News
Dozens of SCI Students Attend Renowned Grace Hopper Conference
October 30, 2023
Last month, 33 students (18 in person and 15 virtually) from the School of Computing and Information (SCI) attended the Grace Hopper Conference (GHC) in Orlando, FL.
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.
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."
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 Scholarships Help Students Pursue Their Dreams
December 12, 2022
Kelsey Grushecky, a recent alumna of the School of Computing and Information (SCI), can attest to the impact of scholarships: they enabled her to pursue her dream job.
Student Organization Spotlight: Kappa Theta Pi
December 6, 2022
Kappa Theta Pi (KTP) is a professional co-ed technology focused fraternity within the School of Computing and Information (SCI). With a focus on professional development, brotherhood bonding, and service, KTP meets bi-weekly on Wednesday nights in David Lawrence Hall.
Student Organization Spotlight: Women in Computer Science (WiCS)
November 11, 2022
The Women in Computer Science (WiCS) club is an organization consisting of undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, and faculty women in the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Computing and Information (SCI).
SCI Week 2022 in Review
September 27, 2022
Pitt2Pitt Profile: Oliva Larson, MLIS Student
December 2, 2020
Olivia Larson has seen several corners of Pitt’s operating world — from an undecided first-year at the Pittsburgh campus, to an education major at Pitt Greensburg, and now a graduate student in the School of Computing and Information. She knows the University pretty well.
Kamil Akhuseyinoglu and Peter Brusilovsky Win Best Paper at Conference
SCI PhD student Kamil Akhuseyinoglu and Professor Peter Brusilovsky recently won the Best Paper Award at the Association for Computer Machinery (ACM)'s 29th Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (UMAP). Their paper, titled "Data-Driven Modeling of Learners' Individual Differences for Predicting Engagement and Success in Online Learning," proposes a new model for exploring how individual differences relate to student performance.
Pitt Startup Makes Exercising ‘SimpL’
Kunal Gandhi was studying on a recent evening when an unexpected message popped up on his LinkedIn: His startup company was being considered for an award by the NFL Players Association.
“They wanted to learn more about our story and the next day, we talked with them,” said Gandhi, cofounder and CEO of SimpL, a fitness technique tracking app.
Student Profile: Pedro Bustamante (SCI '16G, '21G)
February 26, 2021
Pitt2Pitt Profile: Camilo Correal
December 2, 2020