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Using machine learning to reduce traffic congestion
January 17, 2020
Researchers in Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology are advancing work that utilizes machine learning methods to improve traffic signal control at urban intersections around the world.
The impacts of automation and AI on the next WPSU 'Digging Deeper'
January 17, 2020
Penn State President Eric Barron and a pair of University experts will discuss the impacts of automation and artificial intelligence during the next episode of WPSU Penn State’s “Digging Deeper” on Sunday, Jan. 26.
Penn State to host Study Abroad Week from Jan. 20 to 24
January 16, 2020
Penn State will host Study Abroad Week 2020 during the week of Jan. 20-24 on the University Park campus. Students who attend can learn more about the process of applying, what funding is available, and career enrichment opportunities; and meet other students who have gone abroad.
Technology for cosmetics consumers
January 14, 2020
For their final project, students in the Foundations of Human-Centered Design and Development course in the College of Information Sciences and Technology had the opportunity to gain real-world industry perspective and feedback on the prototypes they spent the semester building.
Six top-10 rankings for Penn State in U.S. News’ 2020 Best Online Programs
January 14, 2020
Penn State World Campus is recognized in six top-10 rankings of U.S. News and World Report’s 2020 Best Online Programs. U.S. News also ranked Penn State World Campus in six categories of its Best Online Programs for Veterans lists.
One family, one college, four different career paths
January 9, 2020
Many times, attending Penn State is a family tradition, but one family takes that tradition to a whole new level.
Scholars invited to submit papers on privacy, technology and vulnerability
January 7, 2020
Penn State’s Dickinson Law, the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS), and Monash University have joined together to sponsor the “Privacy, Technology and Vulnerability Workshop,” which will be held at Monash University Prato Centre in Prato, Italy on June 22-23.
From picking locks to leading information security
January 3, 2020
“A lock isn’t designed to keep people out; it’s designed to slow people down.” That was the key point that Nick Leghorn, Penn State class of 2010, took away from a hacking conference that he attended as a student.
Multi-college, online Digital Multimedia Design program sees first graduates
December 17, 2019
Penn State’s new Digital Multimedia Design program is seeing its first graduates this week. The interdisciplinary program is offered through Penn State World Campus by the College of Arts and Architecture, College of Communications, and College of Information Sciences and Technology.
These Penn State grads feel confident about their future goals
December 16, 2019
Adalice Burgos and Aaron Spak balanced their jobs and families while working toward their degrees. They’ll share their stories of their educational journeys at an event for Penn State World Campus students this Friday.
Center for Security Research and Education announces spring 2020 grant program
December 16, 2019
The Penn State Center for Security Research and Education has announced its spring 2020 grant program to support security-related scholarship and educational programs at Penn State. University faculty and researchers are eligible to apply by Feb. 14, 2020.
First-generation student celebrates success as IST student marshal
December 13, 2019
Since Joselyne Mera Vargas moved to the United States from Ecuador when she was 9 years old, she has developed valuable leadership and communication skills, discovered a passion for data science, and completed a summer internship at Harvard University.
New software developed by Penn State improves database security
November 11, 2004
Penn State researchers have developed software that more quickly and efficiently ensures that databases don't release unauthorized information.
Shared awareness key to successful computer-supported collaboration
November 9, 2004
Team members can collaborate more successfully and create better solutions to complex, ill-defined problems by using software tools that support members' shared understanding of long-term goals, plans, challenges and allocation of resources, say Penn State information sciences and technology
Penn State improves logistics support to Marines in Iraq, Afghanistan
October 13, 2004
Penn State researchers helped analyze wireless technologies and diagnostic systems for ground equipment for imminent use by the U.S. Marines in current operations, and made recommendations to enhance their use for future operations.
Giving computers the jitters helps explain human behavior
September 28, 2004
Penn State researchers have developed a computer program that mimics the results when a human appraises a task as threatening and feels worried before starting.
Dynamic lighting system colors 3-D environments
August 20, 2004
An automatic lighting system that can speed up the development of interactive stories and videogames can enhance players' experiences, too, by adding more tension and emotion to a scene, says the Penn State researcher who developed the system.
Old boys' clubs contribute to gender gap in IT
August 10, 2004
When it comes to understanding women's underrepresentation in the IT workforce, nature/nurture theories don't explain why some women successfully hold positions such as systems and Web developers, IT administrators, project managers and software architects, say Penn State researchers.
Computers alone won't create knowledge economy
August 6, 2004
The "build it and they will come" approach to economic development won't create the next Silicon Valley, Penn State researchers say.
Penn State establishes Institute for Computational Science
July 27, 2004
Penn State has established a University-wide Institute for Computational Sciences that will bring together faculty from 11 colleges, institutes and units to pursue collaborative projects in computational science.
IST researcher looks to 'debug' software
May 20, 2004
Mary Beth Rosson, professor of information sciences and technology at Penn State, is participating in a $2.6-million National Science Foundation grant aimed at helping computer users identify and fix software glitches.
New marking process traces spammers, pirates and hackers
March 31, 2004
Penn State researchers have proposed a new marking process for Internet messages to make it easier to trace the originators of spam, illegal copyrighted material or a virus attack.
Challenging assumptions leads to Web searching insights
July 23, 2003
Lee Giles is not too interested in "surfing" the Web. "Mining" and "extraction" are terms more to his liking.