News: Faculty & Staff
Frias-Martinez Joins UMD Effort Focused on Food and Nutrition Security
January 7, 2023 | UMIACSThe multidisciplinary team received a $750K NSF grant to address the challenges of food security in Maryland.
Left to right: Stephen Freeman, Keith Marzullo (INFO College Dean), and Brett Harrison
Introducing iLEAD’s Newest Members
January 6, 2023 | UMD INFO StaffBrett Harrison is a senior managing director in FTI’s Technology Segment and Stephen Freeman is vice president of Surety at M&T Insur …
100 Women Making AI Ethical and Accessible
December 19, 2022 | Laurie RobinsonAssociate Professor Jessica Vitak made the list of 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics.
WIRED: The Impact of Online Harassment Against Women (ft. Jessica Vitak)
December 19, 2022 | INFO StaffFeaturing Associate Professor Jessica Vitak’s research on women in Azerbaijan who opt out of social media.
(Video) CAFe Speaker Series: The Persistent Visions Exhibition
December 9, 2022 | Emily DavidsonDr. Eric Hung and independent video producer/director Jeff Krulik dive into the curation and creation of musical community records.
Project Aims to Convey Big Data With Sound and Touch
December 6, 2022 | Maria Herd | UMIACSNSF-Funded Research Would Expand Employment, Education Opportunities for Blind Data Users.
Meta Research Q&A with Jonathan Lazar, Professor, University of Maryland College of Information Studies
December 6, 2022 | Meta ResearchIn this monthly interview series, Meta Research turns the spotlight on members of the academic community — and the important research …
(Video) SoDa Symposium: Equal Input – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Social Data Science Research
November 30, 2022 | Emily DavidsonGabriella Waters of the Center for Equitable AI & Machine Learning Systems and Jhillika Kumar of Mentra discuss technologies for neurod …
(Video) OTTRS Speaker Series feat. Joel Chan
November 14, 2022 | Emily DavidsonOn October 28, 2022, Dr. Joel Chan discussed new processes to aid in interdisciplinary knowledge synthesis.