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<p>Ninghui Li, professor of computer science at Purdue University, will discuss membership inference attacks on machine learning models as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series hosted by the College of Information Sciences and Technology. The talk will take place at noon on Dec. 3 in E208 Westgate Building. </p>

November 21, 2025

IST Distinguished Lecture Series to host security and privacy expert on Dec. 3

<p>The Penn State Chapter of the Order of the Sword & Shield National Honor Society inducted 21 students from the College of Information Sciences and Technology during a ceremony held Nov. 19 at the Marriott Foundation Building.</p>

November 21, 2025

IST announces inductees to the Sword & Shield honor society

<p>The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences has awarded 20 fellowships to University faculty through its Faculty Upskilling Fellowships in artificial intelligence or quantum sciences. Selected faculty are spread across eight colleges, 17 departments and three Penn State campuses: University Park, Beaver and Hershey.</p>

November 20, 2025

Institute funds 20 faculty fellows in AI and quantum sciences

November 20, 2025

IST associate teaching professor to present McMurtry Lecture on Dec. 11

<p>The Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence invites faculty to compete for cash prizes in "Teach-a-thon," an event celebrating innovative teaching practices in response to AI technologies.</p>

November 20, 2025

Contest puts AI-ready teaching to the test

November 17, 2025

Penn State students can now apply to IBM co-op program for 2026 positions

<p>Diane Akpovwa, a fourth-year student majoring in human-centered design and development in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology, introduced the Virtual Reality Immersive Experience at the Palmer Museum of Art as part of the 2025 Centre Film Festival. <br>
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November 14, 2025

IST student hosts film festival’s first virtual-reality immersive experience

<p>Students from the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology recently traveled to Chicago to attend Grace Hopper Celebration, the world's largest gathering of women technologists. </p>

November 12, 2025

IST students attend world’s largest gathering of women in tech

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November 11, 2025

IST announces fall 2025 teaching grant awardees

<p>IST alumni Purvi Shah and Ruchi Shah have made a commitment to establish the Shah and Igwé Family Matching Scholarship in Honor of Bina and Shailesh Shah in the College of Information Sciences and Technology. The endowment was built on Purvi’s and Ruchi’s generosity and a matching commitment from the Igwé Family Matching Scholarship Program, which provides a 1:1 donation match for IST graduates who have established their first endowed scholarship. </p>

November 11, 2025

Alumni sisters honor parents through endowed IST scholarship

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November 06, 2025

In the Media: Amulya Yadav on AI bias

<p>Professor of Information Sciences and Technology Alan Peslak received the International Association for Computer Information Systems' highest honor when he was named the 2025 Computer Educator of the Year at the organization's annual conference last month.</p>

November 04, 2025

Penn State Scranton’s Alan Peslak named 'Computer Educator of the Year'

<p>Intuitive questions asked by everyday internet users are just as effective at triggering biased responses from artificial intelligence chatbots as advanced technical inquiries, according to a team led by researchers at Penn State.</p>

November 04, 2025

Lay intuition as effective at jailbreaking AI chatbots as technical methods

<p>Ayushi Bisaria, a second-year Penn State student majoring in data sciences in the College of Information Sciences and Technology and biomedical engineering in the College of Engineering, was recently selected to participate in HackHarvard.</p>

October 30, 2025

IST/Engineering student attends international hackathon at Harvard

<p>Erica Mi, who earned two bachelor’s degrees and a master’s degree from Penn State in 2022, recently received the CSGrad4US Fellowship from the U.S. National Science Foundation. She is using the award to pursue a doctoral degree in computer science at the University of Chicago.</p>

October 27, 2025

Bellisario, IST alumna awarded NSF fellowship to pursue doctorate in computing

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