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John T. Chapman was elected to Alexandria City Council in 2012, 2015 and 2018, and ceremonially serves as the city’s Night Mayor. Professionally, Chapman is a career educator and currently works for Fairfax County Public Schools. Chapman was born and raised in Alexandria and is the founder of Manumission Tour Company, which provides curated heritage tours focusing on the stories of early African Americans in Alexandria.
Dr. Kurt Luther is an associate professor of computer science at Virginia Tech, based in the Washington, D.C. area. He directs the Crowd Intelligence Lab, researching how the complementary strengths of crowdsourced human intelligence and artificial intelligence (AI) can help people make sense of complex data. Since 2015, he has written a quarterly column on Civil War photo sleuthing for Military Images Magazine and is the project director for Civil War Photo Sleuths.
About Tech On Tap
Learning happens everywhere – Tech on Tap – a regular community speaker series that informs, educates, and raises questions about the impact of new technologies on society, equity, and policy. Topics include the types of issues and problems Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus in Potomac Yard will explore.
The Alexandria Library is a proud partner of Tech on Tap with Virginia Tech, Port City and the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership.
