Spring 2025 Research Update
iSchool faculty are leading conversations in the information field across the globe.
iSchool Professor Jaime Banks Secures $600,000 NSF Grant to Research Human Experiences of AI
iSchool professor Jaime Banks secured a $600,00 NSF grant to study how we perceive AI companions. Over four years, her team will explore how language and social cognition shape our relationships with AI.
SU Alumni, Faculty, and Students Present at NYLA 2024
The NYLA Annual Conference brings together over 1,000 librarians for four days of networking, professional development, and a Trade Show featuring the latest library products. Syracuse University alumni, faculty, and students will also be presenting.
iSchool Researchers Present at ASIS&T 2024 Conference
Syracuse iSchool faculty and doctoral students will present new and ongoing research at the annual ASIS&T 2024 conference.
iSchool Professors’ Panel Love Machines: The Science of AI Companionship Accepted to SXSW
Professor Jaime Banks' panel, Love Machines: The Science of AI Companionship, has been accepted to SXSW. The session will explore how AI companions—customizable, memory-driven social machines—challenge ideas of real intimacy and connection, while examining their potential and risks in today's world.
iSchool Professor Ingrid Erickson Selected for U.S.-India AI Fellowship Program
iSchool Professor Ingrid Erickson has been selected for the U.S.-India AI Fellowship Program, a one-year initiative that connects 20 emerging leaders from the U.S. and India to advance AI research and policy.
Fall 2024 Research Update
iSchool faculty are leading conversations in the information field across the globe.
iSchool Researchers Present at 2024 ALISE Conference
Syracuse iSchool faculty and doctoral students will present new research and accept awards at the conference taking place Oct 14-17.
iSchool Associate Professor Studying Impacts of Human-AI Companionship
Dr. Jaime Banks studies human-robot relationships and how social technologies are impacting our lives. She recently studied people who lost access to their AI companions.
Associate Professor Awarded NSF Grant to Study Wireless Communications
Carlos Enrique Caicedo Bastidas is serving as the principal investigator on a research grant, which focuses on a new architecture for the next era of wireless communications.