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Academics

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Our undergraduate curriculum is designed to support the education of students who view computing and information as a means of empowerment.

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Master's Degrees

Our graduate degree programs provide students with the tools to analyze and solve the problems created by technology and to push past technology’s boundaries.

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Doctoral Degrees

Many of the world’s most perplexing issues are advanced by research conducted by our PhD students and their faculty mentors.

Empowerment Through Learning

Explore the computing, library, and information fields through our various academic departments, programs, and initiatives.

SCI Departments and Programs

Innovative Research

As the field of technology is constantly evolving, our research is supported by organizations like the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Google, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), and more.

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Transform at SCI

Prepare for your future by networking with like-minded changemakers: participate in workshops, apply for internships, and develop skills to land the job you've envisioned for yourself.

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Connect With Us

Alumni and friends of SCI can connect with us at events, support school initiatives, and more.

Alumni and Giving Opportunities

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News

SCI faculty member elected to IEEE Computer Society Transactions Operations Committee

James Joshi (professor, Department of Informatics and Networked Systems) has been elected as the Transactions Operations Committee (TOC) chair for the IEEE Computer Society for 2026. With this role, Joshi will also serve on the IEEE Computer Society Publications Board.

Pitt's Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) Club Creates Spaces for Visibility, Success, and Transformation

Addy Agastheeswaran, a computer science student at SCI, is the co-founder of Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS), a new student organization dedicated to creating a supportive community for members to learn, connect, and grow in a field where they are historically underrepresented.

Transforming Trust: The Essential Role of Reliable Evaluations in AI and Language Models

The second talk in the 2025-26 Dean’s Spotlight Series, featuring the University of Michigan’s Dr. Lu Wang, explored how AI tools are evaluated as trustworthy and how they can be improved by future research.

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