Initiatives & Projects

Driving Innovation & Community Impact

Leading strategic initiatives that bridge academia and industry, build inclusive communities, and create sustainable pathways for innovation and growth.

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Active Initiatives

Current projects and programs driving innovation and community impact.

🟣 Current Initiative

AI Attribution Framework Development

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Industry-first research proposing standardized transparency protocols for human-AI collaboration across journalism, academic, and creative professional domains. Developing practical framework with four attribution categories positioned for adoption similar to Creative Commons licensing model.

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Computational Journalism Innovation

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Comprehensive initiative bridging journalism and technology through systematic methodology development and educational programming. TRACE methodology adapts Agile principles for investigative journalism workflows.

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GenAI Educational Integration

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Systematic protocols for GenAI adoption in educational contexts, balancing productivity enhancement with educational integrity and professional responsibility. Implementation across data science curriculum with critical evaluation training and bias mitigation.

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Classroom Interaction Lab Research

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Post-pandemic pedagogical innovation research investigating anonymous-but-accountable live chat systems during lectures, inspired by Twitch/Discord multi-layer attention models. Funded by BU Shipley Center Grant.

Initiative Focus Areas

Strategic areas of focus and program categories

Academic-Industry Partnerships

Building sustainable bridges between universities and industry for mutual benefit and student success.

partnerships experiential-learning career-pathways

Community Building

Creating inclusive, sustainable technology communities with genuine representation and support.

community diversity inclusion

Innovation Ecosystems

Developing environments that foster creativity, collaboration, and breakthrough innovations.

innovation ecosystems collaboration

Educational Innovation

Transforming educational approaches through technology, methodology, and pedagogical innovation.

education pedagogy technology

AI & Technology Ethics

Developing frameworks and guidelines for responsible AI development and deployment.

ai-ethics responsible-ai governance

Capacity Building

Strengthening organizational and individual capabilities through training, mentoring, and development programs.

capacity-building mentoring leadership

Completed Initiatives

Past projects and their lasting impact on communities and organizations.

🔵 2018–2022 Initiative

DevConf.US Community Building

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Founded DevConf.US as first annual, free, Red Hat sponsored technology conference for North American open source community. Pioneered virtual conference innovations during pandemic. Transitioned to emeritus advisory role with sustainable community leadership.

🔵 2015–2020 Initiative

Fedora Platform Innovation

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Led platform strategy enabling multiple software versions without system conflicts, solving fundamental enterprise Linux distribution challenges. Co-led Fedora.Next and RHEL.Next initiatives.

🔵 2012–2020 Initiative

RHEL Developer Ecosystem Development

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Led comprehensive revitalization of Red Hat Enterprise Linux developer program from dormant state to thriving ecosystem. Authored RHEL 7 Developer Guide and created Software Collections strategic framework.