Research
Driven by the pursuit of new ideas and big discoveries, faculty, researchers, and students at the UMD College of Information Studies (INFO) are combining principles of information science with cutting-edge technology to foster access to information, improve information interfaces, and expand how information is used. We tackle significant, real-world information challenges from diverse perspectives such as communication, information retrieval, policy, computer science, education, archives, business, human factors, law, humanities, and more. Our discoveries empower, inspire, and connect individuals and communities.
EXPERTISE AREAS RESEARCH GROUPS PROJECTS
46 ACTIVE
RESEARCH GRANTS
$35.3M RESEARCH FUNDING FROM 16+ FUNDERS
8 RESEARCH
CENTERS / LABS / GROUPS
2 ACM FELLOWS AND
15 NSF, IMLS or DARPA CAREER GRANTS
Internal College Research Funding
Internal College Research Funding provides limited financial support to INFO Faculty, Ph.D., and Master’s students who have exhausted all other available funding sources to improve their research efforts. It also supports collaborations in critical research areas through advancing Research Interest Groups. Proposal applications are accepted yearly on January 15th, April 15th, and September 15th. Ph.D. students may also apply for additional research funding under the Doctoral Student Search Award (DSRA). More information about the DSRA and its application process can be found here.
INFO Research News
(Video) SoDa Symposium Seed Grant Series: How Can Large Language Models Help Us Identify and Use Constructs That We Can Trust?
May 16, 2024 | Maia JohnstonComputational linguistics experts speak on a new approach to large language models
