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The University of Maryland’s Tech Policy Hub studies tech policy from a socio-technical perspective, building the bridge between computer science & public policy to understand how policy is designed and implemented for, by, and with tech. Our hub spans across the forefront of tech policy domains, including cybersecurity, consumer privacy, misinformation, and trustworthy machine learning (ML). We bring together DMV-based issue networks of practitioners, scholars, industry leaders, and civil activists to inform, impact, and shape the future of technology in society, applying a mix of comparative, qualitative, and computational research methods to advance our understanding and craft socially desired future paths for tech policy development.

Our questions of interest include:

1 – How do we deal with the social problems of computing through top-down and bottom-up policymaking & implementation?

2 – What can we learn from the history of policymaking across technology issues?

3 – What can we learn about tech policy from a comparative perspective? Across sectors? Across jurisdictions?

4 – How and by whom tech policy issues enter the political agenda?

5 – How does the efficacy of tech policies can be assessed and evaluated?

6 – What are the politics of tech policy design?

7 – How can we use crowdsourcing to improve tech policies?

8 – How can we teach tech policy through an experiential learning perspective?

If all this sounds relevant and interesting for you – feel free to join our hub! We are bringing together a network of students, scholars, practitioners, civil activists, and industry leaders to discuss tech policy on a regular basis. Feel free to reach out to join our mailing list and be up-to-date with our research outputs & events. Interested in becoming affiliated with us? Please email our founder, Dr. Sivan-Sevilla, to discuss further.

Recent News

Jan 17, 2015: The work by researchers from the Hub on the size, diversity, and severity of exposed attack surface across U.S. county governments is officially published by the Journal of Cybersecurity.

Dec 6, 2024: Research from the Hub on measuring the integrated attack surface exposed across U.S. county governments was recently highlighted by the department. The project has been accepted for publication at the Journal of Cybersecurity and a link will be available soon.

Nov 21, 2024: Tech Policy Hub & VCAI round-table on AI policy took place at the CS Department. Other AI-related round-tables from the Hub will follow. Stay tuned.

The Grand Opening Event of the Tech Policy Hub is expected in the Spring 2025 semester. Feel free to reach out and join our mailing list if you are interested. The goal is to bring together DMV-based scholars and practitioners across our four policy domains to synthesize burning policy issues and inform one another on how to close the gaps.