Steven M. Schneider
steve@sunypoly.edu
Professor of Information Design & Technology | Co-Director, AI Exploration Center | SUNY Polytechnic Institute
AI for the Public Good Fellow, 2025–2026 | State University of New York
Steven M. Schneider is Professor in the Program in Information Design & Technology and Co-Director of the Artificial Intelligence Exploration (AIX) Center at SUNY Polytechnic Institute, where he has served since 1991.
Dr. Schneider was among the earliest SUNY faculty to teach online, inspired by the system's Lotus Notes platform. He previously served as Campus Lead for Google Career Certificates and is developing “AI for All” curricula that enable students to engage with open-source AI tools responsibly, securely, and collaboratively.
As Co-Director of the AIX Center, he leads initiatives exploring AI applications across diverse sectors and techniques. He co-conceptualized the AIX Workbench, an open-source platform enabling secure, local AI experimentation for faculty and students.
Dr. Schneider earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from MIT and is co-author of the award-winning book Web Campaigning (MIT Press, 2006). His research has been funded by the Library of Congress and the Pew Internet Project. He has served in administrative leadership as Interim Provost (2018–2022) and Interim Dean (2007–2010).