Chris Porter is the director of the artificial intelligence program at Drake University and an associate professor of computer science. He also co-founded Innovation Profs LLC, a company that provides training and consulting on generative AI. Prior to coming to Drake in 2016, Chris held postdoctoral positions at the University of Paris Diderot and the University of Florida. He received a joint Ph.D. in mathematics and philosophy in 2012 from the University of Notre Dame and an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Gonzaga University in 2003.