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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.
SCI Staff and Faculty Host Holiday Cookie Table
December 13, 2022
The holiday spirit was alive and well at Sennott Square and the Information Sciences Building on December 12! That's when students, faculty, and staff were able to take a break by enjoying more than 600 cookies and other treats donated by other faculty and staff. Take-out boxes were available for those on the run to finals!
The "Pittsburgh cookie table"-themed mini-bash was part of SCI's fifth anniversary celebration taking place this year.
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.
DINS Professor James Joshi named IEEE Fellow
November 29, 2022
CS Faculty Member Presents on Experience Developing Indoor-Outdoor Path Recommendation System to Provide Inclusivity
Dr. Panos Chrysanthis, a professor in the Department of Computer Science, presented a talk on his indoor-outdoor path recommendation system, CAPRIO, at the University of Cyprus. The talk centered on the CAPRIO team’s experience developing the system to be inclusive to users from all backgrounds and how they achieved that inclusivity.
SCI Academic Records Team Utilizes New Degree Audit Dashboard
November 22, 2022
The Academic Records Team in the School of Computing and Information (SCI) approached Pitt Information Technology to develop a Degree Audit Dashboard for their undergraduate programs to make the process much faster and easier.
DINS Faculty Members Wins Test of Time Award for Paper at ACM SenSys 2022
November 15, 2022
Dr. Pengfei Zhou, an assistant professor in the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, won the Test of Time Award at the 2022 ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems (SenSys) for his paper "IODetector: A Generic Service for Indoor Outdoor Detection" published ten years ago.
Student Organization Spotlight: The Official Association for Students of Information Science (OASIS)
November 14, 2022
The Official Association for Students of Information Science (OASIS) is a student-led organization in the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Computing and Information Science (SCI) that offers professional development opportunities and social events for students studying information science through the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems.
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).
Student Organization Spotlight: Computer Science Club (CSC)
October 28, 2022
CS Graduate Students, Faculty Win Best Paper Award at the 9th Workshop on Argument Mining
October 21, 2022
Computer Science graduate students Yue Dai, Meiqi Guo, and Zhexiong Liu, as well as Dr. Diane Litman, a professor in the Department of Computer Science, won the Best Paper Award at the 9th Workshop on Argument Mining, co-located with the International Conference on Computational Linguistics.
Three Papers Accepted at 29th HPCA Conference (HPCA-2023)
October 20, 2022