Research
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.
Negin Rahimi Selected for Google Research Award
CICS Research Assistant Professor Razieh (Negin) Rahimi was selected for a 2022 Google Research Scholar Award.
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.
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.
O’Neill Receives IACR Test-of-Time Award
Adam O'Neill receives the prestigious Test-of-Time Award from the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR)
Sheldon/UMass COVID-19 Forecasting Model Ranked #1 in PNAS Study
A COVID-19 forecasting model developed by Daniel Sheldon was the most accurate individual model for forecasting incident deaths according to PNAS
Low-Cost, Sensor-Equipped Insole Developed to Monitor Gait of Patients with Mobility Impairment
An interdisciplinary team of University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers has developed a low-cost shoe insole, equipped with force-sensitive resistors (FSR).
Two CICS Students Awarded Prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Program Fellowships
Two students graduating from the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences at UMass Amherst, Julian Killingback '22 MS and Renos Zabounidis '22 BS.
Adam Lechowicz ’22 Named Spring 2022 Rising Researcher
For Adam Lechowicz ’22, participating in research allows him to apply academic concepts for the “purpose of solving real-world challenges and open questions.”
Guan, Lin Awarded ADVANCE Seed Grant to Apply Machine Learning to Quantum Chemistry
Hui Guan and Zhou Lin have been awarded a 2021–2022 ADVANCE seed grant for their project, “Accelerating Fragment-Based Quantum Chemistry via Machine Learning.”