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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. The fifth annual edition of the ranking, which recognizes early-career scientists worldwide who have made impactful contributions in their fields, was released in October. This year’s ranking inspected 279,971 scientist profiles, with 1,000 ultimately being ranked.
Shangguan ranked #793 worldwide and #122 nationally with an H-index of 38, 3,754 citations, and 85 publications.
Please join us in congratulating Shangguan on this achievement!
CS Alum Receives Visionary Academic Leadership Award from ISACA Greater Houston
Marian Zaki (SCI ‘19G), a former PhD student in the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Computer Science, has been honored with the prestigious Visionary Academic Leadership Award from ISACA Greater Houston at the 2026 SheLeadsTech Conference.
Pitt’s AI Cloud Innovation Center is scaling up and branching out
Pitt’s AI Cloud Innovation Center, a collaboration with Amazon Web Services now in its second year, trains students in cutting-edge cloud AI tools by having them build open-source solutions for real problems from faculty and outside partners within weeks, giving them workforce-ready skills.
Working with a Purpose: SCI Student Partakes in Summer 2026 Bank of America Student Leaders Program
For Ishaan Tilva, a Pitt student majoring in finance and computer science, building a meaningful career means combining problem-solving with community impact. This summer, Tilva had the opportunity to explore that intersection through the Bank of America (BofA) Student Leaders Program.
SCI researchers receive funding to develop AI writing coach tool
As first-year students increasingly turn to AI for writing help, instructors are noticing a troubling pattern: essays are starting to sound alike. A collaboration led by Lorraine Li, an assistant professor in Pitt’s School of Computing and Information (SCI), aims to reverse that trend with an AI system designed to draw out students' ideas and encourage their unique voice.
From listening to the heart to assessing arteries: turning everyday earphones into health tools
A collaborative paper led by researchers at UMass Amherst, with contributions from Assistant Professor Longfei Shangguan and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, recently received a Distinguished Paper Award at UbiComp 2026.
A Lifetime of Blue and Gold: Alfred Moyé's Commitment to Pitt's Future
Alfred Moyé (A&S ’68G) may have moved from Pittsburgh 40 years ago, but his blood continues to run blue and gold - with more than a little black and gold mixed in.
ISP Emeritus Professor Received Sustained Accomplishment Award at ICMI 2026
Jeffrey Cohn, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Intelligent Systems, received the Sustained Accomplishment Award at the 28th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2026).ISP Alum Receives Runner-Up Finalist AMIA Award for Dissertation
Amin Tajgardoon (SCI ‘17G, ‘25G) was selected as one of two runner-up finalists for the 2026 Edward H. Shortliffe Doctoral Dissertation Award by this year's AMIA Dissertation Awards Committee.
SCI and Dietrich School Student Build New Student Performance App
Through a mixture of their experiences and abilities, Elias Hadjipanayis (SCI ‘28) and Owen Levy (A&S ‘28) built Apex Student, an app aimed at helping all students stay organized and successful.
SCI Celebrates Ninth Annual Toast, Honors Alumni at Second Annual Awards
More than 70 people turned out for the ninth annual Toast to SCI, held Friday, Sept. 25, as part of Homecoming 2026. The evening also featured the second annual alumni awards, which honor outstanding alumni while strengthening ties within the alumni community and highlighting the school's far-reaching impact.
Amy Babay, DINS Colleagues Secure NSF Grant to Develop Framework for AI-Driven Monitoring to Predict and Maintain Connectivity during Network Failures
Assistant Professor Amy Babay will serve as PI for a multi-year National Science Foundation grant to begin in October 2026 to explore the development of the “Intelligent Resilient Overlay NextG Network (IRONN).”Undergraduate Computer Science program receives its highest U.S. News & World Report ranking in 2027 list
SCI’s undergraduate computer science program ranked No. 49 (tie) in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 Best College rankings, a 14-spot jump from the previous year’s list and the highest the program has ever been ranked in the U.S. News’ rankings.Can AI really destroy humanity? Here’s what Pittsburgh researchers think
Local researchers, including CS Professor Alexandros Labrinidis, weigh in on recent warnings that AI could pose an existential threat to humanity, discussing what risks deserve attention and how AI development should be governed.