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.

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HCST 499: Robots, AI, & Transhumanists: Exploring the Uncanny Valley

New class taught by Eric Brown, Spring 2026 TuTh 4:00-5:15pm

Human Context of Science and Technology (HCST) is a UMBC certificate program that provides students with a deeper understanding of the human context of science, technology, engineering, and...

Posted: December 12, 2025, 1:13 PM

UMBC Department of English adds course on Writing with AI

UMBC’s Department of English has added a new course, ENGL 211 Writing with AI. The course is being taught for the first time this Fall by Dr. Tanya Olsen, a Senior Lecturer and the Director of the...

Posted: September 12, 2025, 5:09 PM

New UMBC course on the philosophy of Artificial Intelligence

The UMBC Philosophy department has added a new oourse, Philosophy of AI (PHIL 378), to the Fall 2025 class schedule. The course will be taught by Philosophy faculty Jessica Pfeifer and Greg...

Posted: July 29, 2025, 8:19 AM

UMBC graduate course on AI Agent Computing, Fall 2025

UMBC's graduate Software Engineering Program will offer a new special topics in software engineering class  (SENG 691 section 5) this Fall on AI Agent Computing. Topics will include open-source AI...

Posted: June 26, 2025, 8:41 AM