The Penn Engineering community mourns the passing of David J. Farber, an influential computer scientist, dedicated educator, and public servant whose work helped shape the modern Internet and the academic institutions that supported its development. Dr. Farber passed away on February 7, 2026, at the age of 91, at his 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
We welcome all of our students and faculty (back) to campus. As we start the new academic year, many exciting things are happening! New Faculty CIS welcomes Joel Ramirez to our teaching faculty. Joel did his degree at Stanford, where he taught courses in computer systems and in probability. This Read more
We are delighted to announce that, joint with our colleagues in Electrical and Systems Engineering, we will be introducing a new Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering in Artificial Intelligence! For decades AI has been a subfield of Computer Science, developing new techniques for machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, Read more
As we start the 2023-24 academic year, I am pleased that we are able to welcome three amazing new colleagues to the CIS Department! Jérémie Lumbroso joins us as a Practice Assistant Professor, after spending a number of years as a Lecturer at Princeton University. He is passionate about computer 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
This year’s Halloween celebration for Penn Engineering was a great success! Held in Quain Courtyard this past Monday, October 31, students, staff, and faculty gathered for trick or treating, hot apple cider and hot chocolate, and a costume contest. There was a great turn out of students coming in between Read more
The 2022-2023 academic year has kicked off last week and summer has officially come to a close. We would like to welcome back returning Computer and Information Science students as well as the Class of 2026! Penn Engineering is excited to have you on board. With a new school year Read more
After a banner year of hiring — with 10 new Assistant Professor hires starting over the next year — the CIS Department is delighted to welcome 3 new colleagues for the Fall: Osbert Bastani develops novel techniques for programming and building that incorporate machine learning components — focusing on correctness, Read more