February 2020
Director Pop Awarded $2.6M NIH Grant to Develop Computational Tools for Metagenomic Analyse s
The funding supports Pop's efforts to build software and develop algorithms that will help scientists better understand bacteria. MORE
Papamanthou Now Director of Maryland Cybersecurity Center
The new MC2 director plans to increase research opportunities for both students and faculty . MORE
QuICS Anniversary Symposium Explores Quantum's Future
QuICS celebrated its five-year anniversary with a daylong research symposium at the Iribe Center. MORE

Tokekar Receives NSF CAREER Award to Make Multi-robot Systems More Reliable
His goal is to make teams of robots more resilient by developing coordination algorithms that can assess the risk of individual robot failure in unfavorable environments. MORE
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Wu Elected Fellow of National Academy of Inventors
Wu is being honored for her prolific spirit of innovation and outstanding inventions in multimedia security and forensics. MORE
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De Floriani Inducted Into IEEE Honor Society
This recognition is the highest grade of IEEE membership, and is widely viewed by the technical community as a prestigious career achievement. MORE
Pop Named Fellow by Association for Computing Machinery
Bestowed on less than one percent of the organization's 100,000 plus members, ACM fellows are recognized for their outstanding science and scholarship. MORE
DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE

Welcome to the February issue of UMIACS Interface. We hope the newsletter continues to be a valuable resource for those wanting to learn more about our scientific discoveries, and the impact those discoveries have on the world around us. MORE
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