Spring 2020
Natural Language Processing
Penn State · CSE 597 · Graduate
Teaching assistant. Supported student projects, teaching, and grading.
Teaching & service
Teaching experience in computer science, invited speaking, and service to AI, NLP, and education research.
Teaching
Courses & invited speaking
Fall 2019
Artificial Intelligence
Penn State · CMPSC 442 · Undergraduate
Teaching assistant. Teaching, grading, and examinations for a course with more than 100 students.
February 2022
NSF Argumentation Workshop
PACE Lab · Illinois State University
Invited speaker on AI-assisted assessment.
Research leadership
Current roles with University at Buffalo centers
- AI Team Lead at the National AI Institute for Exceptional Education (AI4ExceptionalEd).My role: Aug 2024–present.Total center funding: $20 million (NSF/IES #2229873); award period: Jan 2023–Dec 2027.
- AI Team Lead at the Center for Early Literacy and Responsible AI (CELaRAI).My role: Aug 2024–present.Total center funding: $10 million (IES #R305C240046); award period: Sep 2024–Aug 2029.
Professional service
Session chair
AIED 2025 and 2026
Language learning and story generation; AI agents for education.
Program committee
AIED 2025 and 2026. Upcoming service: AIED 2027 and LAK 2027.
Peer review
ACL Rolling Review (ACL, EMNLP, NAACL), AAAI, AIED, LAK, and SIGIR
Grant review
NSF panel service in the Division of Research on Learning.
Student volunteer
AAAI 2019