Agentic AI & research data
Designing transparent, Agentic capabilities and persona-based AI systems that support FAIR metadata, schema creation, repository publication, and scientific progress & interoperability.
Related writing & research →Research technology leader · academic researcher · IT project manager · author
Raymond John
Uzwyshyn
PhD · MBA (Information Technology Management) · MLIS · MA
Building intellectual and technical infrastructures for research in the era of artificial intelligence.
Research across artificial intelligence, research data, digital scholarship and emerging technologies. Creating new institutional strategies for research institutions and libraries with media and telecommunications infrastructures and successful R&D IT implementation, teaching, and scholarly communication ecosystems.
25+years across research universities, academic technology, and research libraries
148 / 56K+Scholarly research articles,presentation and followers
Global ReachIFLA · RDA · IMLS · Gates Foundation · NSF-supported research computing · UC / ARL
4 Graduate Degreesgraduate degrees across media, business research, IT management, and information science
Research profile
A portfolio of consequential questions
AI literacy & research computing
Developing AI library-led approaches that make advanced models, local AI, and computational research more legible and broadly available.
Related writing & research →Digital scholarship & open research
Connecting digital and multimodal repositories, visualization, preservation, scholarly communication, and open-source tools into sustainable research ecosystems.
Related writing & research →Media theory & creative inquiry
Reading technology through ethics, philosophy, psychoanalysis, cultural theory , visual systems and semiotics, and the longer history of human telecommunication and progress of knowledge.
Related writing & research →Featured research
Selected current work
A concise selection from a larger scholarly and professional record.
The Research Data Director
A persona-based architectural blueprint for research data, metadata, schema creation, crosswalks, and repository publication.
Read the blueprintOpen-Source and Local AI for the Other 95%
A pragmatic methodology for AI literacy, Labs, R&D, local/open LLMs, and research-computing infrastructure.
Open paperNew Horizons in Artificial Intelligence in Libraries
Co-edited open-access volume on machine learning, natural-language processing, and emerging AI infrastructures in libraries.
View the volumeReimagining Education in the Age of AI
A strategic account of the shift from information scarcity toward abundant intelligence and new forms of AI literacy.
Read the articleEducation
Interdisciplinary formation
PhD, Media Studies
New York University
MBA, Information Technology Management
American Public University
MLIS, Library & Information Science
University of Western Ontario
MA, Media Studies
New York University
BA (Advanced), English / Film
University of Manitoba, Canada
Certificates & additional study
Multimedia/Web Design, NYU · Business Information Systems · French immersion, Montreal/Laval
Experience
Academic leadership across research, univerisities, and technology
2024—present
University of California, Riverside
Acting AUL for Research & Technology; Director of Research Services
Leadership for research services, emerging technology, data-intensive scholarship, AI literacy, research computing partnerships, and program strategy.
2022—2024
Mississippi State University
Associate Dean, Research Collections; Strategy & Research Impact Coordinator
Directed research collections and advanced strategy, assessment, scholarly impact, and technology-enabled research services.
2014—2022
Texas State University
Director, Research Collections & Digital Services
Built digital scholarship, research data, repositories, preservation, learning-space, visualization, and emerging-technology programs.
2011—2014
American Public University System
Director, Online Libraries & eLearning
Led a global online academic library, course-guide infrastructure, analytics, quality assurance, and large-scale learning support.
2006—2010
University of West Florida
Head, Digital & Learning Technologies
Developed digital library, multimedia, web, visualization, and next-generation learning-space services.
2002—2006
University of Miami
Webmaster / Web Services Librarian
Led library web strategy and early digital initiatives, multimedia systems, and visual-information projects.
1996—2000
New York University
Film Library Coordinator, Everson Film Archives
Supported cinema scholarship, archival collections, teaching, and media research.
Publications
Selected scholarship
- 2026How Four California Academic Theorists Rewrote the Rules on AI Ethics. AI Leadership Series, Merits. Forthcoming book chapter.
- 2026Open-Source and Local AI for the Other 95%. Research Computing for Smaller Institutions proceedings.
- 2026
- 2025Balnaves, E., Butrini, L., Cox, A., & Uzwyshyn, R., eds. New Horizons in Artificial Intelligence in Libraries. De Gruyter / IFLA.
- 2025Chapter: Building Library AI Infrastructures: Research Data Repositories, Scholarly Ecosystems and AI Scaffolding. In New Horizons in AI for Libraries, De Gruyter.
- 2023Developing Technologically Enhanced Learning Spaces for New Millennia Academic Libraries. IFLA World Library and Information Congress.
- 2022From Research Data and Datasets to Artificial Intelligence and Discovery. IFLA World Library and Information Congress.
- 2020Developing an Open Source Digital Scholarship Ecosystem. ICEIT proceedings.
- 2008
Presentations
Recent invited, national, and international work
Complete presentation archive →The Research Data Director
Persona-based agentic AI for FAIR research data, metadata, schema, and crosswalk workflows.
View presentation / recordBuilding AI Literacy Infrastructures
UC Riverside Libraries’ multi-unit integration model.
View presentation ↗Open-Source AI for the Other 95%
A library-led model for accessible research computing.
View presentation / recordThe Arc of Experience and Future of Academic Libraries
A strategic view of institutional memory, technological change, and library futures.
View presentation / recordAI-Assisted Development
Vibe coding demonstrations for research and learning applications.
View presentation / recordBuilding Academic Research Library AI Capacity
Strategic multi-unit integration at UC Riverside.
Watch / learn more ↗AI Coding and Programming · 2025—2026
Prototypes as a mode of research
Research Data Director
Agentic research-data architecture, personas, metadata workflows, build specifications, and prototype interfaces.
AI literacy tools
Curriculum builders, model-comparison frameworks, research assistants, and workshop demonstrations.
Data visualization
Interactive dashboards and visual explanations that translate complex research and institutional evidence.
Experimental applications
Rapid prototyping across education, cultural analysis, research support, and exploratory scientific workflows.
AI-related research, social media, and public scholarship · 2022—2026
An open editorial archive
A separate thematic archive of long-form public scholarship on AI, science, education, media, institutions, and technological change.
Enter the writing archiveTechnical analysis & model evaluationScience & technology AI literacyEconomic transformation & market dynamicsHuman–AI collaboration & co-intelligenceEducation & knowledge systemsCreative industries & mediaAdvanced applications & case studiesAI-enhanced scientific discoverySociocultural impact & futures
Complete academic record
Institutional leadership, service, teaching, and continuing inquiry
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Awards, Grants & Proposals
- 2026 Wander Rover: Autonomous AI-Driven Planetary Exploration, Amazon Think Big Science Research Awards proposal.
- 2026 Humanities and AI capabilities proposal, Schmidt Sciences.
- 2024–25 IFLA Dynamic Unit Award for Quality Impact of Work, Information Technology Section.
- 2021 Campus Technology Impact Award for Texas State’s digital scholarly research system.
- 2020 ICEIT Award of Excellence, Oxford, for developing a digital scholarship ecosystem.
- 2012 IMS Global Learning Impact Gold Medal and NUTN Distance Education Innovation Award.
- 2009 / 2008 ASIS&T Publication of the Year; Emerald Outstanding Academic Research Paper.
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Committees
University, system, state, national, and international participation spanning research strategy, AI, research computing, digital oversight, data repositories, collections, learning technologies, and faculty services.
Boards & committees →03
Volunteer Work & Service
- 2026— Research Data Alliance; Microsoft/RDA Global Agentic AI initiative and working-group contributions.
- 2025 NeurIPS reviewer.
- 2021—25 Elected Standing Committee Member, IFLA Information Technology Section.
- 2021—24 Editor, Trends and Issues in Library Technology.
- International review, governance, conference, and professional-association service across research libraries and information technology.
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Strategy, Infrastructures & Digital Development
Selected institutional initiatives include AI literacy and research-technology programs at UC Riverside; research collections and impact strategy at Mississippi State; open-source digital scholarship, preservation, research-data, and learning-space infrastructures at Texas State; award-winning online course-guide systems at APUS; and early visualization, multimedia, and digital-library platforms at UWF and Miami.
UCR Research Services accomplishments ↗Institutional leadership record →05
Research and Creative Work
White papers, R&D, interactive multimedia, videography, and creative work
A long-form experimental practice connects technological research with visual culture and humanistic inquiry. Current work includes AI-lab strategy, model evaluation, dashboards, research-data systems, and institutional futures; earlier work spans information visualization, digital image libraries, cinema and media studies, interactive systems, and creative digital scholarship.
Explore the full creative research record ↗Research & publication archive →06
Teaching, Workshop & Course Development
Recent teaching centers on deep-research models, AI-assisted development, prompt and model literacy, AI video, research visualization, data repositories, and responsible use. Earlier courses and workshops address information design, web development, digital scholarship, visual information, research methods, and academic technology.
Teaching & workshop archive →07
Training, Professional Development & Certifications
Continuing professional development in cybersecurity, responsible AI, research computing, data stewardship, digital preservation, project and technology management, assessment, leadership, and emerging academic technologies.
Professional development in academic record →08
MLIS Graduate Coursework
Graduate formation in information organization, reference and research services, information systems, management, collections, digital libraries, information behavior, research methods, and the social foundations of information institutions.
09
Professional Organization Memberships
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Languages
English
Primary
French
Secondary; immersion study
Ukrainian
Secondary
Contact
Research, speaking, teaching & advisory inquiries
A structured inquiry form routes research collaboration, invited presentations, workshops, editorial work, and selected advisory engagements to ruzwyshyn@gmail.com.