Research Projects

We have a wide range of research interests across language technologies, learning sciences, and AI for education.

iCODE: Adaptive Training of Students' Code Comprehension Processes

Institute for Education Sciences · Department of Education

Period: 2022–2025 · Amount: $1,999,595 · Role: PI

Collaboration with University of Minnesota and University of North Carolina.

Advancing the Science of Learning Data Science with Adaptive Learning for Future Workforce Development

Period: 2020–2025 · Amount: $3,439,035

NSF award 1918751

Investigating techniques that couple Markov Logic and Deep Learning with applications to discovering strategies to improve STEM learning

Period: 2020–2023 · Amount: $413,482

NSF award 2008812

The Learner Data Institute: Harnessing The Data Revolution To Make The Learning Ecosystem More Effective, Efficient, and Engaging

Period: 2019–2023 (Phase 2: 15 million for 5 years – to be applied for) · Currently funded amount: $2,584,309

NSF award 1934745

Collaborative Research: CSEdPad: Investigating and Scaffolding Students' Mental Models during Computer Programming Tasks to Improve Learning, Engagement, and Retention

Period: 2018–2023 · Amount: $749,136 (collaborative project with Peter Brusilovsky at the University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh portion ~$250k)

NSF award 1822816

Generalized Intelligent Framework for Tutors (GIFT) Expert Series

Funded by Army Research Lab · Department of Defense

Period: 2018–2023 · Amount: $2,300,000 · Role: Co-PI

gifttutoring.org