Michael Smith

Professor of Information Technology and Public Policy

Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy

  • Professor of Information Technology and Public Policy
    Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy
  • 412-268-5978 (Work)
  • Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College, 4800 Forbes Avenue, Hamburg Hall 2204, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • EVENT PARTICIPATION
    Conference
    21 Nov 2025
    Cognitive Load in Video-Based Education: Multimodal Analysis for Digital Learning Design, University of Wisconsin, School of Business, Operations and Information Management Digital Platforms Mini-Conference
  • EVENT PARTICIPATION
    Symposium
    18 Nov 2025
    Digital Piracy Symposium, Panel Moderator, US Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC
  • EVENT PARTICIPATION
    Seminars
    14 Nov 2025
    Cognitive Load in Video-Based Education: Multimodal Analysis for Digital Learning Design,” University of Mninesota, Carlson School of Management, Information and Decision Sciences, Fall Seminar
  • EVENT PARTICIPATION
    Seminars
    5 Nov 2025
    The Abundant University: Remaking Higher Education for a Digital World, Arizona State University, Carey School of Business
  • EVENT PARTICIPATION
    Board meetings
    21 Aug 2025
    The Abundant University: Remaking Higher Education for a Digital World, Old Dominion University, Board of Visitors
  • EVENT PARTICIPATION
    Workshop
    18 Aug 2025
    Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, Moderator, Technology Policy Institute, Aspen Colorado
  • EVENT PARTICIPATION
    Retreat
    12 Aug 2025
    The Abundant University: Remaking Higher Education for a Digital World, Old Dominion University, President’s Cabinet Retreat, Norfolk, Virginia
  • EVENT PARTICIPATION
    Workshop
    29 Jul 2025
    Empirical Evidence for the Effectiveness of Judicial Site Blocking, Academic Research Presentation, Center for the Protection of Intellectual Property, Summer IP Institute, Beaver Creek, Colorado
  • EVENT PARTICIPATION
    16 Jul 2025
    Testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, Too Big to Prosecute?: Examining the AI Industry’s Mass Ingestion of Copyrighted Works for AI Training.
  • EVENT PARTICIPATION
    Session
    26 Jun 2025
    Foreign Online Piracy: How the Courts Can Protect American IP, Panelist, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, Rayburn House Office Building
  • EVENT PARTICIPATION
    Session
    24 Jun 2025
    Unlocking Creativity: The Power and Promise of Copyright, Panelist, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Global Innovation Policy Center
  • EVENT PARTICIPATION
    Session
    10 Jun 2025
    AI in Society: Impact on Young People, Panelist, Houses of Parliament, London, England
  • EVENT PARTICIPATION
    Conference
    2 May 2025
    The Abundant University: Remaking Higher Education for a Digital World, Keynote Presentation, 2025 Teaching, Learning and Student Development Conference, Bristol Community College, Fall River, Massachusetts
  • EVENT PARTICIPATION
    Seminars
    25 Apr 2025
    Data Analytics and the Digital Delivery of Higher Education Courses, ISOM Department Research Seminar, HEC Paris, Paris, France
  • AWARDS / RECOGNITION
    2025 MIT Press Alumni Book Award
    10 Apr 2025
  • EVENT PARTICIPATION
    8 Apr 2025
    I was a panelist for "Licensing is a Win-Win: The Exciting AI Partnerships between Creators and Tech" at the The Story Starts With Us: Protecting Human Creativity in Artificial Intelligence hosted by the Association of American Publishers & Copyright Alliance
  • EVENT PARTICIPATION
    Symposium
    1 Apr 2025
    FutureU: Universities in the Digital Age, Keynote Speaker, University of Zurich
  • EVENT PARTICIPATION
    Annual general meetings
    31 Jan 2025
    Back to the Future: Revisiting Judicial Site Blocking, Panel Moderator, Copyright Society Midwinter Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • EVENT PARTICIPATION
    Seminars
    25 Oct 2024
    The Abundant University: Remaking Higher Education for a Digital World, University of Massachusetts at Lowell
  • AWARDS / RECOGNITION
    2024 INFORMS ISS Practical Impacts Award
    21 Oct 2024
  • EVENT PARTICIPATION
    Seminars
    13 Sep 2024
    The Abundant University: Remaking Higher Education for a Digital World. Frank Rhodes Lecture Series, Arizona State University
  • EVENT PARTICIPATION
    Symposium
    1 Jul 2024
    The Abundant University: Remaking Higher Education for a Digital World, iPeople Strategy Summit
  • EVENT PARTICIPATION
    Session
    18 Jun 2024
    20. Fireside Chat on Data Measurement and Analytics, Amazon Ads Measurement Council, Cannes, France
  • EVENT PARTICIPATION
    Conference
    14 Apr 2024
    In Pursuit of Equity: Redesigning Higher Education for a Digital World,” Co-Organizer and Panelist, ASU + GSV Summit
  • AWARDS / RECOGNITION
    2024 Phillip E. Frandson Award for Literature
    26 Mar 2024