Service & Leadership | Jason S. Lucas

Area Chair — ACL 2026

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Serving as Area Chair (OpenReview) for ACL 2026 — the 64th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics, taking place July 7–12, 2026 in San Diego, California.

Coordinate review and meta-review process for submissions in the assigned track
Manage reviewer assignments and discussion to ensure rigorous and fair evaluation
Provide meta-reviews and recommendations for the program committee

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Program Committee Member — LoResLM 2026 Workshop (EACL)

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Serving as Program Committee Member for the , co-located with EACL in Rabat, Morocco. ( )

Reviewed up to four submitted papers, providing rigorous and constructive feedback on research quality
Contributed to ensuring a strong review process for high-quality workshop proceedings
Promoted the workshop within research circles to increase community engagement and participation

Organizing Committee Member — 12th MASC-SLL

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Serving as Organizing Committee Member for the at University Park, PA. ( )

Assisted Conference Chairs with abstracts and paper submission
Participated in the presentation, abstract, and manuscript review processes
Assisted with organization and logistics of conference

Program Committee Member — DAGGenC Workshop (COLING 2025)

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Served as Program Committee Member for the , co-located with COLING 2025 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. ( )

Reviewed submitted papers and provided constructive feedback to ensure high-quality contributions
Helped shape the workshop program by evaluating research on advancements and challenges in AI-generated content detection
Participated in discussions and networking with fellow experts in the field

Graduate Student Bill of Rights Committee — College of IST

Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Served on the Graduate Student Bill of Rights Committee at the , Penn State.

Met with key stakeholders
Developed students’ bill of rights

Conference Reviewer — ACL, EACL, EMNLP

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Served as Conference Reviewer for leading NLP venues (2024–2025):

ACL conference review
EACL conference review
EMNLP conference review

Conference Volunteer — EMNLP 2023

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Served as Conference Volunteer at the Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP) 2023.

Provided technical support for the main conference
Provided poster presentations support and coordination
Assisted with participant registration and check-in

IT Officer — Penn State Pan-African Professional Alliance

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Serving as IT Officer for the Penn State Pan-African Professional Alliance.

Set IT goals and lead initiatives
Managed organization website
Directed IT operations for organization’s events and activities
Supported organization’s president and executive members

Instructor — ENVISION: STEM Career Day Supporting Young Women

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Served as Instructor for ENVISION: STEM Career Day Supporting Young Women at University Park, PA.

Led LinDiv outreach fellowship activities
Prepared presentation material and organized training

President — Graduate Student Association in IST

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Served as President of the Graduate Student Association in Information Sciences & Technology (GSAIST) at Penn State.

Led an executive team of 5 members serving 200+ graduate students
Revised organization’s mission and vision towards strategic change
Conducted mass mixed-method student survey to assess needs, gaps, and college climate
Analyzed data using thematic analysis and descriptive statistics, and generated students’ feedback report
Advocated for students by presenting findings to the college deans, program directors, and administrative staff
Successfully effected change in student academics, engagement, and experience for 200+ students

Outreach Coordinator — NSF LINDIV Graduate Research Training Program

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Served as Outreach Coordinator for the NSF LINDIV Graduate Research Training Program at Penn State.

Coordinated outreach for the NSF LINDIV Graduate research training program 2022
Led a team of 7 to execute a STEM career day workshop, , supporting young women

IT Officer — Grenada Red Cross

Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Served as IT Officer for the Grenada Red Cross in St. George’s, Grenada.

Led information technology initiatives
Mentored and supervised interns
Oversaw web development
Supported the president

Director & Co-founder — Fit For Life Youth Development Program

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Served as Director and Co-founder of Fit For Life: Youth Development Program in St. George’s, Grenada.

Partnered with Fit For Life to develop a free youth development program for marginalized youths
Mentored youths ages 7–27 to develop leadership, social, and professional skills
Trained next-generation dancers and youth leaders