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The Polar Ice Museum :: From Greenland to South Baltimore

Where Complex Data Becomes Immersive Reality

The Polar Ice Museum :: From Greenland to South Baltimore Opening Reception Thursday, April 30, 4:00 - 6:00 pm Imaging Research Center, ITE 108 (first floor) UMBC Additional hours: Friday,...

Posted: April 27, 2026, 9:40 AM

An artistic collage for "The Polar Ice Museum," featuring a large image of floating letters over deep blue glacial ice, a logo with purple text, and a person viewing a wall of digital screens displaying icy landscapes.

Empowering the NextGen of Researchers and Scientists

Building the foudnation for the next great discovery

Rhoda Nankabirwa and and Alabi Jamiu Ahmed, UMBC PhD students and Graduate Researchers, recently attended and served on the organizing committee for the Imageomics Institute NextGen Day workshop....

Posted: April 21, 2026, 3:50 PM

A group of diverse professionals and students sit around a large wooden table for a collaborative meeting.

iHARP at FAIR in ML, AI Readiness & Reproducibility (FARR) Workshop

Ensuring research reproducibility for lasting impact

iHARP is honored to have participated as both a sponsor and presenter at the FAIR in ML, AI Readiness & Reproducibility (FARR) Workshop, held in Washington, D.C., on April 8–9. We want to...

Posted: April 17, 2026, 4:08 PM

Seven people standing in a row at the iHARP at FARR workshop at the AGU Conference Center. From left to right: Dr. Vandana Janeja, Achala Denagamage, Dr. Josephine Namayanja, Rhoda Nankabirwa, Sai Vikas Amaraneni, Emam Hossain, and Ellie Davidson.

Akila Sampath Successfully Defends her PhD Dissertation

Congratulations Dr. Akila Sampath

Akila successfully defended on Monday, March 9, 2026 Throughout her time with us, Akila's dedicated contributions have made her an invaluable member of both the iHARP and UMBC communities. This...

Posted: March 12, 2026, 12:45 PM

Announcement graphic titled "Akila Sampath Successfully Defends her PhD Dissertation." The image shows a grid of six people in a virtual meeting, including Akila and committee members Dr. Jianwu Wang, Dr. James Foulds, Dr. Nicole Schlegel, Dr. Houbing Song, and Dr. Donald K. Perovich. Logos for UMBC, R1 Doctoral University, and iHARP are at the bottom.

Tolulope Ale Successfully Defends His PhD Dissertation

Congratulations Dr. Tolulope Ale

Tolulope (Tolu) successfully defended on Tuesday, November 18, 2025.  Tolu's dedicated contributions have made him an invaluable member of the iHARP and UMBC community.  Following 3 successful...

Posted: November 20, 2025, 10:10 AM

Left to right: Dr. Vandana Janeja, Tolulope Ale On Screen Top (L to R) : Dr. Ratnaksha Lele, Dr. Nicole Schlegel On screen bottom: Dr. Jianwu Wang Left to Right: Dr. Sudip Chakraborty, Dr. Patricia Ordóñez

Maloy Kumar Devnath Successfully Defends His PhD Dissertation

Congratulations Dr. Maloy Kumar Devnath

Maloy successfully defended on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. Maloy has been an invaluable and dedicated member of the iHARP and UMBC community. We look forward to seeing what he does next!...

Posted: November 12, 2025, 3:56 PM

At the top pictured on screen(left to right) Dr. Jianwu Wang (UMBC),Dr. Md Osman Gani (UMBC), bottom row on screen: Dr. Aneesh Subramanian (CUB) In front of screen (left to right) Dr. James Foulds (UMBC), Dr. Vandana P. Janeja (UMBC), Maloy Kumar Devnath, Dr. Sudip Chakraborty (UMBC

Spring 2026 Undergraduate Data Science & AI Scholars

Applications due Friday, November 21, 2025

We are pleased to announce the Undergraduate Data Science and AI Scholars program for supporting students in Spring 2026. The Data Science and AI Scholars program welcomes undergraduate scholars...

Posted: November 10, 2025, 3:35 PM

Get Ready to Hack the Future of Science!

Happening Now: Join us for a Virtual Hackathon

Join this Virtual Hackathon, and put your machine learning skills to the test! You'll be using open scientific data to tackle one of the most exciting challenges in AI: predicting out-of-domain...

Posted: October 30, 2025, 2:54 PM

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