The Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute was created in 2016 by Tianqiao Chen and his wife Chrissy Luo with a vision is to improve the human experience by understanding how our brains perceive, learn, and interact with the world. Follow TCCI news at ChenInstitute.org, LinkedIn, or via X @ChenInstitute.

NEC Laboratories America, Inc. (NEC Labs) is the US-based center for NEC Corporation’s global network of corporate research laboratories. We aspire to perform problem-driven research motivated by fundamental human needs with the intent to remove critical barriers and open new commercial markets.

Ant Group traces its roots back to Alipay, which was established in 2004 to create trust between online sellers and buyers. Over the years, Ant Group has grown to become one of the world’s leading open Internet platforms.

Baidu is a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation. Baidu is one of the very few companies in the world that offers a full AI stack, encompassing an infrastructure that consists of AI chips, deep learning framework, core AI capabilities, as well as an open AI platform to facilitate wide application and usage.

The Duolingo English Test is at the forefront of assessment science, integrating the latest AI to provide accurate and convenient results for anyone, anywhere. Our human-in-the-loop approach to AI allows us to prioritize the test taker experience (TTX) while ensuring the validity, accuracy, and security of every test session.

Booster Robotics aims to create humanoid robot products that can widely enter various industries and thousands of households. The existing products are mainly targeted at the developer community, providing them with lightweight, durable, intelligent, and re-developable humanoid robots and efficient development tools.

The Fulbright Specialist Program, a short-term complement to the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, sends experienced U.S. faculty and professionals to serve as expert consultants at overseas institutions for two to six weeks, and engage in education and/or training activities in 24 disciplines, including Computer Science & Information Technology.

The Institute for Humane Studies is an Academic Nonprofit supporting scholars who explore how emerging technologies can be leveraged towards the creation of a more free and prosperous society.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (The National Academies) provide independent, objective advice to inform policy with evidence, spark progress and innovation, and confront challenging issues for the benefit of society.

Openstream.ai enables enterprises worldwide across industries to engage in meaningful and fluid conversations with their audiences across modalities, channels, and languages with its visionary multimodal, plan-based neuro-symbolic Conversational AI, Eva (Enterprise Virtual Assistant) platform headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ, USA. www.openstream.ai

The SPJ program features high-quality, online-only, Open Access publications produced in collaboration with several international organizations. Organizations participating in the SPJ program are editorially independent. Research and Health Data Science will be featured.