Donat Fabian (SCI’ 26) has spent his last couple years at Pitt blooming as both an undergraduate and graduate student at SCI and as an international student and student-athlete. Fabian is originally from Budapest, Hungary and has juggled the responsibilities of being on the Pitt Varsity Men’s Swimming team and completing his newest degree, a Master of Science in Information Science (MSIS), in only three consecutive semesters.
Junyu Liu, an assistant professor for the Department of Computer Science, was recently awarded an NSF grant for his research collaboration with the professors from the Pitt Swanson School of Engineering. They are using their awarded NSF grant to support their research project, titled “Simulating fluid dynamics using hybrid quantum-classical devices.”
Sanjana Pejathaya (SCI '27) shares her first-hand account of attending SheInnovates, a hackathon that Pejathaya and her teammates ultimately took first place in.
In her last semester at Pitt, Michelle Star (SCI ’26) had her human-computer interaction (HCI) research paper accepted into the highly competitive Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Student Research Competition. Star was one of only six international undergraduate students to get their research paper accepted.
Tyler Schutt (SCI '27) is bringing his experience with Pitt's Science Olympiad to SCI, viewing it as a great outlet to give back and create opportunities for young STEM students.
On November 20-21, 2025, Universidad Católica San Pablo in Arequipa, Peru, hosted PhawAI + TaReCDa 2025. This event united students, faculty, and researchers from around the globe for two days of discussion, learning, and collaboration surrounding artificial intelligence.
Pittsburgh is uniquely positioned to lead advancements in quantum research, said Bruce Childers, dean of Pitt’s School of Computing and Information. “Quantum is not just a physics story, it’s not just an engineering story, it’s not just a computing information story,” he said. “It’s actually a story of collaboration to address the biggest issues facing us today.”
On April 22, more than 125 participants from local high schools, nonprofit organizations and the University of Pittsburgh came together to solve shared problems of practice around the use of generative AI tools among high school and college students.
The SCI Mentorship Program held its first SCI Mentorship Picnic on April 10, allowing mentees and mentors to come together face-to-face to celebrate their partnerships as the semester comes to a close.
The award supports five years of research, rewarding Kaushik Seshadreesan with $875,000 to work on his project, titled ‘Quantum Networking for Efficient and Robust Distributed Services’ (Q-NERDS).
Creating your community at Pitt can start earlier than the first day of classes, as Makayla Chang (SCI ’28) and Ifemi Olojo-Kosoko (SCI ’26), found out during their experiences at SCI UBelong.
Designed to streamline the transition from undergraduate study to law school, this program enables qualifying SCI undergraduate students to complete their SCI requirements in three years, proceeding to work on law school coursework in their fourth year.
Quentin Romero-Lauro (SCI) is a clear example of the kind of innovation the School of Computing and Information (SCI) aims to cultivate. As the co-creator of BizChat, an AI-powered tool built to support small business owners in under-resourced communities, Romero-Lauro's work blends technical skill with social awareness.
The University of Pittsburgh was named in the top 50 for building job-ready technical talent in CodeSignal’s University Ranking Report.
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