Research

From left to right: Adriana Kovashka, chair, Department of Computer Science; Assistant Professor Xulong Tang; Dean Bruce R. Childers.

Solved in Seconds: Xulong Tang on How Quantum Computing Changes the Field

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.
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SCI PhD Student Wins Allegheny County Competition on Supporting Refugees

The SCI team's winning proposal was used data curation and tracking of disability benefits for refugees with disability.
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First Annual PhD Poster Slam Shows Innovative Research at SCI

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.

SCI Doctoral Student Alireza Javadian Sabet Published in Scientific Data Journal

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.

The Human Factor: Developing AI for the Classroom

AI is framed as a means for transforming educational settings, but what if its uses in classroom are not as straightforward as they seem? Two SCI faculty members, Raquel Coelho and Aakash Gautam, bring their expertise to this question.

Supporting Community Engagement with Civic Data: The Civic Switchboard Project

The Civic Switchboard project spearheaded by SCI faculty is making real-world impacts in many libraries, information environments, and communities, and is increasing access to data, fostering informed and equitable communities across the country. 
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Empowering smallholder farmers in the Global South through agriculture chatbots

Governmental agricultural extension systems, which disseminate farm and market practice recommendations, are not always able to ensure all farmers receive adequate guidance. While agriculture chatbots have proven to be a powerful enabler for farmers at large scale, current chat bots struggle with low engagement.

Students stand in a jungle with fresh fruit.

SCI Students Help to Preserve Indigenous Cultures With VR Technology

In March 2024, students led by Dr. Dmitriy Babichenko, clinical associate professor in the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, traveled to Ecuador to visit the isolated indigenous Waorani tribe to use VR technology to help preserve their culture.

ISP Student Huao Li's paper accepted by NeurIPS 2024

ISP student Huao Li's paper, "Language Grounded Multi-Agent Communication for Ad-hoc Teamwork," has been accepted by NeurIPS 2024.

Peter Brusilovsky, Director of ISP, receives NSF grant to develop a learning system for computer science education

Dr. Peter Brusilovsky (Director, Intelligent Systems Program) received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for his project "C-3PE: Comprehensive Personalized Programming Practice Environment."

New Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies Appointed, DINS Faculty Promoted

Congratulations to Dr. William Garrison on being appointed as the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Rosta Farzan on being promoted to Professor in the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems.

Panos K. Chrysanthis, Professor of CS, Elected as 2023 EAI Fellow

SCI faculty are internationally recognized for their groundbreaking work and innovation. Case in point: Panos K. Chrysanthis, professor in the Department of Computer Science, was recently elected as a Fellow of the European Alliance for Innovation (EAI). 

Morgan Frank, DINS Faculty, and Case Western Reserve researchers collaborate with Walmart to explore whether AI can aid hiring process

Could artificial intelligence (AI) remove bias from the hiring process? Morgan Frank, DINS faculty, and a team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University hope to find out.
Woman and child wearing a VR headset look up on a bench inside a building

Dr. Huang’s Time-Traveling Project Inspires Discussion and Connections during Juneteenth Events

The Time-Traveling Project by Assistant Professor Tim Huang (ICDS) takes participants back to the past of Pittsburgh’s Hill District, using virtual reality (VR) headsets and the photography of Teenie Harris.