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Transform at SCI: Faculty Search Open for the 2025-26 Academic Year

Become a part of SCI. Explore our open appointment and tenure stream positions and apply.

New Certificate for SCI students mixes Computer Science and Language

The certificate, which was created by the collaboration of the SCI Department of Computer Science (CS) and the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Department of Linguistics, gives students the opportunity to learn more about computational linguistics, language technologies, and natural language processing.

Innovating Defense: SCI Faculty, Students Bring Cybersecurity to Life at DOE CyberForce 2025

How can cybersecurity education come alive beyond the classroom? For Dr. Ahmed Ibrahim, a faculty member with SCI’s Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, participation in the 2025 DOE CyberForce Competition represents a unique opportunity to bridge theory and practice through immersive, scenario-based learning.
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Hype vs. Reality: Understanding the Transformation of Jobs in the AI Era

What does the post-AI job market hold for current and future graduates? Assistant Professor Morgan Frank (Department of Informatics and Networks Systems) set out to answer this question with findings from his time as a senior fellow at Microsoft’s AI Economy Institute.
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Transformative Connections: SCI and CGI prepare students for a digital future

Tony DeLuca (CS ’95) and Deb Mohapatra, professionals at CGI, one of SCI's corporate partners, share the impact the relationship has on the company, benefits for students, and more.
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40 Years of Transformation at SCI: DINS Professor Retires

Michael Lewis, a professor in the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, will be officially retiring from Pitt at the end of the 2025-26 spring semester. Lewis, who has been at Pitt for 40 years, has seen the University and hundreds of students grow, change, and develop throughout his time.
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Celebrating 18 Years of Transformation at Pitt: ICDS Program Administrator Retires

Through Debbie Day’s work as a program administrator, she helped to support multiple program and department chairs, while assisting students on their journeys toward becoming librarians, archivists, and information professionals.

SCI Researchers Receive Pitt Grant to Explore AI Misinformation

Professor Yu-Ru Lin and doctoral student Rr. Nefriana, both from SCI's Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, received a Pitt Cyber Accelerator Grant for their research into AI’s ability to counter health misinformation.

DINS Faculty Member Receives Teaching Excellence Award

Professor Ahmed Ibrahim, of the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems (DINS), has been named a recipient of the 2026 Tina and David Bellet Teaching Excellence Awards.

Computer science majors and professors grapple with AI advancements

Artificial intelligence skills are becoming the new norm for college students.
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Pitt–UPMC Team Performs First Mixed-Reality–Facilitated Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery for Pituitary Tumor

A University of Pittsburgh and UPMC team, including SCI's Associate Professor Jacob Biehl and doctoral students Griffin Hurt and Ethan Crosby, have integrated mixed reality technology into the operating room.
Varun Shelke and the KPMG Cup

SCI Student and Pitt Business Consulting Team Transform Collaboration into Gold at Fall 2025 KPMG Cup Showcase

“The future belongs to hybrid thinkers who can evaluate technology through a business lens and inform business strategy with technical understanding,” said Varun Shelke, a SCI master's student and the winner of the 2025 Pitt Business KPMG Cup.
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A Tough but Worthwhile Transformation: First MDS Graduates Reflect on their Journey

Chuck Allias and Taylen Inthisane share their experience earning SCI's newest master's degree, the online Master of Data Science, after being among the program's first graduates in Fall 2025.
Students at the Grace Hopper Conference in 2025

Transforming Futures: Funding Support Sends SCI Students to Undergraduate Conferences

SCI is committed to removing financial barriers for students to attend prestigious conferences to network, learn about research opportunities, and broaden their horizons. In 2025, students attended conferences like AfroTech and the Grace Hopper Celebration.