Meet Our Team

Researchers advancing natural language processing, semantics, and AI for education.

We work on intelligent tutoring, assessment, question answering, and language technologies collaborating across NLP, machine learning, and human-centered computing.

Principal Investigator

Vasile Rus

Vasile Rus

Director, LIPS Lab — Jack and Jane Morris Professor

Leads research in NLP, intelligent tutoring systems, and AI for education.

  • Natural language processing
  • Intelligent tutoring
  • Learning analytics

PhD Students

Shanti Tamang

Shanti Tamang

PhD Student

Mahumudul Sajib Islam

Mahumudul Sajib Islam

PhD Student

Md Abdul Mazid Adnan

Md Abdul Mazid Adnan

PhD Student

Yuexin Wu

Yuexin Wu

PhD Student

Samudra Nepal

Samudra Nepal

PhD Student

Alumni

Former PhD students and postdocs who worked with the lab.

Jeevan Chapagain

Jeevan Chapagain

PhD Student

Priti Oli

Priti Oli

PhD Student

Rabin Banjade

Rabin Banjade

PhD Student

Lasang Jimba Tamang

Lasang Jimba Tamang

PhD Student

Nisrine Ait Khayi

Nisrine Ait Khayi

PhD Student

Zeyad Alshaikh

Zeyad Alshaikh

PhD Student

Nabin Maharjan

Nabin Maharjan

PhD Student

Dipesh Gautam

Dipesh Gautam

PhD Student

Rajendra Banjade

Rajendra Banjade

PhD Student

Nobal B Niraula

Nobal B Niraula

PhD Student

Archana Bhattarai

Archana Bhattarai

PhD Student

Dan Stefanescu

Dan Stefanescu

Postdoctoral Researcher