MSOE welcomes Dr. Jeremy Kedziora as Endowed Chair in Artificial Intelligence

Jeremy Kedziora, Ph.D. joined MSOE as the university’s first PieperPower Endowed Chair in Artificial Intelligence. Kedziora is an award-winning researcher and scientist with 17 years of experience developing new methods in machine learning, Bayesian inference and game theory. Previously, he was a director of data science and analytics at Northwestern Mutual, where he managed the development of machine learning and modeling efforts focused on cybersecurity. Prior to that, Kedziora led product development at financial tech (fintech) startup Giant Oak where he focused on natural language processing. Kedziora also served for nine years at the Central Intelligence Agency as a chief methodologist where he led applied R&D efforts in data science and modeling. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Rochester, has taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and serves as an advisor to multiple fintech startups.

The PieperPower Endowed Chair in Artificial Intelligence was made possible through a $2.5 million gift from Pieper Electric Inc. and the PPC Foundation Inc. This new role at MSOE further positions the university at the forefront of artificial intelligence education and next-generation technologies.

Kedziora holds a full-time faculty position in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at MSOE and will pursue research advancing the interaction of artificial intelligence with humans and its potential impacts on society. He acts as a catalyst to establish a global collaboration that will address the societal challenges and opportunities brought forth by the widespread use, and increasing power of, artificial intelligence and AI-based solutions that solve the complex technical and ethical challenges of today and tomorrow, consistent with MSOE’s mission.