Welcome to My Blog
I'm Justin Del Vecchio, teaching faculty at UB's Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science. Before academia, I spent 20 years in industry as a research scientist and software engineer, working with exceptional teams on applied research projects in support of the U.S. Department of Defense. You can find my full professional background on LinkedIn.
I have a long-standing curiosity about how artificial intelligence actually gets used—especially the gap between cutting-edge research and real-world deployment. In this space, I share thoughts on AI, data-intensive systems, research projects, and lessons from the classroom, with a particular focus on how emerging tools reshape the work of engineers, scientists, and institutions.
Latest Posts
January 4, 2026 AI
Large language models are powerful—but the next wave of AI impact won't come from ever-larger foundation models. In this post, I explore how the Model Context Protocol (MCP) enables LLMs to work alongside small, domain-specific predictive models, unlocking valuable insights from everyday data sources like CSV files. Drawing on student projects from my Fall 2025 course, I argue that the future of AI is modular, composable, and deeply tied to the data organizations already have.
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