Artificial Intelligence in STEM Education (PDF)

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.