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Dr. Fan Ouyang is a research professor in the College of Education at Zhejiang University. Dr. Ouyang holds a Ph.D. degree from the University of Minnesota. Her research interests are computer-supported collaborative learning, learning analytics and educational data mining, online and blended learning, and artificial intelligence in education. Dr. Ouyang has authored/coauthored more than 30 SSCI/SCI/EI papers and conference publications and worked as PI/co-PI on more than 10 research projects, supported by National Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Zhejiang Province Educational Reformation Research Project, Zhejiang Province Educational Science Planning and Research Project, Zhejiang University-UCL Strategic Partner Funds, etc. Dr. Pengcheng Jiao is a research professor in the Ocean College at the Zhejiang University, China. His multidisciplinary research integrates structures and materials, sensing, computing, networking, and robotics to create and enhance the smart ocean. His research interests include mechanical functional metamaterials, SHM and energy harvesting, marine soft robotics and AIEd. In recent years, he has authored/co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed journal and conference publications and worked as PI/co-PI on more than 10 research projects. Dr. Bruce M. McLaren is an Associate Research Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, current Secretary and Treasurer and past President of the International Artificial Intelligence in Education Society (2017-2019). McLaren is passionate about how technology can support education and has dedicated his work and research to projects that explore how students can learn with educational games, intelligent tutoring systems, e-learning principles, and collaborative learning. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Intelligent Systems from the University of Pittsburgh, an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh, and a B.S. in Computer Science (cum laude) from Millersville University. Dr. Amir H. Alavi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh. He holds a PhD degree in Civil Engineering from Michigan State University. His original and seminal contributions to developing and deploying advanced machine learning and bio-inspired computation techniques have established a road map for their broad applications in various engineering domains. He is among the Web of Science ESI's World Top 1% Scientific Minds in 2018, and the Stanford University list of Top 1% Scientists in the World in 2019 and 2020. |
