Research
Iyyer Named 2022 Samsung AI Researcher of the Year
Mohit Iyyer was named one of five Samsung AI Researcher of the Year award winners in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of AI.
Zeng, Zamani Win Best Short Paper Award at 2022 ACM SIGIR Conference
Doctoral student Hansi Zeng and Assistant Professor Hamed Zamani received the Best Short Paper Award at the 2022 ACM SIGIR
Popular Science Names Mohammad Hajiesmaili One of 10 Most Brilliant Academics for His Work on Decarbonizing Computing
Mohammad Hajiesmaili, professor of information and computer sciences at UMass Amherst, has been named one of Popular Science’s Brilliant 10.
Brain, Body, World
Associate Professor Ivon Arroyo is leading research in the Advanced Learning Technology Lab.
The Scientist Finding Internet Freedom in Games
Amir Houmansadr was recently awarded a $1,000,000 Young Faculty Award (YFA) by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
Jensen Appointed to CRA Computing Community Consortium Council
Professor David Jensen has been selected to serve on the council of the Computing Research Association's Computing Community Consortium (CCC).
Negin Rahimi Selected for Google Research Award
CICS Research Assistant Professor Razieh (Negin) Rahimi was selected for a 2022 Google Research Scholar Award.
Musco, Rahimi Selected for 2022 Google Research Scholar Awards
Assistant Professor Cameron Musco and Research Assistant Professor Razieh (Negin) Rahimi were selected for 2022 Google Research Scholar Awards.
Guan, Lin Awarded ADVANCE Seed Grant to Apply Machine Learning to Quantum Chemistry
Assistant Professor Hui Guan and collaborator have been awarded an ADVANCE seed grant for “Accelerating Fragment-Based Quantum Chemistry via Machine Learning.”
NSF Grant Will Support Creation of Chatbots to Gauge Pandemic’s Impact on Small Towns
An interdisciplinary research team has received an NSF grant to create chatbots that can help understand the impact of COVID-19 on small-town communities.
CICS, Education Faculty Receive Institute of Diversity Sciences Seed Grant
Associate Professor Ivon Arroyo and Research Professor Beverly Woolf have received a seed grant from the UMass Amherst Institute of Diversity Sciences.
UMass Amherst to Join National Network of Universities Dedicated to Public Interest Technology
The Public Interest Technology University Network recently announced that the University of Massachusetts Amherst will become a member of the consortium.