Our Mission
The IDEEAS Lab develops AI-driven methodologies to transform decision-making processes in engineering education and practice.
Research Thrusts
AI-Powered Pedagogy
Developing intelligent tutoring systems and NLP tools for engineering education
Decision Architectures
Modeling complex decision-making processes in engineering systems
Cognitive Modeling
Studying mental models of AI in educational contexts
Sustainable Systems
Optimizing resource allocation through machine learning
Funded Projects
CAREER: Minds and Machines
2024-2028
Investigating faculty mental models of generative AI in engineering education
Design for Sustainability
2023-2027
Modeling social-ecological systems in engineering design decisions
NLP for Engineering Education
2022-2025
Developing NLP pipelines for engineering education research
Using Large Language Models and Generative AI to Scale Qualitative Data Analysis
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
2024-2025
Analyzing existing policies related to AI in higher education across the US