Technology, AI and Ethics

Penn State researchers are on the forefront technological innovation and can discuss the impact of evolving technologies on people and society.

  • Shomir Wilson

    Assistant Professor of Information Sciences and Technology

    Information Sciences and Technology, Internet & Technology

  • S. Shyam Sundar

    James P. Jimirro Professor of Media Effects

    Social Sciences, Journalism & Media, Telecommunications

  • Christopher Ali

    Pioneers Chair in Telecommunications

    Telecommunications

  • Prasenjit Mitra

    Professor of Information Sciences and Technology

    Internet & Technology

  • Dongwon Lee

    Internet & Technology

  • Christopher Rahn

    Co-director of Penn State’s Battery and Energy Storage Technology Center

    Sustainability & Environment, Engineering & Technology

Penn State has experts in a broad range of technologies, such as artificial intelligence, large language models like ChatGPT, human robotic interaction, and online communications, such as social media and broadband.

  • Penn State has multiple experts studying how artificial intelligence and technologies like ChatGPT are being used in misinformation and disinformation campaigns and how consumers can spot these false narratives.
  • Broadband access is often considered as important as other utilities like water and power, Penn State has experts leading the way for rural broadband access, both identifying who is left behind and how we can provide these services.
  • We have multiple experts studying how humans interact with new technologies such as robots and battery and energy storage systems to help prepare the workforce of the future.
Shomir Wilson

Shomir Wilson

Assistant Professor of Information Sciences and Technology ,
Director, Human Language Technologies Lab at Penn State

Expertise:

  • Information Sciences and Technology
  • Internet & Technology

Focus Areas:

  • Cybersecurity
  • Machine Learning
  • Artificial Intelligence

Contact Shomir Wilson with questions about: with questions about AI and Natural Language Processing

S. Shyam Sundar

S. Shyam Sundar

James P. Jimirro Professor of Media Effects,
Director, Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence,
Co-Director, Media Effects Research Laboratory

Expertise

  • Social Sciences
  • Journalism & Media
  • Telecommunications
  • Digital Media Technologies
  • Internet & Technology

Focus Areas:

  • Emotional and Cognitive Effects of Media
  • Social Media
  • Psychological Effects of Digital Media Technologies
  • Interactive Media
  • Mobile Media
  • Customized and Personalized Media
  • Online Credibility
  • Fake News
  • Online Privacy
  • Virtual Assistants
  • Communication
  • Artificial Intelligence

Contact S. Shyam Sundar with questions about: rampant misinformation and fake news, in particular, as well as how trustworthy internet-based information sources can be identified.

Christopher Ali

Christopher Ali

Pioneers Chair in Telecommunications

Expertise:

  • Telecommunications

Focus Areas:

  • Telecommunications Policy
  • Broadband Policy
  • Media Localism

Contact Christopher Ali with questions about: broadband policy and deployment in the United States, specifically in rural areas.

Prasenjit Mitra

Prasenjit Mitra

Professor of Information Sciences and Technology

Expertise

  • Internet & Technology

Focus Areas:

  • Machine Learning
  • Big Data
  • Artificial Intelligence

Contact Prasenjit Mitra with questions about: artificial intelligence, machine learning and visual analytics; the application of large language models (e.g., ChatGPT) in the medical field.

Expertise:

  • Internet & Technology

Focus Areas:

  • Cybersecurity
  • Machine Learning
  • Big Data
  • Artificial Intelligence

Contact Dongwon Lee with questions about: artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cybersecurity, including investigating solutions to better combat fake news and deepfakes.

Christopher Rahn

Christopher Rahn

Co-director of Penn State’s Battery and Energy Storage Technology Center,
Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Expertise

  • Sustainability & Environment
  • Engineering & Technology

Focus Areas:

  • Renewable Energy Technologies
  • Energy
  • Energy Storage

Contact Christopher Rahn with questions about: next-generation batteries and electric vehicles.

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