives in College Park. A UMD researcher and colleagues plan to use AI to begin getting a handle on billions of undigitized documents so retrieval is easier. Photo via Wikimedia Commons
Maryland Today: The National Archives Has Over 10B Undigitized Pages (ft. Doug Oard, Diana Marsh, and Katrina Fenlon)
These UMD experts are working to make finding records easier
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