Sai Gattupalli, Ph.D.

Research Domains: AI Education, Learning Technologies, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Computing and Mathematics Education, Modeling Translation, Teacher Education, and Curriculum Studies

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I study how educational technology, including AI-enabled tools, is designed, adapted, and used by real teachers and learners in real classrooms, and whether it actually serves them.

My work sits at the intersection of education, computing, and human-centered systems design. A central thread running through all of it is what I call modeling translation: turning theoretical and computational ideas into learning tools that teachers and students can genuinely use and learn from. Through system prototyping, mixed-methods research, and human-in-the-loop evaluation, I study how adaptive learning technologies perform under real classroom and instructional constraints. This includes intelligent tutoring systems, AI-enabled learning tools, computational literacies curricula, and culturally responsive computing.

Education is my primary domain and enduring commitment. The deeper question driving my research is simple: who does this technology actually work for in the classroom, and who does it leave out?

Principal Research Scientist, Society & AI Research Group

Alumnus, Advanced Learning Technologies Lab