Our Mission

The IDEEAS Lab develops AI-driven methodologies to transform decision-making processes in engineering education and practice.

Research Thrusts

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AI-Powered Pedagogy

Developing intelligent tutoring systems and NLP tools for engineering education

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Decision Architectures

Modeling complex decision-making processes in engineering systems

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Cognitive Modeling

Studying mental models of AI in educational contexts

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Sustainable Systems

Optimizing resource allocation through machine learning

Funded Projects

CAREER: Minds and Machines

NSF CAREER Award$600,000

2024-2028

Investigating faculty mental models of generative AI in engineering education

Design for Sustainability

NSF EEC$800,000

2023-2027

Modeling social-ecological systems in engineering design decisions

NLP for Engineering Education

NSF EAGER$300,000

2022-2025

Developing NLP pipelines for engineering education research

Using Large Language Models and Generative AI to Scale Qualitative Data Analysis

Virginia Tech Academy of Data Science Discovery Fund$10,000

2024-2025

Leveraging open-source large language models and generative AI to create workflows to conduct large-scale qualitative data analysis

Structures and Machines: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Mapping the Policy Implications of Generative AI in Higher Education

Virginia Tech +Policy Fellowship$10,000

2024-2025

Analyzing existing policies related to AI in higher education across the US