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Members of the media seeking expert background or insights about ethical AI, AI and society, and interdisciplinary AI research are encouraged to contact Good Systems faculty researchers. This directory of experts across disciplines shows only those faculty who have opted in to be listed; it does not represent every researcher involved with Good Systems.
Please feel free to contact each faculty member directly (preferred contact information is listed below) or reach out to the OVPR Communications Director Karen Adler (karen.adler@austin.utexas.edu) for assistance scheduling interviews or for general information about Good Systems.
Good Systems Experts
Chandra Bhat
Good Systems Executive Team Member
Joe J. King Endowed Chair in Engineering, Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
Cockrell School of Engineering
Areas of Expertise:
- Automation
- Emerging mobility technologies: AVs, EVs, connected vehicles, micromobility
- AI and transportation safety and equity
- E-commerce impacts on land-use and travel demand
Good Systems Research Project: Designing AI to Advance Racial Equity
Good Systems Executive Team Member
Joe J. King Endowed Chair in Engineering, Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
Cockrell School of Engineering
Areas of Expertise:
- Automation
- Emerging mobility technologies: AVs, EVs, connected vehicles, micromobility
- AI and transportation safety and equity
- E-commerce impacts on land-use and travel demand
Good Systems Research Project: Designing AI to Advance Racial Equity
Sherri Greenberg
Chair, Good Systems Executive Team
Assistant Dean for State and Local Government Engagement, LBJ School of Public Affairs
Professor of Practice, LBJ School and Steve Hicks School of Social Work
Areas of Expertise:
- Ethical AI and AI policy
- AI policies and regulations in the private sector
- AI policies and regulations in the public sector
- AI and the Future of Work
- Societal implications of AI, including equity
Good Systems Research Project: Making Smart Tools Work for Everyone
Chair, Good Systems Executive Team
Assistant Dean for State and Local Government Engagement, LBJ School of Public Affairs
Professor of Practice, LBJ School and Steve Hicks School of Social Work
Areas of Expertise:
- Ethical AI and AI policy
- AI policies and regulations in the private sector
- AI policies and regulations in the public sector
- AI and the Future of Work
- Societal implications of AI, including equity
Good Systems Research Project: Making Smart Tools Work for Everyone
Justin Hart
Assistant Professor of Practice, Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
Areas of Expertise:
- Human-robot interaction
- Artificial intelligence
- Robotics
- Social Navigation and Semantic Mapping
Good Systems Research Project: Living and Working with Robots
Assistant Professor of Practice, Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
Areas of Expertise:
- Human-robot interaction
- Artificial intelligence
- Robotics
- Social Navigation and Semantic Mapping
Good Systems Research Project: Living and Working with Robots
Junfeng Jiao
Good Systems Executive Team Member
Associate Professor, Community and Regional Planning, School of Architecture
Areas of Expertise:
- Smart Cities and Smart Transportation
- Generative AI & Applications of LLMs in smart cities
- Ethical AI and AI Alignment
- AV/EV/Delivery Robots
- Digital Twin technology
Good Systems Research Project: A Good System for Smart Cities
Good Systems Executive Team Member
Associate Professor, Community and Regional Planning, School of Architecture
Areas of Expertise:
- Smart Cities and Smart Transportation
- Generative AI & Applications of LLMs in smart cities
- Ethical AI and AI Alignment
- AV/EV/Delivery Robots
- Digital Twin technology
Good Systems Research Project: A Good System for Smart Cities
Samantha Shorey
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
Areas of Expertise:
- The impact of automated technologies (such as AI and robots) on workplaces; the disparate impact of automation on women and working-class people
- Hype and corporate narratives about AI and robotics
- Strategies for designing AI technologies to support workers
Good Systems Research Project: Living and Working with Robots
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies, Moody College of Communication
Areas of Expertise:
- The impact of automated technologies (such as AI and robots) on workplaces; the disparate impact of automation on women and working-class people
- Hype and corporate narratives about AI and robotics
- Strategies for designing AI technologies to support workers
Good Systems Research Project: Living and Working with Robots
Keri Stephens
Professor, Communications Studies, Moody College of Communication
Co-Director, Technology and Information Policy Institute
Areas of Expertise:
- Human-AI teaming in the workplace
- Human perceptions and communication with AI systems and robots
- Understanding of messages and visuals that communicate risk
- Infrastructure communication
- Applied team science and convergent, interdisciplinary research processes
Good Systems Research Project: Living and Working with Robots
Professor, Communications Studies, Moody College of Communication
Co-Director, Technology and Information Policy Institute
Areas of Expertise:
- Human-AI teaming in the workplace
- Human perceptions and communication with AI systems and robots
- Understanding of messages and visuals that communicate risk
- Infrastructure communication
- Applied team science and convergent, interdisciplinary research processes
Good Systems Research Project: Living and Working with Robots
Peter Stone
Good Systems Executive Team Member
Truchard Foundation Chair in Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
Director, Texas Robotics
Areas of Expertise:
- AI
- Robotics
- Machine Learning
- Multiagent Systems
- Societal implications of AI, robotics, & ML
Good Systems Research Project: Living and Working with Robots
Good Systems Executive Team Member
Truchard Foundation Chair in Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
Director, Texas Robotics
Areas of Expertise:
- AI
- Robotics
- Machine Learning
- Multiagent Systems
- Societal implications of AI, robotics, & ML
Good Systems Research Project: Living and Working with Robots
