AI Innovation Institute Director Search

The Office of the Provost has launched a search for the new director of the AI Innovation Institute.

The provost has appointed a search committee, made up of key stakeholders across the university, with representation from faculty and staff. The list of search committee members is listed below.

The search for this role will be conducted in partnership with Opus Partners. Candidates can learn more at this link. 

 

Search Committee

Co-Chairs

• Robert Harrison: Endowed Director, Institute for Advanced Computational Science (IACS); Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics & Statistics
• Steven Skiena: SUNY Empire Innovation Professor and Director, Institute for AI-Driven Discovery and Innovation; Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Computer Science

Members

• Simeon Ananou: Vice President, Division of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
• Ivet Bahar: Louis and Beatrice Laufer Endowed Chair and Director, Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology; Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
• Mónica Bugallo: Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Staff Development; Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Alfredo Fontanini: Professor and Chair, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior
• Kerstin Kleese Van Dam: Director, Computational Science Initiative at Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Owen Rambow: Professor and IACS Endowed Chair, Department of Linguistics
• Dimitris Samaras: SUNY Empire Innovation Professor, Department of Computer Science
• H. Andrew Schwartz: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science; Director, Human Language Analysis Lab (Computer Science and Psychology)
• Margaret Schedel: Professor, Department of Music; Core Faculty, Institute for Advanced Computational Science (IACS)

Ex-Officio

• Kristi Henderson: Chief of Staff, Provost’s Office
• Emmy Yan: Project Coordinator, Provost’s Office