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SCI Students Take Home First-Place Prize at Hacking4Humanity

Feb. 28, 2024

As the use of digital technologies becomes more widespread, so can the potential for its harmful effects, like online hate speech. Hacking4Humanity, a hackathon open to undergraduate and graduate students, aims to mitigate these harms.

Assistant Professor Longfei Shangguan Receives an NSF CAREER Award to Democratize Earable Computing Research

Feb. 28, 2024

Dr. Longfei Shangguan (assistant professor, Department of Computer Science) received an NSF CAREER award for his project “Ubiquitous Earable Sensing Using Low-Cost Earphones.” The project is estimated to last until early 2029.

The project seeks to reduce electronic waste through developing a systems-based approach to transforming abandoned low-cost earphones into human-centric sensing devices. The total intended award amount is $600,000, with $284,581 issued for Fiscal Year 2024.

CLP President Andrew Medlar Discusses Collaboration in Dean’s Spotlight Series 2024

Feb. 8, 2024

Libraries are collaborative organizations that serve the people and community, and the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP) is an excellent example. President and director Andrew Medlar examined collaborative workplace environments in libraries in his Feb. 7 talk, “We’re Here to Help Each Other,” continuing the Dean’s Spotlight Series 2024.

Two SCI Students Receive Honorable Mention in CRA Undergraduate Research Awards

Feb. 5, 2024

Two students from the School of Computing and Information (SCI) Department of Computer Science have been recognized for their undergraduate research by the Computing Research Association (CRA)!