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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)!
SCI Hosts SheInnovates Hackathon 2024
Feb. 5, 2024
Tim Huang’s “The Time-Traveling Project” Celebrates Black History in Pittsburgh
Feb. 1, 2024
Art has always been an immersive visual experience, but a project led by Tim Huang (assistant professor, Department of Information Culture and Data Stewardship) has taken it to the next level.
Debra King (SOC WK ’83, SCI ’85G) Knows the Importance of Giving Back
Jan. 30, 2024
In many ways, Debra King (SOC WK ’83, SCI ’85G) is a living, breathing, metaphor. She scaled figurative mountains to overcome disability and poverty, and today she scales literal mountains—recently returning from a trip to Mt. Everest Basecamp. Read more about this SCI alumna and SCI Board of Visitors member here!