Student News
Transforming Tech: Female and Non-Binary SCI Students Attend Grace Hopper Conference 2024
GHC is the largest gathering of women and non-binary technologists in the world, attracting thousands of students, experts, mentors, and leaders, aiming to transform the technology field to make it more diverse and inclusive to all.
Meet SCI's 2024-2025 SCI Peer Advisors
As we reach the end of the fall 2024 semester, we want to take a moment to give a shoutout to SCI's Peer Advisors! They provide students with guidance and advice on their college experience, both at SCI and beyond.
SCI Students, Alumni, & Professor Receive Awards at SRDS 2024 for Paper on Compound Threats
Assistant Professor Amy Babay, with PhDs student Huzaifah Nadeem, Maher Khan (SCI ’24G), and Benjamin Gilby (SCI ’23), received an award for their paper “Tolerating Compound Threats in Critical Infrastructure Control Systems".
200+ Students Innovate at SteelHacks XI Hackathon
Annual events SteelHacks, hosted by the Computer Science Club at Pitt in partnership with SCI, lets students work in teams to design new technologies, putting their classroom skills to work.
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.
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.
MLIS Student Scylla Humbert Received Award to Attend SAA Conference
Events like the annual Society of American Archivists (SAA) conference give SCI students like Scylla Humbert an opportunity to connect with the wider archival studies community.
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.
Bridging the Gap From High School to College: SCI UBelong Sets Students up for Success
SCI UBelong, a new program for first-year SCI students, provides the perfect opportunity for students to build community, connect, and feel at home at Pitt at the start of the fall semester.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.
Keeping Culture Alive: MLIS Student Serves Carnegie Library Patrons in the Hill District
“I’ve learned just how important cultural heritage and local history is to people. What we are preserving is the history of us and the region we live in, so keeping historic materials intact and accessible can mean a lot to people,” said Carlee Stoner, an MLIS student pursuing field work with Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
Roshni Singh (SCI '26) Empowers Women and Underrepresented Groups in STEM at SCI
Students like Roshni Singh (SCI ’26) have taken advantage of SCI initiatives to empower her fellow students.
SCI Student Ambassador Spotlight: Michelle Hong (SCI '26)
Michelle Hong, a sophomore at SCI majoring in computer science with a minor in linguistics, is dedicated to being a knowledgeable source that prospective students and their families can go to.