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              Science with an impact from the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences @UofMaryland. Follows/posts/reposts ≠ endorsements.
              
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           Using an $800 dish bought online, Dave Levin (@DistributedDave) and Annie Dai—working with @UCSanDiego researchers—uncovered a major satellite security flaw that allowed them to easily access unencrypted military, corporate and cellular data. Read more:  https://t.co/aJtZtvOsLm 
          
          
                
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             "I'm sad, play something to cheer me up," 🎵 Music Flamingo, a new AI model by @UMDscience and NVIDIA, can actually feel music and suggest tunes like a human would. Learn more about the innovative tech at Maryland Today  https://t.co/lQFCLZSXSN 
          
          
            
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              Nvidia-Backed Platform Breaks Down Songs Based on Personal Taste, Emotion and Mood
            
                
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             Music Flamingo, an AI-powered “music understanding” model, could ultimately enable a tool that makes song and playlist recommendations that aren’t just determined by listening habits, but also the mood of the moment following ChatGPT-like prompts. Music Flamingo is trained by 
          
                
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             Theoretical chemist Pratyush Tiwary blends theoretical and computational methods, including #ArtificialIntelligence, to advance drug discovery and materials science. Ask Pratyush about the role of AI in chemistry in today's #RedditAMA:  https://t.co/F3PcTd3IoY 
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             🗣️🔒@UofMaryland researchers developed #VoiceSecure, an AI-powered system that shields personal voice data from automated surveillance—keeping conversations clear to humans but unintelligible to machines. Read more:  https://t.co/gV9qQItA8C 
          
          
                
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            #UMD astronomer Megan Weiner Mansfield co-led the creation of the first 3D temperature map for a distant exoplanet. Published in @NatureAstronomy, their technique lays the groundwork for more detailed future explorations of faraway planets ➡️  https://t.co/MMLbtpvJQY 
          
          
                
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             Every time we make a call, our voices reveal personal information that #ArtificialIntelligence can extract and exploit.  @umdcs' Nirupam Roy developed a system to defend our data from automated surveillance while keeping conversations clear ➡️  https://t.co/DnvmeWKgA8 
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             "With this discovery, we've made significant advancements in understanding how complex chemistry emerges in the Universe and opening new possibilities for research into how life came to be." @umdscience
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             How will you show your homecoming spirit? Math lights up the night for Homecoming 2025! 🌟 Snap, share, and celebrate your school spirit under the glow. Let’s make this kickoff unforgettable! #Homecoming2025 @UMDscience @BrinMrc
          
          
                
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             Rethink your raking this fall! 🍁 New research from Maryland state entomologist Max Ferlauto & @UMDEntomology’s Karin Burghardt shows that leaving the leaves can boost biodiversity right in your backyard.  https://t.co/gxyeuCDnor 
          
          
                
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             At @Google, @UofMaryland alums Sweta Agrawal and Eleftheria Briakou (Ph.D. ’23, computer science) are advancing Google Translate through cutting-edge #AI research. Their shared journey from UMD to machine translation innovation shows the power of collaboration. Read more: 
          
                
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             Now that mosquitoes are evolving resistance against pesticides, scientists are looking to nature in the fight against insect-borne diseases. @UMDEntomology's Raymond St. Leger developed a new way to trap mosquitoes: a fungus that smells like flowers ➡️  https://t.co/RAGqBicIxn 
          
          
                
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             At today’s roundtable, @UMDCS faculty and industry leaders are debating bold theses on how AI is reshaping the tech workforce, from rethinking programming education to redefining what “core skills” mean in an AI-driven world. #AIWorkforce #FutureOfTech
          
          
                
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             Software developers put guardrails in AI systems to prevent offensive or inappropriate outputs, but these often leave little room for nuance in real-world applications. @UofMaryland researchers Tom Goldstein (@tomgoldsteincs) and Monte Hoover (@MonteBHoover) teamed up with 
          
                
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             🔬InsectTerps in action! Amy Goodman (@umdbiosci), intern at Entomology’s Lamp Lab is diving into research on wetland restoration. Today we caught up with her at a lab bench meticulously sorting arthropods from plant material. 🪲🌿 
          
                
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             🚚💻 The Gear Store Truck is rolling to campus! Catch us at any of these stops to kick off GTC week. First 100 visitors to each university location will get our highly coveted PCB ruler 📏 and an extra raffle ticket for your university watch party hardware giveaway! 🎁 
          
                
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             As AI scientists for Google Translate, #ScienceTerps Sweta Agrawal and Eleftheria Briakou help users make real-time connections in 200+ languages. Their research in natural language processing and machine translation at #UMD started it all ➡️  https://t.co/iaVzfDIk6O 
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             A clever initiative from researchers in @UMDscience and @UMIACS, where humans team up with AI technology in quizbowl competitions to improve collaboration between humans and AI. #AIMaryland
          
          
            
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              UMD Researchers Revamp Quizbowl Competition to Gauge Trust and Collaboration Between People and Machines
            
                
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             Interested in creating habitat for beneficial insects but just don't know where to start? Plant native! Ento Alums Lisa Kuder & Maddie Potter identify plants native to the region & explain how these plants support insect species with resources to thrive.  https://t.co/E5DNmGqa7F 
          
          
                
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             Sophomore Priya Tyagi is pursuing a career in #ComputationalBiology to demystify disease:  https://t.co/QG0GS5DuWJ  In @UMDBIOE's Spatial Biology Lab, Priya is evaluating AI segmentation tools and developing computational methods for tissue analysis. #AIMaryland
          
          
                
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