Building AI that advances science, learning, and institutions.
Vice President & Chief AI Officer, George Mason University · Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering & Computing · Professor, Computer Science
I occupy an unusual set of roles. I run an AI research lab at the intersection of foundational methods and high-stakes domains; I design courses, degrees, and pathways that make AI legible to learners within and across disciplines; I have designed institutional and national research and educational programs; I have led and programmed institutes and centers; and I now lead institutional AI strategy and deployment at scale in a public, access-driven R1 university, the largest in Virginia.
Foundational + use-inspired AI
Methods for representation, inference, and decision-making in complex biological and engineered systems.
AI literacy as infrastructure
Curricula and programs that bring AI fluency to every student, instructor, and discipline.
Governance + deployment
Scaling AI responsibly through platforms, policy, and campus-wide adoption models.