The 2024-2025 Dean's Spotlight Series has concluded. This annual talk series highlights experts from industry, academia, and research sponsored by the school's academic departments and programs. All Pitt faculty, staff, students, alumni, donors, and friends are welcome to attend.
“Toward High-Fidelity, Scalable, and Accessible Quantum Computing Systems"
Xulong Tang, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science
Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024
Presented by the Department of Computer Science
"The Science of Science: Exciting Progress and Future Directions"
Dashun Wang, PhD, Chair of Technology and Professor of Management and Organizations, Kellogg School of Management and the McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University
Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024
Presented by the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems
"Risky Business: the Politics of Successful Library Leadership"
Maurice Wheeler (SCI '94), PhD, Cultural Heritage Scholar, Educator and Management Consultant
Monday, Jan. 27, 2025
Presented by the Department of Information Culture and Data Stewardship
AI-Driven Personalization to Support Human-AI Collaboration
Cristina Conati, PhD, Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025
Presented by the Intelligent Systems Program. Co-hosted by the Learning Research & Development Center (LRDC).