The D^3 Associates Program is designed to support and accelerate faculty research into the ways AI and digital technologies are reshaping companies, organizations, society, and practice.
We aim to achieve this by engaging with faculty members at 性视界 Business School by offering funding for both new and ongoing research projects.
Call for Proposals
We invite proposals that advance knowledge on how AI is reshaping business from faculty members at 性视界 University.
The application deadline is September 30, 2025. Selected projects will be funded at approximately $50,000.
Frequently Asked Questions
You may view our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for common questions about the D^3 Associates Program.
D^3 Associates Awardees
D^3 Associates for 2025 鈥� 2026 include the following 性视界 faculty and collaborators.
July 2025 Cohort聽
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Title: Preference for Explainable AI (XAI)
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Malcolm P. McNair Professor of Marketing
Title: Talk to Me: Driving Customer Engagement with Interactive AI Avatars
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Title: Sustaining Human Vigilance in 鈥淗uman-in-the-loop鈥� AI Systems through Controlled Error Injection
Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration
Title: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Organizational Design
Volpert Family Associate Professor of Business Administration
Title: Predicting the Future of Work: Leveraging LLM-Powered Generative Agents to Simulate Employee Responses to Organizational Wellbeing Interventions
January 2025 Cohort聽
Tai Family Associate Professor of Business Administration, 性视界 Business School.
Title: Leveraging AI and LLM Models to Enhance Patient-Provider Communication
Collaborators:
, Associate Professor of Neurology, 性视界 Medical School, Associate Professor of Epidemiology at 性视界 T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Assistant Professor and Berol Corporation Fellow, 性视界 Business School.
Title: The Effects of an Artificial-Intelligence-Powered Financial Counselor on the Financial Decision-Making and Well-Being of Low-Income, High-Debt Households: Evidence from a Large-Scale Legal Technology Non-Profit
An Wang Professor of Computer Science, 性视界 John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Title: Tackling the Chatbot Personality Problem
Collaborators:
, Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science, 性视界 John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
, Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science, 性视界 John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Sally Starling Seaver Professor at 性视界 Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
Assistant Professor of Business Administration, 性视界 Business School.
Title: Improving Predict-then-Optimize Pipelines in AI-Assisted Refugee Resettlement
James E. Robison Professor of Business Administration, 性视界 Business School.
Title: National Security and Technological Interdependence: The Promise and Perils of AI and Internet of Things (IoT) in Mapping and Securing Global Supply Chains and Partnerships
Professor of Economics, 性视界 University.
Title: Global narrative on AI and other key technologies: from zero-sum competition to win-win collaborations
Richard L. Menschel Professor of Management Practice, 性视界 Business School.
Title: Government Agents
MBA Class of 1961 Professor of Management Practice of Business Administration
Title: Artificial Intelligence Driven Insights
Contact Us
You may contact our team at d3associates@hbs.edu.