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UMD Graduate Students Attend Google Cloud Next ‘24 Conference in Las Vegas
May 7, 2024 | Maia JohnstonA look into two graduate students’ experience learning about the latest technological advancements and the future of AI
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Ariel Segal (at center) and colleagues from around the world, including head of the Library of Congress Collections Digitization Division Tom Rieger (at right), at the Society for Imaging Science and Technology Archiving 2024 Conference at the National Archives celebrate after Segal's Hebrew Manuscripts presentation
Library of Congress Digitizes Rare Hebrew Manuscripts, Opening Centuries of Jewish History to the World
May 7, 2024 | Laurie RobinsonMLS alumnus Ariel Segal worked on the years-long project
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ABC-7 News: University of Maryland Launches Interdisciplinary Institute on Artificial Intelligence (ft. Sheena Erete)
April 30, 2024 | INFO StaffINFO Professor Sheena Erete will become the Associate Director of Research at UMD’s new Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Ins …
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Integrating Robots in Homes to Support Autistic Youth
April 18, 2024 | Laurie RobinsonA TRAILS pilot study looks at how families can use AI robotic animal companions in support services for autistic children
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News Release: UMD Launches Institute Focused on Ethical AI Development
April 9, 2024 | UMD StaffINFO's Dr. Sheena Erete will serve as the Associate Director of Research of the new AI Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland (AIM)
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(Video) OTTRS Speaker Series: Gamification for Team Science and Human-AI Teaming
April 9, 2024 | Logan Delavan-HooverAI researcher speaks on teamwork with autonomous systems
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MD Today: Reliable ER Translations Might Be Job for Humans, AI Together (ft. Ge Gao)
April 3, 2024 | Maria Herd | UMIACSUMD researchers are part of team tackling potentially dangerous source of health care errors
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UMD INFO College Faculty Awarded for Research Excellence
April 2, 2024 | UMD INFO Staff14 INFO faculty members are to be honored at the 2024 UMD Research Excellence Celebration
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How to Make Critical Decision-Making Systems Fairer and Build Trust in AI
March 22, 2024 | Laurie RobinsonResearchers from UMD and GW are creating a new measure to make AI systems involved in parole decisions and loan approvals fairer