Dr. David L. Roberts is the Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs and an Associate Professor of Computer Science, North Carolina State University. He has a particular focus on computation as a tool to provide insight into human and nonhuman animal behavior in narrative, virtual world, and game environments. His laboratory regularly works with leading non-profit service animal and animal welfare organizations to bring the power of algorithms and analytics to bear on the challenging problems of understanding (human and non-human) animal behavior. His research interests lie at the intersection of machine learning, social and behavioral psychology, and human–computer interaction. Roberts regularly works in collaboration with faculty and industry representatives from fields outside Computer Science, particularly in the veterinary and agricultural sciences. He is a co-founder of the Open Decision Intelligence (OpenDI) Initiative. The OpenDI Initiative is providing the industry standard software reference architecture for DI technology and service providers to promote interoperability, democratized access, and support diverse representation in the DI technology and service verticals. Both in his research at NCSU and in several startups, Roberts has directed several deployed enterprise software and hardware projects that enable real world data collection and research. He has extensive experience with user-centered design, Agile software methodology, and decision augmentation using data and AI.