Joyce Malyn-Smith, project Principal Investigator (PI), is a Distinguished Scholar at EDC and a national expert on STEM career development and workforce education. She leads a body of work that explores how to enhance STEM learning and support people in using their STEM skills, knowledge, and dispositions to pursue productive and rewarding careers. Her projects develop industry/education connections in computational thinking, big data, artificial intelligence (AI), and other advanced technologies. Malyn-Smith’s research focuses on the future of work and its implications for lifelong learning. She investigates the foundational skills K–20 students need to prepare for work at the Human-Technology Frontier. She holds an EdD from Boston University in business/career education and bilingual education leadership.