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.
Faculty member Ahmad P. Tafti is honored to contribute to shaping the scientific and educational direction of CPACE, who recently received a transformative $10 million investment in AI in medicine from a major industry partner, Leidos.
AI researchers, analytics industry leaders, and students across Pittsburgh came together on March 27, Pitt’s second annual Data Science Day, to share the latest innovations in their fields. Through a series of keynote speakers, interactive activities, and poster sessions, attendees were able to both learn from others and share their own research in many unique ways.
Dr. Cristina Conati, a professor at British Columbia University, says that human computer interaction transforms through responding directly to human needs in the final 2024-2025 Dean's Spotlight Series talk.
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