Danial Hooshyar

Biography

Welcome! I am an associate professor of learning analytics in the Institute of Education at University of Tartu, and a research professor in the Center of Human-inspired AI & Computing at Korea University. My research is in Technology-Enhanced Learning, particularly adaptive educational systems (e.g., intelligent educational games and tutoring systems).

I received my bachelor and master degree in Software Engineering from Payame Noor and APU/Staffordshire University in Iran and Malaysia, respectively. My Ph.D is from Artificial Intelligence Department at University of Malaya in 2016 with a thesis on Intelligent Tutoring Systems.

Academic Qualification


BSc (Payame Noor University/Software Engineering) 2006~2010

MSc (APU/Staffordshire University/Software Engineering) 2011~2013

PhD (University of Malaya/Artificial Intelligence) 2013~2016

Professional Experience

Associate Professor of Learning Analytics in the Center of Educational Technology at University of Tartu, January 2021 - present

Senior Research Fellow in the Center of Educational Technology at University of Tartu, Nov 2018 - Dec 2020

Research Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Korea University, September 2020-present

Research Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Korea University, April 2016 - Nov 2018

Visiting Researcher, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Dec 2017-Jan 2018

Research Assistant in both Computer Science and Education faulty at University of Malaya, 2015 - 2016

Research Interests

  • adaptivity and personalization

  • educational data mining and learning analytics

  • Artificial Intelligence in education

  • e-Learning design and evaluation

  • educational technology

  • educational games

Teaching

  • Quantitative research in educational technology

  • Educational data mining

  • Doctoral seminars