AI for the Public Good - Summer Research Program Application
The research experience in AI for the Public Good is for undergraduates interested in AI. The summer research program will run June 1, 2027 through August 6, 2027 and offers a stipend, housing, and travel support. The program is open to eligible students from partner campuses across a range of majors, with priority given to Pell Grant recipients. Applications for Summer 2027 will open on October 15, 2026, with a February 1, 2027 due date, with a reference letter required shortly after.
AI for the Public Good - Faculty Call for Proposals
Become a Summer 2027 Advancing AI for the Public Good Research Mentor
As part of Binghamton University's new Advancing AI for the Public Good: A Binghamton
University–SUNY Campus Partnership Initiative, we seek faculty partners who are interested
in serving as research mentors during summer 2027. Faculty across all disciplines
are welcome to submit AI-focused projects for consideration. The call for proposal
application for Summer 2027 will open on September 15, 2026, with a deadline of January 15, 2027.
AI for the Public Good - Summer Fellows, Faculty Mentors, and Project Titles
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Wolf Beymer
Major: Computer Security & Digital Forensics
SUNY Home Campus: Broome
Faculty Mentor: Kaicheng Yang, Assistant Professor, School of Computing
Project: Auditing AI Search Engines for Political Bias in News Citation Patterns
Marylene Bioh
Major: Global Public Health (Future Healthcare Provider Track)
SUNY Home Campus: Binghamton
Faculty Mentor: Safa Elkefi, Assistant Professor, SSIE
Project: CLEAR-AI: An AI-Powered Pollution Prevention and Waste-Sorting Tool for Community and Healthcare Settings; (CLEAR = Classification, Learning, Education, and Action for Reduction)
Noble Chio
Major: Computer Science
SUNY Home Campus: Broome
Faculty Mentor: Lijun Yin, SUNY Distinguished Professor, School of Computing
Project: AI-Model based Dyadic Emotion Recognition with Multimodal Facial Behavior Analysis
Shreya Dhital
Major: Biomedical Sciences and Mathematics (dual major)
SUNY Home Campus: Cortland
Faculty Mentor: Changqing Cheng, Associate Professor, Systems Science and Industrial Engineering
Project: Deciphering the Nonlinear Interplay of Human Mobility and Infection Waves: An AI-Driven Approach
Jonathan Fenner
Major: Computer Science
SUNY Home Campus: New Paltz
Faculty Mentor: Safa Elkefi, Assistant Professor, SSIE
Project: Talk2Breathe-AI: A Child-Centered AI Chatbot Integrated with Virtual Reality for Smoking Prevention and AI Literacy
Ty French
Major: Engineering Science
SUNY Home Campus: Broome
Faculty Mentor: Zhaohan Xi, Assistant Professor, School of Computing
Project: Digital Resilience: Constructing A Safety-Critical Chatbot for Youth Mental Health Support
Daniel Gonzalez
Major: Business Administration and Mathematical Sciences
SUNY Home Campus: Binghamton
Faculty Mentor: Andreas Pape, Associate Professor, Economics
Project: AI Avatars of Binghamton Climate Narratives for Policy and Stakeholder Decision Support
Zebb Henness
Major: Mathematics
SUNY Home Campus: Oneonta
Faculty Mentor: Michael Lawler, Associate Professor, Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy
Project: Benchmarking Generative AI for Quantum Tomography
Nicollette Henriquez
Major: Psychology
SUNY Home Campus: Oneonta
Faculty Mentor: Kenneth Kurtz, Professor, Psychology
Project: Making AI good for education: Generative AI to Promote Student Learning
Cesar Le
Major: Computer Science
SUNY Home Campus: New Paltz
Faculty Mentor: Hyuna Kwon, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Project: AI-Based Analysis of PFAS Degradation and Bioactivity for Environmental Protection
Audrey Maginley
Major: Art + Design, Web and Graphic Design
SUNY Home Campus: Oneonta
Faculty Mentor: Reethee Antony, Assistant Professor, Division of Speech and Language Pathology
Project: Use of Artificial Intelligence to Develop an App for Individuals with Speech Difficulties
Spencer O'Neil
Major: Computer Science
SUNY Home Campus: Oneonta
Faculty Mentor: Kenneth Kurtz, Professor, Psychology
Project: Toward Explainable and Transparent Machine Learning
Camilla Piano
Major: Criminology & Social Philosophy
SUNY Home Campus: Cortland
Faculty Mentor: Mina Lee, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work
Project: AI-Enabled Support for Substance Use Disorder Treatment Engagement in Rural Communities