Research
Emerging Voices in Computational Social Science: Lingfei Wu and Morgan R. Frank
October 12, 2023
In the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems (DINS), a new cohort of researchers are quietly making novel contributions to the field of human-centered information systems, earning them recognition from both prestigious academic bodies and mainstream journalistic outlets.
Assistant Professor Angela Stewart Receives NSF Funding for Project that Incorporates Black Girls into AI Design and Creation
October 3, 2023
Dr. Angela Stewart (Assistant Professor, Department of Informatics and Networked Systems; Research Scientist, Learning Research and Development Center) received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for her project “Collaborative Research: Black Girls as Creators: an intersectional learning ecosystem toward gendered racial equity in Artificial Intelligence education.”
Innovative “Black Voices in Computing” Exhibit Showcases Overlooked Contributors to Computing History
October 2, 2023
On Monday, August 28, an exhibit titled “Black Voices in Computing” debuted in the lobby of the Information Sciences Building. Recognizing that conventional histories of computing have typically neglected the efforts of Black scholars; the exhibit aims to center the contributions of Black technologists and researchers in the field of computing and information.
Aakash Gautam Models a More Equitable Approach to Community-Based Computing Research
October 2, 2023
Dr. Aakash Gautam, (assistant professor, Department of Computer Science, Department of Information Culture and Data Stewardship) has been thinking about the importance of communities throughout his life.
New article in Nature Communications identifies barriers to a “Just Transition” away from fossil fuels
September 26, 2023
Assistant Professor Morgan Frank (Department of Informatics and Networked Systems) has recently published a new article in Nature Communications.
Associate Professor Yu-Ru Lin Receives NSF Grant for Digital Accountability Study
September 21, 2023
Dr. Yu-Ru Lin (Associate Professor, Department of Informatics and Networked Systems; Research and Academic Director, Pitt Cyber) has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to study the online behavior of U.S. officials across major social platforms.
Frances Corry Explores the Afterlives of Digital Platforms
September 11, 2023
We think of our daily posts on social media as incidental rather than being an important historical document. But you know, 50 years on, it might look different,” said Frances Corry, an assistant professor in the Department of Information Culture and Data Stewardship. She is always considering the implications of this possibility when conducting her research.
César Guerra-Solano, Rising SCI Sophomore and 2023 Center for Military Medicine Research Scholar
Working with computers has been a constant in César Guerra-Solano’s life.
“I grew up surrounded by computers,” Guerra-Solano said. “My dad is a data scientist and used to be a university professor in computer science."
Professor Diane Litman Receives NSF Grant for Reflection-Informed STEM Learning and Instruction
July 17, 2023
Professor Diane Litman (Department of Computer Science) received a research grant from the National Science Foundation for her project “Developing and Optimizing Reflection-Informed STEM Learning and Instruction by Integrating Learning Technologies with Natural Language Processing.”
New article in Science Magazine describes open questions about how AI is shaping art
June 16, 2023
Assistant Professor Morgan Frank (Department of Informatics and Networked Systems) collaborated with computer scientists, legal scholars, economists, designers, cultural researchers, and artists on a new Perspective article published in the prestigious Science magazine describing misconceptions and open questions about generative AI, including ChatGPT and ImageNet, and the future of art.
DINS Faculty Member, Graduate Student Publish Paper in PLOS One
March 15, 2023
Congratulations to Morgan Frank (assistant professor, Department of Informatics and Networked Systems), SCI graduate student Hung Chau, Sarah H. Bana, and Baptiste Bouvier on their paper “Connecting Higher Education to Workplace Activities and Earnings” in the PLOS One journal.
SCI Projects Awarded 2022-23 Pitt Momentum Funds
February 28, 2023
This year, four projects by five faculty members of the School of Computing and Information (SCI) received Momentum Funds from the Pitt Office of Research! The Momentum Funds consist of three tiers of grants designed to support projects focused on scholarship, multidisciplinary work, and research by Pitt faculty. Awardees of the 29 total projects will be celebrated at the Fueling the Future showcase in September 2023.
SCI projects include:
CS Faculty Member Presents on Experience Developing Indoor-Outdoor Path Recommendation System to Provide Inclusivity
Dr. Panos Chrysanthis, a professor in the Department of Computer Science, presented a talk on his indoor-outdoor path recommendation system, CAPRIO, at the University of Cyprus. The talk centered on the CAPRIO team’s experience developing the system to be inclusive to users from all backgrounds and how they achieved that inclusivity.
DINS Faculty Members Wins Test of Time Award for Paper at ACM SenSys 2022
November 15, 2022
Dr. Pengfei Zhou, an assistant professor in the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, won the Test of Time Award at the 2022 ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (SenSys) for his paper "IODetector: A Generic Service for Indoor Outdoor Detection" published ten years ago.