The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, is a public research institution located in Baltimore County, Maryland and founded in 1966.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, delivers 61 undergraduate majors and 92 graduate programs, including 38 master-s, 25 doctoral, and 29 graduate certificate programs. University of Maryland, Baltimore County, is categorized as a doctoral university with very high research activity.
The university is a part of the University System of Maryland and holds the fourth highest registration, specializing in natural sciences, engineering, liberal arts, and social sciences. The University of Maryland is authorized by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) and the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC).
The University of Maryland Baltimore County owns highly expert professors, logical and analytical teaching methodology, practical training, and skill development initiatives to make students adept at cutting-edge technologies.
University of Maryland Baltimore County is a hub for research and innovation, as it gains US Federal funding for several research projects, partnerships for conducting sponsored research programs, and its major research focus includes Atmospheric Physics & Remote Sensing, Earth & Space Sciences, Life Sciences & Marine Biotechnology, Health Sciences, Cyber Security and Cognitive computing, Health Equity, Policy Studies, and Public Humanities and Art.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County furnishes integrative teaching, entrepreneurial initiatives, workforce training, K-16 partnerships, and technology commercialization in cooperation with public agencies and corporate support for economic development.
Address:  1000 Hilltop Cir, Baltimore, MD 21250, United States
Phone:  +1 410-455-1000
Email:  emailum@umd.edu
Website:  https://www.umbc.edu/
Undergraduate Programs:
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Information Systems
• Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity
• Bachelor of Science in Digital Arts and Media
Graduate Programs:
• Master of Science in Computer Science
• Master of Science in Cybersecurity
• Master of Science in Information Systems
• Master of Science in Digital Arts and Media
Ph.D. Programs:
• Ph.D. in Computer Science
• Ph.D. in Cybersecurity
• Ph.D. in Information Systems
University of Maryland; Baltimore County provides numerous computer science research scopes to the world with its robust computer science research groups and such research areas are
• Artificial Intelligence
• Communication and Signal Processing
• Graphics and Visualization
• High Performance Computing
• Information and Knowledge Management
• Networking and Systems
• Multi-Agent Systems
• Photonics and Micro Electronics
• Security
• Sensor Systems
• Wireless Sensor Networks
• Web 2.0
• Signal Processing Architectures
• Game Development
• Theory and Algorithms
• VLSI Design and Test
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County-s research topics with its respective computer science research focus are listed below;
Artificial Intelligence -
• Intelligent Decision Support
• Semantic Representations and Ontologies
• Interactive AI Systems
• Preference Modeling
• Reasoning Under Uncertainty
Machine Learning and Data Mining -
• Knowledge-Intensive Learning
• Preference Learning
• Unsupervised Perceptual Learning
• Privacy-Preserving Data Mining
• Ml Applications
Multi-Agent Systems -
• Trust Modeling
• Self-Organizing Agent Networks
• Swarm Systems
Wireless Sensor Networks -
• Mobile Applications
• Context-Aware Systems
Web 2.0 -
• Semantic Web
• Knowledge Discovery and Modeling
• Policy Models
• Service-Oriented Computing
Graphics And Visualization -
• Light and Shading
• Realistic and Artistic Rendering
• Graphics Hardware
• Understanding Data
• Use of Color and Texture for Visualization
• Perceptual Studies and Evaluation
Game Development -
• Use of Computer Science Concepts in Game Programming
• Especially Graphics and AI
• Networks
• Parallel Programming
• Databases
• Multidisciplinary Team Development
Systems -
• Operating Systems
• Distributed Systems
• Cloud Computing
• High-Performance Computing
Security -
• Cognitive Security
• Iot Security
• Cryptography
• System Security And Code
• Malware Analysis
University of Maryland, Baltimore County is a hub for effective research and innovation and has also gained US Federal funding for several research projects. In such a way, the university also develops various research facilities as labs and centers are listed below;
• Center for Accelerated Real-Time Analytics (CARTA)
• Cyber Defense Lab (CDL)
• Cognition Robotics and Learning Lab (CORAL)
• Ebiquity Research Laboratory
• Embedded Systems and Networks Laboratory (ESNET)
• Interactive Robotics and Language Laboratory (IRAL)
• Multicore Computational Center (MC2)
• UMBC Center for Cybersecurity (UCYBR)
• Visualization, Animation, Non-Photorealistic Graphics, Object Modeling, and Graphics Hardware (VANGOGH)
• ECLIPSE Cluster
• Energy Efficient High-Performance Computing Lab (EEHPC)
• Embedded Systems and Networks Laboratory (ESNET)
• Center for Advanced Studies in Photonics Research (CASPR)
• Communications and Signal Processing Laboratory (CSPL)
• Computational Photonics Laboratory
• Machine Learning for Signal Processing Laboratory (MLSP-Lab)
• Remote Sensing Signal and Image Processing Laboratory
University of Maryland, Baltimore County encourages its scholars and researchers by imparting financial support in the form of various programs as follows;
• Andrew Reisse Memorial Scholarship
• Brendan Iribe Endowed Scholarships
• Capital One Bank Dean-s Scholarship in Computer Science
• Christopher David Malter Memorial Scholarship
• Corporate Partners in Computing Scholarship
• Guy Wassertzug/Infostructures, Inc. Scholarship Fund
• John D. Gannon Scholarship
• Raj Khera & Tripti Sinha Scholarship Fund
• Randy Baden Annual Memorial Scholarship in Computer Science
• The Jack and Rita G. Minker Professorship in Computer Science
• Tony & Diana Chen Computer Science Scholarship
• UMBC Dissertation Fellowship
• Meyerhoff Fellows Program
• DOE NNSA Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship
• Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund
• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
• National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship
• National Physical Science Consortium
• Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
• Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program
• The Hertz Foundation
• Alpha Kappa Alpha Graduate Scholarships
• American Association of University Women
• Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
• NASA Graduate Fellowship
In order to apply PhD in computer science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, the applicants must earn a minimum of three years of the full-time graduate program with satisfactory grade points, and the other requirements are listed below;
• Official Transcripts of all the collegiate attended
• Three Letters of Recommendation
• Statement of purpose
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score reports
• TOEFL score report is required for International applicants only