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title: Computer Scientist Elected Fellow of National Academy of Inventors
date: 2021-12-07T11:20:00-05:00
author: University of Maryland
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# Computer Scientist Elected Fellow of National Academy of Inventors

*December 7, 2021* — by [Katie Bemb](/author/abby-robinson)


> Ming Lin, Innovator in Virtual Reality, Computer Graphics and Robotics, Becomes 10th UMD Faculty Member Honored

*Mall Students 09242021 JC 0397 1920x1080 — UMD's Ming Lin joins a 2021 National Academy of Inventors class of fellows that hails from 116 research universities and governmental and nonprofit research institutes worldwide.*

A University of Maryland computer scientist has been elected fellow by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), joining the ranks of some of the nation’s most prestigious and creative academic inventors.

Ming Lin, a Distinguished University Professor of computer science with joint appointments in the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was recognized for her contributions in virtual reality, computer graphics and robotics.

The NAI Fellows Program highlights academic inventors who have demonstrated a spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development and welfare of society.


*Ming Lin portrait*




**Topics:** [People](https://today.umd.edu/tags/people)


**Tags:** [Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality](https://today.umd.edu/topic/augmented-reality-virtual-reality), [Computer Science](https://today.umd.edu/topic/computer-science), [Electrical and Computer Engineering](https://today.umd.edu/topic/electrical-and-computer-engineering), [Robotics](https://today.umd.edu/topic/robotics)


**Units:** [A. James Clark School of Engineering](https://today.umd.edu/topic/james-clark-school-engineering), [College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences](https://today.umd.edu/topic/college-computer-mathematical-and-natural-sciences)