Professors

Laura Graf

Technical University of Munich, Germany

Laura Graf is a PhD student at the Technical University of Munich under supervision of Oleksandra (Sasha) Poquet. She has been working in the Learning Analytics Group there since 2023, studying effects and potential of AI for learning scenarios in collaboration with the Chair for Applied Software Engineering. She has a degree in medical informatics […]

Andre Kenneth Chase Randall

University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

Mr. Andre Kenneth “Chase” Randall is a computer science doctoral student researching AI in Education at University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass). Supported by the Spaulding-Smith Fellowship through the UMass Graduate School, he collaborates with Research Professor Beverly P. Woolf and Professor David A. Mix Barrington to blend AI in Education with Automata Theory. He earned […]

Tom van Eijck

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands

I am born and raised in Amsterdam, Netherlands. After graduation with a neurobiology master at the University of Amsterdam (UvA), I worked several years in nature conservation in Central America, before qualifying as a first grade biology teacher (UvA). After seven years in secondary education, I have been teaching STEM Education within the Faculty of […]

Mario Paludi

Università D'Annunzio, Italy

My academic background is in law. I graduated in law in 2000 from the University of Teramo (Italy) with a thesis on “The Protection of the Mediterranean” in international law. After completing two years of postgraduate studies, I obtained a specialization in European law at the same university. I’m a lawyer and a teacher of […]

Gamze Sokucu

Middle East Technical University, Türkiye

Gamze Sökücü is a PhD candidate at Middle East Technical University (METU), Türkiye, studying under the supervision of Dr. Erkan Er. With 15 years of experience in English Language Teaching (ELT) in higher education, she identifies as a teacher-researcher. Gamze began her doctoral journey in ELT (PhDc) at Çukurova University and continued her studies at […]

Nafsika Pappa

University of West Attica, Greece

Nafsika Pappa is a PhD. Candidate in Computational Thinking and Educational Robotics at the Department of Informatics and Computer Engineering, University of West Attica, Greece. She holds an MSc in Educational Technology from the National University of Athens, Greece, and a BSc in Informatics from the University of Piraeus, Greece. She works as an ICT […]

Yuli Sutoto Nugroho

Queen Mary University of London, UK

Yuli Sutoto Nugroho is a PhD student at Queen Mary University of London’s School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. His research centres on educational technology, distance learning, vocational education, eye-tracking, and facial expression recognition. His PhD thesis explores the impact of presence in video-based learning and the metaverse. Alongside his studies, he serves as […]

Luke Halpin

Lancaster University, UK

Luke Halpin (he/him) is a PhD Candidate at the University of Lancaster (UK) in the School of Computing & Communications. Luke began his PhD in October 2022 after completing his BSc (hons) in Software Engineering also at Lancaster. His work focuses on the inclusive and accessible design of technology in education and supporting students with […]

Daniel Ebbert

University of South Australia, Australia

Daniel is a PhD candidate at the University of South Australia. After having worked in the field of providing educational technology to lecturers at universities in Germany, he joined the University of South Australia to start his PhD. His research focuses on improving educational videos provided to students at higher education institutions, with a specific […]

Marshall An

Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Marshall An is a 2nd-year PhD student in Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to his PhD studies, Marshall worked as a Project Scientist in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. He is a computer science and learning science practitioner with years of experience in technology-enhanced learning and educational data […]