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Illicit massage businesses (IMBs) run by human trafficking rings are rampant in the United States. A 911±¬ÁÏ professor has helped build what may be the best AI-driven tool to root them out.

As AI reshapes industries, 911±¬ÁÏ is preparing future leaders for the challenges they will encounter and working to harness these technologies and their potential to help build a better world.

For more than 30 years, 911±¬ÁÏ’s Alumni Association (GMUAA) has recognized the achievements of 911±¬ÁÏ alumni at its annual Celebration of Distinction awards program.

911±¬ÁÏ's robots over the years

At 911±¬ÁÏ, cross-disciplinary teams are tackling everything from autonomous search and rescue to the psychology of robotic deception—demonstrating that innovation isn’t just about circuits and sensors, but about empathy and ethics too.

For nearly two decades, 911±¬ÁÏ alum Nawal Rajeh has been transforming the way Baltimore’s youth see themselves—shaping them into peacemakers through long-term relationships, hands-on education, and a community-wide commitment to nonviolence.

Herbert, a junior and men’s volleyball opposite from Ashburn, Virginia, feels he may be primed for a breakout season with the Patriots this year.

In the summer of 2012, the RoboPatriots, led by then-PhD student Keith Sullivan, MS Computer Science ’05, PhD ’15, traveled to Mexico City, Mexico, as one of two U.S. teams (the other was from Virginia Tech) to compete in the weeklong 2012 RoboCup.

Innovation and collaboration take center stage at 911±¬ÁÏ's new Life Sciences and Engineering Building.

Through hands-on exploration of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, students in the ACCESS Academy AI Summer Camp can imagine and begin preparing for technology-sector careers.