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Friday, December 17, 2021

From Young Entrepreneur to National Cybersecurity Advisor: Interview with Harshvardhan Chunawala

Interview with entrepreneur and INI student Harshvardhan Chunawala. While in the bicoastal M.S. in Information Technology-Information Security program, Chunawala was appointed National Cybersecurity Advisor for the Council of Information and Broadcasting (CIB), Government of India.
Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Joanne Peca joins the INI

A Q&A with new faculty member Dr. Joanne Peca, who joined the INI in Fall 2021 as an Associate Professor of the Practice at our Pittsburgh campus.
Thursday, June 03, 2021

Honoring outstanding graduates in unprecedented times

During a virtual commencement ceremony on May 23, 2021, the INI recognized five members of its graduating class for excellence in leadership, community spirit and service as research or teaching assistants.
Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Alumnus Amit Zavery, Google VP/GM and Head of Platform, is keynote speaker for INI virtual graduation celebration

Alumnus Amit Zavery ('94) will share inspiring remarks as the keynote speaker at the Information Networking Institute’s (INI) virtual graduation celebration on May 23, 2021. He earned his M.S. in Information Networking (MSIN) in 1994 and today serves as VP/GM and Head of Platform for Google Cloud. Previously he was an Executive Vice President and General Manager of Oracle Cloud Platform and Middleware products.
Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Alumni Service Award: Roseanne Silva

As Roseanne Silva (MS02, ‘91) moved up the ranks over the past two decades at PNC Financial Services Group, she has always remembered her Tartan roots.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Keep Calm and Get Creative: 2020 Edition

This year was full of unexpected twists and turns. Here are some of the ways the INI community worked together and helped each other get through it all.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

More Than A Dream: Panagiotis Zikos

Tech CEO, company founder and INI alumnus Panagiotis Zikos reflects on navigating the uncharted territories of entrepreneurship.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Commitment to Anti-Racism

At the INI, we recognize that supporting anti-racism is not a question of politics or ideology, but rather humanity. We must all do our part to end racial injustice once and for all.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Research Duo: Meet Pranay and John

After meeting at orientation and finding themselves in nearly all the same courses, John Johnson and Pranay Garg quickly discovered they made a great team.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Inside the INI

Updates and news from the INI department for 2020-21.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

INI Alumni Leadership Council: Annual Update

With more 2,100 alumni around the world, the ALC helps foster communication and engagement among alumni, and between alumni and students. Read for 2020 highlights!
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Hands-On Learning: INI Students Learn By Doing

From autonomous shopping competitions to robotic racecars, INI students learn by doing.
#inigram: Share Your Photos With INI!
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

#inigram: Share Your Photos With INI!

Share your INI photos on social media using our hashtag: #inigram!
Honoring the MS30s: Class of 2020
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Honoring the MS30s: Class of 2020

Each graduating class has written their own memorable chapter of the INI story. Even so, the Class of 2020 is truly an extraordinary one.
Letter from the Director
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Letter from the Director

INI Director Dr. Dena Haritos Tsamitis reflects on a year like no other and shares her thoughts on resilience and what it means to reimagine the future.
On the Road to Professor Schwarz Iglesias
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

On the Road to Professor Schwarz Iglesias

One day, we’ll be referring to Sara Schwarz Iglesias as Professor. She is on the path to her dream career as a security researcher.
From Stars to Code: Kuixi Song
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

From Stars to Code: Kuixi Song

Kuixi Song’s journey to INI student began in the astronomy department at Nanjing University in China.
Celebrating Data Privacy, Every Day
Friday, January 29, 2021

Celebrating Data Privacy, Every Day

On Data Privacy Day, INI security students weighed in on an app controversy and gave some advice on "owning your privacy" online.
INI students advance to global finals in offensive-based competition
Wednesday, January 06, 2021

INI students advance to global finals in offensive-based competition

CMU student team advances to the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) global finals, Jan. 7-10, where teams from the world’s top 15 cybersecurity universities will face off in a virtual, offensive-based competition.
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