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ISP Director, DINS Professor Peter Brusilovsky Selected for 2023 Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Award
March 14, 2023
Peter Brusilovsky, the director of the Intelligent Systems Program and a professor in the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, was selected for a 2023 Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award.
SCI Faculty Members’ Project Selected for Social Science Research Under the Defense Education and Civilian University Partnership
March 13, 2023
Associate Professor Yu-Ru Lin’s project “Characterizing and Countering the Normalization of Extremism and Communal Violence in Cyber-Social Space" was selected as one of the six university faculty teams to pursue fundamental social science research through the Defense Education and Civilian University Research (DECUR) Partnership, a program under DoD’s Minerva Research Initiative (Minerva).
DINS Faculty Member Honored with NSF Career Award
March 1, 2023
SCI Projects Awarded 2022-23 Pitt Momentum Funds
February 28, 2023
This year, four projects by five faculty members of the School of Computing and Information (SCI) received Momentum Funds from the Pitt Office of Research! The Momentum Funds consist of three tiers of grants designed to support projects focused on scholarship, multidisciplinary work, and research by Pitt faculty. Awardees of the 29 total projects will be celebrated at the Fueling the Future showcase in September 2023.
SCI projects include:
SCI Alum at Forefront of Preserving Pittsburgh’s Film History
February 28, 2023
Master of Library and Information Sciences (MLIS) student Steven Haines (A&S '20, SCI '24G) is using his media archaeological specialization to ensure the survival of rare films and Pittsburgh's cultural heritage.
Haines is the Director of Programming for Pittsburgh Sound + Image, a local nonprofit dedicated to preserving rare films and sharing them with a modern audience.
IS Grad Focuses on AI Security during Dean's Spotlight Lecture
February 21, 2023
SCI alumna Nathalie Baracaldo, PhD (SCI '16G) shared her artificial intelligence expertise during "Can We Make AI Foundation Models Secure, Private and Trustworthy?", the third presentation of this year's Dean's Spotlight lecture series, on Wednesday, February 15.
SCI Student Groups to Host Trivia Night with FAST Enterprises
SCI student groups Minority Association in Computing (MAC) and the Official Association for Students of Information Science (OASIS), in collaboration with the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, will be hosting FAST Enterprises (a software and IT consulting company) for a night of trivia, free f
SCI Alumnus Ishvaraus Davis Earns Role in Congress
February 15, 2023
In January 2023, Ishvaraus Davis (SCI '17) became a Congressional Innovation Fellow in Washington D.C. In his new role, Davis will work towards equity in technology––something he has been passionate about throughout his entire professional career.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: An Integrated Effort
February 7, 2023
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are not just goals at the forefront of the work of the School of Computing and Information (SCI) - they are priorities integrated into all decisions and progress at the school. Since its formation in spring 2021, SCI's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee has worked to identify areas for further progression within the field to foster a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion within SCI.
Black History Month 2023 Events
February 1, 2023
As the annual commemoration of Black History Month begins today, the SCI community is encouraged to learn more about the central role and impact African Americans have in U.S. history. This sample of events below, shared by SCI's Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Rosta Farzan, is a brief list of programming organized at the University to consider attending:
Record Number Attend Dean's Spotlight Lecture on Jan. 10, 2023
January 17, 2023
What a way to help celebrate the School of Computing and Information (SCI)'s fifth anniversary: a record number of people attended the second of four SCI’s Dean’s Spotlight Series lectures, on Jan. 10. About 60 people walked through the doors of SCI’s recently opened 130 North Bellefield Ave. location to attend “AR in the OR: An Interdisciplinary Journey Towards the Holographic Operation Room” while 33 people virtually attended the collaborative event.