We're hiring! @UMDCS is seeking faculty at all ranks for multiple tenure-track positions across computer science research areas. Learn more and apply: go.umd.edu/OpenPosition-10-2…

Two @UofMaryland CS alumni, @SuhoShin327 and Zeyu Yan, received the 2026 Larry S. Davis Doctoral Dissertation Award for research on AI decision-making and sustainable electronics. Read more: go.umd.edu/LarryDavisAward-1…

Join @UMDCS Associate Professor Nirupam Roy (@NeeeRooo9) for a seminar exploring how physical knowledge can help AI systems better understand, model and interact with the physical world.

Can Wi-Fi help monitor health without wearables or cameras? Selected for @UofMaryland's Hatchery program, student-led startup PulseFi is developing technology to track vital signs and detect movement patterns using wireless signals. Read more: go.umd.edu/PulseFi-10-2026

What if digital objects could sound as real as they look? @UMDCS researchers developed an AI system that recreates realistic sounds from just a few taps, with potential applications in robotics, gaming and virtual reality. Read more: go.umd.edu/AV-MSF-10-2026

Can brain activity help detect cybersickness in VR and AR? @UofMaryland researchers identified brain wave patterns linked to cybersickness, offering a potential way to detect symptoms in real time and improve user comfort. Read more: go.umd.edu/Cybersickness-10-…

Happening now: #UMDCS alum Glenn Ricart (Ph.D. ’80) joins @UofMaryland CIO Jeffrey Hollingsworth for a discussion on Maryland’s pioneering role in the development of the Internet, from early academic networks to the world’s first Internet exchange point in College Park.

Don’t miss the @UMDCS Fall Seminar Series, featuring Jia-Bin Huang (@jbhuang0604) on Oct. 23. He’ll explore how AI can learn to understand the physical world, predict motion and plan actions through simulation and exploration.

More than 1,000 in-person and virtual participants joined @gotechnica 2026 at @UofMaryland for a weekend of coding, collaboration and hands-on learning. Students developed projects, explored new skills and connected with industry mentors. Read more: go.umd.edu/Technica-10-26

From teaching himself to code in middle school to co-founding Liftoff, @UofMaryland computer science alum Phil Crosby (B.S. ’06) turned his startup ambitions into a global business. In June 2026, Liftoff went public on Nasdaq. Read more: go.umd.edu/Crosby-10-2026

After experiencing a family loss, @UofMaryland CS alum Jacqueline Deprey (B.S. ’20) co-founded Perpetua, a digital toolkit designed to help families navigate estate settlements, locate accounts and manage assets left behind. Read more: go.umd.edu/Deprey-10-2026

🌏 @UofMaryland computer science Professor William Regli received a @FulbrightPrgrm Specialist Award to collaborate with the @MelbourneOf on AI safety, national security and policy frameworks for assessing risks in critical applications. Read more: go.umd.edu/Regli-10-2026

Technica 2026 is underway! For mentor and @UofMaryland CS senior Claire Chen, it’s about more than building projects: “I found a safe community and space within the tech field,” she said of her first Technica experience in high school. #Technica2026

🔊 Technica 2026 is underway! More than 1,000 people registered to participate in person and virtually for a weekend of building projects, learning new skills and connecting with mentors at the hackathon celebrating underrepresented genders in tech.

Check out the latest issue of The Monthly Build, our monthly newsletter with updates, stories, and highlights you won’t want to miss! Read more: go.umd.edu/MonthlyBuild-10-2…

Join @UMDCS Associate Professor @MohitIyyer for a talk on how AI is being used in writing and how researchers are working to detect and understand its impact.

🔊 Build your skills and gain hands-on experience in product development and design thinking through @UofMaryland Computing Catalyst’s Career Launch course. Apply by Nov. 4: go.umd.edu/careerlaunch

🔊 @UofMaryland CS doctoral students earned five honors at IROS 2026 for research helping robots navigate glass barriers, learn from human demonstrations and use sight and touch to complete tasks. Read more: go.umd.edu/Rajyaguru-10-2026

👏 @UMDCS junior Eric Gilerson will present his single-author paper at @NeurIPSConf 2026 in Sydney this December. His research explores how language models can perform exact arithmetic rather than predict answers from learned patterns. Read more: go.umd.edu/Gilerson-10-2026