This UMBC session on a reframed Bloom's Taxonomy enabling learners to apply knowledge for real-world & social impact. Expanding on Blackboard's 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗺'𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜, it shares strategies for AI literacy, fostering critical thinking, & academic innovation. ai.umbc.edu/news/post/15...

UMBC researchers are discovering the building blocks of hand motions to enable more effective programming of robots using classical Indian dance, and exploring whether and how dancing robots might be new tools to improve mental health. umbc.edu/stories/stra...

Google offers many free online short courses on AI-relevant topics. Here's a list os some you might explore over the holidays. ai.umbc.edu/news/post/15...

UMBC's Blake Francis teaches a new course on the Ethics of AI, covering the development, use, and regulation of AI and related technologies, including surveillance, algorithmic fairness, self-driving cars, social media, the future of work, and environmental impacts. ai.umbc.edu/news/post/15...

UMBC's Eric Brown will teach a new undergraduate course this Spring on "Robots, AI, & Transhumanists: Exploring the Uncanny Valley" as part of UMBC's Human Context of Science and Technology program. ai.umbc.edu/news/post/15...

UMBC's Ramana Vinjamuri and his students used Bharatanatyam Mudras, Indian classical dance hand gestures, to help train robot systems to recognize and use human hand gestures. Their work is described in a new paper in Nature Scientific Reports. ai.umbc.edu/news/post/15...

UMBC's Dresher Center for the Humanities has a new working group on 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 led by Professor Tim Phin. The group will hold open sessions next week in the Dresher Center's conference room (PAHB 216) and online, to discuss and identify issues to work on. ai.umbc.edu/news/post/15...

Prof. Md Tariqul Islam from UMBC's Information Systems Dept. discusses his work on self-defending ledgers, where nodes enforce ledger security through multi-agent reinforcement learning grounded in game-theoretic principles. 12–1pm ET, Wed. Dec. 3 in UMBC ITE459 & online. ai.umbc.edu/news/post/15...

What should faculty know, even if they're not adopting AI in their teaching? Topics include Gen AI literacy, a critical examination of student AI tool use, equity & access, ethical concerns, credible sources of Gen AI information, & implications for assessment & pedagogy. ai.umbc.edu/news/post/15...

Dr. John Bai (U. Canterbury): "On Language Models and the Dangers of an Algorithmic View From Nowhere", 2-3pm EST Mon, Dec 1, 2025, online. This talk aims to demystify language modelling & support critical, de-colonial analyses of human and artificial knowledge systems. ai.umbc.edu/news/post/15...

UMBC's Houbing Herbert Song talks on The Third Wave of Artificial Intelligence: Neurosymbolic AI at UMBC in ITE325b and online from 11:15-12:45 EST Tue. Nov. 25. In the 3rd wave, machines perceive and understand the world on their own and learn by reasoning with it. ai.umbc.edu/news/post/15...

The Computing Research Association 2025 Summit explored perspectives on how AI is reshaping computing research, undergraduate and graduate education, and workforce development. A short summary and the detailed 78-page report are now available. ai.umbc.edu/news/post/15...

Alexander Martin from JHU will speak at UMBC and online, 4-5:15 pm EST on Mon., Nov. 24. He will discuss building systems capable of retrieving, reasoning over, and synthesizing information from diverse, multimodal sources such as news articles and social media videos. ai.umbc.edu/news/post/15...

bit.ly/44oC6oc AI Agent Computing is a new special topics class in UMBC's graduate Software Engineering Program this fall. Topics include open-source AI libraries; personal small LLMs and special-purpose models; AI agents: AI agents with LLMs; ML models & reasoning; AI-enhanced robotics; and more.

bit.ly/44ihP3z Diane Alonso, a teaching professor and director of UMBC’s psychology program at the Universities at Shady Grove, has been named one of two senior fellows for generative AI pedagogy at the William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation.

bit.ly/seai25 New AI systems are creating significant disruption in many career areas, including software engineering & computer programming. Dr. Mohammad Samarah, graduate program director of UMBC’s Software Engineering graduate program, explains why human professionals are needed more than ever.

UMBC faculty James Foulds, Phil Feldman & Shimei Pan have a article on the recent problem where xAI’s Grok chatbot was compromised to mention white genocide in South Africa when responding to unrelated queries. They explain how it was done and how to prevent it in the future. bit.ly/40bBNLV

The research and advisory firm Gartner released its 2025 Hype Cycle for AI last week. Its hype cycles represent the maturity, adoption, and social application of technologies that are important to business and the economy. ai.umbc.edu/news/post/15...

bit.ly/43HmLjr AAAI hosts a free online webinar, AI Perception vs. Reality, 12-1pm EDT, Thurs., June 19. Panelists are Rodney Brooks, Tom Dietterich, Gary Marcus, Peter Stone, and moderator Francesca Rossi. Topics include: AI history, hype cycles, current AI impact, and critical evaluation tools.

AAAI has a free online webinar 12-1 pm EDT on Monday. June 16, with a panel of AI experts on the evolution and future implications of Artificial General Intelligence. Panelists are Holger Hoos, Eric Horvitz, and Stuart Russell, moderated by Francesca Rossi. ai.umbc.edu/news/post/15...

ai.umbc.edu/news/post/15... UMBC CSEE Professor Anupam Joshi was interviewed by aecc india on the evolving roles of AI, data science, machine learning, and cybersecurity. He covered their impact on jobs and careers in many fields, and the opportunities to master the technologies at UMBC.

ai.umbc.edu/news/post/15... UMBC Prof. Anupam Joshi was interviewed by aecc india on the evolving roles of AI, data science, machine learning, and cybersecurity. He discussed their impact on jobs and careers in many fields, and the opportunities to master them at UMBC.

Janerra Allen, Ph.D. ’25 EE, studies electrical signals in the brain, looking for patterns that might help doctors diagnose or treat mental disorders. As a first-generation college student, she forged her own path, mastering complex subjects to produce new knowledge. bit.ly/4jOWDIS

ai.umbc.edu/news/post/14... UMBC will hold a “study day” panel 12-1pm on Wed, May 14, to explore how generative AI systems can help students prepare for exams. Faculty Sarah Bass (Chemistry), Tim Finin (CS/EE), & John G. Schumacher (ANTH/SOCY) discuss how GenAI tools can be used for learning.

Quanta's article on LLM technology's impact on Natural Language Processing tells the story with quotes from interviews with 19 senior NLP researchers. In my 50+ years of working on AI and NLP, this has been the biggest change I’ve seen. It’s well worth reading. www.quantamagazine.org/when-chatgpt...

The 2025 CSEE Research Day takes place from 9-4 on Friday, May 2, on South Campus in the main seminar room and online. A celebration of selected research accomplishments by UMBC CSEE faculty, staff, and students for the CSEE community and pubic. csee.umbc.edu/2025-csee-re...

The Maryland Center for Computing Education will hold a free event at UMBC on Sat. June 21, on AI in education, covering PreK-12 to higher ed stakeholders, & features student voices, opportunities, and educational resources for MD educators, school districts, colleges & universities. bit.ly/44dp0f3

In a Mic’d Up episode, Dennise Cardona chats with Abdullah Karasan, a faculty member in UMBC’s Data Science program and founder of Leveragai, about the intersection of AI, finance, and education. Listen to this video to explore the future of AI & finance! ai.umbc.edu/news/post/14...

UMBC hosts AI and Artistic Practice, Mon. April 28, 4-5:30pm. Composer Sam Pluta, visual artist Brea Souders, & video artist Eryk Salvaggio introduce their work and experiences, doubts, & breakthroughs using AI. UMBC Art prof. Eric Millikin leads a discussion. More info & register at bit.ly/artBC

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBY6... Mohammad Samarah, Director of UMBC's Software Engineering Grad Program, on "AI Demystified: The 7 As of AI and How You Can Use It to Your Advantage". He covered key AI concepts and explored how you can leverage them in your personal and professional life.

my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/csee/... UMBC CSEE professor Manas Gaur published an article in The Conversation on the DeepSeek AI R1 and OpenAI o1 generative AI systems, comparing their quality of reasoning and accuracy in generating citations.

Good article in the New Yorker magazine on Bluesky and its history www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

UMBC alumna Randi Williams, Ph.D. (’16 B.S. computer engineering) is the keynote speaker for UMBC’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day. She earned a Ph.D. from MIT where she was a member of Media Lab's Personal Robots Group and will join CMU next year. umbc.edu/stories/rand...

The final AI in Practice session sponsored by U. Baltimore, JHU, and UMBC is 12-1 pm EDT on April 9, 2025. Join online to hear students talk about how generative AI systems have changed their higher education experiences. Register and get the Zoom link here: ubalt.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

UMBC professor Mohammad Samarah gives a practical webinar breaking down key AI concepts and exploring how you can leverage them in your personal & professional life. Dr. Samarah is graduate program director for UMBC’s Professional Studies in Software Engineering program. ai.umbc.edu/news/post/14...

A multidisciplinary team led by UMBC researchers was awarded $3.8M from DARPA's SciFy: Scientific Feasibility program to explore new computational methods for assessing the feasibility of scientific claims. umbc.edu/quick-posts/...

bit.ly/AI4523 Video and slides of the Lipitz Lecture by Prof. John Schumacher on “Generative AI and Higher Education: Practical Insights for Today and Tomorrow” are available. He explored the current generative AI landscape and gave practical insights for how to adapt to and use the new technology.

ai.umbc.edu/news/post/14... UMBC's Center for Ethics and Values will hold a public forum on the Ethics of AI on Tuesday, April 8 from 7pm to 8:30pm. It will be a moderated, informal discussion hosted by Blake Francis with panelists Kathy Baxter, David Danks, and Gabriella Waters.

Drs. Eugenia Novokshanova and Michelle Kassorla share insights from The Multimodal AI Project and their recent book Serious Play on how to leverage generative AI to improve student outcomes and uphold academic integrity. 12-1:30pm ET on Wednesday, April 23, 2015, online. bit.ly/AIumbc9

UMBC will hold workshops on Ethical Leadership in the Age of AI on Tues., April 8, 2025, in Commons 331. The workshop is aimed at students, but faculty and staff are also welcome. To accommodate schedules, the 90-minute in-person workshop will be held starting at 10am, Noon, and 2pm. bit.ly/UMBCai9

bit.ly/4iK4Iy1 UMBC’s myUMBC Answers service uses generative AI to answer questions from users about their data and services. This January, UMBC cybersecurity students evaluated its accuracy and resiliency to attacks. This talk reports their findings. 12-1pm ET Friday, March 28, 2025 online.

UMBC’s Division of Information Technology announced the expanded availability of multiple powerful AI tools to support the UMBC community in teaching, learning, research, and productivity. ai.umbc.edu/news/post/14...

Explore the power of generative AI during this free three-hour online workshop sponsored by UMBC-Shady Grove. From fundamentals to hands-on practice, UMBC's data science program director Muhammad Ali Yousuf will guide interactive activities for all skill levels. #AI ai.umbc.edu/news/post/14...

my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/umbc-... UMBC alum Jason Grant ('10, computer engineering) served as the Undergraduate Consortium Co-Chair at the 2025 AAAI Conference. The committee and event included additional UMBC alums and faculty.

ai.umbc.edu/news/post/14... Manas Gaur, Edward Raff, and Ali Mohammadi helped present a half-day tutorial at 2025 AAAI on Neurosymbolic AI and how it can be applied to LLMs to help solve key challenges in NLP tasks like explainability, grounding & instructability. See their slides & material here.

bwtech@UMBC Research and Technology Park and Entinex are hosting an AI After Hours: Networking & Jam Session from 5:30 to 7:30 on Thursday, April 10 in Suite 130 at BWTech North, 5520 Research Park Dr. at the edge of the UMBC campus. ai.umbc.edu/news/post/14...

UMBC ME Ph.D. student Md Badrul Hasan received the 2025 Professor Kirti “Karman” Ghia Memorial Award from AIAA for his research using physics-informed machine learning to model the fluid flow inside hurricanes. He is mentored by Meilin Yu (ME) and Tim Oates (CSEE). ai.umbc.edu/news/post/14...

Dr. Virginia Dignum, Professor of Responsible Artificial Intelligence at Umeå University, Sweden, discusses the often contradictory nature of AI, exploring how its advancements highlight the irreplaceable qualities of human intelligence and the importance of governance. ai.umbc.edu/news/post/14...

Dong Chen talks on Safeguarding CPS/IoT Systems in the AI Era, 12-1 ET Monday, March 3 at UMBC and online. He will present a framework to help users understand and mitigate information leakage risks and defense mechanisms for CPS/IoT systems against AI-driven threats. ai.umbc.edu/news/post/14...

Dong Chen talks on Safeguarding CPS/IoT Systems in the AI Era, 12-1 ET Monday, March 3 at UMBC and online. He will present a framework to help users understand and mitigate information leakage risks and defense mechanisms for CPS/IoT systems against AI-driven threats. ai.umbc.edu/news/post/14...