Mila Gasco Hernandez

AI Plus Symposium: The Future of Education

This week! @ctgualbany.bsky.social & @rockefellercollege.bsky.social's @milagasco.bsky.social @jramongilgarcia.bsky.social & @zong-xian-huang.bsky.social & @ualbanycehc.bsky.social's Dwi P. Sari presenting @albany.edu's #AI Symposium: The Future of Education. events.albany.edu/event/ai-plu...

We're now accepting applications through March 31! Visits can start summer 2026 for the 2026-2027 academic year. Follow this link to learn more about our @ctgualbany.bsky.social Visiting Scholars Program and how to apply ctg.albany.edu/research/#vi...

Excellent panel on #AI in Local Government at #NYCOM Winter Meeting in #AlbanyNY. Organized by City of Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy with presentations on #chatbots #citizenengagement #computervision & #ResponsibleAI from @ctgualbany.bsky.social, Cyvl & #SchenectadyNY's Matt Douglas & Chris Lunn

Alum's Commitment to Public Service Shaped by Global Experience, Family Heritage For Battulga “Tulga” Buyannemekh, a commitment to public service has always been both personal and professional. Shaped by his family’s example and a life that spanned multiple cultures, Buyannemekh n...

Excellent story from @ualbanynews.bsky.social! Learn about former @ctgualbany.bsky.social research assistant &
@rockefellercollege.bsky.social PhD grad, Dr. @buyanbattulga.bsky.social's journey to public service.
@ualbanyalumni.bsky.social @nysdhses.bsky.social. www.albany.edu/news-center/...

Characterizing the interactions between technology, organization, and people in government digital transformation: a multilevel view of enactment As research and practice in government digital transformation advance, significant gaps remain in understanding this phenomenon from a front-line and goal-oriented perspective. This study seeks to ...

Hot off the press! Article in @pmreview.bsky.social highlights findings from our #FEMA funded research on how the interaction of technological, organizational & individual factors affect the development of digital tools for #EmergencyManagement @fiu.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/eprint/AVV7P...

Enjoyed moderating the #NY Research Innovation Council Roundtable on responsible #AI. Held @albany.edu's ETEC & hosted with Public Sector Network. Discussed best practices & current challenges from NYS Labor, Health, ITS, Thruway, Comptroller, Senate, Financial Services, CDTA, City of Albany & HVCC

SUNY University at Albany, Urban Libraries Council Project Examines Libraries’ Role in AI A three-year research project, funded through a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services, has been making progress on examining how libraries can help their communities better understa...

Check it out! @ctgualbany.bsky.social & @urbanlibcouncil.bsky.social's Institute for Museum & Library Services #IMLS funded research featured in article by the #LibraryJournal's Matthew Enis. @milagasco.bsky.social discusses the role of #PublicLibraries in #AI www.libraryjournal.com/story/suny-u...

Where in the world is Mila! @ctgualbany.bsky.social
& @rockefellercollege.bsky.social's @milagasco.bsky.social is in Valdivia, Chile researching #opengovernment & #citizenparticipation at the local level. Research funded by FONDECYT (the Chilean NSF) & hosted by Austral University of Chile.

LGIU's top thinkers in local government 2026 - LGiU The 2026 top thinkers – chosen by us and you – are all leading the way in various fields and seeking answers in a local context for some of the biggest challenges facing communities around the world n...

Huge CONGRATULATIONS to our very own @ctgualbany.bsky.social & @rockefellercollege.bsky.social's @milagasco.bsky.social! Mila named one of @lgiu-local-gov.bsky.social's 2026 Top Thinkers in Local Government. Check out the full list of leading researchers & practitioners
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Xiaochun Zhu, Paolo Belardinelli and Temirlan Moldogaziev manipulate two dimensions of loss aversion - valence and possession - to examine their influence on citizens’ willingness to engage in participatory budgeting www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences at Roosevelt University invites applications for a full-time non-tenure track Assistant Teaching Professor position in Public Administration.

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#PAJobMarket

The University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) Department of Business and Public Administration invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Public Administration.

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Join Us at the Askew School at FSU Economic Mobility & Opportunity Summit!

Florida State University Student Union
Jan 30 from 8:30am to 5pm EST

Outstanding Day 1 of the inaugural #NYS #AI Hackathon for Public Sector. Hosted by @microsoft.com & @ctgualbany.bsky.social. Opening remarks by @ualbanycehc.bsky.social's Dr. Eric Stern. Executive Panel with NYS ITS's Jenson Jacob & @albany.edu's Drs. @milagasco.bsky.social & Prabha Prabhakaran.

This week at #HICSS59! @ctgualbany.bsky.social & @rockefellercollege.bsky.social's @milagasco.bsky.social presenting, Understanding the perspective of gov't employees on citizens’ use of #opengovernment data in Jakarta Province, Indonesia co-authored w/ @ualbanycehc.bsky.social PhD student Dwi Sari

Check out how @friscolibrary.bsky.social addresses #digitaldivide in the era of #AI. Co-authored by @ctgualbany.bsky.social & @rockefellercollege.bsky.social's @milagasco.bsky.social @zong-xian-huang.bsky.social & @jramongilgarcia.bsky.social #HICSS59 scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/items/68532b...

Next week! @ctgualbany.bsky.social & @rockefellercollege.bsky.social's @milagasco.bsky.social attending #HICSS59 in Maui, Hawaii! Mila will be busy presenting #DigitalGovernment research & chairing the Digital Government track. Stay tuned for details on what Mila will be up to!! hicss.hawaii.edu

Dozens of UAlbany Researchers Among World’s Top 2% of Scientists The annual Stanford University report, published through Elsevier, creates a public database of top-cited researchers.

Very proud of our @ctgualbany.bsky.social colleagues who are part of the dozens of @albany.edu Researchers Among World’s Top 2% of Scientists. Congratulations to @jramongilgarcia.bsky.social, @milagasco.bsky.social, @luisfluna.bsky.social & Theresa Pardo!
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AI & Society: A conversation

Join us on December 2 at 7:30pm for a public conversation with faculty from the University at Albany’s AI & Society College and Research Center! More information at: www.nyswritersinstitute.org/aiandsociety

Dozens of UAlbany Researchers Among World’s Top 2% of Scientists The annual Stanford University report, published through Elsevier, creates a public database of top-cited researchers.

Very proud of being on this list and of being part of the @rockefellercollege.bsky.social and @ctgualbany.bsky.social (CTG UAlbany)!!! www.albany.edu/news-center/...

The #AI & Society College is now accepting Master's Experiential Learning Fellowships applications for the Spring 2026 semester. If you are a master's student at @albany.edu, learn more about the application process at www.albany.edu/ai-plus/ai-s... and engage with us!

<em>Public Administration Review</em> | ASPA Journal | Wiley Online Library When algorithmic decision-making systems fail to function as intended, they become conduits for administrative error and risk producing arbitrary determinations through the very technologies meant to...

As the federal government moves closer to implementing AI systems for claim management across a variety of programs, this just-published article is a must-read (and must-share)! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Congrats to our very own @milagasco.bsky.social who was recognized along with 14 other @albany.edu faculty during #Research & Entrepreneurship Week for their contributions to research & scholarship! Mila was singled our for her impactful work in #DigitalGovernment & #DigitalTransformation.

Hot off the press! Check out this TechBrief from
@acm.org on "Government #DigitalTransformation."
@ctgualbany.bsky.social & @rockefellercollege.bsky.social's
@jramongilgarcia.bsky.social & @milagasco.bsky.social contributed as subject matter experts
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Smart City Expo World Congress | The Leading Smart Cities Event in Barcelona Join Smart City Expo World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, the world’s biggest event for smart cities. Discover top projects, connect with global leaders.

This week! @ctgualbany.bsky.social & @rockefellercollege.bsky.social's @milagasco.bsky.social participating in the @smartcityexpo.bsky.social
in Spain. Mila representing @albany.edu & presenting #IMLS funded research on #AI & #PublicLibraries at the #LivableCities session. www.smartcityexpo.com

Congrats to our Research Director & @rockefellercollege.bsky.social Associate Professor
@milagasco.bsky.social for her appointment as Acting Associate Director of @albany.edu's new #AI & Society College! Learn more about the exciting new college www.albany.edu/ai-plus/ai-s...

Check out CTG & @rockefellercollege.bsky.social's @jramongilgarcia.bsky.social, @milagasco.bsky.social, & Theresa Pardo's framework, integrating information access, transparency, participation, collaboration & the role of #ICTs as enablers of #OpenGovernment. academic.oup.com/ppmg/article...

Making Sense of Open Government: A Conceptual Framework and Ideas for Future Research Abstract. In the last decade, open government has been considered a powerful tool for administrative reform and governance transformation, particularly thr

In our article "Making Sense of #OpenGov: A Conceptual #Framework and Ideas for Future #Research”, we propose a #framework connecting core components (#transparency, #publicengagement) with potential results (#accountability, #legitimacy, #trust, #performance). academic.oup.com/ppmg/article...

I am very excited to announce that the @albany.edu AI & Society College website is now live! Learn about our work and get in touch with us! www.albany.edu/ai-plus/ai-s...