Kelly DeVos

The fight to protect student data in the age of AI

The fight to protect student data in the age of AI

Universities are sitting on both a goldmine of data and a potential minefield. Every swipe of a student ID, every click in a learning platform, every on-campus coffee purchase leaves behind a digital trace. In the right hands, that data could help educators spot...

New leadership energizing a tradition of innovation

New leadership energizing a tradition of innovation

As artificial intelligence, or AI, reshapes engineering and computing, collaboration across disciplines has never mattered more. In this conversation from two directors in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, Ross Maciejewski and and...

2026 Douglas C. Montgomery Distinguished Lecture

2026 Douglas C. Montgomery Distinguished Lecture

New technologies promise to transform health care and humanitarian assistance. But real-world conditions often complicate those ambitions. This talk explores why data, automation and digital tools don’t always translate smoothly into effective action on the ground. Using real examples and case studies, Dr. Yuehwern Yih will show how human judgment, local context and environmental uncertainty shape outcomes, and why designing technology with people and place in mind is essential for creating solutions that actually work.

Major in motion

Major in motion

ASU graduate student and active-duty officer merges military expertise with advanced research to strengthen the nation’s cyber defense.