Hajiaghayi Wins Graduate Faculty Mentor of the Year Award

Mohammad T. Hajiaghayi, an associate professor of computer science with an appointment in UMIACS, was recently named the recipient of the university's Graduate Faculty Mentor of the Year award for his dedication to the students he advises.

The award, which is administered through UMD's Graduate School, recognizes faculty members for outstanding support of and involvement with their graduate students. Over the last year, Hajiaghayi has worked with nine graduate students, in addition to postdoctoral students.

Many of the students he has advised have received prestigious awards, including Google’s U.S./Canada Ph.D. Fellowship and the Simons Award for Graduate Students in Theoretical Computer Science.

Though a nomination letter for Graduate Faculty Mentor of the Year requires only five signatures, all nine of Hajiaghayi’s students signed on to support him.

Hajiaghayi will be recognized at the Annual Graduate School Fellowships and Award Celebration on May 7.