Sam Taubman is an MSCS student at Georgia Tech specializing in Computing Systems. Currently, Sam works in the DILab on the SAMI project under Dr. Goel. Sam holds a B.S. in Chemistry from Appalachian State University and worked on oil seep drone air sampling methods under Dr. Swarthout. Sam’s research interests include utilizing AI for improving learning and applying AI to trading. Outside of research Sam enjoys cooking and training jiu-jitsu. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samtaubman/
Lingqing Wang is a first year HCC PhD student advised by Prof. Ashok Goel.
Karan is a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at Georgia Tech, currently working on the Jill Watson project. He is broadly interested in developing AI tools for scaling quality education. His research interest includes machine teaching, natural language processing, and conversational systems.
John Kos is a second year PhD here at the Designing Intelligence Lab. Before starting his PhD, he completed an undergraduate in Computer Science at University of Maryland College Park and a Masters through Georgia Tech’s OMSCS program. His current research is focused around building a holistic understanding of andragogy and figuring out the unique challenges that come with teaching people to solve open ended problems. In his free time John likes reading sci-fi and doing amateur game design.
Firat Taxpulat is a graduate student at Georgia Tech under the M.S. in Computer Science program with a Specialization in Computational Perception and Robotics. Before attending Georgia Tech, Firat graduated from UCLA with a B.S. in Applied Mathematics with a Specialization in Computing. Firat is a research assistant for the Design Intelligence Lab at Georgia Tech as a member of the Jill Watson team under the supervision of Dr. Ashok Goel. His research interests involve applying scalable educational systems using artificial intelligence tools to promote learning of historically underrepresented Central Asian languages.
Firat is a Senior Software Engineer at Lockheed Martin working on air vehicle software under Advanced Development Programs / Skunk Works. Prior to Lockheed Martin, Firat worked on flight instrumentation software at Edwards Air Force Base. With his interests in aeronautics and robotics, Firat co-founded a NASA RASC-AL Competition Team at Georgia Tech and is a member of the Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) Aquabots: Maritime Robotics research group at Georgia Tech under the supervision of Dr. Michael West.
Outside of work and school, Firat is actively engaged in his community of Palmdale, CA as the Lead Computer Vision Mentor for FIRST Robotics Competition Team 5012: Gryffingear at The Palmdale Aerospace Academy and as the Competition Day Volunteer Coordinator for the Aerospace Robotics Competition. In his free time, Firat enjoys running, reading, NBA, and feeding his neighborhood’s stray cats.
For more on Firat, visit www.linkedin.com/in/firat-taxpulat
Darby Hudnall is a graduate research assistant and student at Georgia Tech, specializing in Interactive Intelligence. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechatronics Engineering from UNC Asheville. Darby currently works in industry as a software development engineer in test (SDET). In her free time, she enjoys volunteering with FIRST Robotics and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). She is especially interested in research applying AI to cognitive science. At DILab, Darby works for the Architecture for Learning (A4L) team. You can learn more about Darby at https://www.linkedin.com/in/darby-hudnall-b0415b96/.
