CIIR alums gathered with CIIR Director James Allan during "A Fireside Chat on the Future of Integrated Learning" on September 29, 2026 at Rubrik, Inc. in Palo Alto, CA. This event, hosted by the UMass Amherst Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences and the Riccio College of Engineering, explored how universities and industry can collaborate to develop AI-ready graduates. Pictured left to right: Myungha Jang, Marc Cartright, Youngwoo Kim, James Allan, Hema Raghavan, Xing Yi, Liu Yang, Elif Aktolga, and Shahrzad Naseri.
