Executive Director
Professor Ding combines expertise in AI, data mining, machine learning, and computational semantics—applied in healthcare and environmental, astronomical, and geological sciences—with a deep knowledge of UMass Boston and a strong connection to students, gained over 14 years on the faculty.
In this role, she facilitates the PEAAII Lead Planning Team, coordinates the curricular working group, and supports and consults with the Student Advisory Council. Wei balances leading the institute with teaching while also fulfilling significant responsibilities as PI on significant externally sponsored research projects.
Lead Planning Team
Dean of the College of Management
Professor of Philosophy and founding director of UMass Boston’s Applied Ethics Center
Curricular Working Group partners
- Rajini Srikanth, Professor of English, Dean of Faculty
- Wei Zhang, Professor of Management Science & Information Science
- Xiaohui Liang, Associate Professor of Computer Science
- Leonard Von Morze, Associate Professor of English, Honors College Interim Dean
- Wei Ding, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
- Nir Eisikovits, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Applied Ethics Center
Student Advisory Council
The council meets weekly to design learning and engagement opportunities for their fellow students, to plan the institute’s AI Applications Hackathon, and organize a student conference.
- Adam E. Russell (CM)
- Antonie Tran (CM)
- Onuoha Uchenna (CM)
- Ciara Santiago (MCNHS)
- Connor P. Coe (MCNHS)
- Shauna Murray (CEHD)
- Ayesha Khurshid (CEHD)
- Kashmeel McKoena (CEHD)
- Dora (Dawn) Ngeuyn (CLA)
- Millicent A. Snow (CLA)
- Viviana Romero Alarcon (CSM)
- David Martinez (CSM)
- Gregory S. Blike (CSM)
- Chengjie Zheng (CSM)
- Frayni Brucel Calderon Mejia (CSM)