Fostering a supportive environment for the lab members to grow and learn from each other is our top priority. Joining our slack channel is the best way to stay in touch.
Course repositories
- AI for Social Good (IE 1171, https://github.com/aminrahimian/ai-for-social-good)
- Dr. Venkatesh's Probability MOOC Video Lectures (https://www.santoshvenkatesh.com/video-lectures)
- Design of Experiments and Quality Assurance (IE 1072, https://github.com/aminrahimian/design-of-experiments-and-quality-assurance)
- Probabilistic Analysis of Algorithms and Randomized Algorithms (IE3080, https://github.com/aminrahimian/probabilistic-analysis-of-algorithms-and-randomized-algorithms)
Links to advice and other useful research resources
- Center for Research Computing and Data (CRCD, https://crc.pitt.edu/overview-crc-services)
- Pitt Cyber (https://www.cyber.pitt.edu/)
- Pitt Initiative on the Computational Social Science (https://pittcss.github.io/)
- Advice by Dr. Garimella (https://gvrkiran.github.io/advice.html)
- Advice by Dr. Johnson (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JmYa1-3qcvuePQ6bEDDEYI4U0carp_82jVNQ7oezIRU/edit )
- Advice by Dr. Spirling (https://github.com/ArthurSpirling/BeingAGradStudent)
- Advice by Dr. Behnaz Arzani (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/bearzani/thoughts-and-advice/)
- Research advice by Dr. Srinivasan Keshav (https://svr-sk818-web.cl.cam.ac.uk/keshav/advice/)
- A list of resources compiled by Dr. Tzoumas:
(https://vasileiostzoumas.com/resources/) - A list of resources compiled by Dr. Tucker: (https://github.com/eltuck/Resources)
- Advice by professor Bindel - CAM sermons: (https://www.cs.cornell.edu/~bindel/sermons.html)
- Public Health Dynamics Laboratory
(PHDL, https://www.phdl.pitt.edu/) - Center for Analytical Approaches to Social Innovation
(CAASI, https://www.caasi.pitt.edu) - The Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation (MCSI, https://www.engineering.pitt.edu/mcsi/)
- University Center for Social and Urban Research (UCSUR, https://ucsur.pitt.edu/)
- Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center (WPRDC, https://ucsur.pitt.edu/western-pennsylvania-regional-data-center-wprdc)
- Hub for AI and Data Science Leadership (HAIL, https://www.aihub.pitt.edu/)
- Beasley’s OR/MS library of data test sets (http://people.brunel.ac.uk/~mastjjb/jeb/info.html)
- Omnichannel-Retail-Datasets (https://github.com/JoyjitBhowmick/Omnichannel-Retail-Datasets)
- The Center for Materials Data Science for Reliability and Degradation (MDS-Rely, https://mds-rely.org/)
- Pitt Space Initiative (https://space.pitt.edu/)
- Open-source Software for the Operations Research Community (https://www.coin-or.org)
- Research, Ethics & Society Initiative (RESI, https://www.research.pitt.edu/resources-researchers/research-ethics-society-initiative)
- Research Ethics Consultation Service (RECS, https://www.research.pitt.edu/RECS)
- Pitt Artificial Intelligence Scholar-Teacher Alliance (PASTA, https://www.digital.pitt.edu/pasta)
Where to look for financial and other support?
- Pitt SHPE (https://www.engineering.pitt.edu/shpe/)
- Pitt NSBE (https://www.pittnsbe.org/)
- Pitt SASE (https://sasepitt.weebly.com/)
- Pitt SWE (https://sites.pitt.edu/~pittswe/)
- Pitt EXCEL (https://www.engineering.pitt.edu/student/programs/excel/excel/)
- Pitt STRIVE (https://www.engineering.pitt.edu/strive)
- Pitt GEPS Scholarships (http://www.engineering.pitt.edu/student/programs/diveristy/about/scholarshios/)
- Pitt MS2PHD BRIDGE PROGRAM (http://www.engineering.pitt.edu/programs/bridge-program/bridge-program/)
- Pitt GEES Scholarships (http://www.engineering.pitt.edu/gees)
- INFORMS Minority Issues Forum (https://connect.informs.org/minorityissuesforum/home)
- INFORMS DEI Ambassador Program (https://connect.informs.org/diversity/ambassador-program)
- Graduate Studies Fellowship Opportunities Page (https://www.gradstudies.pitt.edu/fellowship-opportunities)
- PittFundsMe (https://www.affordability.pitt.edu/pittfundsme)
What to do outside work?
- Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania (ASWP, https://www.aswp.org)
- Explorers Club of Pittsburgh (https://www.pittecp.org)
- Southwestern Pennsylvania Climbers Coalition (SWPACC, https://www.swpacc.org/)
- Rachel Carson Trails Conservancy: (https://www.rachelcarsontrails.org/)
- The Great Allegheny Passage Conservancy: (https://gaptrail.org/)
- Pittsburgh Marathon: (https://www.thepittsburghmarathon.com/)
- The Montour trail: (https://montourtrail.org/)
- The Panhandle trail: (https://panhandletrail.org/)
- Cumberland Soaring Group: (https://cumberlandsoaring.org/)
- Wolf Creek Races : (https://wolfcreektrackclub.com/events/)
- Quantum Theater: (https://www.quantumtheatre.com/)
- Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra: (https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/)
- Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens (https://www.phipps.conservatory.org)
Dr. Rahimian’s Bluesky is a good way to stay tuned about our research and other work opportunities https://bsky.app/profile/rahimian.bsky.social