{"id":4961,"date":"2025-09-02T16:49:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T16:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/?p=4961"},"modified":"2025-10-15T13:52:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:52:46","slug":"meet-the-ai-for-the-commonwealth-internship-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/2025\/09\/02\/meet-the-ai-for-the-commonwealth-internship-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn About the 2025 AI4CW Interns and Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4961\" class=\"elementor elementor-4961\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37d9f86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37d9f86\" 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-f063aa1\" data-id=\"f063aa1\" 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-efcb745 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"efcb745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/08\/AI4CW-and-AI4UMass-Grid-600x450.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4963\" alt=\"Photo of AI for the Commonwealth Student Interns\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/08\/AI4CW-and-AI4UMass-Grid-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/08\/AI4CW-and-AI4UMass-Grid-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/08\/AI4CW-and-AI4UMass-Grid.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Interns from top left to bottom right: Dev Mehta, Bhavya Agarwal,Mehek Shah, Brandon Alexander, Rudraksh Chaudhry, Anshuman Agarwal, Tanush Savadi, Dhriti Madireddy, Nhat Minh Le, Kavya Saluja, Haluk Yuzukirmizi, Riddhimaan Senapati, Adriana Craeni, Mehak Bhola.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\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-230d236 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"230d236\" 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>During the spring and summer of 2025, 14 UMass sophomores and juniors participated in the AI for the Commonwealth Internship program that is collaboratively run by the <a href=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/\">UMass Public Interest Technology Initiative<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/ds.cs.umass.edu\/\">Center for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cics.umass.edu\/\">Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences<\/a> along with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/orgs\/executive-office-of-technology-services-and-security\">Executive Office of Technology Services and Security<\/a> (EOTSS) for the Commonwealth.<\/p><p>This program offers a rare opportunity for students to collaborate with state agencies and UMass mentors, applying cutting-edge AI to real-world challenges that impact communities across Massachusetts. The students worked 10 hours a week during the spring semester and 32 hours a week during the summer with their agency clients on experiential AI projects for social good. This September they will be presenting their work to Governor Maura Healey and other Commonwealth stakeholders in the State House. (<i>Read more about the Healey-Driscoll administration partnership with UMass, <a title=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.marcom.umass.edu%2F%3Fqs%3Db4c733a71e39eac5fe2ae000ef2c127bd9c4697e3694d69a90e2f193b8cb8147ae1bad46ecae0a2c1e79cad15eef330dccf5b1efc0d6f186&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cdbaron%40umass.edu%7C33028b3fdc7049806a2508dd456976af%7C7bd08b0b33954dc194bbd0b2e56a497f%7C0%7C0%7C638743041476694671%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=V85gY%2FPdmqrXVcw8WH3aJNvXXqfW2Tr4DWxw%2FMFtpLU%3D&amp;reserved=0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umass.edu\/news\/article\/healey-driscoll-administration-launches-new-partnership-umass-amherst-recruit-students\" data-linkto=\"https:\/\/\">here<\/a>.<\/i>)<\/p><p>Learn about the AI for the Commonwealth Interns and their projects below.<\/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-de060fa elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"de060fa\" 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\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-7411ade elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7411ade\" 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-7b290ee\" data-id=\"7b290ee\" 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-fdcdd87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdcdd87\" 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>Executive Office of Technology Services and Security (EOTSS) Human Resources Team led by Bhavya Agarwal and Dev Mehta<\/h3><p>This AI for the Commonwealth (AI4CW) internship team is collaborated with EOTSS Human Resources to develop an AI-powered centralized knowledge base for Commonwealth employees.<\/p><p>Locating relevant HR information can be time-consuming for employees, which can overload HR departments and create unnecessary delays in access and support. To address this, the team designed an AI system that enables employees to quickly locate the HR answers they need.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-f5e4cb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5e4cb4\" 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-d19d360\" data-id=\"d19d360\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\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-d415bbf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d415bbf\" 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-0090fdd\" data-id=\"0090fdd\" 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-fcd4a4c gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"fcd4a4c\" 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-4961 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"fcd4a4c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Screenshot 2024-12-09 at 12.13.33\u202fAM - Bhavya Agarwal\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDk2NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyb3Vwcy5jcy51bWFzcy5lZHVcL3BpdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzQ0XC8yMDI1XC8wOFwvU2NyZWVuc2hvdC0yMDI0LTEyLTA5LWF0LTEyLjEzLjMzXHUyMDJmQU0tQmhhdnlhLUFnYXJ3YWwucG5nIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZmNkNGE0YyJ9\" href='https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-at-12.13.33\u202fAM-Bhavya-Agarwal.png'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-at-12.13.33\u202fAM-Bhavya-Agarwal-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of Bhavya Agarwal\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-at-12.13.33\u202fAM-Bhavya-Agarwal-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-at-12.13.33\u202fAM-Bhavya-Agarwal-600x600.png 600w\" 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-1-4964'>\n\t\t\t\tBhavya Agarwal, CICS Undergrad\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=\"fcd4a4c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_1953 2 - Dev Mehta square crop\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDk3OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyb3Vwcy5jcy51bWFzcy5lZHVcL3BpdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzQ0XC8yMDI1XC8wOVwvSU1HXzE5NTMtMi1EZXYtTWVodGEtc3F1YXJlLWNyb3AuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZmNkNGE0YyJ9\" href='https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/IMG_1953-2-Dev-Mehta-square-crop.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/IMG_1953-2-Dev-Mehta-square-crop-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of Dev Mehta\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/IMG_1953-2-Dev-Mehta-square-crop-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/IMG_1953-2-Dev-Mehta-square-crop-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/IMG_1953-2-Dev-Mehta-square-crop-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/IMG_1953-2-Dev-Mehta-square-crop-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/IMG_1953-2-Dev-Mehta-square-crop.jpg 1341w\" 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-1-4978'>\n\t\t\t\tDev Mehta, UMass CICS Undergrad\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-3ac6d26 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3ac6d26\" 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\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-b6e4d31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6e4d31\" 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-3fbc0f8\" data-id=\"3fbc0f8\" 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-75bd074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75bd074\" 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>Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Team led by Mehek Shah and Brandon Alexander<\/h3>\n<p>To reduce review time and create a smoother RFI review process for MassDOT, this AI for the Commonwealth (AI4CW) team\u00a0 built a three-part chatbot system that handles Requests for Information (RFIs) summarization, vendor submission analysis, and contextual integration. This system will help support more efficient decision-making and solve delays in reviewing RFIs caused by the manual nature of cross-referencing documents and submissions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-c579850 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c579850\" 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-9b421e4\" data-id=\"9b421e4\" 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-83a6bae gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"83a6bae\" 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-4961 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=\"83a6bae\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Mehek Shah Square\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDk3OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyb3Vwcy5jcy51bWFzcy5lZHVcL3BpdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzQ0XC8yMDI1XC8wOVwvTWVoZWstU2hhaC1TcXVhcmUuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiODNhNmJhZSJ9\" href='https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Mehek-Shah-Square.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Mehek-Shah-Square-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of Mehek Shah\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Mehek-Shah-Square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Mehek-Shah-Square-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Mehek-Shah-Square-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Mehek-Shah-Square-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Mehek-Shah-Square.jpg 1403w\" 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-2-4979'>\n\t\t\t\tMehek Shah &#8211; CICS Undergrad\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"83a6bae\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_2214 - Brandon Alexander\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDk4MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyb3Vwcy5jcy51bWFzcy5lZHVcL3BpdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzQ0XC8yMDI1XC8wOVwvSU1HXzIyMTQtQnJhbmRvbi1BbGV4YW5kZXIuanBlZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjgzYTZiYWUifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/IMG_2214-Brandon-Alexander.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/IMG_2214-Brandon-Alexander-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of Brandon Alexander\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-4980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/IMG_2214-Brandon-Alexander-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/IMG_2214-Brandon-Alexander-600x600.jpeg 600w\" 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-2-4980'>\n\t\t\t\tBrandon Alexander, CICS Undergrad\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\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-a401b7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a401b7d\" 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-30bc867\" data-id=\"30bc867\" 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-097637e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"097637e\" 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\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-c0410af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0410af\" 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-cb507f1\" data-id=\"cb507f1\" 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-210e1b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"210e1b3\" 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 class=\"break-words\n          tvm-parent-container\"><span dir=\"ltr\">Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA)<\/span><\/span> Team led by <span class=\"break-words\n          tvm-parent-container\"><span dir=\"ltr\"> Rudraksh Chaudhry and Anshuman Agarwal<\/span><\/span><\/h3><p><span class=\"break-words\n          tvm-parent-container\"><span dir=\"ltr\">This AI for the Commonwealth (AI4CW) Internship team built a chatbot that brings all of EEA\u2019s permit data into one easy-to-use interface. This centralized tool can help users more easily locate and apply for the correct permits, allowing the government process to become more accessible, efficient, and transparent. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-e7c5a4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7c5a4f\" 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-fefd0e9\" data-id=\"fefd0e9\" 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-ed0c311 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"ed0c311\" 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-4961 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=\"ed0c311\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"rudraksh_chaudhry square crop\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Rudraksh Chaudhry, CICS Undergrad\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDk4MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyb3Vwcy5jcy51bWFzcy5lZHVcL3BpdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzQ0XC8yMDI1XC8wOVwvcnVkcmFrc2hfY2hhdWRocnktc3F1YXJlLWNyb3AuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZWQwYzMxMSJ9\" href='https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/rudraksh_chaudhry-square-crop.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/rudraksh_chaudhry-square-crop-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of Rudraksh Chaudhry\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-4982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/rudraksh_chaudhry-square-crop-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/rudraksh_chaudhry-square-crop-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/rudraksh_chaudhry-square-crop-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/rudraksh_chaudhry-square-crop-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/rudraksh_chaudhry-square-crop-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/rudraksh_chaudhry-square-crop-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-3-4982'>\n\t\t\t\tRudraksh Chaudhry, CICS Undergrad\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=\"ed0c311\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Anshuman Agarwal square crop\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Rudraksh Chaudhry, CICS Undergrad\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDk4NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyb3Vwcy5jcy51bWFzcy5lZHVcL3BpdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzQ0XC8yMDI1XC8wOVwvQW5zaHVtYW4tQWdhcndhbC1zcXVhcmUtY3JvcC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJlZDBjMzExIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Anshuman-Agarwal-square-crop.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Anshuman-Agarwal-square-crop-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of Anshuman Agarwal\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-4984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Anshuman-Agarwal-square-crop-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Anshuman-Agarwal-square-crop-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Anshuman-Agarwal-square-crop-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Anshuman-Agarwal-square-crop-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Anshuman-Agarwal-square-crop.jpg 1080w\" 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-3-4984'>\n\t\t\t\tAnshuman Agarwal, CICS Undergrad\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\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-d948877 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d948877\" 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-a0daa06\" data-id=\"a0daa06\" 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-0e85ddb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0e85ddb\" 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\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-564e592 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"564e592\" 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-48b4db7\" data-id=\"48b4db7\" 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-9d6a837 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d6a837\" 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 class=\"break-words\n          tvm-parent-container\"><span dir=\"ltr\">Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Team led by <span class=\"break-words tvm-parent-container\"><span dir=\"ltr\"> <span class=\"break-words\n          tvm-parent-container\"> Tanush Savadi and Dhriti Reddy Madireddy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3><p><span class=\"break-words\n          tvm-parent-container\"><span dir=\"ltr\">This AI for the Commonwealth (AI4CW) team built an AI chatbot that provides real-time training support and guidance to new call center staff at the Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA). The DUA experiences extreme surges in call volume, overwhelming departmental staff and leaving both employees and claimants in difficult positions. By supporting onboarding and day-to-day learning with intelligent AI tools, the DUA can strengthen its frontline response and better meet the growing demand for services.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-59328dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59328dd\" 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-569fb99\" data-id=\"569fb99\" 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-1838003 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"1838003\" 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-4961 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=\"1838003\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Tanush Savadi square crop\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDk4OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyb3Vwcy5jcy51bWFzcy5lZHVcL3BpdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzQ0XC8yMDI1XC8wOVwvVGFudXNoLVNhdmFkaS1zcXVhcmUtY3JvcC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIxODM4MDAzIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Tanush-Savadi-square-crop.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Tanush-Savadi-square-crop-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of Tanush Savadi\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-4988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Tanush-Savadi-square-crop-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Tanush-Savadi-square-crop-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Tanush-Savadi-square-crop-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Tanush-Savadi-square-crop.jpg 1002w\" 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-4-4988'>\n\t\t\t\tTanush Savadi, CICS Undergrad\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=\"1838003\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Dhriti Madireddy Square Crop\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDk5MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyb3Vwcy5jcy51bWFzcy5lZHVcL3BpdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzQ0XC8yMDI1XC8wOVwvRGhyaXRpLU1hZGlyZWRkeS1TcXVhcmUtQ3JvcC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIxODM4MDAzIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Dhriti-Madireddy-Square-Crop.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Dhriti-Madireddy-Square-Crop-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of Dhriti Madireddy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-4990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Dhriti-Madireddy-Square-Crop-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Dhriti-Madireddy-Square-Crop-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Dhriti-Madireddy-Square-Crop-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Dhriti-Madireddy-Square-Crop-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Dhriti-Madireddy-Square-Crop-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Dhriti-Madireddy-Square-Crop.jpg 1602w\" 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-4-4990'>\n\t\t\t\tDhriti Madireddy, CICS Undergrad\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\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-72c9e3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72c9e3f\" 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-ead2d33\" data-id=\"ead2d33\" 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-5f01d0f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5f01d0f\" 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\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-109d113 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"109d113\" 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-16fe707\" data-id=\"16fe707\" 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-8951071 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8951071\" 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 class=\"break-words\n          tvm-parent-container\"><span dir=\"ltr\">Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Team led by <span class=\"break-words\n          tvm-parent-container\"><span dir=\"ltr\"> Minh Le and Kavya Saluja<\/span><\/span><\/h3><p><span class=\"break-words\n          tvm-parent-container\"><span dir=\"ltr\">This AI for the Commonwealth (AI4CW) team created a tool that helps caseworkers at the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) process and prioritize IDEA complaints more efficiently. DESE is overwhelmed by the volume of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) cases, making it challenging to meet the federally mandated deadlines. By using AI to organize and analyze case information, this tool aims to speed up decision timelines and ensure students receive timely support.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-f4b9a1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4b9a1b\" 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-d9dde61\" data-id=\"d9dde61\" 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-73d172a gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"73d172a\" 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-5' class='gallery galleryid-4961 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=\"73d172a\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Nhat Minh Lee square crop\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDk5MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyb3Vwcy5jcy51bWFzcy5lZHVcL3BpdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzQ0XC8yMDI1XC8wOVwvTmhhdC1NaW5oLUxlZS1zcXVhcmUtY3JvcC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3M2QxNzJhIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Nhat-Minh-Lee-square-crop.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Nhat-Minh-Lee-square-crop-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of Nhat Minh Lee\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-4991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Nhat-Minh-Lee-square-crop-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Nhat-Minh-Lee-square-crop-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Nhat-Minh-Lee-square-crop-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Nhat-Minh-Lee-square-crop-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Nhat-Minh-Lee-square-crop-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Nhat-Minh-Lee-square-crop-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-5-4991'>\n\t\t\t\tNhat Minh Lee, CICS Undergrad\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=\"73d172a\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Kavya Saluja square crop\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDk5MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyb3Vwcy5jcy51bWFzcy5lZHVcL3BpdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzQ0XC8yMDI1XC8wOVwvS2F2eWEtU2FsdWphLXNxdWFyZS1jcm9wLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjczZDE3MmEifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Kavya-Saluja-square-crop.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Kavya-Saluja-square-crop-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of Kavya Saluja\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-4992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Kavya-Saluja-square-crop-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Kavya-Saluja-square-crop-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Kavya-Saluja-square-crop.jpg 702w\" 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-5-4992'>\n\t\t\t\tKavya Saluja, CICS Undergrad\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\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-db956d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db956d2\" 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-4c39b28\" data-id=\"4c39b28\" 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-ca08f82 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ca08f82\" 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\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-c183a5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c183a5d\" 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-eb484c0\" data-id=\"eb484c0\" 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-832156b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"832156b\" 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 class=\"break-words\n          tvm-parent-container\"><span dir=\"ltr\">Unity Research Computing Platform<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Team led by <span class=\"break-words tvm-parent-container\"><span dir=\"ltr\"> <span class=\"break-words\n          tvm-parent-container\"> Haluk Yuzukirmizi and Riddhimaan Senapati<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3><p><span class=\"break-words\n          tvm-parent-container\"><span dir=\"ltr\">The Unity Research Computing Platform is a powerful research computing system, but like many advanced systems, it can present a learning curve for unfamiliar users. This AI4UMass team created an AI-powered Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) chatbot trained on Unity\u2019s documentation to explore how AI can enhance the user support experience.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-233c502 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"233c502\" 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-07fc355\" data-id=\"07fc355\" 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-56af936 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"56af936\" 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-4961 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=\"56af936\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Haluk Yuzukirmizim square crop\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDk5MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2dyb3Vwcy5jcy51bWFzcy5lZHVcL3BpdFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzQ0XC8yMDI1XC8wOVwvSGFsdWstWXV6dWtpcm1pemltLXNxdWFyZS1jcm9wLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjU2YWY5MzYifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Haluk-Yuzukirmizim-square-crop.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Haluk-Yuzukirmizim-square-crop-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of Haluk Yuzukirmizim\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-4993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Haluk-Yuzukirmizim-square-crop-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Haluk-Yuzukirmizim-square-crop-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Haluk-Yuzukirmizim-square-crop-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Haluk-Yuzukirmizim-square-crop-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Haluk-Yuzukirmizim-square-crop-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Haluk-Yuzukirmizim-square-crop.jpg 2002w\" 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-6-4993'>\n\t\t\t\tHaluk Yuzukirmizim, CICS Undergrad\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=\"56af936\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"professional_photo - Riddhimaan Senapati\" 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