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Starting in Fall 2027, the Bachelor of Science in AI will teach students to build AI systems and algorithms from the ground up, understanding the training of models from data and systems perspectives and then use those techniques in interdisciplinary applications. 

The funds administered by AIM support classes in 10 colleges and schools across the university.

Ilaria Canavotto, Yu Gan, Ritwik Gupta, Yulin Hswen and Swati Srivastava will join the UMD faculty.

As 2025 comes to a close, take some time to revisit our most-read stories of the year and discover some that you may have missed.

The company's annual artificial intelligence-focused GTC Conference appeared via video feed in The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center’s Dekelboum Concert Hall. Nvidia executives visited College Park, where they participated in discussion panels and distributed pricey Nvidia swag including—for the two luckiest attendees—RTX 5090s, the most powerful consumer graphics processing units (GPU) ever sold, with retail prices starting at $2,000.

At Google, Sweta Agrawal (M.S. ’20, Ph.D. ’23, computer science) and Eleftheria Briakou (M.S. ’20, Ph.D. ’23, computer science) are working on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence, advancing Google Translate.

An expert in penetrating thick barriers like tissue or fog to see hidden objects, Christopher Metzler had designed an underwater camera and sonar device that worked in the lab but hadn’t been field-tested. 

These 10 CMNS classes help undergraduates understand and apply artificial intelligence.

UMD President Darryll J. Pines & Computer Science Professor Hal Daumé III speak on the impact of AI in education and society at a recent global summit.

A new study finds that the University of Maryland graduates a high number of students in quantum science, artificial intelligence, and other STEM Ph.D. fields.

The program aims to prepare industry-ready AI leaders.

State, business and university leaders convene to discuss artificial intelligence and quantum technology research and education.