Group vision: This research group focuses on researching emerging technologies from a Human-centered perspective. We explore emerging and new technologies, such as recommender systems and artificial intelligent systems, which can be employed to support learning.
Research Group Lead: Neha Rani, Ph.D.
Active Projects:
AI in Education For Supporting engagement
AI Tutor for Programming
Overreliance on AI in Education
Measuring AI Acceptance in Education
Developing Software Engineerign Self-Efficacy Scale
Exploring Ciritical Thinking in the Era of AI in Higher Education
AI for Empathy in Nursing Professionals for Older Adults
AI in Software Engineering
Current Students:
Sparsh Mogha, 2026
Julie Wang, 2026
Weedguet Mildort 2025, 2026
Javian Sandino 2026
Pamela Vishka, 2025, 2026
Caleb T. Schutz, 2025, 2026
Alumni:
Austin M. Spangler, 2025
Jeevanram Munnangi, 2025, 2026
Ryan G. Machado- AI Ethics in Education, 2024
Eris Patel- Educational Recommender Systems, 2024
Krivi Chabra- Educational Recommender Systems, 2024
Lucas G Zangari (Undergraduate), 2025
Yao Wen Liu- Educational Recommender Systems, 2024
Sharan Majumder (Undergraduate), Research project- AI in education, 2024, 2025
Ishan B. Bhardwaj (Undergraduate), Research project- AI in education, 2024
Joanna M. Mijares (Undergraduate), Research project- AI tutor for programming, 2024
Vu Minh Anh Le (Undergraduate), Research project- AI tutor for programming, 2024
Griffin Pitts (Undergraduate), Research project- Overreliance on AI in Education, 2024, 2025
Shobit Singh (Master's), Research project- Measuring AI Acceptance in Education, 2024