SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — CJ Chung, professor of computer science at Lawrence Technological University, delivered a talk at the 2026 annual meeting of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource, a U.S. government-led initiative that provides researchers and educators with high-performance computing power, data and software for AI research.
The invitation-only event was held March 10-13, 2026, in Arlington, Virginia, and brought together researchers, educators, innovators, students, and partners advancing the NAIRR Pilot. All participants received full travel grants.
Chung’s participation follows his receipt of a NAIRR/ACCESS cyberinfrastructure supercomputing award for Evolutionary Deep Learning classroom research projects. The award grants access to a supercomputing project account with multiple GPUs running in parallel, managed by the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, a joint research center of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh.
“NAIRR is a truly effective program,” Chung said. “The center provides high-performance computing, AI and data analytics resources to LTU students in projects I manage.”
At the meeting, Chung presented “Ensuring Computer Science Learning in the AI Era: Open Generative AI Policies and Assignment-Driven Written Quizzes,” showing how institutions can maintain learning standards in computer science by using in-class quizzes to verify student understanding, even when AI tools are available for programming homework.
Project principal investigators were also invited to bring a student to the meeting, which featured hands-on technical tutorials and demonstration sessions. Arun Tejaswi, a computer science doctoral student at LTU, attended alongside Chung.
“Attending NAIRR was an inspiring experience, and the program has opened up new doors for my research through potential access to compute resources,” Tejaswi said.
Lawrence Technological University is one of only 13 independent, technological, comprehensive doctoral universities in the United States. Located in Southfield, Mich., LTU was founded in 1932, and offers more than 100 programs through its Colleges of Architecture and Design, Arts and Sciences, Business and Information Technology, Engineering, and Health Sciences, as well as Specs@LTU, which offers communication training programs of the former Specs Howard School, and LTU’s growing Center for Professional Development. PayScale lists Lawrence Tech among the nation’s top 11 percent of universities for alumni salaries. Forbes and The Wall Street Journal rank LTU among the nation’s top 10 percent. U.S. News and World Report lists it in the top tier of best in the Midwest colleges. Students benefit from small class sizes and a real-world, hands-on, “theory and practice” education with an emphasis on leadership. Activities on Lawrence Tech’s 107-acre campus include more than 60 student organizations and NAIA varsity sports.