Rishitha Navuduru is a Research Scientist- I in the Design and Intelligence Lab at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She graduated with a master’s degree in computer science from the University at Buffalo in December 2024. Before joining Georgia Tech, she worked with fast paced startups where she built AI driven applications and strengthened her skills in full stack development. She enjoys solving problems, experimenting with new tools, and exploring how intelligent systems can make online learning more effective.

Jeanette Luu is a Reseach Scientist in the Design Intelligence lab of the Institute of Data Engineering “IDEaS” and Science at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

She is passionate for pushing the boundaries of human potential, bridging the gap between human and machine in how they think and learn from each other.

Rahul Dass is a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Georgia Tech. Currently, he leads the VERA and Ivy teams at DILab and AI-ALOE with research interests in personalized learning and self-explanation. Prior to joining GT, as a U-LINK interdisciplinary fellow with a background in Responsible AI, he obtained his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Miami in 2022. He previously interned at Amazon as an Applied Scientist with the AWS Responsible AI team and volunteered as Lead Data Scientist at a non-profit tackling news disinformation. In his free time, he enjoys cooking and visiting National and State Parks with his family.

Sandeep Kakar is a Research Scientist in the Design & Intelligence lab of the School of Interactive Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research interest centers around using artificial intelligence to improve learning outcomes in online education. He holds an MS in Computer Science. His previous education includes a Ph.D. in Physics and an MBA.

Ploy Thajchayapong has her Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University. She worked as a post-doc at Georgia Tech before joining Tech Industry in Data Science field.  After 8 years in a Big 4 consulting firm and an AI start-up, she is now a Research Scientist at AI-ALOE and DILab.