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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

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Ahana Biswas Represents SCI at Selective Santa Fe Institute Graduate Workshop

Ahana Biswas, a fourth-year Ph.D. student in information science at SCI and researcher in the PICSO Lab, attended the Santa Fe Institute (SFI) Graduate Workshop in Computational Social Science from May 24 through June 5, 2026. A highly selective and prestigious program, the workshop brings together a small cohort of graduate students from leading institutions to collaborate on interdisciplinary research.

A Pitt-led team plans to automate quantum computing research with a Department of Energy grant

A new University of Pittsburgh-led research project aims to automate the scientific process, using a team of AI agents to harness a promising new type of quantum computing that could enable discoveries in chemistry and materials science.

PhD in LIS Graduate Ning Zou Receives 2026 ASIS&T Doctoral Dissertation Award

Ning Zou (SCI '25) is the 2026 recipient of the ASIS&T Doctoral Dissertation Award for her dissertation titled, "From Data to Action: Towards a Framework for Collaborative Personal Informatics in Dementia Care."

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