Intelligent Futures Lab

Our Focus

Decentralized Governance

Decentralized Governance

Investigating how blockchain and distributed systems enable transparent and community-driven governance. Research emphasizes smart contracts, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and new models of collective decision-making.

Investigating how blockchain and distributed systems enable transparent and community-driven governance. Research emphasizes smart contracts, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and new models of collective decision-making.

Investigating how blockchain and distributed systems enable transparent and community-driven governance. Research emphasizes smart contracts, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and new models of collective decision-making.

Investigating how blockchain and distributed systems enable transparent and community-driven governance. Research emphasizes smart contracts, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and new models of collective decision-making.

Algorithmic Organizing

Algorithmic Organizing

Exploring the development of AI agents that autonomously reason, adapt, and interact with their organizational environments. Research focuses on advancing decision-making, autonomy, and ethical considerations in agent-driven systems.

Exploring the development of AI agents that autonomously reason, adapt, and interact with their organizational environments. Research focuses on advancing decision-making, autonomy, and ethical considerations in agent-driven systems.

Exploring the development of AI agents that autonomously reason, adapt, and interact with their organizational environments. Research focuses on advancing decision-making, autonomy, and ethical considerations in agent-driven systems.

Exploring the development of AI agents that autonomously reason, adapt, and interact with their organizational environments. Research focuses on advancing decision-making, autonomy, and ethical considerations in agent-driven systems.

Human-AI Interaction

Studying the dynamics of collaboration between humans and AI, with a focus on usability, trust, and ethical implications. Research covers how AI systems can be designed for meaningful human engagement.

Studying the dynamics of collaboration between humans and AI, with a focus on usability, trust, and ethical implications. Research covers how AI systems can be designed for meaningful human engagement.

Studying the dynamics of collaboration between humans and AI, with a focus on usability, trust, and ethical implications. Research covers how AI systems can be designed for meaningful human engagement.

Studying the dynamics of collaboration between humans and AI, with a focus on usability, trust, and ethical implications. Research covers how AI systems can be designed for meaningful human engagement.

Digital Assets

Examining the impact of blockchain technology in hierarchical organizations. Research explores selective tokenization and strategies for real-world business adoption and scalability.

Examining the impact of blockchain technology in hierarchical organizations. Research explores selective tokenization and strategies for real-world business adoption and scalability.

Examining the impact of blockchain technology in hierarchical organizations. Research explores selective tokenization and strategies for real-world business adoption and scalability.

Examining the impact of blockchain technology in hierarchical organizations. Research explores selective tokenization and strategies for real-world business adoption and scalability.

Featured Publications

The promise of a decentralized internet: What is Web3 and how can firms prepare?

The promise of a decentralized internet: What is Web3 and how can firms prepare?

2023

By: Alex Murray, Dennie Kim, and Jordan Combs

By: Alex Murray, Dennie Kim, and Jordan Combs

Synthetic stakeholders: Engaging the environment in organizational decision-making

Synthetic stakeholders: Engaging the environment in organizational decision-making

2024

2024

By: Jen Rhymer, Alex Murray, and David Sirmon

By: Jen Rhymer, Alex Murray, and David Sirmon

Navigating the challenges of generative technologies: Proposing the integration of artificial intelligence and blockchain

Navigating the challenges of generative technologies: Proposing the integration of artificial intelligence and blockchain

2024

By: Jordan Brewer, Dhru Patel, Dennie Kim, Alex Murray

By: Jordan Brewer, Dhru Patel, Dennie Kim, Alex Murray

FAQs

What is the IF Lab?

The Intelligent Futures (IF) Lab is a student and faculty-led research group at the University of Oregon focused on emerging technologies, including AI, blockchain, decentralized systems, and human-computer interaction. We connect students, researchers, and industry leaders to collaborate on innovative projects with real-world impact.

What is the IF Lab?

The Intelligent Futures (IF) Lab is a student and faculty-led research group at the University of Oregon focused on emerging technologies, including AI, blockchain, decentralized systems, and human-computer interaction. We connect students, researchers, and industry leaders to collaborate on innovative projects with real-world impact.

What is the IF Lab?

The Intelligent Futures (IF) Lab is a student and faculty-led research group at the University of Oregon focused on emerging technologies, including AI, blockchain, decentralized systems, and human-computer interaction. We connect students, researchers, and industry leaders to collaborate on innovative projects with real-world impact.

What is the IF Lab?

The Intelligent Futures (IF) Lab is a student and faculty-led research group at the University of Oregon focused on emerging technologies, including AI, blockchain, decentralized systems, and human-computer interaction. We connect students, researchers, and industry leaders to collaborate on innovative projects with real-world impact.

What is the IF Lab?

The Intelligent Futures (IF) Lab is a student and faculty-led research group at the University of Oregon focused on emerging technologies, including AI, blockchain, decentralized systems, and human-computer interaction. We connect students, researchers, and industry leaders to collaborate on innovative projects with real-world impact.

Who can participate?

Who can participate?

Who can participate?

Who can participate?

Who can participate?

Can I donate and support the IF Lab’s research?

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Can I donate and support the IF Lab’s research?

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IF LAB

Director: Alex Murray

Lundquist College of Business

University of Oregon

1226 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1226



EST. 2025

1226 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1226


EST. 2025

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