Lee Cherry

Bio

Primary Research Area: Design and the Urban Context, Human-Computer Interaction, Digital Design and Communication
Secondary Domain: Design and Technology, Engaged Social Design and Organizational Strategies

Lee Cherry holds two degrees from North Carolina State University; a BA in Industrial Design from the College of Design and a MBA in Innovation Management from the NC State Jenkins MBA Program, College of Management. He completed his Non-Profit Management Certification through the Master of Public Administration program at NCSU in 2013. Lee Cherry has experience with interactive software development & project management oversight as a technical producer, interactive designer and information architect. He has developed and managed large-scale interactive projects that leverage technology, user experience design and information graphics for such diverse companies as AmericanExpress, Accipiter, Böwe Bell & Howell, GlaxoSmithKline, Grant Hill Ventures, IBM, NBC Sports and USTA.  He helps support diverse research efforts within the College of Design and its Graduate Programs as well as manages and facilitates activities within the William Keating Bayley IT Lab, Virtual Production Lab, Experience Design Lab, Lampe Digital Fabrication Studio and Makerspaces.

Research Interests

Researching areas of Explainable AI and Understandable AI, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, IoT, Big Data and Data Visualizations; Primarily examining the impact of emerging technology between urban and rural communities and determining how empathy, trust and decision making processes challenge systems that leverage intelligent agents within Civic Technologies for Smart Cities and Connected Communities.