We use the UMBC group umbc-ai to share news about AI research, events, and opportunities at UMBC. UMBC faculty, staff, and students can join the group to receive email messages. Anyone can view past news on the group or on the AI.UMBC.EDU website. Below are short summaries of recent messages from the UMBC AI Center.
Prof. Roberto Yus receives NSF CAREER award: Towards a Sensorless Internet of Things through Sensor Data Management Abstraction
UMBC CSEE Professor Roberto Yus received a prestigious NSF CAREER Award to support his research on democratizing the Internet of Things (IoT) by introducing a semantic abstraction framework that...
Posted: June 4, 2026, 9:06 AM
UMBC faculty receive NSF grant to help faculty and students cultivate AI-related competency
Rebecca Williams (PI) and Edward Dillon (CO-PI)
UMBC faculty Rebecca Williams (PI) and Edward Dillon (CO-PI) have been awarded a four-year NSF grant to build industry and academic partnerships and establish a set of recommendations, resources,...
Posted: June 3, 2026, 12:09 PM
Using AI to Nudge Student Metacognition and Responsibility for Learning
Paper on AI for learning at UMBC in Online Learning Journal
John Fritz and six UMBC colleagues are authors on a new paper in the Online Learning Journal’s special issue on Higher Education in an AI-Transformed World. Their paper, "Asked & Answered:...
Posted: June 2, 2026, 12:26 PM
Prompt to Prototype: A Generative AI Hackathon Experience
Online 4-6pm 6/25, in person 8:30-6:30 6/26 at Shady Grove
In this fast-paced, hands-on hackathon, you’ll learn how to use cutting-edge generative AI tools to design, build, and pitch a real product—no technical background needed. Working in small teams,...
Posted: May 31, 2026, 6:07 PM
New UMBC M.S. in AI program
Apply by August 1 for the Fall 2026 Semester
UMBC has established a new M.S. graduate program in Artificial Intelligence in the CSEE Department. Designed for students seeking to go beyond a general computing degree, the program offers a...
Posted: May 29, 2026, 1:38 PM
Faculty Workshop: Using Generative AI to Support Your Course Design
9-10:30 am Monday, June 1, 2026, online
This session demonstrates how generative AI can support course design when embedded within a backwards‑design workflow. Rather than isolated prompting, faculty will learn to use AI iteratively to...
Posted: May 26, 2026, 8:04 AM
How Data Science Helped Build a Smarter Fitness App
UMBC alum Manikanta Sirumalla (MPS '26) shares his story
AI-powered fitness apps are transforming personalized training by combining data, recovery insights, and adaptive workout planning into a single experience tailored to individual goals. For UMBC...
Posted: May 22, 2026, 1:54 PM
UMBC Center for Precision Aquaculture
Applying AI to extract data from underwater environments
UMBC received $1.5 million in congressional funding to establish the UMBC Center for Precision Aquaculture, an interdisciplinary effort to revolutionize land-based fish production through...
Posted: May 20, 2026, 10:52 AM
Knowledge Infused Learning, a new book by Manas Guar and Amit Sheth
UMBC Assistant Professor Manas Gaur and University of South Carolina professor Amit Sheth have published a new book on Knowledge-Infused Learning. The technique was the topic of Dr. Gaur's...
Posted: May 16, 2026, 11:36 AM
AI companion bots as a public health issue: A new framework for regulation
11-12pm EDT Tuesday, May 26, 2026, Online
AI companion bots are reshaping how people connect, confide, and cope, with children and adolescents among their most active users. Even as evidence of their potential social and developmental...
Posted: May 12, 2026, 4:46 PM
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