2/5/2026•member
Welcome to Our New Undergraduate Research AssistantsWe are excited to welcome a new cohort of undergraduate researchers who will be joining our projects this semester.
IDEEAS Lab
Improving decisions across engineering, education, agents, and systems.
We build AI-driven methods and human-centered tools that help teams design, evaluate, and communicate complex decisions in engineering education and practice.
Computational social scienceDecision supportLearning analyticsResponsible AI
Featured paper
Using generative AI for large-scale qualitative analysis of social media posts to understand why people leave computer science
Journal of Engineering Education, 2025
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Active grant
CAREER: Minds and Machines: Exploring Engineering Faculty Member Mental Models of Generative AI and Instructional Decisions
National Science Foundation CAREER Award · 2024-2028
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Method artifact
GATOS workflow for qualitative thematic analysis
Leveraging open-source large language models and generative AI to create workflows to conduct large-scale qualitative data analysis
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Student pathway
Undergraduate Research Assistant
CAREER: Minds and Machines: Exploring Engineering Faculty Member Mental Models of Generative AI and Instructional Decisions
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Research Focus
Building decision intelligence for complex systems
Our work combines computational modeling, human-centered design, and AI to create tools that make complex decisions more transparent and equitable.
Latest Updates
Lab news
8/29/2025•member
Welcome new students for Fall 2025Welcoming new students to IDEEAS Lab and guidance for those interested in joining.
6/10/2025•other
Summer Dissertation DefensesWe are excited to announce that Amanda Ross has successfully defended her dissertation.