Human-Centered AI Cluster
AI Innovation. Interdisciplinary Research. Collaboration.
A faculty-led AI initiative within AddRan College of Liberal Arts at Texas Christian University — fostering innovation through research collaboration, education, and community engagement
Past Events & Accomplishments
Human-Centered AI Cluster
AddRan Human-Centered AI Symposium
Thursday, April 23, 2026 (continue reading)
The Human-Centered AI Cluster connects people, ideas, and technology.
Together, we’re exploring what it means to live, work, and create in an age of artificial intelligence. Through collaborative research, teaching, and public conversation, we help our community understand AI’s impact on human experience and ensure these powerful technologies reflect our shared humanity. We foster AI innovation through research collaboration and bring together scholars from diverse fields to explore AI adoption across disciplines and in our students’ future careers.
Objectives: Explore, Empower, Engage, Expand
Strategic goals driving the Human-Centered AI Cluster's mission forward
Explore AI Adoption
Explore AI adoption across disciplines by providing resources, training, and collaborative infrastructures.
Empower Students
Empower students to creatively engage with AI, develop practical skills, and explore the social, ethical, and cultural dimensions of emerging technologies.
Engage Humanities & AI
Bring humanities expertise to bear on AI challenges to create meaningful, interdisciplinary solutions.
Expand AI-Integrated Research
Foster AI-integrated research in the humanities and social sciences by providing tailored support for proposal development, collaborative opportunities, and methodological guidance.
Cluster Leadership
Meet the co-directors guiding our interdisciplinary mission
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Students
Professor of German
Co-Director, Human-Centered AI Cluster
Department of Modern Language Studies, AddRan College of Liberal Arts
Dr. Cormican is Associate Dean of Undergraduate Students and Professor of German. Her scholarly work spans 20th century German literature, history, and culture, with focuses on German film, gender and queer theory, film history, and the intersections of immigration and ethnicity.
Associate Professor
Co-Director, Human-Centered AI Cluster
Department of Geography, AddRan College of Liberal Arts
Dr. Zhou is an Associate Professor specializing in Geographic Information Systems, spatial big data, and urban informatics. His work focuses on human mobility analysis and leveraging AI to understand complex spatial patterns in urban environments.
Get Involved
The Human-Centered AI Cluster welcomes engagement from faculty, students, and community partners who share our commitment to AI innovation, interdisciplinary scholarship, and collaborative research.
Faculty Membership
AddRan faculty members are invited to join the AI Cluster. Members participate in AI-integrated research projects, skill-building workshops, and consulting opportunities.
Student Research & AI Competitions
Undergraduate and graduate students can work alongside cluster faculty on AI research projects, participate in AI competitions and showcases, and develop practical AI skills.
Industry & Community Partnerships
We actively seek partnerships with industry, community organizations, and public institutions to bridge academia and industry through networking and collaboration.
Interested in learning more? Get in touch.
Building the Cluster
Behind the events is a working group of AddRan faculty who meet regularly to discuss AI-related questions across disciplines. Those conversations have produced shared plans and a steady exchange of ideas among colleagues who would not otherwise be in the same room, giving the cluster a genuine intellectual core rather than simply a roster of names.
Cluster Members
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