PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Hal Daumé III

Also known as Hal Daume, Harold Charles Daume III

Hal Daumé III is a professor of computer science and language science at the University of Maryland, where his research focuses on natural language processing systems that interact with people. He earned a doctorate at the University of Southern California in 2006, and he was an assistant professor at the University of Utah before joining Maryland. A 2012 paper he co-wrote, Midge, which generates image descriptions from computer-vision detections, received the ACL Test-of-Time Award in 2022. In May 2023 the University of Maryland announced TRAILS, an NSF institute on trustworthy AI, with Daumé as its lead investigator and director. As of October 2026, he directs AIM, the AI Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland, and leads TRAILS.

Works
334
Citations
19,565
h-index
61

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. By 2003

    A summer at Microsoft Research

    He studies math, mostly logic, at Carnegie Mellon University. In the summer of 2003 he works with Eric Brill in the machine learning and applied statistics group at Microsoft Research.

  2. 2006

    A doctorate under Daniel Marcu

    He earns a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in 2006, advised by Daniel Marcu.

  3. 2013

    Associate professor at Maryland

    He is promoted to associate professor at Maryland in 2013, after work as an assistant professor at the University of Utah.

  4. 2018

    A best paper at ACL

    He and Sudha Rao write Learning to Ask Good Questions, which ranks clarification questions. In 2018 the paper wins a best paper award at ACL.

  5. 2022

    The ACL Test-of-Time Award

    In 2022 the ACL gives its Test-of-Time Award to Midge, a 2012 paper on generating image descriptions from computer-vision detections. Daumé is among the co-authors recognized with the award.

  6. May 2023

    A trustworthy AI institute

    In May 2023 the University of Maryland announces TRAILS, an NSF institute on trustworthy AI, with Daumé as lead investigator and director.

  7. As of October 2026

    Directing AIM and TRAILS

    He directs AIM, the AI Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland, and leads TRAILS as a Volpi-Cupal Endowed Professor of Computer Science and Language Science. His research focuses on natural language processing systems that interact with people. His CV also lists him as a Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research NYC.

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  1. Structure and Knowledge in Natural Language Processing - Microsoft Research microsoft.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Harold (Hal) Daume III - The Mathematics Genealogy Project mathgenealogy.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Hal Daumé III | UMD Department of Computer Science cs.umd.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. Hal Daumé III and Tom Goldstein Selected as Pier Giorgio Perotto Endowed Professors | UMD Department of Computer Science cs.umd.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. Hal Daumé III - cv + bio umiacs.umd.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. Hal Daumé III - Schmidt Sciences schmidtsciences.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. Announcement of the 2022 ACL Test-of-Time Paper Award | ACL Member Portal aclweb.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  8. Hal Daumé III Part of Team Receiving ACL Test of Time Award | UMD Department of Computer Science cs.umd.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  9. UMD Leads New $20M NSF Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law and Society | UMD Department of Computer Science cs.umd.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  10. Hal Daumé III | AIM UMD aim.umd.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  11. Hal Daumé III | College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences | University of Maryland cmns.umd.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.