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Led by the University of Maryland, TRAILS was launched in May 2023 with a $20 million award from the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The institute is focused on developing, building and modeling participatory research that—over time—will increase trust in AI. Illustration courtesy of TRAILS. Image via Maryland Today.
Maryland Today: $750K in Seed Grants Awarded by UMD-Led Coalition on Trustworthy AI
July 23, 2025 | Tom Ventsias | Maryland Today | UMDSix INFO faculty are among researchers awarded $750K+ in TRAILS funding to advance trustworthy, human-centered AI innovation

Sparsh Paliwal, HCIM '23
Alumni Profile: How One Alum Went From Doodling to Design Systems
May 29, 2025 | Laurie RobinsonA profile of HCIM alum Sparsh Paliwal
(Video) SoDa Symposium: “Prompt Engineering to Support AI Enabled Research”
April 16, 2025 | INFO StaffFeaturing Claire Kelley, senior data scientist and co-director for data science at Child Trends, and Trent D. Buskirk, professor at the …

Hailla Vinson, InfoSci '20
Alumni Profile: From Dance to Data: One Alum’s Journey to a Fulfilling Tech Career
March 13, 2025 | Laurie RobinsonA profile of InfoSci alum Hailla Vinson

Duncan Squires, InfoSci '19
Alumni Profile: From Robotics to Data Engineering: How One Alum Bridges Tech and Business
March 12, 2025 | Laurie RobinsonA profile of InfoSci alum Duncan Squires

Waleed Akram, InfoSci '22
Alumni Profile: The Innovator Bridging Cultures and Solving Problems
March 4, 2025 | Laurie RobinsonA profile of InfoSci alum Waleed Akram

The American flag waves in the breeze beside the NC State Memorial Belltower. At LAS, teams of industry, academic and government partners work side-by-side to enhance intelligence analysis through innovative technology. (Roger Winstead/NC State University)
The Laboratory for Analytic Science at NC State University: LAS Announces 2025 Collaborators (ft. Cody Buntain)
February 4, 2025 | INFO StaffSeventeen faculty from 11 universities, including INFO's Cody Buntain, and three companies will lead LAS research projects this year

