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World Campus celebrates science and technology programs

Penn State World Campus is highlighting its science and technology programs during its 25th anniversary.

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Liberal Arts, IST student scores sports technology internship with Miami Dolphins

Azziyah LaRue, a fourth-year student double majoring in sociology and security and risk analysis with a minor in information sciences and technology, interned w

https://www.psu.edu/news/liberal-arts/story/liberal-arts-ist-student-scores-sports-technology-internship-miami-dolphins News

Renaissance Fund honors Barbara and Edgar Farmer, raises funds for scholarships

Penn State’s 47th annual Renaissance Fund celebration on Nov. 1 honored local community leaders and education pioneers Barbara and Edgar Farmer. The event hos

https://www.psu.edu/news/development-and-alumni-relations/story/renaissance-fund-honors-barbara-and-edgar-farmer-raises News

$1.45M NSF grant to fund new research into how grasses thrive in dry climates

A new $1.45 million grant from the National Science Foundation will allow Penn State researchers, including undergraduate students, to explore how pores on plan

https://www.psu.edu/news/eberly-college-science/story/145m-nsf-grant-fund-new-research-how-grasses-thrive-dry-climates News

Nittany AI Challenge Ideation Workshop set for Nov. 30

The Nittany AI Challenge Ideation Workshop: Agriculture and Environmental Sustainability on Nov. 30 will connect students with experts and local nonprofit leade

https://www.psu.edu/news/outreach/story/nittany-ai-challenge-ideation-workshop-set-nov-30 News

$7M grant funds project to develop new ways to protect mushroom crops

A new grant for more than $7 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture will fund an upcoming project led by

https://www.psu.edu/news/agricultural-sciences/story/7m-grant-funds-project-develop-new-ways-protect-mushroom-crops News

Order of the Sword and Shield National Honor Society installs Penn State chapter

The College of Information Sciences and Technology inducted 20 students into the new Penn State chapter of the Order of the Sword and Shield National Honor Soci

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/order-sword-and-shield-national-honor-society-installs News

College of IST names student marshal for fall 2023 commencement ceremony

The College of Information Sciences and Technology has named Hardik Jain as its student marshal for the fall 2023 commencement ceremony. Jain will receive his b

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/college-ist-names-student-marshal-fall-2023-commencement News

What if Alexa or Siri sounded more like you? Study says you’ll like it better

The more Siri or Alexa sounds like you, the better you'll like the service, according to researchers. The multi-institutional team published their findings in t

https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/what-if-alexa-or-siri-sounded-more-you-study-says-youll-it-better News

Search launched for the next dean of Penn State’s College of IST

Penn State is seeking nominations and candidates for the next dean of the College of Information Sciences and Technology. Nominations and applications will be a

https://www.psu.edu/news/administration/story/search-launched-next-dean-penn-states-college-ist News

Penn State Berks’ Abdullah Konak named IST Faculty Member of the Year

Abdullah Konak, distinguished professor of information sciences and technology at Penn State Berks, was recently named the Penn State College of Information Sci

https://www.psu.edu/news/berks/story/penn-state-berks-abdullah-konak-named-ist-faculty-member-year News

Trained AI models exhibit learned disability bias, IST researchers say

Artificial intelligence tools, such as sentiment analysis and toxicity detection models, often exhibit biases toward people with disabilities, according to a ne

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/trained-ai-models-exhibit-learned-disability-bias-ist News

True: Fact checkers tend to agree on validity of news claims, researchers say

Fact-checking organizations like Snopes and Politifact have generally agreed on the validity of news claims, according to researchers from the Penn State Colleg

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/true-fact-checkers-tend-agree-validity-news-claims News

Penn State Scranton professor wins conference award for research excellence

Penn State Scranton Professor of Information Sciences and Technology Alan Peslak has been recognized with a Meritorious Paper Award for his outstanding contribu

https://www.psu.edu/news/scranton/story/penn-state-scranton-professor-wins-conference-award-research-excellence News

IST Professor Alan Peslak receives Meritorious Award for research excellence

Penn State Scranton Professor of Information Sciences and Technology Alan Peslak has been recognized with a Meritorious Paper Award for his outstanding contribu

https://www.psu.edu/news/scranton/story/ist-professor-alan-peslak-receives-meritorious-award-research-excellence News

Nick and Melinda Berardi’s gift names College of IST student engagement center

Alumnus Nick Berardi and his wife, Melinda, recently made a gift to transform and name the new student engagement center in the College of IST.

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/nick-and-melinda-berardis-gift-names-college-ist-student News

Gift from Keith and Lisa Hegner creates new scholarship in the College of IST

Penn State alumni Keith and Lisa Hegner recently established a new scholarship in the College of Information Sciences and Technology. The gift includes a corpor

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/gift-keith-and-lisa-hegner-creates-new-scholarship News

IST, Smeal alumnus reflects on his World Campus experience

Corey Wheeler is an alumnus of Penn State World Campus, the College of Information Sciences and Technology, and the Smeal College of Business.

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/ist-smeal-alumnus-reflects-his-world-campus-experience News

IBM Consulting internship information session on Jan. 12

IBM Consulting will hold an internship information session on Jan. 12 for second- and third-year students at Penn State.

https://www.psu.edu/news/students/story/ibm-consulting-internship-information-session-jan-12 News

Competition helps expose demographic and cultural biases in generative AI tools

Penn State’s Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence announced the winners of its first-ever “Bias-a-thon.” The competition, held Nov. 13�

https://www.psu.edu/news/campus-life/story/competition-helps-expose-demographic-and-cultural-biases-generative-ai-tools News

One Health Microbiome Symposium to convene experts for innovative discussions

Penn State’s One Health Microbiome Center will host the One Health Microbiome Symposium on May 30-31, 2024, at the Huck Life Sciences Building on the Universi

https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/one-health-microbiome-symposium-convene-experts-innovative-discussions News

IST faculty and staff recognized at annual awards ceremony

The Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology recognized faculty and staff at its annual awards ceremony on Dec. 14, 2023.

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/ist-faculty-and-staff-recognized-annual-awards-ceremony News

Alumnus establishes matching scholarship program in the College of IST

Penn State College of IST alumnus Frank Igwé has established a 1:1 permanent matching commitment for first-time gifts from IST alumni.

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/alumnus-establishes-matching-scholarship-program-college News

IST, World Campus alumnus remains an active Penn Stater

College of Information Sciences and Technology and World Campus alumnus Mark Poblete reflects on his Penn State experience and why it matters to give back to hi

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/ist-world-campus-alumnus-remains-active-penn-stater News

Center for Socially Responsible AI awards seed funding to five projects

The Penn State Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence has announced the results of its most recent seed funding competition. The center awarded

https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/center-socially-responsible-ai-awards-seed-funding-five-projects News

Westin Scholar Award enhances privacy, entrepreneurship skills for IST student

Tanishq Barot, a fourth-year student majoring in human-centered design and development and minoring in entrepreneurship, received the 2023-24 Westin Scholar Awa

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/westin-scholar-award-enhances-privacy-entrepreneurship News

Predictive model detects potential extremist propaganda on social media

Researchers from the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology developed a predictive model to detect potential extremist propaganda on social m

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/predictive-model-detects-potential-extremist-propaganda News

IST professor named to ACM Distinguished Speaker Program

Prasenjit Mitra, professor in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology, has been appointed as a Distinguished Speaker of the Association fo

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/ist-professor-named-acm-distinguished-speaker-program News

Photo gallery: Top pictures from the Penn State Today winter photo contest

Thank you to all who participated in the Penn State Today winter photo contest! We received an incredible selection of photos reflecting winter scenes at Penn S

https://www.psu.edu/news/campus-life/story/photo-gallery-top-pictures-penn-state-today-winter-photo-contest News

Media Mention: ‘Pennsylvania First State to Launch ChatGPT Enterprise Program for Government Employees’

Where: WENY News, “Pennsylvania First State to Launch ChatGPT Enterprise Program for Government Employees” Who: Vasant Honavar, professor of information s

https://ist.psu.edu/news/media-mention-pennsylvania-first-state-to-launch-chatgpt-enterprise-program-for-government-employees News

IST faculty member named to Center for Democracy and Technology fellows program

Priya Kumar, assistant professor in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology, has joined the Center for Democracy & Technology's Non-Re

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/ist-faculty-member-named-center-democracy-and-technology News

Media Mention: ‘Artificial Intelligence Hub previews Penn State AI Week, April 1-5’

Where: Penn State News, “Artificial Intelligence Hub previews Penn State AI Week, April 1-5” Who: Vasant Honavar, professor of information sciences and tech

https://ist.psu.edu/news/media-mention-artificial-intelligence-hub-previews-penn-state-ai-week-april-1-5 News

Associate Dean Jeff Bardzell Named Dean of UNC iSchool

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Jeff Bardzell, associate dean for faculty and graduate affairs in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST),

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Students compete to be featured on cover of IST's iConnect magazine

Penn State students created art using generative artificial intelligence in a cover contest sponsored by the College of Information Sciences and Technology.

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/students-compete-be-featured-cover-ists-iconnect-magazine News

Media Mention: Nora O’Toole

Where: The Daily Collegian, “TEDxPSU conference encourages students to ‘bring about the change’ they want to see”  Who: Nora O’Toole, fourth-year st

https://ist.psu.edu/news/media-mention-nora-otoole News

Sending a ‘We Are!’ to these Penn Staters

As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize nine Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the Universi

https://www.psu.edu/news/campus-life/story/sending-we-are-these-penn-staters-02-14-24 News

IST represents at THON 2024

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Six students from the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) were among the 700 dancers at THON 2024. The even

https://ist.psu.edu/news/ist-represents-at-thon-2024 News

Annual IST summit celebrates diversity and authenticity in tech

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) hosted its third annual Be You in Tech Summit on February 7 at the

https://ist.psu.edu/news/annual-ist-summit-celebrates-diversity-and-authenticity-in-tech News

Improving efficiency, reliability of AI medical summarization tools

Researchers from the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology created a new method to streamline medical summarization, a process that uses art

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/improving-efficiency-reliability-ai-medical-summarization News

Cybersecurity student earns second place in Deloitte Cyber Threat Competition

Liam Geyer, a third-year student majoring in cybersecurity analytics and operations in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology, earned sec

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/cybersecurity-student-earns-second-place-deloitte-cyber News

Top student teams move to next phase of Nittany AI Challenge

Eleven Penn State student teams using artificial intelligence (AI) for good to solve real-world problems in the areas of health, environment, education and huma

https://www.psu.edu/news/outreach/story/top-student-teams-move-next-phase-nittany-ai-challenge News

Inaugural Osaze Osagie Memorial Lecture to take place March 26

The inaugural lecture, set for 6:30 p.m. March 26 in the Hintz Family Alumni Center at University Park, features a conversation with Sybrina Fulton, racial just

https://www.psu.edu/news/liberal-arts/story/inaugural-osaze-osagie-memorial-lecture-take-place-march-26 News

Media Mention: Aron Laszka

Where: Security Boulevard, “USENIX Security ’23 — Bug Hunters’ Perspectives on the Challenges and Benefits of the Bug Bounty Ecosystem” Who: Aron Lasz

https://ist.psu.edu/news/media-mention-aron-laszka News

Media Mention: Shomir Wilson, Mukund Pranav, Venkit Srinath

Where: Fast Company, “How we can make AI less biased against disabled people” Who: Shomir Wilson, assistant professor in the Penn State College of Informati

https://ist.psu.edu/news/media-mention-shomir-wilson-mukund-pranav-venkit-srinath News

Informatics student to attend MIDAS future leaders summit

Siyu Wu, a graduate student pursuing a doctorate in information in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology, was selected to attend the Fut

https://ist.psu.edu/news/informatics-student-to-attend-midas-future-leaders-summit News

Alumni couple establishes endowed scholarship in the College of IST

Penn State alumni Angela Liberto and Josh Rex have made a commitment to establish the Liberto Rex Dean’s Advisory Board Matching Scholarship in the College of

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/alumni-couple-establishes-endowed-scholarship-college-ist News

App to teach online safety habits to kids wins top prize in IdeaMakers Challenge

Into-Int, an idea for an interactive, educational app that teaches online safety habits to kids, was the winning idea in the 2024 Bardusch Family IdeaMakers Cha

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/app-teach-online-safety-habits-kids-wins-top-prize News

Contest invites Penn Staters to write believable fake news with generative AI

Starting April Fools’ Day, Penn State’s Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence (CSRAI) will host “Fake-a-thon,” a five-day competition

https://www.psu.edu/news/campus-life/story/contest-invites-penn-staters-write-believable-fake-news-generative-ai News

IST students among funding winners in Inc.U Competition

IST students Mehul Aggarwal and Mihir Kulkarni won third place and $5,000 in the 2024 Invent Penn State Inc.U competition. The pair cofounded Marble, which is r

https://www.psu.edu/news/invent-penn-state/story/four-student-startups-win-funding-incu-competition/ News

Students place second in Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition regional finals

Penn State's Competitive Cyber Security Organization took second place at the regional finals of the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition on March

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/students-place-second-collegiate-cyber-defense News

Edge Discovery magazine profiles Vasant Honavar

Vasant Honavar, professor in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, Huck Chair in Biomedical Data Sciences and Artificial Intelligence, and foundin

https://ist.psu.edu/news/edge-discovery-magazine-profiles-vasant-honavar News

Four alumni recognized with 2024 Graduate School Alumni Society Awards

Penn State alumni Julie A. Cerrito, Melanie R. McReynolds, Scott Michael Robertson and Vivian Briones Valenty were honored on March 23 as the 2024 Graduate Scho

https://www.psu.edu/news/graduate-school/story/four-alumni-recognized-2024-graduate-school-alumni-society-awards News

Penn State World Campus alum earned degree through Amazon Career Choice partnership

Amazon employee Joseph Bourdon chose to get his security and risk analysis degree online through Penn State World Campus, and his tuition was fully funded throu

https://www.psu.edu/news/world-campus/story/penn-state-world-campus-alum-earned-degree-through-amazon-career-choice News

Media Mention: Greg Kruczek, Voice of America

Where: Voice of America (VoA), “Iraq’s Christians cancel Easter celebrations to support Cardinal Sako”Who: Greg Kruczek, assistant teaching professor in t

https://ist.psu.edu/news/media-mention-greg-kruczek-voice-of-america News

College of IST celebrates 25 years with Berkey Creamery flavor sponsorship

The College of IST is marking its 25th anniversary with a Penn State Berkey Creamery flavor sponsorship, named “IST Celebrates 25 Death By Chocolate," chocola

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/college-ist-celebrates-25-years-berkey-creamery-flavor News

67 College of IST students earn University-wide academic awards

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Sixty-seven students in the College of Information Sciences and Technology on the University Park campus and at World Campus are among

https://ist.psu.edu/news/67-college-of-ist-students-earn-university-wide-academic-awards News

Media Mention: Priya Kumar, The Washington Post

Where: The Washington Post, “As the internet gets scarier, more parents keep their kids’ photos offline”   Who: Priya Kumar, assistant professor in the

https://ist.psu.edu/news/media-mention-priya-kumar-the-washington-post News

Media Mention: Zekun Cai

Where: Security Boulevard, “USENIX Security — Understand Users’ Privacy Perception and Decision of V2X Communication in Connected Autonomous Vehicles” W

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IST students take cultural immersion trip to Washington, D.C.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — On March 23, students from the College of IST enjoyed an educational and cultural trip to Washington, D.C. The students toured the hear

https://ist.psu.edu/news/ist-students-take-cultural-immersion-trip-to-washington-d-c News

Media Mention: Vasant Honavar

Where: Penn State News, Infrastructure, consultation for multi-site studies using electronic health dataWho: Vasant Honavar, professor in the Penn State College

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Computer security researcher and entrepreneur to speak at IST commencement

Katie Moussouris, a leading researcher and entrepreneur in cybersecurity and vulnerability disclosure, will present the 2024 spring commencement address for the

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/computer-security-researcher-and-entrepreneur-speak-ist News

IST announces winners of the new David and Kathy Hozza Learning Assistant Award

The David and Kathy Hozza Learning Assistant Award recognizes learning assistants for their exemplary commitment to student learning, inclusive teaching practic

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/ist-announces-winners-new-david-and-kathy-hozza-learning News

College of IST names student marshals for spring 2024 commencement

The Penn State College of IST has named Andrew Maier and Connor Morton as student marshals for the spring 2024 commencement ceremony, which will be held at 9 a.

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/college-ist-names-student-marshals-spring-2024 News

Novel robotic training program reduces physician errors placing central lines

More than 5 million central lines are placed in patients who need prolonged drug delivery, such as those undergoing cancer treatments, in the United States ever

https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/novel-robotic-training-program-reduces-physician-errors-placing-central-lines News

Tapia named dean of Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology

Andrea Tapia has been named the permanent dean of the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology, effective May 1. Tapia has held the role in an

https://www.psu.edu/news/administration/story/tapia-named-dean-penn-states-college-information-sciences-and-technology News

IST graduate student served as panelist at international Java conference

Hillmer Chona, a master’s degree student in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology, was invited by the Devnexus Conference to serve as

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/ist-graduate-student-served-panelist-international-java News

IST students attend national Women in Cybersecurity Conference

For the first time, the College of IST sent students to the national Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) Conference. The event was held April 11-13 at the Gaylord Op

https://ist.psu.edu/news/ist-students-attend-national-women-in-cybersecurity-conference News

Media Mention: ENTI minor

Where: WTAJ-TV, Penn State students showcase AI at All-Sports Museum.Who: Students from the College of IST’s entrepreneurship and innovation, led by associate

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IST student receives honorable mention for University Libraries award

Carolyn “Tomi” Oluwaseun-Apo, a fourth-year student majoring in human-centered design and development in the College of IST, earned an honorable mention for

https://ist.psu.edu/news/ist-student-receives-honorable-mention-for-university-libraries-award News

$20M NSF grant to support center to study how complex biological processes arise

A $20 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation will support the establishment and operation of the National Synthesis Center for Emergence in the

https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/20m-nsf-grant-support-center-study-how-complex-biological-processes-arise News

Doctoral student story discusses digital privacy and data ethics

A story by Sanjana Gautam, a doctoral student of informatics in the College of IST, appeared in Medium on April 27. “From Data Deluge to Privacy Paradox” de

https://ist.psu.edu/news/doctoral-student-story-discusses-digital-privacy-and-data-ethics News

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — April 29

As part of our regular "We Are!" feature, we recognize 16 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.

https://www.psu.edu/news/campus-life/story/sending-we-are-these-penn-staters-april-29 News

Penn State’s inaugural AI Week brings communities together

The inaugural Penn State AI Week event brought students, staff and faculty across the University together through a poster session, workshops, contests and pane

https://www.psu.edu/news/institute-computational-and-data-sciences/story/penn-states-inaugural-ai-week-brings-communities News

Lee Giles, Jack Carroll among Research.com best computer scientists

Lee Giles, David Reese Professor of Information Sciences and Technology, and Jack Carroll, distinguished professor, were included in the Research.com 2023 Ranki

https://ist.psu.edu/news/lee-giles-jack-carroll-among-research-com-best-computer-scientists News

Dongwon Lee featured in National Academies workshop

Professor Dongwon Lee, acting interim associate dean for research and director of doctoral programs in the College of IST, participated in a virtual National Ac

https://ist.psu.edu/news/dongwon-lee-featured-in-national-academies-workshop News

Students using AI for good win $17,000 in Nittany AI Challenge

Six Penn State student teams using artificial intelligence for good to solve real-world problems were selected by a panel of judges to share a prize pool of $17

https://www.psu.edu/news/outreach/story/students-using-ai-good-win-17000-nittany-ai-challenge News

IST alumna Madison Oliver wins CIO award

IST Alumni Society Board member Madison Oliver won the Rising Star Award at the 2024 CIO of the Year Awards from the Pittsburgh Technology Council. The awards �

https://ist.psu.edu/news/ist-alumna-madison-oliver-wins-cio-award News

IST announces winners of inaugural capstone showcase

The Penn State College of IST held its first capstone showcase on April 26 in the Westgate Building at University Park. The event was co-sponsored by the IST Al

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/ist-announces-winners-inaugural-capstone-showcase News

Media Mention: David Hozza

Where: Altoona Mirror, “Ripple effect: Local agencies ramp up security after state, national cyberattacks on water supplies”Who: David Hozza, assistant teac

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Three selected as Administrative Fellows for 2024-25

Roderick L. Lee, associate professor of information systems, School of Business Administration, Penn State Harrisburg, was one of three Penn Staters selected to

https://ist.psu.edu/news/three-selected-as-administrative-fellows-for-2024-25 News

Competition highlights believable fake news created with generative AI tools

Penn State’s Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence announced the winners of its first-ever “Fake-a-thon.” The competition, held April 1-

https://www.psu.edu/news/campus-life/story/competition-highlights-believable-fake-news-created-generative-ai-tools News

IST students win top spots at social engineering competition

Teams from the Competitive Cyber Security Organization in the Penn State College of IST won first and third place at the 2024 Social Engineering Competition at

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/ist-students-win-top-spots-social-engineering-competition News

'Research Art Collection' showcase in Old Main

"Research Art Collection" is on display in the Office of Senior Vice President for Research on the third floor in Old Main at University Park. The exhibit showc

https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/research-art-collection-showcase-old-main News

Q&A: The increasing difficulty of detecting AI- versus human-generated text

Dongwon Lee, professor in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology, discussed the importance of examining the integrity of AI-generated tex

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/qa-increasing-difficulty-detecting-ai-versus-human News

ARL awards IST graduate student Walker Graduate Assistantship

The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State has awarded a Walker Graduate Assistantship to Hope Stylios, a graduate student majoring in cybersecurity analytic

https://www.psu.edu/news/information-sciences-and-technology/story/arl-awards-ist-graduate-student-walker-graduate News

Media Mention: Col. Jake Graham

Where: Onward State, “Retired Marine to Professor: How Colonel Jake Graham Has Immersed Himself in Penn State Community” Who: Col. Jake Graham, USMC (Ret),

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Nick Giacobe leading global education effort with Kazakhstan

In collaboration with Penn State Global, Nick Giacobe, associate teaching professor in the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), will travel to

https://ist.psu.edu/news/nick-giacobe-leading-global-education-effort-with-kazakhstan News

Shomir Wilson to participate in emerging academic leaders program

Shomir Wilson, assistant professor in the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), has been selected as a participant in the Fall 2024 Penn State E

https://ist.psu.edu/news/shomir-wilson-to-participate-in-emerging-academic-leaders-program News

Children’s visual experience may hold key to better computer vision training

A novel, human-inspired approach to training artificial intelligence (AI) systems to identify objects and navigate their surroundings could set the stage for th

https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/childrens-visual-experience-may-hold-key-better-computer-vision-training News

IST faculty promotions announced, effective July 1

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Seven tenure-line and one non-tenure-line faculty members from the College of Information Sciences and Technology are among the academi

https://ist.psu.edu/news/ist-faculty-promotions-announced-effective-july-1 News

Penn State student combines film and IST majors at summer internship

When double-majoring, it’s not easy to find an internship that fits both majors — especially when they’re as different as film production and information

https://www.psu.edu/news/bellisario-college-communications/story/penn-state-student-combines-film-and-ist-majors-summer News

IST faculty member accepted to inaugural computing research leadership program

The Computing Research Association has selected Shomir Wilson, assistant professor in the Penn State College of IST, to participate in the new Future CRA Leader

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IST researcher Yubo Kou awarded Haile Family Early Career Professorship

The Haile Family Early Career Professorship in Information Sciences and Technology has been awarded to Yubo Kou, assistant professor in the College of Informati

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IEE seed grants awarded to 11 interdisciplinary projects

Eleven interdisciplinary research teams have been awarded funding through Penn State's Institute of Energy and the Environment’s Seed Grant Program for 2024.

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Peng Liu reappointed as the Raymond G. Tronzo, MD Professor in Cybersecurity

Peng Liu has been reappointed as the Raymond G. Tronzo, MD Professor in Cybersecurity. The professorship is named for late Penn State alumnus Raymond G. Tronzo

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Priya Kumar honored with PNC Career Development Professorship

Priya Kumar, assistant professor in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology, has been awarded the college’s PNC Technologies Career Deve

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Research tackling climate change with machine learning wins best paper award

Romit Maulik, Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences co-hire and assistant professor in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, is

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Gene and Roz Chaiken establish new centers, become 2nd largest Penn State donors

The Chaikens have once again made a landmark contribution to the University. While the amount of the gift is not being disclosed publicly, it will make them the

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IST research showcased at top human-computer interaction conference

The College of Information Sciences and Technology sent five faculty members and more than 20 graduate students and recent alumni to the Association of Computin

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Media Mention: James Wang, Lizhen Zhu

Where: Psychology Today, “AI Performance Enhances With Human Developmental Psychology” Who: James Z. Wang, distinguished professor of information sciences a

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