Dr. Ghodssi Featured on Clark Seed Grant Awards Announcement

The University of Maryland (UMD) MATRIX Lab has announced the winners of the UMD Clark School of Engineering’s FY26 seed grant program.

These projects will spark new collaborations and support innovative projects at UMD and the MATRIX Lab, and focus on the intersection of engineering, computer science, and human systems, especially in the fields of artificial intelligence and autonomy. UMD faculty were invited to apply.

“We are extremely excited about this opportunity to establish interdisciplinary, collaborative efforts among our university faculty and MATRIX Lab researchers in the area of Autonomy and Autonomous Systems,” said Dr. Reza Ghodssi, UMD Distinguished University Professor and MATRIX Lab Executive Director of Research and Innovation. “We are also grateful to the UMD Clark School of Engineering for their continued support of all of the MATRIX Lab’s research and education efforts. This is a strong start to promoting and supporting exploratory, impactful research initiatives in the MATRIX Lab that will only benefit our talented students and the society at large.”

More information can be found on the UMD ISR News (18 - August / 2025)