UMBC Center for AI

Artificial Intelligence at UMBC

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County has been at the forefront of artificial intelligence research and development for nearly four decades. Since the mid-1980s, when Dr. Sanjeev Ahuja pioneered work in applying abductive reasoning to analyze discrete sequential processes, UMBC has cultivated a thriving AI ecosystem that continues to expand and evolve.
 
Today, UMBC’s commitment to AI excellence is embodied in the UMBC Center for AI, an interdisciplinary hub established in 2024 to amplify the university’s decades-long leadership in artificial intelligence research, applications, and education.

A Legacy of Innovation, A Vision for the Future

UMBC’s AI community spans more than 65 faculty members whose expertise encompasses the full spectrum of artificial intelligence and related fields from foundational areas such as knowledge representation, reasoning, and neural networks to cutting-edge domains including large language models, knowledge graphs, and multi-agent systems. Our researchers are advancing robotics, machine learning, natural language understanding, data science, image processing, and planning across 30 specialized laboratories and research centers.

This interdisciplinary approach bridges departments and disciplines, ensuring that AI research and education permeate the entire UMBC community while addressing real-world challenges through practical applications.

You can follow news about the UMBC Center for AI on social media through its sites on LinkedIn, Bluesky, X, and Facebook.

Members of the UMBC community can subscribe to the UMBC AI Group to receive email about AI-related news and events. 

If you have news, suggestions, or comments on the site, please send them to ai-center@umbc.edu

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