Singh Center Accepting Applications for Nanotechnology Grant

Christopher Murray Elected to National Academy Of Engineering

Duncan Watts Appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor

Computer and Information Science Welcomes New Faculty

The Computer and Information Science Department is in a period of exciting growth on the tenure, research, and teaching tracks. Assistant Professors Sebastian Angel and Anindya De strengthen our research presence in cybersecurity and theoretical computer science. Assistant Professor of Practice Eric Fouh brings a background in computer science education, and Research Assistant Professor Osbert […]

Engineering’s New Open Online Course Teaches Computational Thinking

In a world increasingly dependent on data-driven decision making, understanding the way computers process information has become an asset in almost every field and career. Penn Engineering’s newest open online course — Computational Thinking for Problem Solving — is built around the idea that this skill shouldn’t only be the domain of computer scientists and programmers.

Computer and Information Science Names 2018 J.P. Eckert Master’s Fellows

The Department of Computer and Information Science (CIS)is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018 J.P. Eckert Master’s Fellowship. This fellowship is named in honor of J. Presper Eckert, co-inventor of the first general-purpose electronic digital computer, ENIAC, at the University of Pennsylvania.

Robert Ghrist Named Inaugural Faculty Co-Director of the Office of Penn First Plus Students

Robert Ghrist, the Andrea Mitchell University Professor with appointments in Penn Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering and the Department of Mathematics in the School of Arts and Sciences, has been named an inaugural co-director of the Office of Penn First Plus Students. The Office, established in the spring, is designed to to support first-generation […]

More on Penn Engineering’s New MCIT Online Program

Yesterday, Penn Engineering announced its first completely online master’s degree: MCIT Online. The program, offered on Coursera, is aimed at students who want to break into tech, but don’t have a computer science background.

University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering Launches Online Master’s in Computer Science

The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science today announced its first completely online master’s degree, a Master of Computer and Information Technology. MCIT Online is designed to be affordable, at one-third the cost of an on-campus degree, and open to students with no previous background in computer science. Offered exclusively on Coursera, […]

CBE Welcomes Professor Chinedum Osuji

The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering welcome Dr. Chinedum Osuji. Dr. Osuji joins the School as the Eduardo D. Glandt Presidential Professor. He leads an experimental research group focused on structure and dynamics of soft matter and complex fluids. Topics of interest include structure-property relationships in ordered soft materials, directed self-assembly of block copolymers […]