News – ai.umbc.edu

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.

Event: Future Ready Maryland AI Summit

8:30-4:00pm Saturday, June 21, 2025 at UMBC

The Maryland Center for Computing Education (MCCE) will hold a free one-day event at UMBC on Saturday, June 21, 2025, focused on AI in all levels of education. The Future Ready Maryland AI Summit...

Posted: April 30, 2025, 10:33 AM

Webinar: Enhancing Critical Thinking with GenAI

Video exploring how higher education is preparing students for the rise of AI from a UMBC webinar on April 1. Learn how to leverage generative AI to improve student outcomes and uphold academic...

Posted: April 28, 2025, 6:02 PM

AI Meets Finance: interview with Abdullah Karasan

Real world learning with UMBC Data Science

In this UMBC Mic’d Up episode, host Dennise Cardona, chats with Dr. Abdullah Karasan, adjunct faculty member in UMBC’s Data Science program and Founder of Leveragai, about the intersection of AI,...

Posted: April 26, 2025, 2:23 PM

Seminar: AI and Artistic Practice 4/28

Monday, April 28, 4 – 5:30pm, UMBC Library Gallery

Composer and sound artist Sam Pluta, visual artist Brea Souders, and video artist and writer Eryk Salvaggio each use and interact with AI in their artistic practice. They will introduce us to...

Posted: April 26, 2025, 10:43 AM

Generative AI Unleashed: From Basics to Building

Free online workshop, 9am-12pm EDT, Sat. April 26, 2025

LinkedIn says that from 2015 to 2030, 70% of the skills used in most jobs will change, with AI emerging as a catalyst. Explore the power of generative AI during this free three-hour virtual...

Posted: April 24, 2025, 3:15 PM

Google offers US college students free access to its top AI models for the next 14 months

Google is making its top AI models available free for US college students from now until the end of the 2025-26 academic year.The offer includes free access to Gemini Advanced, NotebookLM Plus,...

Posted: April 20, 2025, 7:18 PM

talk: Charting Student Misconceptions About Data Visualization, 5/2

UMBC Prof. Rebecca Williams, 12-1 pm EDT May 2, 2025

CSEE professor Rebecca Williams will give a hybrid talk on Charting Student Misconceptions About Data Visualization hosted by UMBC DoIT’s Instruction Technology team from 12 to 1 p.m. EDT on...

Posted: April 20, 2025, 10:56 AM

AI Demystified: The 7 As of AI and How You Can Use It to Your Advantage

UMBC professor Mohammad Samarah, Graduate Program Director of the Software Engineering Graduate Program, gave a half-hour overview on "AI Demystified: The 7 As of AI and How You Can Use It to Your...

Posted: April 18, 2025, 9:10 AM

Webinar: Student Voices on Navigating AI in Higher Education, 4/9

12-1pm EDT, Wednesday April 9, 2025, online

The final session of the spring AI in Practice webinar series sponsored by the University of Baltimore, JHU, and UMBC will take place 12-1 pm EDT on April 9, 2025. Join the online event to hear...

Posted: April 8, 2025, 12:17 PM

talk: Adaptive Domain Inference Attack with Concept Hierarchy 4/11

12-1pm EDT Friday, April 11, 2025, online

Adaptive Domain Inference Attack with Concept Hierarchy Professor Keke Chen, CSEE, UMBC 12:00 noon–1pm Friday, April 11, 2025 online Joint work with Yuechun Gu and Jiajie He To appear, 2015...

Posted: April 7, 2025, 4:52 PM