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Ayham Boucher

Ayham Boucher is executive director of Cornell's AI Innovation Hub and a lecturer whose work brings AI applications into university services and teaching. He holds a master's in computer engineering from Syracuse University and, in 2025, taught Cornell's Building AI Agents course and co-chaired a higher-education AI accelerator. In December 2025, he was a project author of AI Payflow, which validates invoice data against university systems and drafts resolution emails. In May 2026, Cornell announced that he would co-lead its Workplace Innovation and Impact Team; in 2026, he coauthored MES, a multi-agent preprint for medical evidence synthesis. As of October 2026, he coordinates Cornell's AI tool rollout, technical support, and training.

Timeline

  1. October 2025

    A master's and AI agents

    By October 2025, he holds a master's degree in computer engineering from Syracuse University. He teaches Cornell's Building AI Agents course and co-chairs the AI Innovation Accelerator, a multi-institution consortium of more than 80 member organizations.

  2. December 2025

    AI Payflow for invoices

    In December 2025, Boucher is a project author of AI Payflow, a tool that extracts invoice data, validates it against university systems, and drafts resolution emails.

  3. May 2026

    Workplace AI and fellows

    In May 2026, Cornell announces that he will co-lead its Workplace Innovation and Impact Team. A three-year, $1.25 million seed grant supports an AI fellows program focused on operational and administrative transformation.

  4. September 2026

    A multi-agent evidence preprint

    In September 2026, he coauthors the preprint MES, which presents a multi-agent framework for source-grounded medical evidence synthesis. MES coordinates six specialized agents to retrieve literature and trial evidence, analyze real-world cohorts, query biomedical knowledge graphs, and verify claims against cited evidence.

  5. As of October 2026

    Leading Cornell AI adoption

    As of October 2026, he is executive director of Cornell's AI Innovation Hub, Head of AI Innovations, and a lecturer at Cornell Bowers. He coordinates the university's AI tool rollout, technical support, and training for faculty and staff.

Career

  1. NowCornell UniversityExecutive Director, AI Innovation Hub
  2. NowCornell UniversityHead of AI Innovations
  3. NowCornell UniversityLecturer
  4. Cornell UniversityCo-lead, Workplace Innovation and Impact Team

Education

  1. Syracuse UniversityMaster's in computer engineering

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Sources and credits

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  1. Ayham Boucher | Department of Information Science | Cornell Bowers infosci.cornell.edu. Checked 27 October 2026.
  2. Speakers | Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar qatar-weill.cornell.edu. Checked 27 October 2026.
  3. AI Payflow – Cornell AI Innovation Hub innovationhub.ai.cornell.edu. Checked 27 October 2026.
  4. Ayham Boucher – Cornell AI Innovation Hub innovationhub.ai.cornell.edu. Checked 27 October 2026.
  5. Morgans’ $1.25M gift to support AI fellows program | Cornell Chronicle news.cornell.edu. Checked 27 October 2026.
  6. MES: A Multi-Agent Evidence Synthesis System for Medical Decision-Making | medRxiv medrxiv.org. Checked 27 October 2026.
  7. MES: A Multi-Agent Evidence Synthesis System for Medical Decision-Making. | Life Science Network lifescience.net. Checked 27 October 2026.
  8. ‘A seat at the table’: Cornell expands access to multiple AI tools for faculty, staff, students | Cornell Chronicle news.cornell.edu. Checked 27 October 2026.