Researcher Develops Digital Tool to Help People Navigate Michigan’s Clean Slate Law

What if computing could help people better understand whether an old legal conviction can finally be left in the past? Computer science PhD student Josh Alele-Beals is making online tools to help people navigate the complexities of statutory law. He’s currently focused on Michigan’s Clean Slate Law, which allows people to have some old convictions . . .

This Husky’s BASIC Mission is Building AI Technology for Good

PhD student Tagore Kosireddy views artificial intelligence from dual vantages as both a learning coach in the highly acclaimed Building Adult Skills In Computing (BASIC) program at Portage Lake District Library and as a researcher. Kosireddy, who earned his master’s degree in Data Science from Tech in 2025, is focusing his doctoral work in Computer . . .

From First-year Class to Fully Funded: Computer Science PhD Student Josh Dafoe Wins NSF Fellowship

It was just another ordinary day at his desk for computer science PhD student Josh Dafoe. But everything changed when he heard that the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP) results had been released. Dafoe, a researcher in cybersecurity expert Bo Chen’s Security and Privacy Lab at Michigan Tech, logged into the portal . . .