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The 2023 RISC Report is Now Available
ARLIS had a record number of participants in the 2023 Research for Intelligence and Security Challenges internship program, with 122 graduate and undergraduate students from UMD and around the country working on 48 projects.Read the 2023 RISC program report here.
ARLIS Researchers Measure Social Media Sharing With Emotions
On average, people spend about two to three hours a day on social media platforms. It’s used for different things like sharing thoughts, understanding what is happening in the world and influencing others.In a recently published article in Science Advances, UMD researchers have found that when individual emotions such as anger, contempt, love, admiration, cute/kama muta (an emotion described as 'being moved' or 'heart-warming') wonder, pride, sadness, and amusement are expressed in a post, there is a significant impact on whether it gets shared or not.
Fostering Democracy and Security at the Dawn of the AI Revolution
Dr. William Regli, former ARLIS executive director and UMD professor of computer science, spoke about near-term artificial intelligence and other emerging technology applications for democratic societies and international security during a Sept. 21 roundtable discussion that included Czech Republic President Petr Pavel.Participants, including business leaders from both the Czech Republic and the United States, and U.S. and Czech government officials explored opportunities and challenges posed by the AI revolution for the Czech Republic.
Global Counter-Insider Threat Professional Certification Program
Security professionals now have a way to become certified in preventing insider threats through the Global Counter Insider Threat Professional (GCITP) Program. This program has been formally launched through the University of Maryland Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS), in partnership with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security (OUSD (I&S)).
ARLIS Researchers Participate in 2023 ArtIAMAS Field Experiment
ARLIS researchers participated for the second time in the Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy for Multi-Agent Systems (ArtIAMAS) Field Experiment, held Aug. 2 at the Army Research Laboratory Robotics Research Collaboration Campus at Grace’s Quarters in Middle River, Md.
Dr. Craig Lawrence Named Interim ARLIS Executive Director
Dr. Regli stepped down from the role after serving for five years.