Human-Centered Data Lab

About

Our lab's research focuses on using big data collected from educational systems to improve student learning and spans several areas: data mining, artificial intelligence, machine learning, intelligent tutoring systems, cognitive modeling, game development, and instructional design.

Active research projects include:

  • The Hint Factory
  • Cognitive Model Discovery
  • DataShop
  • Educational eScience
  • Games for Learning

People

Current Members

John Stamper
John Stamper
Assistant Professor, HCII
PSLC DataShop Director
jstamper@cs.cmu.edu
Steven Moore
Steven Moore
Postdoc, HCII
Joined in Fall 2018
stevenmo@cs.cmu.edu
Christine Kwon
Christine Kwon
PhD Student, HCII
Joined in Fall 2022
ckwon2@andrew.cmu.edu
Marshall An
Marshall An
PhD Student, HCII
Joined in Fall 2023
haokanga@andrew.cmu.edu
James Wei
James Wei
PhD Student, HCII
Joined in Fall 2023
yumouw@andrew.cmu.edu
Ruiwei Xiao
Ruiwei Xiao
PhD Student, HCII
Joined in Fall 2024
ruiweix@andrew.cmu.edu

Former Members

Huy Anh Nguyen
Huy Anh Nguyen
AI Researcher
Amazon
PhD Student
Graduated in 2024
hn1@cs.cmu.edu
Shravya Bhat
Shravya Bhat
Software Engineer
Boston Consulting Group
Masters of Computational DS
Graduated 2023
shravyab@andrew.cmu.edu
Annie Johnson
Annie Johnson
Software Engineer
Cadence Design Systems
Masters of Computational DS
Graduated 2022
anniej@andrew.cmu.edu
Sundar Anand
Sundar Anand
Software Engineer
Walmart
Masters of Science in ECE
Graduated 2022
sundara@andrew.cmu.edu
Michelle Lim
Michelle Lim
Software Engineer
Appian
Information Systems & Stats
Graduated in 2021
mlim1@andrew.cmu.edu
Nick Diana
Nick Diana
Assistant Professor
Colgate University
PhD Student
Graduated in 2020
ndiana@cmu.edu
Michael Eagle
Michael Eagle
Assistant Professor
GMU
Postdoctoral Fellow
HCII (2015-2018)
meagle@gmu.edu
Ran Liu
Ran Liu
Chief Data Scientist
MARi
Postdoctoral Fellow
HCII (2014-2017)
ranliu@gmail.com

Collaborators

Kenneth R. Koedinger
Kenneth R. Koedinger
Professor, HCII and Psychology
koedinger@cmu.edu
Bruce M. McLaren
Bruce M. McLaren
Associate Research Professor, HCII
bmclaren@cs.cmu.edu
Human-Centered Data Lab at the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED'19), Chicago, USA.