Inside Higher Ed interviewed Brianna Dym, lecturer in the University of Maine School of Computing and Information Science, about student Discord servers. “The servers operate like little fiefdoms. You have the person who founded the server, and they have supreme administrator controls unless they relinquish them. Then you can appoint other administrators who have other […]
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Artificial intelligence, or “AI,” is a hot topic in 2023. AI and machine learning make headlines every day, with stories ranging from the technology’s helpful capabilities, like self-driving cars, to its scariest potential — think “deep fake” videos fooling the public, or human workers being made obsolete by tools like ChatGPT. At the University of […]
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Alumnus and president of Dielectric, Keith Pelletier, is among the recipients of the Maine College of Engineering and Computing’s Edward Bryand annual awards honoring alumni, faculty, staff and students. Pelletier was named the Edward T. Bryand Distinguished Engineer. Civil engineering professor and chair of the department, Shaleen Jain, received the Ashley Campbell Award. Amrit Verma […]
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Brianna Dym, lecturer of computer science in the University of Maine School of Computing and Information Science, wrote an article for The Conversation about Discord in light of the social media platform’s role in the Pentagon leak of top-secret intelligence. Fast Company, Seattle PI, Houston Chronicle, New Haven Register, SF Gate, Idaho Press and other media […]
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Maine Impact Week, which celebrates the University of Maine faculty, students, community and their contributions to the social and economic advancement of the state and beyond, will be held from April 10–16. Over 20 in person and virtual events will occur throughout the week, all of which highlight the impact of research and creative work […]
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Manuel Wörsdörfer, assistant professor of management and computing and information science at the University of Maine, was featured on a recent episode of the “Examining Ethics” podcast, produced by the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University. In the episode, Wörsdörfer reviews both the ethical and politico-economic aspects and implications of climate change and […]
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MaineBiz reported that a new Maine College of Engineering and Computing will be launched April 1 after approval by the University of Maine System Board of Trustees on Monday. The new college aims to combine the strengths of the University of Maine and University of Southern Maine to expand educational opportunities and help employers across […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that the University of Maine launched Learning With AI, an initiative to help faculty and students adapt to an educational landscape transformed by generative AI like ChatGPT and DALLE. “The evolution of AI tools over the past six months has been unprecedented. This has led to an urgent need for […]
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Sepideh Ghanavati, assistant professor of computer science, has received a $674,804 National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award for her research studying data privacy. The annual NSF CAREER awards are one of the organization’s most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty and include a federal grant for research and education activities […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported that the University of Maine School of Computing and Information Sciences will launch a new bachelor of science in Human-Centered Technology Design program in the fall 2023 semester, after the degree program was approved at the Jan. 30 meeting of the University of Maine System Board of Trustees. Human-Centered Technology […]
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