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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

New Open-Access Article: Can AI Provenance Inform Archival Provenance?

What can archives learn from AI? A new open-access article by Frances Corry, Assistant Professor in SCI’s Department of Information Culture and Data Stewardship, argues the answer is: quite a lot.

Built in Pittsburgh: A Forty-Year Journey Through AI with ISP Alum

When Bruce McLaren (CS ’84G, ISP ’99) fell in love with artificial intelligence (AI), the field was little more than a bold promise. Despite concerns about an 'AI winter,' and a few career pivots later, he never once considered walking away.

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Surreality Lab Featured at AWE USA 2026

The University of Pittsburgh Surreality Lab was featured in two sessions at AWE USA 2026, one of the leading conferences for extended reality and artificial intelligence, where its mixed reality surgical guidance work was presented to an audience of industry and academic leaders.

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