Today marked the beginning of #QSim2024, hosted in partnership with The University of Rhode Island (URI). The five-day conference features more than 40 talks representing a multitude of topics within quantum simulation. Learn more: qsimconference.org

Quantum computers could imperil the security of confidential electronic information, such as emails. To counter this threat, NIST has finalized its set of three encryption algorithms designed to withstand a future quantum computer’s cyberattacks: nist.gov/news-events/ne…

A study led by David A. Broniatowski is one of the first to systematically test the effectiveness of gist-based interventions in reducing the sharing and endorsement of misinformation. The findings could help agencies respond more effectively to false information. gwtoday.gwu.edu/new-studys-fin…

Rita Colwell, PhD, was the first woman to serve as director of the National Science Foundation. As director she oversaw the creation of NSF’s ADVANCE program. awis.org/historical-wom… #WomenInScience UMIACS U.S. National Science Foundation

.Maryland Cybersecurity Center (MC2)'s Dave Levin (Dave Levin) weighs in on recent malware attacks originating from an unusual source: Freedom of Information Act requests to government agencies. marylandmatters.org/2024/08/12/mac… via Maryland Matters

Incredibly proud of Dr Eleftheria Briakou for receiving the first ever Best Thesis Award from the Association for Machine Translation in the Americas!

In today's #RedditAMA featuring UMD Atmos&Ocean Sci's Maria Molina, learn how her lab uses #MachineLearning to understand climate and weather extremes! She'll be live on Reddit with members of her lab from 2–4 p.m. ET—submit your questions: reddit.com/r/askscience/c…

Our researchers Maryland Cybersecurity Center (MC2) presented 8 papers at this year's USENIX Security & Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security covering topics like app privacy, data access laws, and password management, highlighting their commitment to human-centered security: go.umd.edu/1qfy #usesec24 #soups2024

Kaptchuk says that UMIACS is the ideal environment to cultivate his unconventional approaches to digital security and privacy. He plans to leverage the institute's computational resources to develop secure and practical cryptographic solutions that are efficient and accessible.

#bioinformatics peeps! Version 0.6.1 of oarfish—our tool for transcript quantification from long-read #RNAseq reads—is out! It brings some cool new features & quality-of-life improvements. Check it out in the link, but here’s my favorite new feature! 1/ github.com/COMBINE-lab/oa…

TRAILS researchers Adam Aviv (Adam J. Aviv) & Michelle Mazurek are tackling perception bias in AI. Their new study explores how users detect and understand biases in AI systems. Learn more: go.umd.edu/1qpb

Researchers Univ. of Maryland's Center of Excellence in Microbiome Sciences are safeguarding our salads from the roots up by studying how E. coli moves from animal feces to a lettuce crop after it rains. Their work was recently published Frontiers - Plant Science. today.umd.edu/safeguarding-o…

Students in Immersive Media Design (UMD Immersive Media Design) will be showcasing their work as part of Univ. of Maryland's annual #NextNOWFest on Sept 5– 6 on the ground floor Iribe Center and Cafritz Theater The Clarice.

Giving a keynote on Oct 18th, 2024. Looking forward to catching up with old friends and meeting new ones!

Registration is open for the 15th Annual Machine Learning Symposium on Oct. 18! Join NYAS in NYC for presentations, short talks, & poster sessions showcasing the latest in #ML research. Register now for early bird pricing or submit an abstract: bit.nyas.org/3YeLtFF

#QuICS co-director Daniel Gottesman is part of a team of current & former researchers Perimeter Institute exploring a new universal boundary that separates ‘nontrivial’ quantum error-correction codes from the rest. Their work was published today in Nature Physics go.umd.edu/1r0n

Six years ago, I made AI predictions. I made an updated video to check how good I was. (Link to original predictions in the video descriptions.) tl;dr: Doomers fears were overblown (+), AI can't be creative (-), No huge economic impacts (+) youtu.be/5AoB-00u7-c

I'm sad to have missed WABI 24. It's one of my favorite meetings; always full of exciting work. But, I'm thrilled to be able to share publicly now that WABI 2025 will be held at Univ. of Maryland (cc UMIACS, CBCB at UMD, UMD Department of Computer Science)! We look forward to welcoming you! youtu.be/vcbGJ_ThWN0?si…

The 2025 Wonderful Algorithms in Bioinformatics (WABI) conference will be held Univ. of Maryland, College Park. WABI brings together researchers working on algorithmic aspects of computational biology for several days of papers, talks, and poster sessions. Follow CBCB_UMD for updates

Quantum systems are fragile, but Daniel Gottesman & his team have made a big breakthrough. Their new research published in Nature Physics improves error correction, paving the way for more practical quantum computing & new physics discoveries. Learn more: go.umd.edu/1r1g