Pictured left to right: Temiladeola Kikiope Oladugba, Benjamin Mark Shani, and Xin Zan. A paper from the University of Maryland's Institute for Systems Research (ISR) and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) received the
A major breakthrough in solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology is opening the door to more affordable, efficient, and practical clean energy systems. For decades, researchers have sought to decrease the size and corresponding capital costs…
A College of Southern Maryland student works in the AML @ SMART Southern Maryland’s Advanced Manufacturing Lab (AML) is now fully operational. The space, located inside the USMSM SMART Building in the University of Maryland (UMD) MATRIX Lab…
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University of Maryland (UMD) faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend the UMD A. James Clark School of Engineering MATRIX Lab’s Industry Open House on July 15, 2026. This is a unique opportunity to connect with small businesses, m…
The University of Maryland hosted its first Maryland Semiconductor retreat on November 6, 2025, convening nearly 100 UMD researchers for a full-day event designed to unify the university’s efforts in semiconductor research, workforce develo…
In 2025, students and faculty earned national recognition, advanced NASA- and DARPA-supported research, and translated innovation into real-world solutions, from hydrogen-powered VTOL design and space-habitat systems to medical drone delive…
University of Maryland MATRIX Lab Director of Test and Evaluation of Autonomous Systems Dr. Donald “Bucket” Costello will be presenting as a keynote speaker at the 2026 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS). The conf…
Alexander Castro, Leo Peckerar, Timothy Horiuchi, Pamela Abshire A nano-quadcopter system that performs odor detection in a windless indoor environment. The system uses the Crazyflie platform and incorporates a single commercially available…
A group of students now further understands the importance of researching solutions and asking questions in the field of engineering. The Summer 2025 cohort of University of Maryland (UMD) MATRIX Lab interns spent the past few months tackli…
Matthew Evanusa, Cornelia Fermüller, Yiannis Aloimonos The researchers show that a large, deep layered spiking neural network with dynamical, chaotic activity mimicking the mammalian cortex with biologically-inspired learning rules, such as…
Eadom Dessalene, Michael Maynord, Cornelia Fermüller, Yiannis Aloimonos Motivated by Goldman’s Theory of Human Action—a framework in which action decomposes into 1) base physical movements, and 2) the context in which they occur—the authors…