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Building an image classifier to aid in disaster response

This spring, students in the data sciences capstone course at the College of Information Sciences and Technology worked with a team of MIT Lincoln Laboratory Be

https://news.psu.edu/story/627003/2020/07/28/academics/building-image-classifier-aid-disaster-response News

Nonprofit provides STEAM education to underserved youth in Atlanta

Joe Lewis, a 2010 graduate of the College of Information Sciences and Technology, created a nonprofit organization to give children in underserved communities i

https://news.psu.edu/story/626886/2020/07/28/impact/nonprofit-provides-steam-education-underserved-youth-atlanta News

Students using AI to help reshape public transportation during COVID-19

Penn State students are using artificial intelligence to analyze how COVID-19 is affecting the number of people who telework and the impact that will make on pu

https://news.psu.edu/story/626416/2020/07/28/academics/students-using-ai-help-reshape-public-transportation-during-covid News

IST alumnus, student partner for virtual pet-adoption-internship experience

When College of Information Sciences and Technology alumnus Kurt Heslop needed to update the website for an Oregon-based animal shelter, for which he serves on

https://news.psu.edu/story/627165/2020/07/30/academics/ist-alumnus-student-partner-virtual-pet-adoption-internship News

Associate dean for undergraduate and graduate studies hired in College of IST

Jeffrey Bardzell has been named associate dean for undergraduate and graduate studies in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, effective Aug. 1.

https://news.psu.edu/story/627581/2020/08/04/academics/associate-dean-undergraduate-and-graduate-studies-hired-college News

IST professor forges partnership with University of Auckland faculty

Following his trip last summer to Kazakhstan, Professor of Information Sciences and Technology Alan Peslak and a contingent of University representatives travel

https://news.psu.edu/story/627785/2020/08/06/academics/ist-professor-forges-partnership-university-auckland-faculty News

Penn State junior Jessica Strait named Cargill Global Scholar

Jessica Strait, a Penn State junior studying Applied Data Sciences, has earned a spot in the 2020 Cargill Global Scholars program.

https://news.psu.edu/story/627866/2020/08/07/academics/penn-state-junior-jessica-strait-named-cargill-global-scholar News

Candice Sheaffer named College of IST student marshal for summer commencement

The College of Information Sciences and Technology has named Candice Sheaffer as student marshal for the University’s summer 2020 commencement. Sheaffer will

https://news.psu.edu/story/627823/2020/08/07/academics/candice-sheaffer-named-college-ist-student-marshal-summer News

Program introduces students to machine learning and security research

This summer, three undergraduate students from three higher education institutions got an exclusive, in-depth introduction to research topics focused on machine

https://news.psu.edu/story/627941/2020/08/10/academics/program-introduces-students-machine-learning-and-security-research News

2019-20 Teaching and Learning with Technology Faculty Fellows project wrap-up

Last academic year, four Penn State instructors worked with teams from Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) to enhance the spaces where students learn. W

https://news.psu.edu/story/628062/2020/08/11/academics/2019-20-teaching-and-learning-technology-faculty-fellows-project News

An AI algorithm to help identify homeless youth at risk of substance abuse

An artificial intelligence algorithm developed by researchers at the College of Information Sciences and Technology could help predict susceptibility to substan

https://news.psu.edu/story/628177/2020/08/12/research/ai-algorithm-help-identify-homeless-youth-risk-substance-abuse News

Multi-university grant extended to advance adaptive cyber defense research

A new Army Research Office grant will support efforts to combat cyberattacks by dynamically changing attack surfaces and system configurations, making it more d

https://news.psu.edu/story/628229/2020/08/14/research/multi-university-grant-extended-advance-adaptive-cyber-defense News

Seven IST students chosen for Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program

Seven students in the College of Information Sciences and Technology have been chosen for the prestigious Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program in the

https://news.psu.edu/story/628393/2020/08/14/academics/seven-ist-students-chosen-department-defense-cyber-scholarship News

Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on increasing privacy risks

Penn State researchers have observed that social media users who may be looking for ways to stay connected during isolation appear to be sharing more personal i

https://news.psu.edu/story/628537/2020/08/17/impacts-coronavirus-pandemic-increasing-privacy-risks News

Student startup accelerates advancements of augmented reality

Two Penn State students have co-founded Xora, a platform aimed at allowing more people to create augmented reality experiences by making them easier to develop,

https://news.psu.edu/story/628813/2020/08/18/academics/student-startup-accelerates-advancements-augmented-reality News

College of IST welcomes 10 new faculty members this fall

Ten new faculty members will join the College of Information Sciences and Technology for the 2020-21 academic year. The new faculty will support the rapidly gro

https://news.psu.edu/story/628928/2020/08/19/academics/college-ist-welcomes-10-new-faculty-members-fall News

Siblings pursue parallel doctoral degrees

Many students follow in their siblings’ footsteps when attending Penn State, but few share their graduate experience simultaneously. This fall, siblings Adaku

https://news.psu.edu/story/629083/2020/08/20/academics/siblings-pursue-parallel-doctoral-degrees News

The symbol of our best: Penn State Nittany Lion mascot revealed

For three years, Class of 2020 graduate Zach Sowa lived a double life: He was a College of Information Sciences and Technology student and the face of Penn Stat

https://news.psu.edu/story/629778/2020/08/26/campus-life/symbol-our-best-penn-state-nittany-lion-mascot-revealed News

Security center announces Fall 2020 Grant Program

The Penn State Center for Security Research and Education is announcing its Fall 2020 Grant Program to support security-related scholarship and educational prog

https://news.psu.edu/story/629962/2020/08/27/academics/security-center-announces-fall-2020-grant-program News

Art history, IST faculty win NEH grant to use computer-aided image analysis

Elizabeth Mansfield, professor and head of the Department of Art History, and James Wang, professor of information sciences and technology, have received a Digi

https://news.psu.edu/story/630100/2020/08/28/research/art-history-ist-faculty-win-neh-grant-use-computer-aided-image News

IST research well-represented at Knowledge Discovery in Databases conference

The College of Information Sciences and Technology was well-represented at the 2020 ACM Knowledge Discovery in Databases Conference, held virtually Aug. 23-27.

https://news.psu.edu/story/630068/2020/08/28/research/ist-research-well-represented-knowledge-discovery-databases News

Internationally recognized human-computer interaction expert joins IST faculty

Shaowen Bardzell, professor of information sciences and technology, has joined the College of Information Sciences and Technology faculty this fall. Bardzell is

https://news.psu.edu/story/630141/2020/08/31/research/internationally-recognized-human-computer-interaction-expert-joins News

Alumna works behind the scenes at fast-food company on third-party integration

The last few months of pandemic-stricken quarantine have been anything but monotonous for 2013 Penn State alumna Lindsay Langley, as she has been staying busy w

https://news.psu.edu/story/630172/2020/08/31/student-success/alumna-works-behind-scenes-fast-food-company-third-party News

Summer Founders program showcases record number of teams

Invent Penn State’s 2020 Summer Founders program, a 13-week student startup accelerator, wrapped up Aug. 12 in a virtual showcase after funding seven student-

https://news.psu.edu/story/630306/2020/09/01/academics/summer-founders-program-showcases-record-number-teams News

Space Grant accepting grant applications for education, research and outreach

The NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium (PSGC) is accepting applications for its 2020-21 competitive mini-grant program. The program supports and enhances

https://news.psu.edu/story/630771/2020/09/03/impact/space-grant-accepting-grant-applications-education-research-and News

IST alumna Isabella Webster named 2020-21 Young Alumni Ambassador

Isabella Webster, a 2020 graduate of the College of Information Sciences and Technology, was heavily engaged on campus during her time at Penn State — with le

https://news.psu.edu/story/630895/2020/09/07/student-success/ist-alumna-isabella-webster-named-2020-21-young-alumni News

NSF-funded study to examine human-punishment interaction in online communities

With a new grant, Yubo Kou, assistant professor of information sciences and technology, will examine how users of online community platforms experience punishme

https://news.psu.edu/story/631233/2020/09/09/research/nsf-funded-study-examine-human-punishment-interaction-online News

Artificial intelligence takes center stage at Nittany AI Challenge Celebration

The Penn State community is invited to virtually attend the Nittany AI Challenge Celebration, where nine student teams will present their minimum viable product

https://news.psu.edu/story/631303/2020/09/10/academics/artificial-intelligence-takes-center-stage-nittany-ai-challenge News

IST research aims to understand a global pandemic

Since the novel coronavirus began its spread earlier this year, College of Information Sciences and Technology faculty and students have been innovative in addr

https://news.psu.edu/story/632122/2020/09/16/ist-research-aims-understand-global-pandemic News

Study reveals design flaws of chatbot-based symptom-checker apps

Millions of people turn to their mobile devices when seeking medical advice. They’re able to share their symptoms and receive potential diagnoses through chat

https://news.psu.edu/story/631726/2020/09/16/research/study-reveals-design-flaws-chatbot-based-symptom-checker-apps News

IST alumnus helps drive a major city's data during COVID-19

As chief data officer for the City and County of San Francisco, Jason Lally carries the daily responsibility to help each of the city’s approximately 50 depar

https://news.psu.edu/story/632358/2020/09/18/academics/ist-alumnus-helps-drive-major-citys-data-during-covid-19 News

Wastewater sampling may give advanced warning of potential COVID-19 outbreaks

Wastewater sampling for coronavirus on campus and in the surrounding community could alert University decision makers to a potential outbreak several days befor

https://news.psu.edu/story/632398/2020/09/20/research/wastewater-sampling-may-give-advanced-warning-potential-covid-19 News

IST researchers exploit vulnerabilities of AI-powered game bots

Researchers in the College of Information Sciences and Technology have designed an algorithm that was trained to defeat a world-class bot — an AI-driven progr

https://news.psu.edu/story/632844/2020/09/23/research/ist-researchers-exploit-vulnerabilities-ai-powered-game-bots News

Summer internship aids small businesses struggling during pandemic

As the daughter of small-business owners, College of IST student Erica Mi knew the challenges these companies were facing firsthand. When she learned about Nova

https://news.psu.edu/story/633095/2020/09/24/impact/summer-internship-aids-small-businesses-struggling-during-pandemic News

Researchers aim to motivate family conversations about health

If you haven’t recently talked with your family about health topics like sleep or medication, you’re not alone, according to a study by researchers in Penn

https://news.psu.edu/story/633714/2020/09/29/research/researchers-aim-motivate-family-conversations-about-health News

Four student teams use AI for good to win 2020 Nittany AI Challenge

Nyansapo, OpenVessel, AI Guide and Cyclone are the winners of the 2020 Nittany AI Challenge. Each of the student teams created a minimum viable product using ar

https://news.psu.edu/story/633448/2020/09/29/academics/four-student-teams-use-ai-good-win-2020-nittany-ai-challenge News

Oct. 5 researcher panel to discuss AI for predictive science

The Institute for Computational and Data Sciences is hosting a panel discussion with researchers from four Penn State colleges who will be discussing their work

https://news.psu.edu/story/633433/2020/09/29/public-events/oct-5-researcher-panel-discuss-ai-predictive-science News

Dean Andrew Sears establishes educational equity scholarship at College of IST

In response to financial challenges students face when pursuing a college degree, and motivated in part by the significant social justice issues across the coun

https://news.psu.edu/story/633432/2020/09/29/impact/dean-andrew-sears-establishes-educational-equity-scholarship-college News

NASA Pa. Space Grant accepting undergraduate research internship applications

The NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium is currently accepting applications to its undergraduate research internship programs. The programs offer first-yea

https://news.psu.edu/story/634076/2020/10/02/academics/nasa-pa-space-grant-accepting-undergraduate-research-internship News

Six educational equity scholarships established at the College of IST

Six educational equity scholarships have recently been established to benefit students in the College of Information Sciences and Technology. Matched 1:1 by the

https://news.psu.edu/story/634291/2020/10/05/giving/six-educational-equity-scholarships-established-college-ist News

Panel to discuss using artificial intelligence to promote scientific discovery

A panel of Penn State researchers will offer insights into how researchers can tap artificial intelligence — AI — to be a powerful tool for scientific disco

https://news.psu.edu/story/634153/2020/10/05/public-events/panel-discuss-using-artificial-intelligence-promote-scientific News

Students use AI to unlock factors that may predict success in remote learning

Penn State students involved in the Nittany AI Associates program, working alongside TEAMology — a startup exploring emotional health as a way to enhance a ch

https://news.psu.edu/story/634421/2020/10/06/academics/students-use-ai-unlock-factors-may-predict-success-remote-learning News

Data Science Community discussion to focus on machine learning in education

Penn State community members interested in data science are invited to the next Data Science Community meeting — scheduled for 1:30 to 2:30 on Monday, Oct. 12

https://news.psu.edu/story/634718/2020/10/07/public-events/data-science-community-discussion-focus-machine-learning News

IST students honor diversity in computing at virtual TAPIA conference

In mid-September, 17 College of Information Sciences and Technology students attended the annual ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Confere

https://news.psu.edu/story/634668/2020/10/07/academics/ist-students-honor-diversity-computing-virtual-tapia-conference News

IST cybersecurity program helps meet a global security demand

The College of IST is helping to fill a global demand through the cybersecurity analytics and operations bachelor’s degree program, launched in 2017. Its firs

https://news.psu.edu/story/634593/2020/10/07/academics/ist-cybersecurity-program-helps-meet-global-security-demand News

IST doctoral students receive IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Award

Graduate students Yueqi Chen and Wenbo Guo, both doctoral candidates in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, have earned the IBM Ph.D. Fellowship

https://news.psu.edu/story/634416/2020/10/08/administration/ist-doctoral-students-receive-ibm-phd-fellowship-award News

Penn State SBDC program to help businesses protect their data, privacy and tech

In recognition of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the Penn State Small Business Development Center is partnering with the Harrisburg LaunchBox to host a

https://news.psu.edu/story/634955/2020/10/09/impact/penn-state-sbdc-program-help-businesses-protect-their-data-privacy News

Bachelor's degree program, finance instructor receive regional awards from UPCEA

A new Penn State online bachelor’s degree program and a Penn State finance professor have been recognized with awards from the Mid-Atlantic Region of UPCEA, a

https://news.psu.edu/story/635121/2020/10/12/academics/bachelors-degree-program-finance-instructor-receive-regional News

Student makes his mark through emcee duties during Homecoming

While this year’s Homecoming events are different from past years, one thing hasn’t changed: the positivity and excitement that Homecoming emcee Brett Randb

https://news.psu.edu/story/635087/2020/10/12/impact/student-makes-his-mark-through-emcee-duties-during-homecoming News

Adapted teaching should continue in new post-pandemic normal, researchers say

According to researchers at Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology, a new, post-pandemic normal is likely to emerge in higher education.

https://news.psu.edu/story/635094/2020/10/12/research/adapted-teaching-should-continue-new-post-pandemic-normal News

University of Chicago Press publishes book by Stuart Selber

Stuart Selber, associate professor of English at Penn State, has published a book titled “Institutional Literacies: Engaging Academic IT Contexts for Writing

https://news.psu.edu/story/635039/2020/10/12/academics/university-chicago-press-publishes-book-stuart-selber News

'Staturdays': Brothers analyze data behind college football in weekly podcast

With the return of Penn State football this weekend, brothers and Penn Staters Drew and Kyle Bennison are poised and ready to help fans learn more about the sci

https://news.psu.edu/story/635930/2020/10/16/academics/staturdays-brothers-analyze-data-behind-college-football-weekly News

Eight Penn State faculty teams awarded seed grants for AI research

The Multi-Disciplinary Research Grants were recently awarded to eight research groups from across Penn State’s colleges and campuses conducting research relat

https://news.psu.edu/story/635905/2020/10/16/research/eight-penn-state-faculty-teams-awarded-seed-grants-ai-research News

Amulya Yadav honored with PNC Career Development Professorship

Amulya Yadav, assistant professor at Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology, has been awarded the college’s PNC Technologies Career Dev

https://news.psu.edu/story/635899/2020/10/19/academics/amulya-yadav-honored-pnc-career-development-professorship News

New tool can diagnose strokes with a smartphone

A new tool created by researchers at Penn State and Houston Methodist Hospital could diagnose a stroke based on abnormalities in a patient’s speech ability an

https://news.psu.edu/story/636014/2020/10/20/research/new-tool-can-diagnose-strokes-smartphone News

Nittany AI Inspire examines the use of AI in smart cities during virtual event

Artificial intelligence is being used to aid cities in an effort for its residents to live in a more sustainable way. This topic will be examined during the nex

https://news.psu.edu/story/636185/2020/10/21/impact/nittany-ai-inspire-examines-use-ai-smart-cities-during-virtual-event News

IST students and faculty 'build together' at Grace Hopper Celebration

Held virtually this year from Sept. 26-29, the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing connected 30,000 attendees from more around the world to learn, ne

https://news.psu.edu/story/636434/2020/10/22/campus-life/ist-students-and-faculty-build-together-grace-hopper-celebration News

Carroll named Fellow of the International Federation for Information Processing

Jack Carroll, distinguished professor in Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology, has been named a Fellow of the  International Federati

https://news.psu.edu/story/636389/2020/10/22/research/carroll-named-fellow-international-federation-information News

Users don’t understand computer explanations for image labeling errors

When images are uploaded to online platforms, they are often tagged with automatically generated labels that indicate what is shown, such as a dog, tree or car.

https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/users-dont-understand-computer-explanations-image-labeling-errors/ News

IST alumna aims to impact social justice issues through video game design

With the video game industry expected to near $200 billion in revenue by 2022, game designers have expanded their reach to interest different types of players.

https://news.psu.edu/story/637050/2020/10/30/student-success/ist-alumna-aims-impact-social-justice-issues-through-video News

Tricking fake news detectors with malicious user comments

New research from a team at Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology shows how fake news detectors can be manipulated through user comments

https://news.psu.edu/story/636864/2020/10/30/research/tricking-fake-news-detectors-malicious-user-comments News

New app aims to help bring community to underrepresented students

Penn State students now have an easier way to connect with campus organizations that match their backgrounds and interests through a new app designed by a team

https://news.psu.edu/story/637337/2020/10/30/impact/new-app-aims-help-bring-community-underrepresented-students News

2020 McMurtry Lecture to focus on empathy in teaching and design

In the College of Information Sciences and Technology's annual George McMurtry Award Lecture next week, Alison Murphy, assistant professor, will talk about

https://news.psu.edu/story/637554/2020/11/02/academics/2020-mcmurtry-lecture-focus-empathy-teaching-and-design News

AI model could help patients predict disease risk with electronic health records

Electronic health records contain critical information for both medical providers and patients. But these records also contain information that could interfere

https://news.psu.edu/story/638091/2020/11/05/research/ai-model-could-help-patients-predict-disease-risk-electronic-health News

IST professor receives award from internationally known organization

Alan Peslak, professor of information sciences and technology at Penn State Scranton, has been recognized by his fellow members of the information systems commu

https://news.psu.edu/story/638608/2020/11/10/ist-professor-receives-award-internationally-known-organization News

Nittany AI Inspire virtual event explores how AI can benefit nonprofits

Penn State students, faculty and staff, along with nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations, are invited to learn more about how artificial intelligence can

https://news.psu.edu/story/638497/2020/11/10/academics/nittany-ai-inspire-virtual-event-explores-how-ai-can-benefit News

IST student organization aids in mobile design for campus dining app

Students across Penn State can now easily access information about on-campus dining options thanks, in part, to the work of members of the User Experience Profe

https://news.psu.edu/story/638622/2020/11/11/academics/ist-student-organization-aids-mobile-design-campus-dining-app News

Fighting food insecurity: Student leads Penn State Lion’s Pantry

In a recent survey at Penn State, nearly a quarter of students said that they have decreased the size of their meals, or have skipped meals altogether, because

https://www.psu.edu/news/impact/story/fighting-food-insecurity-student-leads-penn-state-lions-pantry/ News

Former cyber-school student has advice for online learning success

For many residential Penn State students, leaving campus and navigating the world of online education was a new concept, and an adjustment. For College of Infor

https://news.psu.edu/story/639523/2020/11/18/academics/former-cyber-school-student-has-advice-online-learning-success News

Researchers study influence of cultural factors on gesture design

Imagine changing the TV channel with a wave of your hand or turning on the car radio with a twist of your wrist. Freehand gesture-based interfaces in interactiv

https://news.psu.edu/story/640350/2020/11/30/research/researchers-study-influence-cultural-factors-gesture-design News

Deb Smarkusky named College of IST’s Statewide Faculty Member of the Year

Penn State Scranton Associate Professor of Information Sciences and Technology Debra Smarkusky, recently received high honor from her colleagues within the Univ

https://www.psu.edu/news/academics/story/deb-smarkusky-named-college-ists-statewide-faculty-member-year News

Engineering student marshal eager to make positive impacts

Madison Reddie, an accomplished student graduating with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, has been named the fall 2020 student marshal for the Pe

https://news.psu.edu/story/641049/2020/12/04/academics/engineering-student-marshal-eager-make-positive-impacts News

Canevez named 2020 Computing Innovation Fellow

Richard Canevez, a doctoral student in the College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State, has been named to the 2020 Class of Computing Innovatio

https://news.psu.edu/story/641260/2020/12/08/research/canevez-named-2020-computing-innovation-fellow News

College of Information Sciences and Technology names fall student marshal

The College of Information Sciences and Technology will honor Kylie Dunmire as student marshal at fall 2020 commencement, which will be held virtually at 2 p.m.

https://news.psu.edu/story/640044/2020/12/09/academics/college-information-sciences-and-technology-names-fall-student News

Alumnus' software gift to help train Penn State cybersecurity students

Mark Viglione, a 2015 graduate and founder of Enigma Networkz, has finalized a software licensing agreement with the University to make his company’s security

https://news.psu.edu/story/641800/2020/12/10/giving/alumnus-software-gift-help-train-penn-state-cybersecurity-students News

World Campus graduate overcomes three decades of challenges to get degree

Ryan DeGrendel, 45, first enrolled in college classes while he was still in high school and playing junior hockey in Detroit. Three decades, 17 surgeries and on

https://news.psu.edu/story/641733/2020/12/11/academics/world-campus-graduate-overcomes-three-decades-challenges-get News

Taking flight: IST student earns pilot’s license during pandemic

When the COVID-19 pandemic unexpectedly turned College of Information Sciences and Technology student Trevor Baptiste’s summer internship into a virtual exper

https://www.psu.edu/news/academics/story/taking-flight-ist-student-earns-pilots-license-during-pandemic/ News

Kohl's Business with Integrity Case Competition draws 26 teams

A team made up of three students from the Penn State Smeal College of Business and another from the College of Information Sciences and Technology collaborated

https://news.psu.edu/story/643094/2020/12/22/academics/kohls-business-integrity-case-competition-draws-26-teams News

Study suggests smart assistant design improvements for deaf users

Despite the inherent challenges that voice-interaction may create, researchers recently found that deaf and hard-of-hearing users regularly use smart assistants

https://news.psu.edu/story/643330/2021/01/07/research/study-suggests-smart-assistant-design-improvements-deaf-users News

Penn State alumni invited to participate in Cooking Classic

A series of webinars will bring alumni together to learn cooking skills and raise awareness of students experiencing food insecurity.

https://news.psu.edu/story/643768/2021/01/12/campus-life/penn-state-alumni-invited-participate-cooking-classic News

Alumnus Jacob Sisko makes an impact through Department of Army civilian career

When Jacob Sisko first accepted his offer from Penn State to study forensic science, he never imagined that he’d one day work for the Department of the Army a

https://news.psu.edu/story/643756/2021/01/12/alumnus-jacob-sisko-makes-impact-through-department-army-civilian-career News

NASA Pa. Space Grant accepting graduate research fellowship applications

The NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium is currently accepting applications to its graduate research fellowship program. The program offers funding to outs

https://news.psu.edu/story/643861/2021/01/13/academics/nasa-pa-space-grant-accepting-graduate-research-fellowship News

NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium accepting undergraduate applications

The NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium is accepting applications for the 2021-22 Undergraduate Scholarship Program. The statewide program awards a limited

https://news.psu.edu/story/644020/2021/01/13/academics/nasa-pennsylvania-space-grant-consortium-accepting-undergraduate News

What if opting out of data collection were easy?

A new multi-institution study shows a dearth of privacy opt-out choices and offers a solution to empower users to readily identify choices often buried deep in

https://news.psu.edu/story/644097/2021/01/14/research/what-if-opting-out-data-collection-were-easy News

Penn State researchers co-author book teaching 'Skills to Obstruct Pandemics'

A team led by Penn State faculty and students, along with expert collaborators, has co-authored a guide that teaches the essential knowledge and skills to help

https://news.psu.edu/story/644296/2021/01/15/research/penn-state-researchers-co-author-book-teaching-skills-obstruct News

AI-defined COVID-19 testing strategy could lead to fewer infections

A new algorithm developed by researchers at the College of Information Sciences and Technology could help leaders of governments and organizations make better i

https://news.psu.edu/story/644917/2021/01/21/research/ai-defined-covid-19-testing-strategy-could-lead-fewer-infections News

Rosson named Association for Computing Machinery fellow

Mary Beth Rosson, professor of information sciences and technology, has been named a 2020 Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery for her contribution

https://news.psu.edu/story/644999/2021/01/22/academics/rosson-named-association-computing-machinery-fellow News

Chao-Hsien Chu, one of IST’s original five faculty members, has died

Chao-Hsien Chu, professor of information sciences and technology and one of the College of Information Sciences and Technology’s original five faculty members

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/chao-hsien-chu-one-ists-original-five-faculty-members-has/ News

Penn State vies in finals of international collegiate cybersecurity competition

For the second consecutive year, Penn State advanced to the international finals of the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition, the world’s largest offens

https://news.psu.edu/story/645402/2021/01/26/academics/penn-state-vies-finals-international-collegiate-cybersecurity News

Pandemic survey points to design improvements for future remote learning

Last March, the sudden onset of the COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted university operations around the world. Students and instructors quickly transitioned to

https://news.psu.edu/story/645537/2021/01/27/research/pandemic-survey-points-design-improvements-future-remote-learning News

$500,000 grant funds creation of institute to advance AI for materials science

A National Science Foundation grant will help lay the foundation for an interdisciplinary institute that encourages the use of artificial intelligence-enabled m

https://news.psu.edu/story/645375/2021/01/27/research/500000-grant-funds-creation-institute-advance-ai-materials-science News

Facebook posts could identify substance use risk in homeless youth

What a person posts on Facebook could predict their risk for substance use, according to new research led by the Penn State College of Information Sciences and

https://news.psu.edu/story/646013/2021/02/01/research/facebook-posts-could-identify-substance-use-risk-homeless-youth News

Schreyer Scholar alumni build business based on skincare, scents, nostalgia

Asia Grant and Alejandro Cuevas began their friendship when they were members of Penn State’s Presidential Leadership Academy. After graduation, the two found

https://news.psu.edu/story/646316/2021/02/02/impact/schreyer-scholar-alumni-build-business-based-skincare-scents News

IST course aims to build impactful user-friendly tech

Helping users interact with information technology in a way that could potentially impact the world was the objective of a semester-long fall project in HCI: Th

https://news.psu.edu/story/646165/2021/02/02/academics/ist-course-aims-build-impactful-user-friendly-tech News

Machine learning algorithm may be the key to timely, inexpensive cyber-defense

Attacks on vulnerable computer networks and cyber-infrastructure — often called zero-day attacks — can quickly overwhelm traditional defenses. A Penn State-

https://news.psu.edu/story/646505/2021/02/03/research/machine-learning-algorithm-may-be-key-timely-inexpensive-cyber News

Summer program to offer research experience on machine learning in cybersecurity

Undergraduate students interested in research surrounding the topic of machine learning in cybersecurity are invited to apply for the 2021 NSF Research Experien

https://news.psu.edu/story/646854/2021/02/05/academics/summer-program-offer-research-experience-machine-learning News

Talk to examine deep learning for automating software documentation maintenance

Raymond J. Mooney, professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Texas at Austin, will kick off the College of Information Sciences and T

https://news.psu.edu/story/646850/2021/02/05/public-events/talk-examine-deep-learning-automating-software-documentation News

Researchers test detection methods for AI-generated content

In an effort to combat malicious use of artificial intelligence text generators—for example, an adversary generating fake news to share on social media—rese

https://news.psu.edu/story/646731/2021/02/05/research/researchers-test-detection-methods-ai-generated-content News

Information sciences and technology senior fulfills dream of working at Apple

As a lifelong consumer of Apple products, College of Information Sciences and Technology student Logan Pratt also developed a dream of one day working for the c

https://news.psu.edu/story/647216/2021/02/10/academics/information-sciences-and-technology-senior-fulfills-dream-working News

Data Science Community announces spring 2021 talks

The Penn State Data Science Community will host a slate of speakers during the spring 2021 semester, each of whom will discuss the use of data science technique

https://news.psu.edu/story/647226/2021/02/11/public-events/data-science-community-announces-spring-2021-talks