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BONNY BANERJEE, PHD
Assistant Professor, IIS & Electrical and Computer Engineering

The goal of Dr. Bonny Banerjee's research is to understand how perception and action give rise to cognition from a computational perspective and use that knowledge to build artificial systems that can perceive, act, reason, and learn from spatiotemporal data in multiple modalities. His research exists at the confluence of artificial intelligence, machine learning, cognitive science, and computational neuroscience, with applications to the Internet of Things, healthcare, transportation, security, and surveillance.

Keywords: artificial intelligence, machine learning, internet of things, data science, cognitive science

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XIANGEN HU, PHD
Professor, Experimental (Cognitive) Psychology

Dr. Hu focuses on (1) research design and statistics in cognitive psychology, specifically, a special class of models for categorical data analysis, (2) cognitive psychology and theoretical research in advanced learning environments such as adaptive instructional systems (AIS), and (3) applied computer sciences & engineering in design, development, and evaluation of learning systems such as conversation-based Intelligent tutoring systems (ITS).

Keywords: processing tree models, adaptive instructional systems, semantic representation and analysis, intelligent tutoring systems, advanced distributed learning

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ANDREW OLNEY, PHD
Professor, IIS & Psychology

Dr. Olney’s primary research interests are in natural language interfaces. His current projects focus on task-oriented natural language interfaces with a specific focus on conversational intelligent tutoring systems, computational representations of meaning, and dyadic interaction and engagement.

Keywords: vector space models, dialogue systems, unsupervised grammar induction, robotics, and intelligent tutoring systems

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PHILIP PAVLIK, PHD
Associate Professor, IIS & Psychology

Dr. Pavlik's research focuses on bridging the divide between laboratory cognitive science and applications to help real students. His current work continues to bridge this gap by developing practice software for students in Anatomy and Physiology classes. This software includes a highly adaptive algorithm designed to present practice at an optimal level of challenge for the learner to maximize their efficiency.

Keywords: educational software design, coputational modeling of cognition, concept and fact learning, transfer of learning, strategies of learning

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VASILE RUS, PHD
Professor, IIS & Computer Science 

Dr. Rus's research focuses on harnessing the data revolution to further our understanding of how people learn, how to improve adaptive instructional systems (AISs), and how to make emerging learning ecologies that include online and blended learning with AISs more effective, efficient, engaging, equitable, relevant, and affordable. 

Keywords: artificial Intelligence in education, intelligent tutoring systems, intelligent interactive systems, dialogue systems, natural language processing

JOHN SABATINI, PHD
Distinguished Research Professor, IIS

John Sabatini was formerly a Principal Research Scientist in the Center for Global Research, Research & Development Division at the Educational Testing Service. His research interests and expertise are interdisciplinary, extending across reading literacy develoment and disabilities, assessment, cognitive psychology, the learning sciences, and educational technology. 

Keywords: cognition, instruction and learning sciences, reading, text, and discourse research, eduational assessment, educational psychology, and adult literacy and education

ALISTAIR WINDSOR, PHD
Associate Professor, Math Sciences & Director, IIS

Alistair Windsor is interested in mathematics, education, and mathematics education. His interests lie in how computerized systems can support both teaching and learning. He is currently looking at what large language models can reveal about classroom discourse and curricular materials.

Keywords: mathematics, education, evaluation, and language models

LEAH WINDSOR, PHD
Associate Professor, IIS & English

Dr. Windsor directs the Languages Across Cultures lab which studies language in opaque political environments. She is PI on an NSF grant studying multimodal communication. Her book written with Dr. Kerry F. Crawford, The PhD Parenthood Trap, is available with Georgetown University Press and she serves on the Editorial Board of International Studies Quarterly and International Studies Perspectives. 

Keywords: international relations, syntax, corpus linguistics, bias, gender