Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences : UMass Amherst

Innovation Has a New Home

After three years of planning and anticipation, the Computer Science Laboratories opened its doors at 130 Governors Drive—a 90,000-square-foot facility designed to inspire collaboration, community, and innovation.

Interior of Computer Science Laboratories building

Positive Reinforcement

Professor Emeritus Andrew G. Barto and alumnus Richard Sutton ’80MS, ’84PhD are featured in the Fall 2025 UMass magazine for their pioneering reinforcement learning research, which earned them the 2024 ACM A.M. Turing Award.

Illustrations of Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton

Nabanita De ’17MS Honored for Innovation and Public Impact

Entrepreneur and global advocate Nabanita De ’17MS is the 2025 UMass Alumni Honors Outstanding Young Alumni Award recipient. De is reshaping the future of privacy and AI while leading humanitarian initiatives around the world.

Doctoral Candidates Receive 2025 Google PhD Fellowships

Doctoral candidates Alireza Salemi and Cuong Than have earned 2025 Google PhD Fellowships, recognizing their innovative research in natural-language–based collaboration in AI systems and in efficient, resilient network design.

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Research

Shaping the Evolution of Computing

CICS pioneers have shaped computing since its origin, building the foundations of the field. Today, we continue to push boundaries. We make change with government agencies, industry partners, and faculty around the world. Together, we're forging the future of computing to advance the common good.

Artificial Intelligence

Empowering Innovation Through AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) research at UMass Amherst has deep roots in pioneering breakthroughs.

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Positive Reinforcement

In the late 1970s – the pre-dawn of the internet – researchers in the LGRC low-rise were creating the building blocks that would someday lead us to ChatGPT.