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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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Lean Coffee: AI Edition

Meets 7:30-9:30am Tue., May 19 at bwtech@UMBC South

Baltimore area companies Entinex and Design Rosetta are hosting another Lean Coffee: AI conversation for people working with or thinking about AI at the Glenmore Cafe in bwtech@UMBC. Lean Coffee...

Posted: May 3, 2026, 9:31 AM

Machine Learning Models for Causal Inference Analysis + HPC

12-1:30pm, Wed. May 5, 2026, In person PUP 438, UMBC

UMBC's Center for Social Science Scholarship will hold its last seminar in its series on generative AI, LLMs, and computational social science methods from 12-1:30 pm ET, on Wednesday, May 5,...

Posted: April 30, 2026, 2:16 PM

Generative AI in Teaching II: Applied Skills and Use Cases

12-1 pm Monday, May 4, 2026; online

Building on Gen AI & Teaching I, this interactive session highlights applied skills and practical use cases. Faculty will practice effective prompting, explore discipline-specific scenarios,...

Posted: April 28, 2026, 6:18 PM

Generative AI in Teaching II: Applied Skills and Use Cases

USM Generative AI Virtual Showcase

ONLINE: 9 am - 3:30 pm ET, Friday, April 24, 2026

The University System of Maryland's Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation is hosting an online Generative AI Virtual Showcase on Friday, April 24, 9am-3:30pm ET. Faculty, staff, and...

Posted: April 23, 2026, 6:58 PM

AI: Making Our Lives Healthier, Safer, and More Efficient

UMBC Hilltop Society events for alumni, faculty, and friends

The UMBC Hilltop Society is sponsoring two events for UMBC alumni, faculty, and friends featuring a panel session on Artificial Intelligence: Making Our Lives Healthier, Safer, and More Efficient,...

Posted: April 20, 2026, 6:18 PM

Generative AI in Teaching I: Basic Critical Literacy and Foundations

12-1 pm Monday, April 27, 2026, online

Part I of an Introduction to Generative AI in Teaching Series. This session introduces UMBC faculty to the basics of generative AI and its implications for teaching and learning. It focuses on...

Posted: April 16, 2026, 11:26 AM

UMBC CSEE Research Day

9am-2:30pm Friday, April 17, UMBC University Center 312

UMBC’s CSEE department will hold its annual Research Day on Friday, April 17th, from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM in University Center 312. It will bring together students, faculty, and staff for a day of...

Posted: April 13, 2026, 3:30 PM

Tutorials on running AI applications on UMBC's HPCF

Roy Prouty is currently holding tutorials on UMBC's High Performance Computing Facility, both in person and online. In-person attendees in ENGR 102 with laptops can interact with the HPCF and get...

Posted: April 12, 2026, 9:00 AM

iHARP AI Workshop Seminar on the Foundations of Large Language Models

2-4 pm ET Tuesday, April 14 at UMBC and online

iHARP AI Workshop Seminar Foundations of Large Language Models 2-4 pm ET Tuesday, April 14 at UMBC and online Dr. Josephine Namayanja and Rhoda Nankabirwa will lead a two-hour workshop...

Posted: April 10, 2026, 4:15 PM

USM Generative AI Virtual Showcase

9 am - 3:30 pm ET, Friday, April 24, 2026, online via zoom