Jamie Allen (IS ’93), a member of the SCI Board of Visitors, now gets the chance to see his daughter Sophie Allen, a first-year student at SCI, following in his footsteps.
Inspired by the New York Times’ Connections game, César Guerra-Solano (SCI ‘26) proposed adapting the puzzle into a multilingual, culture-specific word grouping game, giving large language models (LLM’s) the task of identifying patterns and generating explanations for their groupings.
Imagine adjusting your earphones’ volume with no buttons or screens, but a simple wave of your hand. Yongjie Yang, a PhD student in computer science at the School of Computing and Information (SCI), made this futuristic vision a reality.
One phrase to define students at the School of Computing and Information (SCI) is ‘go-getters’, and as the summer begins, undergraduates like Gina M. Agabegi, Benjamin J. Jackson, and Sarah M. Reyer, are switching gears from to pursue their professional careers.
AI researchers, analytics industry leaders, and students across Pittsburgh came together on March 27, Pitt’s second annual Data Science Day, to share the latest innovations in their fields. Through a series of keynote speakers, interactive activities, and poster sessions, attendees were able to both learn from others and share their own research in many unique ways.
Aidan Dougherty (SCI ’25) recently created and launched a crowd-sourcing app designed exclusively for University of Pittsburgh students to bridge gaps, save time, and enhance the overall student experience, ensuring that everything from coordinating events to finding study groups becomes second nature.
Hosted by SCI, this annual hackathon opens its doors to hundreds of students each year, where they collaborate to create technical projects, network, and win prizes.
“Networking, networking, and networking” is the mantra Moshood Adebule (SCI ’25) swears by. For Adebule, networking isn’t just a social strategy—it’s a powerful tool that has defined his journey to becoming a Product Manager at Capital One.
Founded in August 2020, the Minority Association of Computing (MAC) is a dynamic and growing community within the University of Pittsburgh. At MAC, members recognize that technology doesn’t exist in isolation; it intersects with business, innovation, and corporate 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.
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.
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.
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