The LRDC Colloquium series will welcome Stephen Hutt, a research on AI in education, on April 7 to discuss “Mind Reading Machines: Understanding and Responding to Students’ Internal States During Learning.”

Hutt’s talk will consider how artificial intelligence techniques can be used to examine the complex interplay between cognitive and affective processes commonly experienced in learning. He will discuss how to leverage learning theory to center humans in the development of AI tools and measurements. Finally, he will place these results into the context of scalable user modelling and adaptive software.

The event takes place at 3 p.m. April 7 at the Learning Research and Development Center, 424 Murdoch Building, 3420 Forbes Ave. The talk is co-sponsored by the Department of Informatics and Networked Systems in the School of Computing and Information. 

Hutt is the second speaker in the newly established LRDC Colloquium Series. The series, established in 2024 to commemorate the LRDC’s 60th anniversary, features speakers from a variety of disciplines, bringing unique perspectives on timely topics.

The series is free to attend, all Pitt faculty, staff, students, alumni, donors, and friends are welcome, but registration is requested for planning purposes.

For more information, visit LRDC Colloquium Series.