People
People of the IDEEAS Lab
A team of faculty, students, and collaborators building AI methods and tools for engineering education, with mentorship and student growth at the center of how we work.
Lab Director
Dr. Andrew Katz, PhD
Associate Professor
Dr. Katz leads the IDEEAS Lab, focusing on AI applications in engineering education.
The Team
Who makes up the lab
2
Faculty & research scientists
4
PhD students
24
Undergraduate researchers
5
PhD alumni
Research Scientists
- Gabriella Coloyan FlemingGenerative AI
PhD Students
- Mitch GerhardtEpistemic Thinking
- Nathan LiSustainability Mindset
- Benjamin E. ChabackOpen Education Resources
- Kylee ShiekhComputer Science Education
Join Us
We are actively recruiting
Prospective PhD students
Apply through Engineering Education at Virginia Tech and reach out with your interests and a paper or project of ours that resonated.
Undergraduate researchers
Join an active project as a research assistant, for credit, pay, or experience, and build real research and engineering skills.
Collaborators & partners
Work with us on datasets, methods, deployable tools, and joint proposals across institutions and disciplines.