Shaping the Future of Voting with Technology Innovations
The intersection of Artificial Intelligence, democratic integrity, and election security represents the primary frontier for modern governance. Dr. Juan Gilbert’s pioneering research establishes a strategic benchmark in this space, transitioning from the historically reactive "hanging chad" era toward a proactive technological paradigm. By integrating universal accessibility with architectural security, Dr. Gilbert addresses the critical vulnerabilities that compromise public trust and electoral resilience.
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The intersection of Artificial Intelligence, democratic integrity, and election security represents the primary frontier for modern governance. Dr. Juan Gilbert’s pioneering research establishes a strategic benchmark in this space, transitioning from the historically reactive “hanging chad” era toward a proactive technological paradigm. By integrating universal accessibility with architectural security, Dr. Gilbert addresses the critical vulnerabilities that compromise public trust and electoral resilience.
The world is in a transformative era, with AI revolutionizing industries, reshaping innovation, and unlocking opportunities once thought impossible. Its vast potential inspires optimism for a future where technology drives progress across industries, governments, NGOs, and society as a whole. However, with this promise comes significant responsibility. Concerns over bias, inequitable access, safety vulnerabilities, and ethical uncertainties highlight the urgent need for a guiding framework. RISE (Responsible, Inclusive, Safe and Ethical) AI fulfills this role, ensuring that AI technologies are developed and applied responsibly, inclusively, and ethically.
The RISE AI Conference provides a unique platform to explore how artificial intelligence can be harnessed to tackle complex societal and contemporary challenges while upholding the principles of RISE. The inaugural RISE AI Conference took place from October 6-8, 2025 at the University of Notre Dame, and was hosted by the Lucy Family Institute for Data and Society.
For more information, please visit the RISE AI Conference website.
MoreMeet the Faculty: Dr. Juan Gilbert
Dr. Juan E. Gilbert is the Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor and Chair of the Computer & Information Science & Engineering Department at the University of Florida where he leads the Human Experience Research Lab. Dr. Gilbert has research projects in spoken language systems, advanced learning technologies, usability and accessibility, Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) and Ethnocomputing (Culturally Relevant Computing). He has published more than 180 articles, given more than 250 talks and obtained more than $27 million dollars in research funding. He is a Fellow of the American Association of the Advancement of Science and a member of the National Academy of Inventors. In 2012, Dr. Gilbert received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring from President Barack Obama. He also received the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2014 Mentor Award. Dr. Gilbert received the 2018 Computer Research Association’s A. Nico Habermann Award.
He was recently named one of the 50 most important African-Americans in Technology. He was also named a 2015-2106 AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassador, Speech Technology Luminary by Speech Technology Magazine and a national role model by Minority Access Inc. Dr. Gilbert is also a National Associate of the National Research Council of the National Academies, an ACM Distinguished Scientist and a Senior Member of the IEEE. Dr. Gilbert was named a Master of Innovation by Black Enterprise Magazine, a Modern-Day Technology Leader by the Black Engineer of the Year Award Conference, the Pioneer of the Year by the National Society of Black Engineers and he received the Black Data Processing Association (BDPA) Epsilon Award for Outstanding Technical Contribution. In 2002, Dr. Gilbert was named one of the nation’s top African-American Scholars by Diverse Issues in Higher Education.