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Academics

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Our undergraduate curriculum is designed to support the education of students who view computing and information as a means of empowerment.

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Master's Degrees

Our graduate degree programs provide students with the tools to analyze and solve the problems created by technology and to push past technology’s boundaries.

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Doctoral Degrees

Many of the world’s most perplexing issues are advanced by research conducted by our PhD students and their faculty mentors.

Empowerment Through Learning

Explore the computing, library, and information fields through our various academic departments, programs, and initiatives.

SCI Departments and Programs

Innovative Research

As the field of technology is constantly evolving, our research is supported by organizations like the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Google, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), and more.

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Transform at SCI

Prepare for your future by networking with like-minded changemakers: participate in workshops, apply for internships, and develop skills to land the job you've envisioned for yourself.

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Connect With Us

Alumni and friends of SCI can connect with us at events, support school initiatives, and more.

Alumni and Giving Opportunities

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News

Assistant Professor Junyu Liu Receives Office of Naval Research Award

Junyu Liu, an assistant professor of computer science in the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Computing and Information, has received an Office of Naval Research award for his project, “Quantum LDPC at Scale: HPC-Driven Design for Distributed Quantum Computers and Communication Networks.”

Building the Foundations for Quantum Machine Learning

As quantum technologies continue to develop, researchers are exploring how quantum computers can do more than process information: they want to understand how these systems can learn from data, make inferences, and draw conclusions about the world around us.

Associate Professor Longfei Shangguan Ranked Among Research.com’s 2026 Rising Stars of Science

SCI Associate Professor Longfei Shangguan was ranked in Research.com’s 2026 Rising Stars of Science World Ranking.

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