Future of Work

Exploring emerging technologies and trends to advance human capabilities in the workplace.

Research Projects

Theory of Change Through Data
Principal Investigator(s): Wayne G. Lutters
Funder: New York University Other Non-Federal
Research Areas: Future of Work > Human-Computer Interaction > Library and Information Science
The Democratizing Data project supports federal agencies in understanding how their data assets are being used. Novel machine learning algorithms interrogate over 90 million publications to identify data usage, which is presented via a search and discovery platform with three interaction styles: interactive dashboards, Jupyter Notebooks, or direct API.

Staff

Recent News

Stacks of archival documents in organized boxes.

UMIACS: Reimagining the Future of Historical Research, One Box at a Time (ft. Doug Oard)

UMD researchers develop AI tools to streamline archival searches, revolutionizing historical document access
2024 Maryland Statewide Digital Equity Summit

Press Release: Best Practices & Collaborative Strategies in Digital Equity: Get Ready for the 2024 Maryland Statewide Digital Equity Summit

Experts will gather at the 2024 Maryland Digital Equity Summit to share strategies for advancing digital inclusion.
OTTRS Speaker Series

(Video) OTTRS Speaker Series: “Interactive Team Cognition for Humans and Machines”

Featuring Human Systems Engineer Dr. Nancy J. Cooke of Arizona State University