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App to teach online safety habits to kids wins top prize in IdeaMakers Challenge
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — An interactive, educational app that teaches online safety habits to kids was the winning idea in the 2024 Bardusch Family IdeaMakers Challenge, held March 19 during Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC. Hosted annually by the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), the early-stage business idea competition invites teams to identify a problem and pitch a solution that involves digital innovation.
The winning idea — an app called Into-Int, Turning Clicks ...
Alumni couple establishes endowed scholarship in the College of IST
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State alumni Angela Liberto Rex and Josh Rex have made a commitment to establish the Liberto Rex Dean’s Advisory Board Matching Scholarship in the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), where they both earned their undergraduate degrees. The endowment, valued at $50,000, was built on the couple’s generosity and a matching commitment from the IST Dean’s Advisory Board Matching Scholarship Program, a fund financially supported by members of the board t...
Cybersecurity student earns second place in Deloitte Cyber Threat Competition
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Liam Geyer, a third-year student majoring in cybersecurity analytics and operations in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), placed second at the Deloitte Foundation Cyber Threat Competition, held Feb. 15-17 at Deloitte University. He was one of 60 students, from among more than 1,000 competitors, to advance to the second and final round.
Improving efficiency, reliability of AI medical summarization tools
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Medical summarization, a process that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to condense complex patient information, is currently used in health care settings for tasks such as creating electronic health records and simplifying medical text for insurance claims processing. While the practice is intended to create efficiencies, it can be labor-intensive, according to Penn State researchers, who created a new method to streamline the way AI creates these summaries, efficientl...
iConnect Winter 2024
Winter 2024 issue of iConnect, the alumni newsmagazine from the College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State.
Students compete to be featured on cover of IST's iConnect magazine
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) debuted a new special topics course in fall 2023. “Emerging Technologies in Popular Culture” welcomed undergraduate students from any major to exam...
IST faculty member named to Center for Democracy and Technology fellows program
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Priya Kumar, assistant professor in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), has joined the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT)’s 2024 cohort of non-resident fellows.
IST professor named to ACM Distinguished Speaker Program
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Prasenjit Mitra, a professor in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) has been appointed as a Distinguished Speaker of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Speakers serve a three-year term during which they travel to ACM chapters and events to deliver lectures on their fields of expertise.
Predictive model detects potential extremist propaganda on social media
The militant Islamic State group, or ISIS, lost its physical territory in 2019, but it remains an active force on social media, according to researchers from the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology, who set out to better understand the group's online strategies.
Westin Scholar Award enhances privacy, entrepreneurship skills for IST student
Faculty in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) have selected Tanishq Barot to receive the 2023-24 Westin Scholar Award. Barot is a fourth-year student majoring in human-centered design and development and minoring in entrepreneurship.
IST, World Campus alumnus remains an active Penn Stater
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Mark Poblete has donned many Penn State hats. He was a residential undergraduate student and an online graduate student. He participated in an array of Penn State organizations and now, as an alumnus, serves as a leader, volunteer and financial supporter of the University. In a recent conversation, Poblete reflected on his lengthy and ongoing Penn State experience, and why it matters to give back to his alma mater.
Alumnus establishes matching scholarship program in the College of IST
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — “Do well by doing good” is the philosophy by which Penn State alumnus C. Frank Igwé guides his business. It is also the inspiration behind his recent $250,000 gift to the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST).
IST faculty and staff recognized at annual awards ceremony
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) recognized faculty and staff at its annual awards ceremony, held Dec. 14 at the Hintz Family Alumni Center. Honorees were nominated by IST colleagues and selected by a review committee for their excellence in teaching, research and service.
IST, Smeal alumnus reflects on his World Campus experience
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Ask Corey Wheeler to describe himself, and he’ll tell you he’s a solutions architect, a business and technology strategist, a future corporate leader — and a proud Penn Stater.
Gift from Keith and Lisa Hegner creates new scholarship in the College of IST
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Keith and Lisa Hegner’s experiences at Penn State helped to equip them for success in their careers. Recently, they made a gift to help current and future students to enjoy similar opportunities and create their own paths in the field of information technology.