Organizers

Research Scientist focusing on AI in education, computing education, and collaborative learning, with an emphasis on AI literacy in K-12 learners and conversational agents.

Assistant Professor. Research sits at the intersection of online safety and technology for people with special needs, using a human-centered approach to design AI-driven solutions that foster well-being for at-risk populations, such as youth.

Assistant Professor. Research explores AI-driven mixed reality (MR) tools for teaching, learning, and social connection.

Assistant Professor. Research focuses on HCI, usable privacy and security, and Human-Centered AI to design safe, inclusive, and privacy-protective solutions for children and families.

Assistant Professor. Research tackles sociotechnical issues such as social media and AI safety particularly for youth and human-AI interaction, as well as the design of ethical technologies.

Assistant Professor. Research explores AI in education and educational data mining, with a focus on computing science education and leveraging machine learning to enhance learning analytics.

Assistant Professor specializing in interaction design for socially interactive systems, exploring the impacts of integrating social robots into the everyday lives of children and families. (Attending remotely)

Department Chair and Professor. Over twenty years of HCI research focused on leveraging technology for social good through participatory design with children, including ethical and responsible AI for children and families.

Assistant Professor. Research investigates the intersection of governance and play within social computing, with emphasis on child safety and platform governance in video games and virtual worlds.