{"id":5308,"date":"2026-07-24T15:41:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T15:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/?page_id=5308"},"modified":"2026-07-27T15:29:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:29:32","slug":"2026-2027-faculty-fellows-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/2026-2027-faculty-fellows-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2026-2027 Faculty Fellows"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5308\" class=\"elementor elementor-5308\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9ff55c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9ff55c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2bd107\" data-id=\"d2bd107\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a8ea63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a8ea63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><div><br><\/div>PIT@UMass Faculty Fellowship 2026-2027<br><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f919680 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f919680\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a91f021\" data-id=\"a91f021\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a6f625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a6f625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/\">Public Interest Technology Initiative at UMass<\/a> is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2026-2027 Faculty Fellowship. Fellows will receive seed funding to support research, scholarly writing, or curriculum development on the theme of<strong> AI<\/strong> <strong>and the Future of Work.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Throughout 2026-2027 the PIT Fellows will meet monthly to present and discuss their work in progress. They will work across campus and with the broader PIT network to advance PIT and their projects.&nbsp; They will also work together to develop a visiting speaker series, inviting outside speakers to campus for public events on AI and the Future of Work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fellows explore PIT-related questions and integrative solutions by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>Addressing a complex problem with public interest impacts (privacy, safety, security, equity, sustainability, ethical behavior, etc.)<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>Engaging the responsible use of artificial intelligence<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><em>Reducing cultural, economic, and other societal disparities<br><br><\/em><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The following faculty members and their respective projects and teams were selected for this year&#8217;s fellowship:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c78d3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"21c78d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-357c1b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"357c1b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #881c1c;font-size: 14pt\"><strong>College of Education<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><h4><strong>Project Lead: Javier Su\u00e1rez-\u00c1lvarez, Associate Professor of Research, Educational Measurement, and Psychometrics and Associate Director of the Center for Educational Assessment<\/strong><\/h4><div>Responsible AI in Test Development critically examines how generative AI can support the development of more valid, fair, and relevant educational and psychological assessments while maximizing its benefits and addressing potential risks across diverse populations.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-942b7c8 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"942b7c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5308 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" 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Assessment\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc515d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5fc515d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9c36ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9c36ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #881c1c\">College of Engineering<\/span><\/h3><h3>Project Lead: Douglas Eddy, Research Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering<\/h3><div>A societal problem is posed by the most knowledgeable people in manufacturing industries retiring and leaving the workforce. To address this problem, we plan to invite other experts to campus as guest speakers for Engineering Research Center planning workshops aimed at advancing intelligent manufacturing with semantic models that inform human personal via AI and XAI to enable their decision-making in real time.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48cd51e gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"48cd51e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-5308 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"48cd51e\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Douglas_Eddy\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTMxNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyb3Vwcy5jcy51bWFzcy5lZHVcL3BpdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzQ0XC8yMDI2XC8wN1wvRG91Z2xhc19FZGR5LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjQ4Y2Q1MWUifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Douglas_Eddy.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Douglas_Eddy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Douglas Eddy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5314\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5314'>\n\t\t\t\tDouglas Eddy, Research Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"48cd51e\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Xian_Du Square\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTMxNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyb3Vwcy5jcy51bWFzcy5lZHVcL3BpdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzQ0XC8yMDI2XC8wN1wvWGlhbl9EdS1TcXVhcmUuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNDhjZDUxZSJ9\" href='https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Xian_Du-Square.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Xian_Du-Square-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Xian Du\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Xian_Du-Square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Xian_Du-Square-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Xian_Du-Square.jpg 731w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5315'>\n\t\t\t\tXian Du, Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a152ac9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a152ac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49c6a97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49c6a97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #993300\">College of Engineering<\/span><\/h3><h3>Project Lead: Taqi Raza, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/h3><div><p>Raza\u2019s work investigates the hidden infrastructure behind digital payments, revealing security vulnerabilities that allow fraudulent transactions even when consumers believe their cards are protected. This project will use AI to transform today\u2019s reactive fraud detection into proactive system hardening, analyzing everyday payment flows to design intelligent financial safeguards and evidence-based policy guidance.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-828e744 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"828e744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-5308 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"828e744\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"taqi raza square\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTMyMiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyb3Vwcy5jcy51bWFzcy5lZHVcL3BpdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzQ0XC8yMDI2XC8wN1wvdGFxaS1yYXphLXNxdWFyZS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4MjhlNzQ0In0%3D\" href='https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/taqi-raza-square.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/taqi-raza-square-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Taqi Raza\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-5322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/taqi-raza-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/taqi-raza-square-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/taqi-raza-square.jpg 603w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-5322'>\n\t\t\t\tTaqi Raza, Assistant Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db85b3b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"db85b3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb43b88 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb43b88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #993300;font-size: 14pt\">College of Humanities and Fine Arts<\/span><\/h4><h4>Project Lead: Christopher White, Professor, Music Theory and Graudate Program Director<\/h4><p>This project includes three research activities investigating AI&#8217;s impact on musical creativity and labor: archival research into David Cope&#8217;s pioneering work at UC Santa Cruz; observations and interviews at AI laboratories in the Boston area; and an interview with engineers and executives at Suno. Will AI replace working musicians, or will it merely expand who gets to make music?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8eb59e gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"b8eb59e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-5308 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b8eb59e\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Chris White 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTM0OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyb3Vwcy5jcy51bWFzcy5lZHVcL3BpdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzQ0XC8yMDI2XC8wN1wvQ2hyaXMtV2hpdGUtMi1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYjhlYjU5ZSJ9\" href='https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Chris-White-2-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Chris-White-2-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Chris White\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-5348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Chris-White-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Chris-White-2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Chris-White-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Chris-White-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Chris-White-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Chris-White-2-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-5348'>\n\t\t\t\tChristopher White, Professor, Music Theory and Graduate Program Director\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f54c132 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f54c132\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04a5159 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04a5159\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #993300;font-size: 14pt\">College of Information and Computer Sciences<\/span><\/h4><h4>Project Lead: Anna Green, Assistant Professor, College of Information and Computer Sciences<\/h4><p>This project seeks to explore the tension between the reported detrimental effects of AI on computer science education, and the apparent benefits of AI for expert-level industry coders. 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The Lab teaches students to work with AI as a collaborative creative partner while grounding design decisions in building science, community-centered values, and transparency about algorithmic choices.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dbdd5d gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"9dbdd5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-5308 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"9dbdd5d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Katelyn_Hudson Square\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTMyMCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyb3Vwcy5jcy51bWFzcy5lZHVcL3BpdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzQ0XC8yMDI2XC8wN1wvS2F0ZWx5bl9IdWRzb24tU3F1YXJlLXNjYWxlZC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI5ZGJkZDVkIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Katelyn_Hudson-Square-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Katelyn_Hudson-Square-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Katelyn Hudson\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-5320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Katelyn_Hudson-Square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Katelyn_Hudson-Square-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Katelyn_Hudson-Square-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Katelyn_Hudson-Square-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Katelyn_Hudson-Square-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Katelyn_Hudson-Square-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-5320'>\n\t\t\t\tKatelyn Hudson, Lecturer, Environmental Conservation\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90af108 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"90af108\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e821d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e821d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #993300;font-size: 14pt\"><strong>College of Social and Behavioral Sciences<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Project Lead: Weiai (Wayne) Xu<\/strong><\/p><p>This project will develop AgentAcademy to address a critical AI and Future of Work question: as AI tools increasingly assist researchers, how do we ensure they improve rather than compromise research integrity? The project develops the CommDAAF Framework, an open-source guardrail that requires multiple AI systems to independently analyze data and cross-check their findings. It also pivots AgentAcademy as a decentralized network where AI research assistants and human scholars learn from each other to strengthen the guardrail and continuously sharpen their own research skills through real social science work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e5c0ca gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"7e5c0ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-5308 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7e5c0ca\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Wayne_Xu\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTMyMSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyb3Vwcy5jcy51bWFzcy5lZHVcL3BpdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzQ0XC8yMDI2XC8wN1wvV2F5bmVfWHUuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiN2U1YzBjYSJ9\" href='https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Wayne_Xu.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Wayne_Xu.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Wayne Xu\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-5321\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-5321'>\n\t\t\t\tWayne Xu, Associate Professor, Communication\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c948b79 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c948b79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6a522 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a6a522\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300\">Isenberg School of Managemen<\/span>t<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Project Lead: Marta Cal\u00e1s, Professor of Organizational Studies and International Management<\/strong><\/p><p>This project will develop a new Human Resources course in the Management Department that addresses human-technology relationships in the context of AI. It explores possibilities for different forms of relationality between humans and technology, including hybrid forms in which becoming the more-than-human is addressed and questions of ethics and values are considered.\u00a0 While generative AI reduces the need for human workers in some roles, it becomes essential that leaders understand the uniquely human in the sustainable success of both humans and organizations. 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