Artificial intelligence consistently dominates headlines and raises profound questions about human dignity, truth and the nature of intelligence itself. In an effort to help Catholics better understand AI, both its positive and negative aspects, Ave Maria University has launched a new “Pursuit of Wisdom” course designed to bring clarity, balance and Catholic wisdom to the conversation: “Demystifying Artificial Intelligence from a Catholic Perspective.”

Dr. Saverio Perugini is a Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at Ave Maria University. Prior to joining Ave Maria University, Perugini was a tenured faculty member in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Dayton for eighteen years, where he taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in computer science, including programming languages, operating systems, and human-computer interaction, and served as the undergraduate program director (2013-2017). In Fall 2022, Perugini joined Ave Maria University to launch and direct the computer science program.

Perugini has published over forty refereed papers in scholarly journals and conferences in the areas of artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, and programming languages. In 2017, he was awarded an NSF IUSE grant, which resulted in part in a laboratory manual, co-authored with colleagues, for use in teaching operating systems. Over the years, he has advised and mentored undergraduate students toward success in graduate school and industry.

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