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.


Baltimore Business Journal article on UMBC and AI

Part of a series on how AI is upending the business world

The Baltimore Business Journal published an article, Slowly Beginning to Adapt, on how UMBC is is adjusting to the latest generative AI systems.  The piece is part of the BBJ's AI Meets Main...

Posted: August 25, 2025, 10:03 AM

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Can AI make Hitler cry?

UMBC professor Aharona Rosenthal has a new paper, Can AI make Hitler cry?, exploring the use of AI in Holocaust education across four generations in Spinger’s AI and Ethics journal. The paper...

Posted: August 18, 2025, 10:36 AM

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UMBC Library 2025 AI Symposia

Online 12-1pm EST on seven Mondays starting on Oct 1

UMBC’s Library will hold a weekly series of seven online AI seminars from 12-1 pm EST on Wednesdays starting on October 1, 2025, on the theme Exploring the Gadgets & Gizmos in Your AI Toolkit....

Posted: August 15, 2025, 10:17 AM

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UMBC PhD student Ommo Clark wins best paper award with Karuna Joshi

Detecting misinformation with LLMs and Knowledge Graphs

A research paper by UMBC Information Systems PhD student Ommo Clark co-authored with her advisor Professor Karuna Joshi received the Best Student Paper award at the IEEE International Conference...

Posted: July 30, 2025, 6:20 PM

Paper by Ommo Clark and Karuna Joshi receives award

AI learning seminars from UMBC Training Centers

Free for UMBC faculty and staff in 2025

UMBC Training Centers offers a series of half-day online workshops on AI topics, available to anyone through a paid yearly subscription or individually. In partnership with UMBC DoIT, these...

Posted: July 28, 2025, 10:16 AM

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AI4ALL Ignite program for undergraduate students

Apply for Fall 2025 cohort by August 11

Many UMBC undergraduate students interested in AI have benefited from the free programs offered by non-profit AI4ALL. Their current online AI4ALL Ignite program is a comprehensive, no-cost virtual...

Posted: July 24, 2025, 12:20 PM

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IEEE Technical Colloquium and Conference at UMBC, Nov. 15

One-page abstracts sought by August 31

The IEEE will hold a one-day Technical Colloquium and Professional Development Conference at UMBC on Saturday, November 15, and is seeking one-page abstracts for posters and demonstrations​ by...

Posted: July 24, 2025, 10:51 AM

call for posters and demos for IEEE Technical Colloquium and Conference at UMBC, Nov. 15