Ph.D. Students
Shifali Sharma (Fall 2021 – Present)
Research Interests:
Stress Modeling using wearables
Modelling stress in naturalistic settings
Xiangxiang (Sean) Kong (Fall 2022- Present)
xiangk1 at umbc dot edu
Research Interests:
Machine Learning and Anomaly Detection in Healthcare
Applications of Heart Rate Variability
Yetunde Okueso (HCC, Spring 2024 – Present)
y54 at umbc dot edu
Research Interests:
HCI, Learning Design, and AI in Education
Imposter Phenomenon in Computing Students
Jennifer Posada (HCC, Fall 2024 – present)
Research Interests:
Automation and AI for Personal Informatics
Data storytelling
Personal website: jenposada.com
Md Biplob Hosen (Fall 2024 – present)
Research Interests:
AI in Education / Multimodal Learning Analytics
Modeling Students’ Social Construction of Knowledge; Application in Early Reading Support
Ling Zhang
(Spring 2025 – present)
Research Interests:
Learning Analytics, Educational Data Mining, AI in Education
Md Sakib Ul Rahman Sourove
(Fall 2025 – present, co-advised with Dr. Shimei Pan)
souroveskb at umbc dot edu
Research Interests:
AI in Education
Supakit (Nine) Boonsongprasert
(Spring 2026 – present)
sboonso1 at umbc dot edu
Research Interests:
AI in Education