Research

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.
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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.

CS Faculty Members Receive Mascaro Center Awards for Project to Improve Energy Efficiency On-Campus

June 20, 2024

Members of SCI’s Department of Computer Science (CS) want to improve Pitt’s energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on campus. Their project “Sustainable (Campus) Buildings through Sensing and Human-Building Interaction,” aims to do just that. 

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Ryan Shi Receives Awards for Research Combating Food Waste and Insecurity in Pittsburgh

June 10, 2024

In Pittsburgh, 1 in 5 residents experience food insecurity, and up to 40 percent of food that is produced goes to waste. Food waste and insecurity negatively harm communities and the environment, and SCI faculty member Dr. Ryan Shi, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science (CS), is reducing these harmful effects with his research project, “AI-based Volunteer Engagement for Crowdsourcing.”

Tim Huang’s “The Time Traveling Project” Presented at Governor’s Residence

May 13, 2024

Technology has the capability to transform the way people produce and consume art, and at SCI, Assistant Professor Tim Huang is making that happen with a Pittsburgh connection.

On March 19, Huang and fellow researcher Pat Healy, a PhD student studying information science, presented their work on The Time Traveling Project in Harrisburg at Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s residence.

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Xiaowei Jia Discusses Knowledge-Guided Machine Learning in Dean’s Spotlight Series 2024

May 7, 2024

Xiaowei Jia, an assistant professor in SCI’s Department of Computer Science, explored knowledge-guided machine learning at the fourth and final lecture of the Dean’s Spotlight Series 2024 on April 25.

Jia presented his research on knowledge-guided machine learning and its real-world applications, with his research interests lying in artificial intelligence (AI), data mining and data science, and machine learning.