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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
Impact in Action: The Importance of Experiential Learning
October 18, 2022
Experiential learning is a core tenant of the School of Computing and Information (SCI)’s commitment to providing its students with a comprehensive and well-rounded education. Real world opportunities in research and internships allow students to apply the skills and knowledge gained in the classroom, and to strengthen those skills to prepare them for a future beyond their undergraduate studies.
SCI Summer Scholars Seek to Improve Web Stability Through an Optimization of Consensus Algorithm
October 13, 2022
A recent SCI Summer Scholars project overseen by Dr. Amy Babay, Assistant Professor with the Department of Computer Science and Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, has researched the efficiency of leader election in the consensus algorithm.
SCI Week 2022 in Review
September 27, 2022
SCI thrives as ‘transdisciplinary’ resource
September 26, 2022
The School of Computing and Information was born five years ago when the School of Information Sciences, the Department of Computer Science and the Intelligent Systems Program came together to form the first new school at Pitt in more than 20 years.
“What the school has emerged to being — and we’ve been founded in and now we’re actually seeing that — is this highly collaborative, highly connected, the word I like to use is ‘transdisciplinary’ school,” Dean Bruce Childers said on SCI's evolution.
Crowning achievements: Victoria Chuah ‘22G on her multifaceted SCI experience
September 22, 2022
Victoria Chuah (‘21, ‘22G) is a hard worker with or without a crown.
Minority Association in Computing Student Organization Sets Out to Create An Inclusive Environment at SCI
This academic year, the Minority Association in Computing (MAC) is working hard to create a community where all new and returning SCI students feel celebrated and supported.
A relatively new student organization within the School of Computing and Information, MAC recently changed its name from Underrepresented Minorities in Computing (UMC) to have a name that “more directly expressed [their] mission and goals.”
SCI Ranking for Undergraduate CS Program Jumped in U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings
SCI’s undergraduate computer science program ranked No. 54 in the 2022-2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings, six spots higher than last year.
Pitt ranked highly in several other categories, including undergraduate nursing (No. 15), undergraduate business (No. 34), and best universities for veterans (No. 34).