a distributed group of researchers, technologists, and activists building community-driven alternatives to extractive AI systems and supporting labor organizing in the algorithmic age.
we combine empirical research, community engagement, and policy analysis to understand emerging technologies while building tools and frameworks to help workers and communities create futures that work for them.
people
leadership & staff
Caroline McLoughlin
she / her
Project Manager
Penn State ICDS
Clayton Colson
he / him
Research Engineer
Penn State ICDS
PhDs
Ankolika De
she / her
PhD Candidate
Penn State IST
Shomik Jain
he / him
PhD Candidate
MIT IDSS
Matt Viana
he / him
PhD Student
Penn State IST
undergraduate & masters students
Ananya Gollakota
she / her
Undergraduate Researcher
Penn State IST
Maya Nagiub
she / her
Undergraduate Researcher
Penn State IST
affiliates & collaborators
Harini Suresh
she / her
Affiliate
Asst. Professor, Brown University
Nasser Eledroos
he / him
Affiliate
Color of Change
Becca Ricks
she / her
Affiliate
Data & Society
Samantha Dalal
she / her
Affiliate
Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton University CITP
Varun Rao
he / him
Affiliate
PhD Candidate, Princeton University CITP
Amal Vincent
he / him
Affiliate
University of Victoria
Angie Zhang
she / her
Affiliate
U.T. Austin