Institute for Digital Innovation

The Ecosystem Expands: FUSE at Mason Square Welcomes New Tech Titans

The digital innovation landscape in Arlington just got a major boost. George Mason University has announced three new industry tenants joining the FUSE at Mason […]

The Human Catalyst: Recognizing the Visionaries Behind the Tech

While infrastructure provides the foundation, George Mason University’s recent 2025 Innovation Awards remind us that the heart of the IDIA ecosystem is its people. These […]

Patriot Hackers gives new opportunities for student leaders

George Mason University hosted its third annual collegiate hackathon, PatriotHacks, the weekend of April 16. Nearly 350 students from all over the world spent 36 […]

Mason represents Virginia at the 2022 Quantum World Congress

The Quantum World Congress (QWC), the first gathering of its kind, brought the world’s quantum ecosystem to Washington D.C. on November 29 – December 1st, […]

Research With Impact: Jana Kosecka, Bo Han, Songqing Chen, Evgenios Kornaropoulos, Brittany Johnson, and Antonios Anastasopoulos

In this IDIA edition of faculty spotlights, we bring to you an amazing group of Mason faculty engaged in research with impact. Jana Kosecka, Bo […]

Congratulations to Dr. Sanmay Das for winning the CCC Best Blue Sky Paper award at AAAI 2022 for Local Justice and the Algorithmic Allocation of Scarce Societal Resources

AI is increasingly used to aid decision-making about the allocation of scarce societal resources, for example housing for homeless people, organs for transplantation, and food […]

Research Spotlight: James Casey

James Casey is the interim director of the Virginia Serious Game Institute (VSGI) at the Computer Game Design program at George Mason University. As interim […]

Research Spotlight: Akila-Ka Ma’at

Dr. Akila-Ka Ma’at (publishing as Jennifer R. Warren) holds joint positions in the Department of Communication, Women and Gender Studies, and the African and African […]

Research Spotlight on Myeong Lee

IDIA Research Spotlight: Myeong Lee Myeong Lee is an Assistant Professor of Information Science and the Director of the Community Informatics Lab (CIL) in the […]

Research Spotlight on Vivian Genaro Motti

Vivian Genaro Motti is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Sciences and Technology at the School of Computing. She has led the Human-Centric […]