Stephanie Weirich was honored with SIGPLAN’s Distinguished Service Award in recognition of her sustained and far-reaching contributions to the programming languages community. This recognition follows another major milestone: Stephanie was also named a 2025 ACM Fellow, honored “for contributions to static type systems and mechanized mathematics of programming languages.” Together, Read more
As the academic year turns to 2025-26, we’re delighted to welcome a number of new colleagues for the new year! (We will have one additional announcement to share on August 1st.) Jiatao Gu joins us as an Assistant Professor, after spending a number of years at Apple Machine Learning Research Read more
As we begin the 2024-25 academic year, CIS is thrilled to welcome Joel Ramirez from Stanford to our teaching faculty. He will be contributing to the CIS 2400 and 1100 courses, further enhancing our program’s academic strength. Over the past six years, Penn has made over 25 faculty hires, continuing Read more
In celebration of AI Month, we are thrilled to extend our congratulations to Andrew Zhu, under the guidance of Chris Callison-Burch, for his remarkable achievement in receiving the prestigious 2024 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). Andrew’s dedication and innovative vision have earned him this esteemed recognition, marking a significant Read more
Assistant Professor Gushu Li has been honored with the prestigious NSF Career Award, signaling a groundbreaking venture into the world of quantum computing. The central challenge Gushu is tackling revolves around creating programming systems that can support larger-scale quantum computers. Imagine our current systems as tailor-made for small prototypes, limiting Read more
In August of 2024, the new home of Data Science at Penn (which will encompass many faculty, staff, and students in CIS) is expected to open. A flurry of construction has happened over this past summer, and on July 26th President Magill, Dean Kumar, Penn Trustee Harlan Stone and his Read more
Early Years and Academic Prowess Born in 1906 in the bustling heart of New York City, Grace Murray Hopper emerged as a trailblazing figure in the world of computer science. Her academic journey began at Vassar College, where she graduated in 1928 with degrees in Mathematics and Physics. Hopper furthered Read more
By Ebonee Johnson On Friday, October 1, 2021, the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new data science building and unveiled the building’s official name, Amy Gutmann Hall, honoring Penn’s President. Amy Gutmann is the eighth and longest-serving President in Penn’s Read more
The CIS Highlights site is one of the department’s many digital platforms that centers prominent research from students and faculty, as well as other interdisciplinary programs and centers affiliated with CIS. Featured research areas include projects in the fields of Computational Biology and Biomedical Informatics, Natural Language Processing, and Formal Read more