Adriana Kovashka, Chair of the Department of Computer Science, received an NSF grant to support her project the Representational Reasoning Assistant (RRA), which will help advance interdisciplinary research and practices in AI, computer science, learning sciences, and STEM learning.
As AI continues to seep into our day-to-day lives, a question that many often find themselves wondering is how this new technology will affect their careers. SCI Assistant Professor Morgan Frank is collaborating with Carnegie Mellon University’s Block Center for Technology and Society, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) FutureTech, University of Virginia, the California Policy Lab, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation to create a wide-ranging research effort focused on understanding AI’s labor implications using high-resolution data.
Dana Tudorascu, a faculty member with SCI's Intelligent Systems Program and an associate professor in the School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry, is a collaborator on a Pitt research team recently awarded funding by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Kirk Pruhs, a professor of computer science, is chairing a high-profile program through the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing, the world’s leading center for collaborative research in theoretical computer science and located at the University of California, Berkeley.
Morgan Frank, an assistant professor at SCI, has recently been awarded a prestigious $80k fellowship from Microsoft’s newly launched AI Economy Institute to study how AI impacts education and the workforce.
Dr. Diane Litman, a faculty member with the School of Computing and Information and Senior Scientist at the University of Pittsburgh’s Learning Research and Development Center, was among 44 scholars honored with the 2025 Distinguished AI Scholar Award.
Dr. Panos Chrysanthis, a professor with the Department of Computer Science, was recognized by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) SIGMOD Chapter for his work in the field.
Researchers like Na Du, an Assistant Professor with the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems at SCI, are working to make human-tech collaborations smarter and more seamless by designing technology that strengthens the gaps in team environments through situationally aware technology.
With a recent grant from the Google Academic Research Awards, Assistant Professor Ryan Shi continues to explore how to use artificial intelligence to create positive societal impact.
Frank joins a collaborative effort funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The project aims to improve data on labor markets and workers in relation to AI adoption, producing academic articles and policy-oriented reports.
Imagine adjusting your earphones’ volume with no buttons or screens, but a simple wave of your hand. Yongjie Yang, a PhD student in computer science at the School of Computing and Information (SCI), made this futuristic vision a reality.
Assistant Professor Longfei Shangguan and his interdisciplinary research team received the prestigious Best Paper Award at MobiCom 2024, the top international conference on mobile computing and networking. The award recognizes their paper introducing Asclepius, a novel medical device that repurposes recycled earphones as digital stethoscopes to enhance remote healthcare.
One phrase to define students at the School of Computing and Information (SCI) is ‘go-getters’, and as the summer begins, undergraduates like Gina M. Agabegi, Benjamin J. Jackson, and Sarah M. Reyer, are switching gears from to pursue their professional careers.
Dr. Junyu Liu, a newly appointed assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science, is reimagining how quantum computing is taught for people with a traditional computing background.
The School of Computing and Information (SCI) collaborated with the University of Pittsburgh School of Business, Pitt Business Center for Branding, Pittsburgh Technology Council, and Responsible Data Science at Pitt to educate faculty, staff and members of the Pittsburgh community about integrating AI responsibly into their field.
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