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Elevating Marginalized Voices in Technology: Assistant Professor Angela Stewart

Angela Stewart’s love of technology was born in the classroom, specifically her middle school computer classroom where the teacher first introduced her to the basics of coding.

SCI Researchers Are Exploring How AI Helps Undergraduates in Peru

Dr. Nils Murrugarra-Llerena, teaching assistant professor, Department of Computer Science, received a $40,100 grant for his program PhawAI, a Peruvian workshop to promote artificial intelligence (AI) research.
Alireza Javadian Sabet, PhD student, and Dr. Dashun Wang.

Connection Through Research: SCI PhD Student Finds Collaboration with Northwestern University's Dr. Dashun Wang

SCI thrives at the intersection of technology, data, and societal impact, and when speakers like Northwestern University’s Professor Dashun Wang make an impact on our PhD students like Alireza Javadian Sabet, communities at Pitt and beyond benefit.
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Dr. Xiaowei Jia and team receive NASA Funding for AI and Biodiversity Project

Dr. Xiaowei Jia, an assistant professor with the Department of Computer Science, and fellow researchers have been awarded $300,000 for the project "A Digital Twin Integrating Knowledge and AI for Understanding Carbon and Biodiversity Corridors in Central America".

Dr. Peter Brusilovsky and team awarded $1M for AI Research from NSF

This Pitt based team will coordinate with UC Berkeley, North Carolina State University (NCSU), and Aalto University in Finland, to integrate new personalization approaches for computer science education, by employing large language models (LLM’s).
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Success On and Offline: Pitt's Computer Science Club Creates a Space for Community and Connection

Nij Patel (SCI ’25), the current president of CSC, talks about the organization's origins, connections on campus, and how the club is excited to grow.
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Transforming Tech: Female and Non-Binary SCI Students Attend Grace Hopper Conference 2024

GHC is the largest gathering of women and non-binary technologists in the world, attracting thousands of students, experts, mentors, and leaders, aiming to transform the technology field to make it more diverse and inclusive to all.

Ten SCI Faculty Members Awarded Pitt Cyber Accelerator Grants for Multiple Projects

These grants provide initial funding for multidisciplinary projects that address critical questions around network, data, and algorithms with a focus on law, policy, and technology.

SCI Staff Member Miranda Mae Acosta Receives Chancellor Staff Award for Outstanding Work

Acosta received the Exceptional Early Career Achievement Award, which recognizes a staff member in the early years of their professional career who has demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to the University and community.
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Meet SCI's 2024-2025 SCI Peer Advisors

As we reach the end of the fall 2024 semester, we want to take a moment to give a shoutout to SCI's Peer Advisors! They provide students with guidance and advice on their college experience, both at SCI and beyond.
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The Digital Future of Wireless Connections with Assistant Professor Longfei Shangguan

Have you ever wondered why your WiFi is so slow at home, even when the signal strength is strong? Dr. Shangguan addressed these questions with his research, “Enhancing Managed Spectrum Sharing with FR3-Cognizant Digital Twins”.

SCI Researchers Win Best Paper Award at ACM MobiCom 2024

A paper titled “Exploring the Feasibility of Remote Cardiac Auscultation Using Earphones” presented compelling results, with research conducted by Dr. Longfei Shangguan, an assistant professor with the Department of Computer Science, and associates.