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From leveraging AI for pedestrian safety to creating better touchscreen kiosks, the Maryland Initiative for Digital Accessibility brings together scientists across campus to transform existing and emerging tech for people with disabilities. (Illustration by iStock) Photo via Maryland Today.
Maryland Today: Making Tech Accessible—With Benefits for All
INFO faculty lead groundbreaking research to make kiosks, PDFs, AI, and everyday technologies accessible for all
Led by the University of Maryland, TRAILS was launched in May 2023 with a $20 million award from the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The institute is focused on developing, building and modeling participatory research that—over time—will increase trust in AI. Illustration courtesy of TRAILS. Image via Maryland Today.
Maryland Today: $750K in Seed Grants Awarded by UMD-Led Coalition on Trustworthy AI
Six INFO faculty are among researchers awarded $750K+ in TRAILS funding to advance trustworthy, human-centered AI innovation
Sparsh Paliwal, HCIM '23
Alumni Profile: How One Alum Went From Doodling to Design Systems
A profile of HCIM alum Sparsh Paliwal
(Video) SoDa Symposium: “Prompt Engineering to Support AI Enabled Research”
Featuring Claire Kelley, senior data scientist and co-director for data science at Child Trends, and Trent D. Buskirk, professor at the …
Hailla Vinson, InfoSci '20
Alumni Profile: From Dance to Data: One Alum’s Journey to a Fulfilling Tech Career
A profile of InfoSci alum Hailla Vinson
Duncan Squires, InfoSci '19
Alumni Profile: From Robotics to Data Engineering: How One Alum Bridges Tech and Business
A profile of InfoSci alum Duncan Squires
Waleed Akram, InfoSci '22
Alumni Profile: The Innovator Bridging Cultures and Solving Problems
A profile of InfoSci alum Waleed Akram
The American flag waves in the breeze beside the NC State Memorial Belltower. At LAS, teams of industry, academic and government partners work side-by-side to enhance intelligence analysis through innovative technology. (Roger Winstead/NC State University)
The Laboratory for Analytic Science at NC State University: LAS Announces 2025 Collaborators (ft. Cody Buntain)
Seventeen faculty from 11 universities, including INFO's Cody Buntain, and three companies will lead LAS research projects this year
