Being named an ACM Fellow is an elite recognition of outstanding science and scholarship that is bestowed upon less than one percent of the organization’s 100,000-plus members.

The funding supports Pop's efforts to build software and develop algorithms that will help scientists better understand bacteria.

Four University of Maryland computer science doctoral students received prestigious NSF fellowships for their research in cybersecurity, automation, and bioinformatics, recognizing their outstanding academic and research achievements.

The funding supports joint projects between faculty from the University of Maryland, College Park, and medical experts at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

Aravind Srinivasan, Rita Colwell and Abhinav Bhatele are deploying the latest advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning, supercomputing and social science data against epidemic outbreaks.

Her team is using satellite data to predict outbreaks in impoverished regions.

He says the ultimate goal is to rapidly classify microbes more confidently.

She was recognized for her pioneering research in water and health.

The PECASE award is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers.