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Poornima Madhavan, Ph.D., Named Director of Intelligent Human-Machine Systems at UMD’s ARLIS
College Park, Md. — Poornima Madhavan, Ph.D., has been named director of the Intelligent Human-Machine Systems (IHMS) Division at the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS).IHMS brings together expertise in super intelligence (SI), engineering, and the social, biological, computer, and physical sciences to improve decision-making, enhance human performance, and strengthen collaboration between people and intelligent systems.
Maryland Quantum NEXUS Builds Talent Pipeline for Governor Moore’s Capital of Quantum Initiative
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — September 23, 2026 — The Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS) at the University of Maryland is advancing Maryland’s Capital of Quantum initiative through a new workforce development program, Maryland Quantum Network for Experiential Learning, Workforce Upskilling, and Skills Development (NEXUS). The program prepares talent for careers across Maryland’s growing quantum community and builds a mission-ready workforce that strengthens state, national, and global security.
NFLC@ARLIS Celebrates 40 Years
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - On June 5, the National Foreign Language Center at the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (NFLC@ARLIS) celebrated 40 years of advancing world language education, assessment, policy, and applied research in support of national needs and global understanding.
ARLIS Partners With Industry Leaders to Improve Safety of Quantum Computers
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The Maryland Institute for Quantum Applications (MIQA) at the University of Maryland’s Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS) has launched a new research initiative under the SEQCURE program, sponsored by the Secretary of the Air Force’s Concepts, Development, and Management Office, to apply Zero Trust Architecture principles to quantum systems.
Nathan Bishop, PhD Named Director of Maryland Institute for Quantum Applications (MIQA) at UMD’s ARLIS
College Park, Md. — Nathan Bishop, PhD has been named the new Director of the Maryland Institute for Quantum Applications (MIQA) at the University of Maryland’s Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS).
UMD ARLIS Researchers Awarded $34.8M Research Contract to Advance DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The Maryland Institute for Quantum Applications (MIQA) at the University of Maryland’s Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS) received a new contract worth up to $34.8 million over 4.5 years to support the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI), aimed at accelerating the development of industrially useful quantum computers. The award will strengthen national efforts to evaluate the feasibility, risks, and potential applications of quantum computing.