Announcing the 2024 AI and Education Initiative Awards

Four Faculty Research Grants and Four Graduate Student Fellows Awarded

The AI and Education Initiative is pleased to announce the recipients of its Faculty Research Grants and Doctoral Fellowships. These two funding programs were launched to support evolving research efforts at the intersection of  artificial intelligence (AI) and education at Boston University.  Join us as we celebrate and recognize the faculty and students selected for these awards. The AI and Education Initiative and these awards are funded by Hariri Institute for Computing & Wheelock College of Education and Human Development. 

AI and Education Faculty Research Grants

Our 2024 Faculty Research Grant recipients are: Leslie Dietiker, Associate Dean for Research and Associate Professor in Mathematics Education, BU Wheelock College of Education and Human Development; Kathy MinHye Kim, Clinical Assistant Professor of TESOL & Applied Linguistics and Director of the Second Language Acquisition Lab, BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development; TJ McKenna, Director of the Center for STEM Professional Learning at Scale and Lecturer in Science education, BU Wheelock College of Education and Human Development; and Zachary (Zach) Rossetti, Associate Professor of Special Education, BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development

Learn more about our faculty grant recipients and their projects here. 

AI and Education Graduate Student Fellows

Our 2024 AI and Education Initiative Graduate Student Fellows are: Erin Barno, Ph.D. candidate, mathematics education, BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development; Erning (Henry) Chen, Ph.D. candidate, language & literacy education, BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Developmen; Zhongkai Shangguan, Ph.D. candidate, electrical and computer engineering, BU College of Engineering; and Hao Yu, Ph.D. candidate, computer science at BU College of Arts & Sciences.

Learn more about our 2024 AI and Education Initiative Doctoral Fellows here.

The AI and Education Initiative catalyzes research in AI-driven innovations that impact equitable learning, education, and human development. To learn more about the AI and Education Initiative, visit the website or email Naomi Caselli, director of the AI and Education Initiative, at nkc@bu.edu.