Department of Computer Science, University of Pittsburgh

This #PrideMonth, we are recognizing the incredible contributions that members of the LGBTQ+ community make to the field of computer science. #PrideatPitt21 University of Pittsburgh Pitt Diversity

Congratulations to Dr. Rob Rutenbar, senior vice chancellor for Research at the University of Pittsburgh, for being named a Distinguished Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information (Computer Science) and the Swanson School of Engineering (Electrical and Computer Engineering) in recognition of his extraordinary, internationally recognized scholarly attainment in his field. More info: http://cs.pitt.edu/21-05-26

Are you interested in mentoring prospective graduate students through the application and reentry process? The mentor and coach application is now available on ...the CSGrad4US Mentoring Program webpage. The goals of the CSGrad4US Mentoring Program are: To guide returning students through the application process towards a successful CS PhD admission and school selection To mentor them through the transition to PhD graduate study in the first year towards high retention.... https://cra.org/apply-now-to-the-csgrad4us-mentoring-progr/

Exciting news: Provost Cudd announced that 2020-21 will be the Year of Data and Society at the University of Pittsburgh recognizing the important role #datascience plays in every facet of our lives. We could not agree more and are looking forward to it! https://www.cs.pitt.edu/21-04-30 Pitt University Times

Congratulations to Katelyn Morrison (CS BS, 2021) for being one of the nine students nominated for the 2021 Emma W. Locke Award, which is presented to a graduating senior in recognition of high scholarship, character, and devotion to the ideals of the University of Pittsburgh https://www.cs.pitt.edu/21-04-28 Pitt Student Affairs

On Thursday, May 20, the Pittsburgh campus will move from Elevated to the Guarded Risk Posture. Face coverings and physical distancing are still required. For more information visit https://bit.ly/3waCZxS

Congratulations to Xiaowei Jia (asst prof, CS), Beiyu Lin (UTexas Rio Grande Valley), and Jake Zwart, Jeff Sadler, Alison Appling, Sam Oliver, and Jordan Read (USGS) for receiving the Best Application Paper Award in the SIAM International Conference on Data Mining (SDM 2021) https://www.cs.pitt.edu/21-04-29 University of Pittsburgh #datascience

Congratulations to our undergraduate and graduate students in Computer Science or Computational Biology graduating this term! Share your memories of Pitt and your graduation celebration by posting on social media using #PittGrad21 and #PittCompSci University of Pittsburgh

Get to know Zero to Offer, a relatively recent Computer Science Club internship training program dedicated to helping future Pitt grads accelerate potential careers in tech. https://www.cs.pitt.edu/21-04-27 University of Pittsburgh

Congratulations to Dr. Malihe Alikhani (assistant professor, CS) for receiving a 2020 Google exploreCSR award to support students from #underrepresented groups to pursue graduate studies and research careers in computing! https://blog.google//explorecsr-puts-students-path-comput/ #diversity #h2p University of Pittsburgh

Today the Computing Research Association (CRA) released the first of more than a dozen planned white papers produced through its subcommittees, exploring areas ...and issues around computing research with the potential to address national priorities over the next four years. Called Quadrennial Papers, the white papers attempt to portray a broad picture of computing research detailing potential research directions, challenges, and recommendations for policymakers and the computing research community. [ 298 more words ] https://cra.org//reblog-cra-releases-2020-quadrennial-pap/

For day 4 of our annual 10-day Mighty Girl Halloween Costume Countdown, we present this mini Margaret Hamilton, the computer scientist and hero of the Apollo 11... mission to the moon! To learn more about Margaret Hamilton's incredible legacy, visit our blog post, "The Computer Scientist Who Saved the Moon Landing," at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=20084 To share her inspiring story with children, we highly recommend the picture book "Margaret and the Moon" for ages 5 to 9 at https://www.amightygirl.com/margaret-and-the-moon She is also featured in a fun activity book about pioneering women in technology, which includes a variety of hands-on STEM projects: "Gutsy Girls Go for Science: Programmers" for ages 8 to 11 at https://www.amightygirl.com/gutsy-girls-programmers Margaret Hamilton is also one of four trailblazing women of NASA featured in the "Women of NASA LEGO Building Set" at https://www.amightygirl.com/lego-women-of-nasa And, if you're looking for a fun and empowering costume for your Mighty Girl (or yourself), our 2020 Halloween Costume Guide features hundreds of options for all ages, infant through adult, on a variety of themes at https://www.amightygirl.com/halloween

Congratulations to Dr. Erin Walker (Associate Professor, CS & LRDC) for being selected as one of the recipients of the Google 2020 Award for Inclusion Research. Her project is entitled "Developing a Dialogue System for a Culturally-Responsive Social Programmable Robot" and is joint with Dr. Leshell Hatley (Coppin State University). #H2P