Bamshad Mobasher, AI Institute Director
Bamshad Mobasher is a Professor of Computer Science and the Director of the Center for Web Intelligence at DePaul University’s Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media in Chicago. He serves as the chair of the College’s Artificial Intelligence program that oversees several academic AI degree programs, including the MS in AI and the AI concentration in the bachelor’s degree in computer science. He is also the founding Director of DePaul’s AI Institute, which fosters interdisciplinary research and educational initiatives in the field of artificial intelligence. Dr. Mobasher’s primary research interests lie in artificial intelligence and machine learning, with a particular focus on recommender systems and algorithmic personalization. His scholarly contributions in these areas have been cited over 30,000 times. He has held leadership roles in several major international conferences, including the ACM Conference on Recommender Systems, the ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, and the ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation, and Personalization. He currently serves as an associate editor for ACM Transactions on the Web, ACM Transactions on Intelligent Interactive Systems, and ACM Transactions on Recommender Systems. Additionally, he has served on the editorial boards of leading journals such as User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction and the Journal of Web Semantics. As Director of the Center for Web Intelligence, Dr. Mobasher leads research efforts in these domains and actively collaborates with industry partners and community organizations on a variety of applied research projects.
James Moore, AI Institute Associate Director
James Moore is the Director of Online Learning for DePaul University’s Driehaus College of Business. He teaches Artificial Intelligence and Internet Marketing classes in DePaul’s Flex modality. This modality is highly desired by students who enjoy learning in the classroom but want the flexibility to connect online when work or family responsibilities prevent them from traveling to campus.
He received the national Schullo Best Distance Teaching Practice Award at the 34th annual Distance Teaching & Learning Conference in 2018, has been twice awarded the Kellstadt Marketing Center Distinguished Professional Educator Award For Excellence in Teaching, and has contributed book chapters on Search Engine Optimization to the IMC (Integrated Marketing Communications) Handbook. He has Bachelor of Science in Economics and Information Technology from Middlesex University and a Master of Science in Telecommunications Systems (Computer Science concentration) from DePaul. Passionate about technology and practical problem-solving, James combines his AI expertise with a deep understanding of digital marketing strategies. He balances his love of technology and gadgets with the knowledge that quick and simple solutions are often the most effective.