“Don’t quit your daydream,” read the signs at the Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank. For Joel Seidel, a rising junior majoring in information sciences and technology, that simple statement is fueling his passion to improve how individuals make informed decisions about their health.
Have you ever gone into a store and couldn’t make your purchase because the registers were down? Have you ever been shopping online and the system suddenly crashed? Penn State student Josh Kenna, a rising senior in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, is working to fix such problems in his summer internship.
Upon starting her internship this summer, Bailey MacDowell was encouraged to discover that many of the activities she enjoys at Penn State are also a part of the community at The Boeing Company. With a wide gender gap in the technology industry, the rising senior in the College of Information Sciences and Technology is an advocate for strengthening the position of females entering tech careers—which she does both at Penn State and at her internship in Bellevue, Washington.
Internet users may soon have a way to have their questions about online privacy policies answered automatically, thanks to a new multi-institution research project that includes Penn State. The project aims to enable people to ask questions about the privacy issues that matter to them when reviewing privacy policies.
As a summer instructor at iD Tech Camps, the world's top-rated technology camp for children and teenagers, David Shaw teaches for five hours each day, prepares lessons, and troubleshoots computers and programs. While he is inspiring the next generation of programmers and cybersecurity professionals, Shaw is also building his own resume and opening doors for his future.
Penn State alumna Jodi Fleming has made a career out of making sure critical data doesn’t fall into the wrong hands. As the principle cybersecurity engineer for the 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, Fleming is responsible for the security of the software, hardware and network systems in her assigned network enclave with the U.S. Air Force.
In a typical college classroom, social connections are formed through face-to-face interactions. Through informal chats before and after class, group project meetings, and other exchanges, students are able to build community with their classmates and peers that often enrich their academic experience.
But how do distance learners connect?
When looking for technology-based positions, one likely wouldn’t expect to find the term "conversation starter" in the job description. But that’s exactly how College of Information Sciences and Technology senior Alex Blough would describe his main duties in his internship at Mount Nittany Medical Center.
Traffic signals serve to regulate the worst bottlenecks in highly populated areas but are not always very effective. Researchers at Penn State are hoping to use deep reinforcement learning to improve traffic signal efficiency in urban areas, thanks to a one-year, $22,443 Penn State Institute for CyberScience Seed Grant.
Social media exposes users to a myriad of misinformation including fake news, or news stories with intentionally false information. In fact, during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, fake news engaged more people than real news, according to a BuzzFeed News analysis. A team of researchers is working to help explain why a piece of news is detected as being false.
Jamie Reep may be one of the only individuals who can say he is a current student, alumnus, faculty member, and former staff member in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology. While he proudly holds this distinction, his path to Penn State was somewhat of an unconventional one.
When Jessie Demmert arrived at Penn State, she wanted not only the foundational programming knowledge to create applications and websites, but also the ability to design them in a way that was practical and pleasing to users. With help from the College of Information Sciences and Technology, she's been able to turn her passion for technology and the arts into a career as a user experience designer for Siemens PML Software.
A new artificial intelligence tool for detecting unfair discrimination — such as on the basis of race or gender — has been created by researchers at Penn State and Columbia University.
A new bachelor of science degree in human-centered design and development offered by Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology will focus on designing mobile and web applications that put the needs and priorities of people first.
For the 11th consecutive year, researchers from Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology are assisting to enrich the community experience for Arts Festival attendees through technology. This year, the researchers hope to facilitate a connection between the festival and community that evokes emotion in festivalgoers through a mobile scavenger hunt game.
