IDS affiliate Shamya Karumbaiah was one of 48 University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty recently honored with a Vilas Award. Karumbaiah, an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Psychology in the Learning Sciences area. Karumbaiah studies human-centered AI for teaching and learning with the aim to augment human intelligence. Her current research focuses on constructing a scientific and critical understanding of equitable and responsible use of AI in classrooms.
Karumbaiah was 1 of 18 recipients of the Vilas Faculty Early Career Investigator Award, which recognizes research and teaching excellence in faculty who are relatively early in their careers. The award provides flexible research funding for three years.
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