Data Sciences and Artificial Intelligence

Our research in artificial intelligence and big data explores how we can understand intelligence by constructing computational models of intelligent behavior and how we can apply the insights gleaned from the vast amount of information available in our world. Specifically, we study and develop algorithmic theories to model aspects of behavior through machine learning, predictive modeling, data mining, and causal discovery. We explore its applications in health and bioinformatics, social and organizational informatics, learning analytics, text analytics, image analytics, and computational discovery, among others.

Research-Active Faculty
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Assistant Professor

Pervasive Health Technologies; Ubiquitous Computing; Human-Computer Interaction

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Assistant Teaching Professor

Learning Analytics; Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL); Epistemic Agency

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Assistant Professor

Machine Learning; Adversarial Machine Learning; Security and Privacy in Machine Learning

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Assistant Professor

Explainable AI; HCI

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Associate Professor

Data Science; Philosophy of Science; Philosophy of Technology

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David Reese Professor of Information Sciences and Technology

Machine and Deep Learning; Artificial Intelligence; Text Processing and Knowledge Extraction

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Huck Chair in Biomedical Data Sciences and Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence; Machine Learning ; Causal Inference

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Assistant Professor

Artificial Intelligence; Multiagent Systems; Algorithmic Fairness

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Assistant Professor

System Security; Software Security

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Professor

Biomedical Image Data Analysis; Computer Vision; Machine Learning

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Assistant Professor

Crowdsourcing & Human Computation; Crowd-AI Systems; Human-Computer Interaction

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Assistant Professor

Robotic Vehicle Security; Software Security; Embedded Systems Security

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Assistant Professor

Human-computer Interaction; Computer-supported Cooperative Work; Social Computing

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Assistant Professor

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning; Cyber-Physical Systems and Smart & Connected Communities; Cybersecurity

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Professor

Data Science and Machine Learning; Cybersecurity; Social Computing

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Assistant Professor

Applied Machine Learning on Graphs; Trustworthy Machine Learning; Data Mining and Data Science

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Assistant Professor

Data Mining; Health Care Informatics; Machine Learning

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Professor

Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICTD); Social Informatics; Organizational Informatics

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Professor

Artificial Intelligence; Applied Machine Learning; Natural Language Processing

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Assistant Research Professor

Biomedical Informatics; Data Privacy; Applied Statistics

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Assistant Professor

Machine Learning and AI; Privacy and Security; Replication and Confidence in Science

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Assistant Professor

Multivariate Statistics; Computational Biology; Biomedical Informatics

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Assistant Professor

Software Engineering; System Security; Programming Languages

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Frymoyer Chair in Information Sciences and Technology

Privacy; Access Control; Online Deviance

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Assistant Teaching Professor

Trustworthy Indications of Social Interactions In-person and Online; Human-Computer Interaction; Behavioral Moderators

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Assistant Professor

Technology Ethics and Policy; Privacy; Philosophy of Technology

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Associate Teaching Professor

Multidisciplinary Engineering; IoT; Software Architecture

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Distinguished Professor of Information Sciences and Technology

Biomedical Informatics; Affective Computing and Arts; Robotics and Computer Vision

Suhang Wang

Assistant Professor

Data Mining; Social Media Mining; Machine Learning

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Assistant Professor

Natural Language Processing; Privacy; Computational Social Science

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Professor

Cybersecurity; Machine Learning; Software Systems

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Assistant Professor

Reinforcement Learning; Automated Machine Learning; Online Optimization/Learning/Decision-making

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Assistant Professor

Responsible Artificial Intelligence; Social Network Analysis; Machine Learning

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Professor

Artificial Intelligence; Cybersecurity; Human-AI Collaboration

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Associate Professor

Data Mining; Machine Learning; Big Data Analytics

Recent News

Perception of human emotion in movement focus of $2 million NSF grant

May 17, 2023

A Penn State-led research team received a $2 million National Science Foundation to study how machines perceive and process human body language. The research could stimulate advancements in health care applications, including the design of caregiving robots.

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Positive triggering method reduces nationality bias in large text generators

April 25, 2023

Large language models that use internet files to learn how to respond to user prompts about different countries worldwide repeat biased ideas – both positive and negative – found online. Using positive trigger words, like “hopeful” and “hardworking,” when entering prompts can retrain the models and result in less biased responses

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IST assistant professor Shomir Wilson receives NSF CAREER Award

April 21, 2023

Shomir Wilson, assistant professor in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology, is the recipient of a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation in recognition of his work, “Large-Scale Exploration and Interpretation of Consumer-Oriented Legal Documents.”  

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Office of Research

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State College, PA 16801

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