iSchool faculty are leading conversations in the information field across the globe. They publish, present, and contribute their expertise in myriad way throughout the year. See where our faculty have been active this Fall:

Jaime Banks

Publications

Conference Proceeding (Published)

Banks, J. (2026). Ghosting the Machine: Stop Calling Human-Agent Relations Parasocial, Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Conversational User Interfaces (pp. article no. 39). ACM. 10.1145/3816046.3816308

Editorial (Published)

Banks, J.§ *, Szczuka, J.§ (2026). Don’t Panic About AI Companions, Communications of the ACM. 10.1145/3778247

Journal Article (Published)

Banks, J.§ *, Stromer-Galley, J.§, Singh, S.G, Capano, C. (2026). DiSCoKit: An Open-Source Toolkit for Deploying Live LLM Experiences in Survey Research. PLOS One, 21(7), e0354904. 10.1371/journal.pone.0354904

Banks, J. * (2026). Perceptions of AI bad behavior: Variations on discordant non-performance. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 10.1080/10447318.2026.2695436

Presentations

Banks, J. (Author), Bowman, N. D. (Author/Presenter), Saladino, R. (Author), “Linguistic Anthropomorphization Influences on Moral Judgments of AI Bad Behavior,” Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association, New Orleans, LA. (October 2026).

Banks, J., “Old Weave, New Loom: Interlacing the Social and Instrumental in Human-AI Relations,” Cornell Information Science Colloquium. (September 16, 2026).

Collin Capano

Grants

“Tests of General Relativity with Gravitational Waves from Massive Black Hole Binaries,” National AeronauticsSpace Administration/National AeronauticsSpace Administration. Capano, C. (PD/PI).

Renate Chancellor

Publications

Conference Proceeding (Accepted/In Press)

Chancellor, R. L. (2026). Fugitive Epistemology: Reframing What Counts as Information in Library and Information Science, ALISE Conference Prooceedings.

EunJeong Cheon

Grants

“CAREER: How Service Automation Redistributes Value and Power in Restaurant Work,” National Science Foundation/National Science Foundation. Cheon, E. (PD/PI).

Kevin Crowston

Publications

Book Chapter (Published)

Grote, G., Parker, S., Crowston, K. G. (2026). AI Compass: A design framework for human–AI integration. In G. A. Boy (Ed.), Handbook of Sociotechnical Systems (2nd ed.). CRC Press. 10.1201/9781003666431-48

Conference Proceeding (Published)

Mckinnon-Crowley, J., Lua, K., Crowston, K. G., Henderson, K. (2026). “Is This News?”: How Audiences Recognize, Expect, and Evaluate Emerging News Genres in Short-Form Video Social Media. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. 10.24251/HICSS.2026.326

Varone, A., Bolici, F., Crowston, K. G. (2026). From Learning-by-Doing to Doing-without-Learning: A Sensemaking Model of Skill Development and Retention in AI-augmented Work. Harmonisation of Human and Machine Intelligence in the 5th Industrial Revolution (5IR) Workplace. Working Conference of IFIP WG 13.6 Human Work Interaction Design. London, UK:.

Mackenzie, E., Berry, C., Niklasch, G., Tégláas, B., Unsworth, C., Crowston, K. G., Davis, D., Katsaggelos, A. (2026). Hunting for New Glitches in LIGO Data Using Community Science, 24th International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation (GR24) and 16th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves (Amaldi16). Journal of Physics: Conference Series (1st ed., vol. 3177, pp. 012083). 10.1088/1742-6596/3177/1/012083

Katsiuba, D., Schwabe, G., Dolata, M., Crowston, K. G. (2026). Improving Customer Feedback Management with GenAI – An Action Design Research Study. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. 10.24251/HICSS.2026.632

Varone, A., Bolici, F., Crowston, K. G. (2026). Prompting the Past: Generative AI and Organizational Memory. European Conference on Information Systems TREO. Milan, Italy:.

Bolici, F., Crowston, K. G., Varone, A., Fudge, M. A. (2026). Rethinking Programming Skills in the Age of Generative AI. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. 10.24251/HICSS.2026.863

Wang, S., Mckinnon-Crowley, J., Long, T., Lua, K., Henderson, K., Crowston, K. G., Nickerson, J., Hansen, M., Chilton, L. (2026). The Role of Human Creativity in the Presence of AI Creativity Tools at Work: A Case Study on AI-Driven Content Transformation in Journalism. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. 10.24251/HICSS.2026.015

Savage, S., Shanley, L., Fortson, L., Jackson, C., Crowston, K. G., Berger-Wolf, T., Griffin, H. (2026). Reimagining Scientific Discovery: Collective Intelligence through the Convergence of Citizen Science and Computational Systems. Proceedings of the ACM Collective Intelligence Conference and the AAAI Conference on Human Computation and Crowdsourcing (CI/HCOMP ’26). Alexandria, VA, USA: ACM.

Journal Article (Published)

Smith, A. O. *, Bullard, J., Jackson, C. B., Oesterlund, C., Crowston, K. (2026). Folksonomies in crowdsourcing platforms: A cross-platform comparison. Computer-Supported Cooperative Work, 35(2). 10.1007/s10606-026-09537-5

Jastrzebski, S., Henderson, K., McKinnon-Crowley, J., Crowston, K. G. (2026). Boundaries of data journalism in U.S. public radio newsrooms. Journalism, 27(4). 10.1177/14648849251324894

Liang, Q., Crowston, K. G., Gou, J. * (2026). How to come up with AI use-cases? —An idea generation technique based on analysis of shadow IT usage. Information System Frontiers, 28, 1087–1107.

Grote, G., Parker, S., Crowston, K. G. (2026). Taming artificial intelligence: A theory of control-accountability alignment among AI developers and users. Academy of Management Review, 51(2). 10.5465/amr.2023.0117

Crowston, K. G., Henderson, K., Lua, K. L.G, Raheja, R. (2026). Implications for hybrid newswork from the activities of local US television journalists during COVID. Journalism Practice, 27(4), 1126-1145. 10.1080/17512786.2024.2344643

Christopher Dunham

Grants

“Zero-dose Modeling Support for Immunization Campaigns,” Akros Global Health/ICONIQ. Larsen, D. A. (PD/PI), Dunham, C. (Co-PD/PI).

Sevgi Erdogan

Publications

Editorial (Published)

(2026). Advances in Coupled Human and Natural Systems Research: Understanding and Applications. Special Issue, Frontiers in Marine Science (vol. 13, pp. 1911103). Frontiers. 10.3389/fmars.2026.1911103

Journal Article (Published)

Tacheva, J. *, Erdogan, S. (2026). How Social Media Produces “Cheap Europe”: Digital Balkanism and the Politics of Creator Mobility. Media, Culture, & Society. 343 Hinds Hall. https://doi.org/10.1177/01634437261488250

Conference Proceeding (Accepted/In Press)

Adegoke, O. (2026). Beyond the Desert Label: A Pathway Diagnostic for User-Centered Smart Mobility Service Design, The IEEE International Smart Cities Conference 2026. IEEE Xplore. 343 Hinds Hall.

Journal Article (Accepted/In Press)

Peng, B. (2026). CO2-Aware Network-Level Multi-Intersection Signal Timing Optimization: A Bi-Level Modeling and SUMO Evaluation Framework. Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English Edition).

Kelvin King

Publications

Journal Article (Accepted/In Press)

King, K. K. *, King, L. W.G, Muraku, B.G (2026). Breaking the Glass Ceiling: The Importance of Openness to New Experiences and Positivity in Reducing Gender and Racial Disparities in the Online Workplace. The Data Base for Advances in Information Systems.

King, K. K. * (2026). How to Correct Fake News Effectively: Presenting Corrections for Maximum Impact. The DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems.

Bruce Kingma

Presentations

Kingma, B. R., “You want to start a venture. Now what?,” University of Connecticut, School of Business, Stamford. (September 17, 2026 – Present).

Yiqi Li

Publications

Conference Proceeding (Published)

Li, Y., Yang, A. (2026). Echoes of Toxicity: The spiral of toxicity in twitter immigration discourse during the Biden era, HICSS 2026.

Kirin, M.UG, Li, Y. (2026). From Empathy to Exclusion: How Immigrant Groups are Framed in Online Discourse, iConference 2026.

Li, Y., Yang, A. (2026). Who drives the diffusion of incivility in immigration discussion? Exploring the role of morality and issue stance, HICSS 2026.

Journal Article (Accepted/In Press)

Li, Y., Yang, A. (2026). Who fuels the fire? Predicting amplifiers, copycats, and attenuators in the networked spread of incivility in immigration discourse. New Media & Society.

Grants

“CAREER: Making Networked Social Influence Visible: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Youth’s Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy,” National Science Foundation/National Science Foundation. Li, Y. (PD/PI).

Lee McKnight

Publications

Technical Report (Published)

McKnight, L. W., Smith, D. T., Bornatsch, K., Prioletti, P.G (2026). Smart Cities, Smart Bases and Secure Cloud Architecture for Resiliency by Design. Syracuse: Cybersecurity and Information Systems Information Analysis Center. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/smart-cities-bases-secure-cloud-architecture-resiliency-design-1ghke/

Megan Oakleaf

Publications

Journal Article (Published)

Croxton, B.§, Oakleaf, M.§ (2026). AI as assessment partner: Practical applications and critical cautions, part 2. College and Research Library News, 87(8), 356-364.

Oakleaf, M., Croxton, B.§ (2026). AI as assessment partner: Practical applications and critical cautions, part 1. College and Research Library News., 87(7), 309-314.

Joon Park

Publications

Conference Proceeding (Published)

Park, J. S. *, Gorman, C., Kelly, J., Alfahl, Z. (2026). Enhancing Medical Education Through a Course-Specific AI Teaching Assistant, The 12th International Conference on Higher Education Advance (HEAd’26).

Newspaper Article (Published)

(2026). Recapping Syracuse’s relationship with Flock after common council ‘breakup’, The Daily Orange. https://dailyorange.com/2026/09/recapping-syracuse-relationship-flock-after-breakup/

Jeff Rubin

Grants

“AI in Practice: Lessons from Syracuse University’s Digital Transformation,” Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation/Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Rubin, J. (PD/PI), Joncas, A. (Co-PD/PI).

Jennifer Stromer-Galley

Publications

Book Chapter (Published)

Stromer-Galley, J. (2026). Controlling Interactivity: Strategic Presidential Campaign Communication in the United States between 1996 and 2024. J. L. Jensen & E. Skogerbo (Eds), 25 Years of Internet and Democracy. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Presentations

Bene, M. (author), Fenoli, V. (author), Stromer-Galley, J., Boulianne, S. (author), Dutceac Segesten, A. (author), Lilleker, D. (author), Bos, L. (author), Hassler, J. (author), “A Cross-Country Study on the Effects of Visual/Textual Negative Campaign on FB,” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. (August 3, 2026 – August 6, 2026).

Stromer-Galley, J., Hoover, S. (author), “Smart Search? AI-Supported Information Seeking, Sycophancy, and Bias,” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. (August 3, 2026 – August 6, 2026).

Mehr, E. (author), Stromer-Galley, J. (author), “Transformations of Healthcare Messaging in the Late 2010s Presidential Primaries,” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. (August 3, 2026 – August 6, 2026).

Grants

“HCC: Smart Search? Interactivity Effects with AI-Supported Information Seeking,” National Science Foundation/National Science Foundation. Stromer-Galley, J. (PD/PI).

Jasmina Tacheva

Publications

Book Chapter (Published)

Loughead, T., Tacheva, J. (2026). Brainwashing in the University: Astro-education and Collective Critique. Philosophical Interventions in Neoliberal Higher Education (pp. 163-176). Bloomsbury Publishing Inc. 10.5040/9798881892944.ch-8

Journal Article (Published)

Tacheva, J. *, Erdogan, S. (2026). How social media produces “Cheap Europe”: Digital Balkanism and the politics of creator mobility. Media, Culture & Society. 10.1177/01634437261488250

Tacheva, J. (2026). More than victims of the state: a visual archive of queer desire in socialist Bulgaria. Visual Studies, 41(3), 565-580. 10.1080/1472586x.2026.2617594

Journal Article (Accepted/In Press)

Tacheva, J. * (2026). AI as the production of superfluity: Life and death in the bio-techno-necrosphere. Journal of Continental Philosophy.

Grants

“Building Systems-Level AI Reasoning to Connect Model Infrastructure and Consequences,” National Science Foundation/National Science Foundation. Tacheva, J. (PD/PI).

Bei Yu

Publications

Abstract (Accepted/In Press)

Feng, Y. *, Yu, B., Yang, F. (2026). Who Engages with AI and Machine Learning In Social Work? a Human-Centered Review of 127 Studies (2000–2025), Society for Social Work and Research.

Conference Proceeding (Accepted/In Press)

Qin, J. *, Yu, B., Liu, Q.G (2026). Transforming the ISKO Encyclopedia into a Knowledge Network Using LLMs: An Experiment, International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO). Sao Paulo, Brazil:.

Joh, U.G, Yu, B. (2026). Beyond Top Words: Interpretable Topic Modeling with Monosemantic Features From Sparse Autoencoders, AACL 2027. ACL.

Presentations

Hara, N. (Panelist), Yu, B. (Panelist), Sbaffi, L. (panelist), Pasquetto, I. (panelist), Zhang, C. (panelist), “2026 iConference Panel on iSchool Community for Science of Science: Scholarly Communication, Communicating Science, and Public Participation in Science,” iConference, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. (2025 – 2026). https://www.ischools.org/iconference-program

Grants

“Rebuilding Assessment for the AI Era: A Cross-Institutional Study of Faculty Practice,” Spencer Foundation/Spencer Foundation. Ma, Y. (PD/PI), Yu, B. (Co-PD/PI), Yung, D. (Co-PD/PI).