Category: Team

In December, I always take the time to sit down and reflect on the past year and on what my team and I have accomplished. As I now sit at my desk and review the past year’s events, I am interrupted by my stomach, which is growling. And on my desk before me is a nicely wrapped bag of mixed Christmas cookies. Every year around this time, local schools, kindergartens, sports clubs, etc. have bake sales to collect money for a good cause. I am always happy to help with such efforts, and so, of course, I bought a package. And here it is right in front of me, while my stomach is growling … Maybe just a peek inside my stomach tells me ... Maybe try a cookie ...…

We’re happy to extend a warm welcome to a new addition to our extended team, Sricharan Sammeta, who has just started this September for the Educational Computer Science unit of DIPF and will be working closely with us. Sricharan completed his Master of Engineering in Mechatronics at the Technische Hochschule Rosenheim, where he focused on applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to solve complex engineering and data-driven challenges. Over the past years, he has worked on projects that involved implementing core machine learning and AI concepts - from deep learning and generative AI to MLOps and multi-agent LLM systems. His work has focused on transforming advanced AI methods into scalable, real-world applications using platforms like AWS and GCP. During his time at DIPF, Sricharan plans to develop AI-powered tools designed…

We’re delighted to welcome Hruday Kumar Kolla to the Educational Technologies team at DIPF! Hruday joined us this September as an AI Software Developer, working under the guidance of Prof. Hendrik Drachsler. Hruday brings a rich background in artificial intelligence and software development. He completed his Master’s degree at the University of Siegen, where he also conducted his thesis at Bosch, focusing on unsupervised AI for defect detection. Over the past four years in Germany, he has explored a wide range of AI use cases, gaining hands-on experience across industries. Before joining DIPF, Hruday spent over a year at Mercedes-Benz in Sindelfingen as an intern and working student, developing AI-based web applications and working on cloud deployment strategies. Now at DIPF, Hruday is excited to apply his expertise to the…

We happily introduce Leon Camus, who has joined our team this September as a doctoral researcher. Leon’s research journey began during his Bachelor's studies, where he explored short answer grading in educational contexts. He continued this line of work during his Master's in Computer Science at TU Darmstadt, focusing on the implementation and enhancement of short answer grading systems with integrated feedback mechanisms. Throughout his academic career, Leon has gained extensive experience in digital learning environments—designing, extending and applying them in various educational settings. His expertise spans natural language processing, educational technology and automated assessment. Building on his foundation in natural language procesing, his PhD research focuses on automatic annotation of textual data. We look forward to accompanying you on your academic journey and welcome you to the EduTec team!

We happily announce that Zhifan Sun has joined the EduTec team as a PhD candidate. Zhifan will be working in the ML2MT project (From Machine Learning to Machine Teaching – Making Machines AND Humans Smarter). Zhifan has a Master of Science in speech and language processing from the University of Edinburgh. Before joining our team, he collected further academic experience as a research intern at the UKP Lab of the Technical University of Darmstadt. His research interests include Natural Language Processing (NLP), linguistics and applying NLP to educational technology. We look forward to working with you in the years to come. Welcome, Zhifan!

In the context of the CORE project we are looking for 5 student assistants to join the EduTec team: 1 student assistant for 10 hours weekly for 6 months with the possibility of extension to help us with the following tasks: Development and testing of hypotheses related to the CORE dataset Datamanagement Support in managing online surveys Applications are possible till May 2nd. For more information, check out the position description on the DIPF website. 4 student assistants for 10 hours weekly for 6 months with the possibility of extension to help us with the following tasks: Development of the existing infrastructure for the CORE project Datamanagement Support in managing online surveys Applications are possible till May 2nd. For more information, check out the position description on the DIPF website.…

With one laughing and one crying eye we bis our farewell to Dr. Dana Kube. A crying eye, because after over 6 years of being an integral part of our EduTec team, we must sadly say goodbye. Dana originally started working at DIPF for the German Education Server. We luckily were then able to win her over to our EduTec team to work with us in the AR4STEAM project. Later she contributed with her exceptional project management skills to the IMPACT and ALI projects. Besides her expert collaboration during the various project phases, she supported us with her public relation work at digital conferences and events and her valuable contributions to research transfer initiatives. We will miss not only her meaningful expertise in social science research and educational technologies, but…