News

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.


Showing items tagged ai. Show All

Tracking and Branding AI at UMBC

Register your efforts to create a common UMBC AI identity

Are you involved in an artificial intelligence related activity, project, or program at UMBC? Organizing a lecture or lecture series? Running workshops or training sessions? Have a research...

Posted: October 20, 2025, 8:13 AM

Talk: Caring Robots in an Aging World, 11/6

4-5:30pm Thur., Nov. 6, 2025, AOK Library Gallery, UMBC

Caring Robots in an Aging World A lecture with guest speaker Shawn Bender, Ph.D. 4-5:30pm Thur., Nov. 6, 2025, AOK Library Gallery, UMBC The potential of robotics technologies to assist in...

Posted: October 17, 2025, 9:43 AM

Poster for a talk on Caring Robots in an Aging World by Shawn Bender from Dickinson College

Talk: Inductive Analysis of Texts with Embeddings, 11/5

12-1:30pm Wednesday, November 5, 2025, Commons 329

Inductive Analysis of Texts with Embeddings Prof. Dustin Stoltz, Lehigh University Word or text embeddings are a central component in modern language models, including those powering generative...

Posted: October 16, 2025, 12:31 PM

Image of Dustin Stoltz, an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Cognitive Science at Lehigh University.

Gartner hype cycle for AI in 2025

The research and advisory firm Gartner released a Hype Cycle for artificial intelligence last week.  Its hype cycles represent the maturity, adoption, and social application of technologies that...

Posted: October 16, 2025, 11:39 AM

gartner hypecycle for AI in 20025

Short course: AI for Statistical Analysis

2:00-5:00pm EDT Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, Math/Psych 104

Dr. Reetam Majumder from the University of Arkansas will lead a three-hour short course on AI for statistical analysis from 2:00 to 5:00 pm on Friday, October 31, 2025, in room 104 of UMBC's Math...

Posted: October 14, 2025, 1:54 PM

Short course on AI for Statistical Analysis at umbc

AI as Your Design Sidekick workshop

5:30-7:30pm on Thursday, October 23, 2025, UMBC IRC

AI as Your Design Sidekick is a free, hands-on, interdisciplinary workshop for founders, designers, and programmers interested in applying AI tools effectively and responsibly. It will be held...

Posted: October 14, 2025, 11:49 AM

AI and arts event poster

Generative AI in Teaching II: Applied Skills and Use Cases

12-1 pm EDT Monday, October 13, 2025 online via WebEx

Building on Gen AI & Teaching I, this online Webex interactive session led by UMBC professor John Schumacher highlights applied skills and practical use cases. Faculty will practice effective...

Posted: October 12, 2025, 7:03 PM

College graduation had labeled with AI on an electronic circuit board. Generative AI in Teaching