The world is full of leaders, but what makes a good one? Maurice Wheeler, Director of Archives at the Metropolitan Opera (SCI ’94), addressed this question on Jan. 27 in his talk, “Risky Business: The Politics of Successful Library Leadership”.
In today’s quickly developing technological landscape, it is important to empower students to take initiative towards a well-regulated and fair digital future through events like Hacking4Humanity event, which combines policy, technology, and ethics by giving students the opportunity to play their own role in stopping online hate.
Maria Harrington (SCI '08), PhD, and associate professor of Digital Media at the University of Central Florida, received research awards for her pioneering work in using virtual reality of natural habitats to explore botanical and ecological datasets from geographical information.
Angela Stewart’s love of technology was born in the classroom, specifically her middle school computer classroom where the teacher first introduced her to the basics of coding.
Dr. Nils Murrugarra-Llerena, teaching assistant professor, Department of Computer Science, received a $40,100 grant for his program PhawAI, a Peruvian workshop to promote artificial intelligence (AI) research.
SCI thrives at the intersection of technology, data, and societal impact, and when speakers like Northwestern University’s Professor Dashun Wang make an impact on our PhD students like Alireza Javadian Sabet, communities at Pitt and beyond benefit.
Dr. Xiaowei Jia, an assistant professor with the Department of Computer Science, and fellow researchers have been awarded $300,000 for the project "A Digital Twin Integrating Knowledge and AI for Understanding Carbon and Biodiversity Corridors in Central America".
This Pitt based team will coordinate with UC Berkeley, North Carolina State University (NCSU), and Aalto University in Finland, to integrate new personalization approaches for computer science education, by employing large language models (LLM’s).
These grants provide initial funding for multidisciplinary projects that address critical questions around network, data, and algorithms with a focus on law, policy, and technology.
Have you ever wondered why your WiFi is so slow at home, even when the signal strength is strong? Dr. Shangguan addressed these questions with his research, “Enhancing Managed Spectrum Sharing with FR3-Cognizant Digital Twins”.
A paper titled “Exploring the Feasibility of Remote Cardiac Auscultation Using Earphones” presented compelling results, with research conducted by Dr. Longfei Shangguan, an assistant professor with the Department of Computer Science, and associates.
At the first Dean's Spotlight Series talk in 2024-2025, Assistant Professor Xulong Tang shared his expertise on how quantum computing is a solution to more complex problems.
Events like the PhD Poster Slam provide SCI students with a valuable platform to engage with peers and the broader SCI community, fostering collaboration and inspiring new ideas.
Using Course-Skill Atlas, the researchers reveal how universities align curricula with job market needs, offering a large-scale representation of how higher education prepares students for the labor market.
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