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Stephanie Valencia² Explores How Large Language Models Can Accommodate People with Disabilities

Olivia Borgula - October 23, 2023

The INFO assistant professor studies the benefits and limitations of technology in aiding communication

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Maryland Today: UMD Tech Tool Aims to Make Workplaces More Inclusive for Autistic People (ft. Ge Gao)

Maggie Haslam | UMD - October 12, 2023

Video Platform Designed by Neurodiverse Team Could Improve Communications for All

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ARLIS: UMD Researchers Measure Social Media Sharing with Emotions (ft. Susannah Paletz)

UMD ARLIS Staff - October 6, 2023

4,000+ Facebook posts were analyzed to determine the ability of different emotion models to predict post sharing.

(Video) Founders of Popular Crowdsourcing Transcription Software FromThePage Speak at CAFe Speaker Series

INFO Staff - September 27, 2023

Sara Brumfield and Ben Brumfield talk about AI’s impact on archives at the recent INFO event

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News Release: Research Team Wins $1.5M NSF Grant to Leverage Machine Learning to Assess Mathematics Lesson Plan Quality in the Middle Grades

Charleen Wilcox | University of Washington College of Education - August 31, 2023

Dr. Wei Ai of the UMD INFO College is a co-PI on this groundbreaking project

NBC News: Some U.S. government agencies are testing out AI to help fulfill public records requests (ft. Jason R. Baron)

INFO Staff - July 25, 2023

INFO Professor of the Practice Jason R. Baron spoke to NBC News about how AI could streamline massive amounts of public records request …

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Dr. Cody Buntain | Photo Credit UMIACS

UMIACS: Keeping Up with the Crises: Buntain Builds Digital Tools to Combat Misinformation (ft. Cody Buntain)

Melissa Brachfeld | UMIACS - July 25, 2023

An overview of one professor's research and areas of interest

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Researchers Use Deep Learning, VHR Satellite Imagery to Map Artillery Craters in Eastern Ukraine

GEOG Department - June 29, 2023

INFO Assistant Professor Sergii Skakun examines detecting and mapping artillery craters in Eastern Ukraine.