Based in chicago, il
Dr. Jay
Cunningham
AI Trust & Safety Research Scientist ◦ Professor at DePaul University School of Computing ◦ Founder: AmendLabs x JaliaTechnologies
Selected Projects
Here's a selection of my proudest, most impactful projects that I've had the unique opportunity to work on.
Research Article
2023
On the Grounds of Solutionism: Ontologies of Blackness and HCI
Jay Cunningham, Gabrielle Benabdallah, Daniela Rosner, and Alex Taylor. 2023. On the Grounds of Solutionism: Ontologies of Blackness and HCI. ACM Trans. Comput.-Hum. Interact. 30, 2, Article 20 (April 2023), 17 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3557890
Research Article
2022
The Cost of Culture: An Analysis of Cash App and the Financial Inclusion of Black American Communities
Jay L. Cunningham, Sydney T. Nguyen, Julie A. Kientz and Daniela Rosner. 2022. The Cost of Culture: An Analysis of Cash App and the Financial Inclusion of Black American Communities. In Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS '22), June 13-17, 2022, Virtual Event, Australia. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 24 Pages
Research Article
2020
Co-Design With Older Adults: Examining and Reflecting on Collaboration with Aging Communities
Dawn Sakaguchi-Tang, Jay L Cunningham, Wendy Roldan, Jason Yip, and Julie A Kientz. 2021. Co-Design with Older Adults: Examining and Reflecting on Collaboration with Aging Communities. In Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, Vol. 5, CSCW2, Article 362 (October 2021), 28 pages, https://doi.org/10.1145/33362
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ABOUT ME
I’m AI Trust & Safety Research Scientist, Professor, Tech Founder, and Public Interest Technology Strategist based in Chicago, IL. I conduct research at the intersections of society + AI/ML technology + innovation + equity-oriented outcomes. I completed my Ph.D in Human Centered Design and Engineering (HCDE) at the University of Washington, where I was co-advised by UW HCDE Professors Dr. Julie A. Kientz and Dr. Daniela K. Rosner.
I am an incoming Assistant Professor of Computer Science (Human-Computer Interaction) at DePaul University - College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM) - School of Computing, where I am directing the Responsible AI Systems & Societal Experiences (RAISE) Lab, advancing critical socio-technical research on responsible AI and democratic data governance. Previously I was an Adjunct Professor of Design Strategy for the University of Southern California USC Iovine and Young Academy. My professional experience span AI and software product innovation as the Founder of AmendLabs and JaliaTechnologies, along with industry technology research roles broadly in Responsible AI at Google PAIR (People + AI Research), Apple AI/ML (Human-centered Machine Intelligence), Microsoft Research (FAIR Group), and Meta (Infrastructure).
