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Transform. Connect. Empower. Innovate.

We are guided by our vision: Together transforming lives for a better digital future, from our community to the world.

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

Alumni and Giving Opportunities
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“The question is not whether computing has a future. It’s whether you’re ready to help shape it.”

AI is causing computing fields to transform, not disappear. Check out Dean Bruce Childers' recently published viewpoint essay in the Pittsburgh Business Times.

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News

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Serving Communities Through Information: SCI Faculty Members Receive Three IMLS Grants

Four SCI faculty members—Frances Corry, Aakash Gautam, Eleanor Mattern, and Rebecca Morris—were awarded Institute of Museum and Library Service (IMLS) grants. Established in 1996, the IMLS supports libraries, archives, and museums in all 50 states and U.S. territories.

Recent PhD Graduate, SCI Professor Receive Best Paper Award at EDM 2026

Recent PhD Graduate Deniz Sonmez-Unal and SCI Professor Erin Walker received the best paper award at the 2026 Educational Data Mining Conference (EDM) for their paper “Leveraging Privileged Multimodal Data to Model Cognitive States in an Interactive Learning Platform.”

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Yes, AI is changing computing. Here's what that actually means for you.

Despite alarming headlines about tech layoffs and AI, computing remains a strong career path because job losses stem largely from a post-pandemic market correction plus AI automating only rote coding tasks, while demand grows for graduates who bring creativity, judgment, and cross-disciplinary skills that AI can't replicate.

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