AI Task Force at RIT

The AI Task Force at RIT was formed to help the university examine important questions and arrive at recommendations for shared solutions, best practices, and ethical approaches that we can carry forward within our institution and as a higher education leader.

This task force is comprised of community members who focus on three main areas:

  • Teaching and Curriculum
  • Research, Scholarship and Innovation
  • Experiential Aspects of AI embedded in Campus Life

The committee’s specific focus includes:

  • Assessing the current AI landscape at RIT and our peer/aspirational institutions
  • Recommending key areas where RIT can experiment with AI, from admissions, to instruction to administration, to use of service robots, to all forms of research
  • Developing and implementing policies and guidelines for responsible and ethical AI with risk mitigation approaches that protect data and privacy and minimize bias and harm as we embed AI in various facets of campus life

AI Task Force - Final Report - April 21, 2024

AI Task Force at RIT Members

Co-Chairs

  • Ryne Rafaelle, Vice President for Research
  • Christopher Collison, Professor, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, College of Science and Jane King Harris Endowed Professorship

College of Liberal Arts

  • Cecilia Alm, Professor, Department of Psychology, AI MS Program Director and Associate Director of CHAI
  • Irina Mikhalevich, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy  

Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

  • Liz Lawley, Professor, School of Interactive Games and Media
  • Pengcheng Shi, Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship/PhD Program Director, Department of Computing and Information Sciences Ph.D.

College of Engineering Technology       

  • Clark Hochgraf, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

College of Art and Design

  • Juan Noguera, Assistant Professor, School of Design, College of Art and Design

Kate Gleason College of Engineering

  • Andreas Savakis, Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, Director of CHAI
  • Ferat Sahin, Professor, and Department Head of Electrical and Microelectronics Engineering Department

Saunders College of Business

  • Manlu Liu, Professor, Department of MIS, Marketing, and Analytics

NTID

  • Brian Trager, Associate Professor and Department Chair, Department of Computing and Information Studies

College of Health Sciences and Technology

  • Cory Crane, Associate Professor, Behavioral Health, College of Health Sciences and Technology

Legal Affairs

  • Evan Thompson, Senior Associate Counsel

Information and Technology Services

  • Aldwin Maloto, Chief Information Security Officer
  • Shawn Plummer, Director, Information and Technology Services - Infrastructure and Operations,

Institutional Research      

  • Nilay Sapio, director, IR, Data and Analytics

Academic Affairs

  • Neil Hair, Executive Director, Center for Teaching and Learning
  • Jen Schneider, Professor, Fram Chair in Critical Thinking; Academic Affairs
  • Neeraj Buch, Dean of Undergraduate Education and Associate Provost for Student Success
  • Diane Slusarski, Dean of Graduate School and Associate Provost

Campus Life

  • Trevor Smart, General Manager, RIT Dining
  • Mclean Bulmer - Director Data Management and Governance, Auxiliary Services

Diversity and Inclusion

  • Tina Chapman, Director of Diversity Theatre

Student Life/Engagement/Wellness

  • Sara Bayerl,  Senior Associate Director, Student Engagement, Center for Campus Life
  • Sarah Godoy, Director, Counseling and Psychological Services, Student Affairs