As I am wrapping up my summer of research at Pitt, I am beginning to reflect on what I have learned from this experience and how that has affected my future goals. I participated in the SHURE-Grid research fellowship, an interdisciplinary program where I got to explore situations surrounding real life cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure…
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Investigating Cyber-Attacks with Cyber-Informed Engineering
My name is Abby Magistro, and I am a rising senior in the Swanson School of Engineering and the Fredrick Honors College at Pitt. I am majoring in computer engineering, with my current interests being software development, cyber security, and robotics. Outside of classes, I am entering my fourth year on the color guard of…
Final Reflections From My Time In Florence
Buongiorno! Everything about studying abroad felt like it went by so fast. From leaving to spend a month in Florence, Italy to now writing my final blog post on the experience for the Pitt Honors Blog, it really went by in the blink of an eye. I think how quickly everything went by was what…
Getting to Florence and Navigating New Routines
Ciao, Out of the whole month I spent in Italy on my study abroad, the biggest challenge I faced was my arrival. The program I was on, Engineering Perspectives of the Renaissance and Sustainability, took place in Florence, and the CAPA people, Pitt’s partners who run the program in Italy, arranged transportation from the Florence…
Engineering the Renaissance in Florence with Abby
Ciao! My name is Abby Magistro. I am a rising junior and computer engineering major at Pitt. Outside of classes, I am a member of the color guard of the Pitt marching band. I grew up in the suburbs around Pittsburgh. I chose to go to Pitt because I liked the idea of being in…