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Organizational Teams & Technology Research Society
@ottrs.bsky.social
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Multidisciplinary, DC-area, UMD College of Information-based research society dedicated to studying and learning about teams and technology. More info: https://ottrs.ischool.umd.edu/
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Nov 21, 2025 12 PM EDT

How NASA’s Robot Teams Reveal the Future of Human-AI Collaboration—Lessons from Space You Can’t Ignore.

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November 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Our second OTTRS speaker of the semester!

Join us Friday, October 24th for Neal Outland's (University of Georgia) talk on “The Coevolution of Computational and Experimental Methods in Human-AI Teams.“

Oct. 24, 12-1PM eastern US time, Virtual, Register here:
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: OTTRS Speaker Series: "The Coevolution of Computational and Experimental Methods in Human-AI Teams". After registering, you will receive a confirmation emai...
Abstract: The study of human-AI teams, rife with unforeseeable conditions and dynamics, requires dynamic interplay between theoretical foundations, computational modeling, and experimental validation...
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October 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Virtual event Friday, Oct 24th, 12 pm EST
Register here

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Neal Outland Presents “The Coevolution of Computational and Experimental Methods in Human-AI Teams

#ai #teams
October 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Webinar - Ethics for Agentic Technology Ariel Greenberg Sep 26, 2025 12:00 PM EST

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We'll discuss how we can equip AI with the ethical reasoning needed for prosocial behavior.
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September 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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We are hiring a one-year postdoc! Position involves team science with AI from a social science perspective (e.g., psychology, org behavior, communication, HCI, human factors, business technology, related fields).

Best consideration is Aug. 29:
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Postdoctoral Associate
Job Description Summary Organization's Summary Statement: Founded more than 50 years ago with a specific commitment to advancing social justice, the INFO College enrolls over 2,500 students in nine de...
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August 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Breaking the hybrid meeting divide!
Friday, May 16th, 12 PM EDT

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Join us to explore our ethnographic findings & see prototypes creating more equitable experiences!

#HybridWork #WorkplaceInnovation
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May 9, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Reimagining leadership: Evolving prototypes in virtual work.
Dr. N. Sharon Hill presents her research findings.

Webinar on March 28, 2025 12 PM EDT
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March 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Reminder to register - this Friday! Lindsay Larson of FIU is speaking on When AI Makes a Team. It's a webinar, come from anywhere. Registration link below.
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When AI Makes The Team Webinar

Recent technological advances are shifting the role of AI from tool to teammate. This new form of teamwork raises the question: how can we apply our knowledge of human teams to enhance teamwork with AI?

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#AI #AITeams #Teams
November 11, 2024 at 4:13 PM
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When AI Makes The Team Webinar

Recent technological advances are shifting the role of AI from tool to teammate. This new form of teamwork raises the question: how can we apply our knowledge of human teams to enhance teamwork with AI?

umd.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#AI #AITeams #Teams
October 22, 2024 at 11:56 PM
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Reminder Webinar Friday, Oct, 18th 12 PM EST Register here
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AI Teaming In Prek-12 Classrooms
October 16, 2024 at 7:24 PM
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Excited to explore how AI in K-12 empowers teachers, enhances learning, and fosters inclusive, student-centered classrooms! #AIinEducation #EdTech #InclusiveTeaching

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Speaker Noel Kuriakos, UMD @nkuriakos.bsky.social
October 10, 2024 at 10:41 PM
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OTTRS is here!

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and we were #599,265!
The Bluesky badge saying that OTTRS was number 599,256, in the first 10% of Bluesky users.
September 17, 2024 at 2:03 PM
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If you're new to Bluesky, you should know that since there's no algorithm the Like button is exclusively for *you.*

It doesn't help a post move or spread.

If you want to help spread people's work (especially creators whose work you enjoy) YOU HAVE TO RESKEET.
September 15, 2024 at 12:49 PM
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Robots that Teach
Brian Scassellati, Prof. Yale University

Friday, Sep 20, 12 PM EST
Register via link

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Why socially assistive robotics are essential for development, learning, or therapy for individuals. Buildig supportive robots to assist autistic children.
Robots that Teach, Webinar Friday September 20th 12 pm EST. See link to register.
September 9, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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Missed our last OTTRS talk of the semester? It was recorded! Check out the inimitable Nancy Cooke here:
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(Video) OTTRS Speaker Series: “Interactive Team Cognition for Humans and Machines” - UMD College of Information Studies
Dr. Nancy J. Cooke shares her 30-year research journey on interactive team cognition
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June 5, 2024 at 2:26 PM
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Reminder of our last two public events of the semester!
* May 9 (Th), 12:30-1:30 pm (eastern), Marvin Grabowski (U Hamburg) on meetings in VR
* May 17 (Fri), 12-1 pm (eastern), Nancy Cooke (U Arizona) on interactive team cognition, human-machine
Register:
ottrs.ischool.umd.edu/events/
April 26, 2024 at 2:43 PM
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This Friday, Josh Strauss is speaking 12-1 pm via Zoom/virtually on "Gamification for Team Science & Human-AI Teaming." Join us!

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: OTTRS Speaker Series presents: Gamification for Team Science & Human-AI Teaming. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the ...
An online, multiplayer, gamified task platform was developed to elicit team processes and output detailed log data for both behaviors and outcomes. This task is currently being employed in two ongoing...
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March 12, 2024 at 9:53 PM
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OTTRS is back for the spring semester!

Our first speaker, Dr. Daniel Nguyen, on "Human-Agent Team Trust Dynamics" is noon - 1pm Jan. 26, Friday. Registration link, abstract, etc. below.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: OTTRS Speaker Series presents: Human-Agent Team Trust Dy...
As human and machine collaboration become more common in this era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, some of these interactions are founded on principles of teamwork. In studying and enhancing the e...
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January 20, 2024 at 3:03 PM
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It's been such a chaotic semester, and we don't have many followers here on Bluesky yet, I missed posting our events this semester. But most are recorded! And we have a great lineup of speakers for next semester. Check us out:
ottrs.ischool.umd.edu/events/
Events - Organizational Teams and Technology Research Society
UPCOMING EVENTS   PAST TALKS Multimodal Human-AI Interaction Snehesh Shrestha, PhD Candidate, The department of Computer Science, University of Maryland College Park Event Start Date: October 27, 202...
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November 20, 2023 at 5:47 AM
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Our first OTTRS speaker of the year is Roni Reiter-Palmon on Sept. 22, 12-1pm eastern time. She's speaking on virtual team creativity & innovation. Register to join!
https://ischool.umd.edu/events/ottrs-speaker-series-virtual-team-creativity-and-innovation/
September 5, 2023 at 12:59 PM
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Welcome to BlueSky!
More about us here: ottrs.ischool.umd.edu
Information about our speaker series here: https://ottrs.ischool.umd.edu/events/
Next talk is Sept. 22, noon to 1 pm eastern time, via Zoom.
August 17, 2023 at 5:43 PM