Dave Fusco

Dr. Dave Fusco is a professor, technologist, and applied AI architect focused on building real-world AI systems for education, cybersecurity, and human-centered decision-making. He is a faculty member at Penn State University, where he teaches large-scale undergraduate and graduate courses spanning artificial intelligence, cybersecurity analytics, experiential learning, and applied innovation.

Dave’s work sits at the intersection of generative AI, learning systems, and secure infrastructure. He designs AI platforms that combine retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), multi-agent reasoning, and human-in-the-loop oversight to support personalized learning, content governance, and ethical AI decision-making. His current projects include AI-driven curriculum builders, child-safe AI assistants, large-scale LinkedIn and web automation systems, and cloud-based orchestration platforms running on AWS.

In both teaching and consulting, Dave specializes in turning complex AI capabilities into usable, scalable systems—from course platforms serving hundreds of students to production-grade automation pipelines leveraging Playwright, FastAPI, Docker, vector databases, and large language models. His work emphasizes transparency, explainability, and responsible deployment, especially in educational and family-facing contexts.

Dave regularly advises organizations on AI strategy, curriculum design, and applied AI prototyping, and is actively involved in bridging academic research with industry-ready solutions.

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