Dr. Jay Little Cunningham is a computer scientist and assistant professor at DePaul University, where he directs the RAISE Lab (Responsible AI Systems & Societal Experiences) and conducts research on artificial intelligence ethics and human-centered technology design. A native of Artesia, Mississippi, Cunningham earned his Bachelor of Science in computer science from The University of Alabama in 2019. As a student, he served as the inaugural SGA vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion, First-Year Council president of the National Society of Black Engineers and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He received the Cleophus Thomas Diversity Leadership Award and was inducted into the Jasons Men’s Honorary.
Cunningham earned both his MS and PhD in human-centered design and engineering from the University of Washington. He has conducted research at Google, Apple and Microsoft, published extensively, and secured more than $2 million in competitive fellowships and grants, including the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and Google Award for Inclusion Research.