The College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT) and UMBC have close and long-standing collaborative relationships with several federal, state, and local agencies. Our location within the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., corridor offers graduate and undergraduate students access to a vast assortment of research opportunities and facilities.
Research Centers & Institutes
Center for Research in Emergent Manufacturing (CREM) -- Center Director and Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
The Center for Space Sciences and Technology (CSST) -- Center Director, Associate Vice President for Research Development, and Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Center for Space Science and Technology
Information Technology & Engineering 220
+1 410 455 2837
Center for Artificial Intelligence at UMBC (CAI) -- Center Director and Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Information Technology & Engineering 329
+1 410 499 3522
Center for Real-time Distributed Sensing and Autonomy (CARDS) -- Center Director and Professor of Information Systems
Information Systems
Information Technology & Engineering 419
+1 410 455 2620
Institute for Harnessing Data and Model Revolution in Polar Regions (iHARP) -- Institute Director and Professor of Information Systems
Information Systems
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Information Technology & Engineering 4104556238
+1 410 455 6238
UMBC Cybersecurity Institute (UCI) -- Center Director & Vice Provost and Chief AI Officer
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Provost
Administration 1001A
+1 410 455 6325
Center for Accelerated Real Time Analytics (CARTA) -- Site Director, UMBC and Associate Professor of Information Systems
Information Systems
Information Technology & Engineering 424
+1 410 455 8775
Center for Navigation, Timing & Frequency Research (CENTAUR) -- Center Director, UMBC and Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Technology Research Center 201A
+1 410 455 3501
Center for Advanced Sensor Technology (CAST) -- Center Director and Professor of Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
Center for Advanced Sensor Technology
Technology Research Center 252A
+1 410 455 3415
Center for Research in Use-Inspired Cyber-Physical Systems Center (CYPRESS)
Information Systems
Information Technology & Engineering ITE 404 J
+1 410 455 3182
Center for Women in Technology (CWIT) -- Center Director and Professor of Information Systems
Information Systems
Center for Women in Technology
Information Technology & Engineering 452C
+1 410 455 2809
I/UCRC Building Reliable Advances and Innovations in Neurotechnology (BRAIN) -- Center Director and Associate Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Information Technology & Engineering ITE 301
Center for Scalable Data and Computational Science (ScaleS) -- Center Director and Professor of Information Systems
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Information Systems
Information Technology & Engineering 423
+1 410 455 3883
Center for Urban Environmental Research & Education (CUERE) -- Center Director and Professor of Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education
Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
Technology Research Center 102
+1 410 455 1766
2/19/2026