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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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Talk: Prompt-Engineering and Fine-Tuning in R, 12/12

Prof. Eric Stokan, 12-1:30pm, Fri. Dec 12, Public Policy 438

Professor Eric Stokan, Director of UMBC's Center for Social Science Scholarship, will lead a session on best practices in prompt engineering using ChatGPT to engage in image detection in R through...

Posted: December 11, 2025, 1:04 PM

Webinar: Generative AI for Graduate Students and Post Docs, 12/5

11-12pm ET Friday, December 5, 2025, free and online

Generative AI for Graduate Students & Post Docs See how generative AI can augment your grad school journey via interactive demonstrations, applications and sandboxing This session provides...

Posted: December 2, 2025, 9:45 AM

Webinar: Generative AI for Graduate Students and Post Docs

Talk: I'm Not Teaching with Generative AI, But What Do I Still Need to Know? 12/2

11:30-12:30pm EST, Tue Dec. 2; Public Policy 204 & online

This session highlights what faculty need to know, even if they are not adopting AI in their own teaching. Topics include basic Gen AI literacy, a critical examination of student use of AI tools,...

Posted: November 27, 2025, 11:38 AM

Talk: On Language Models and the Dangers of an Algorithmic View From Nowhere, 12/1

2-3:00pm EST Monday, December 1, 2025, Online

On Language Models and the Dangers of an Algorithmic View From Nowhere Dr. John Bai, University of Canterbury 2-3:00pm EST Monday, December 1, 2025, online Large language models (LLMs)...

Posted: November 24, 2025, 3:57 PM

AI After Dark: Free AI Essentials Workshop 11/19

5-7:30pm Wed. Nov. 19 in person at UMBC Training Centers

UMBC Training Centers and AFCEA Central Maryland Emerging Leaders are teaming up to provide a condensed 2-hour free version of UMBC Training Center's AI Essentials workshop, which offers a...

Posted: November 17, 2025, 5:57 PM

Talk: Wikipedia from the World: Grounded Articles from Any Source, 11/24

4-5:15 pm EST Monday, Nov. 24, 2025 in ITE 229 & Online

Wikipedia from the World: Grounded Articles from Any Source Alexander Martin, JHU 4-5:15pm EST Monday, Nov. 24 in ITE229 and online Whether tracking emerging events, analyzing economic...

Posted: November 17, 2025, 8:14 AM

Generative AI in Teaching II: Applied Skills and Use Cases

11:30-12:30 EST Tue., Nov. 11, Public Policy 204 and online

Building on the first session in the series of Generative AI and Teaching, this interactive session highlights applied skills and practical use cases. Participants will practice effective...

Posted: November 10, 2025, 8:16 AM

Talk: Dealing with unstructured data, APIs, and API calls to LLMs 11/7

Dr. Eric Stokan, 12-1:30pm Fri. Nov. 7, Public Policy 438

In this session Dr. Eric Stokan, director of UMBC's Center for Social Science Scholarship, will discuss ways to process and handle unstructured data such as text and images. The session will take...

Posted: November 6, 2025, 9:42 AM

Generative AI in Teaching I: Literacy and Foundations New

7-8pm EST Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, online

Generative AI in Teaching I: Literacy and Foundations 7-8pm EST Mon, Nov. 3, 2025, online This session introduces the basics of generative AI and its implications for teaching and learning. It...

Posted: November 1, 2025, 2:27 PM

Talk: I'm Not Teaching with Generative AI, But What Do I Still Need to Know?

12-1pm EDT Monday, October 27, online