AI Initiatives

The Division of Information Technology’s AI site will help the UMBC community with information on using artificial intelligence (AI), especially generative AI (GenAI), to support UMBC’s Administrative, Instructional, and Research efforts. This site has been created to help employees advance their use of GenAI.

We recommend that our UMBC community begin by visiting GenAI Tools, a page that highlights free resources and provides guidance on using GenAI while safeguarding UMBC institutional data safely.

For staff seeking support, we encourage people to look at Administrative AI, as a starting point. Our goal is to save folks time, improve the quality of their work, and increase productivity. We showcase tools that DoIT provides to support these objectives.

We have launched myUMBC Answers, an AI-supported search bar. We are seeking partners to expand this tool. The key to leveraging myUMBC Answers is providing validated and accurate content, such as annual FAQs or handbooks.

Faculty, are encouraged to explore Instructional AI and Research AI. The UMBC Center for AI in the College of Engineering is an excellent resource for AI-related research and innovation.  Stay informed by following the center’s social media chnnels on LinkedIn, Bluesky, X, and Facebook.

Members of the UMBC community can subscribe to the UMBC AI Group to receive email about AI-related news and events. If you have news to share with the UMBC AI community or suggestions or comments on the site, please send them to umbc-ai@cs.umbc.edu.

 

AI News

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DoIT Receives NSF Grant for Campus Cyber Infrastructure

System supports research in analyzing polar ice caps & more!

Broadening UMBCs Data Storage footprint to Advance Scientific Research and Discovery Purpose: The Retriever Research Storage System, R-RSTOR, will enable UMBC researchers to address important...

Posted: September 12, 2024, 2:22 PM

Upgrades to Residence Hall Wireless

Faster Wi-Fi and 2,500+ access points

The Residential Life office (RL) and the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) have partnered to implement a brand-new wireless system for on-campus residents.  Providing technology...

Posted: September 11, 2024, 11:35 AM

Campus Phone Upgrades

All departmental phones have been converted!

The Division of Information Technology is excited to announce that it has completed the migration of all main campus phones to our new phone system. Beginning in 2020, the project was accelerated...

Posted: September 9, 2024, 3:43 PM

Upgrades to Residence Hall Wireless

New Wireless Access Points this Summer!

In partnership with the Office of Residential Life, DoIT will implement a completely new wireless system throughout all residential dorms and apartment complexes this Summer.   Over the past...

Posted: June 17, 2024, 9:40 AM

New DoIT Staff

Welcome Khalil Alston

DoIT welcomes Khalil Alston as a new full time AV Specialist. He joins the AV Services team in the operation, support, and installation of classroom and conference AV technology on campus....

Posted: December 1, 2023, 11:41 AM