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Ashok Goel teaching class, Knowledge-Based Artificial Intelligence (CS 4635/7637). Photo by Fitrah Hamid.
Ashok K. Goel
Professor of Computer Science and Cognitive Science
School of Interactive Computing
Ashok K. Goel is a professor of Computer Science and Cognitive Science in the School of Interactive Computing. He is director of the School's Ph.D. Program in Human-Centered Computing, coordinator of the faculty consortium on Creativity, Learning & Cognition, and co-coordinator of the faculty consortium on interactive intelligence.
Goel's research focuces on artificial intelligence and human-computer interaction. He is the creator of Jill Watson, the world's first artificial intelligence teaching assistant.
Goel is affiliated with the GVU Center, the Institute for People and Technology, the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines, the Center for 21st Century Universities, and the Health Systems Institute.
Areas of Expertise
Human-Centered Computing | Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science
Core Research Areas: Data Engineering and Science | People and Technology | Robotics
Publications
Media Appearances
- The Wall Street Journal: Imagine Discovering That Your Teaching Assistant Really Is a Robot
- The Washington Post: What happened when a professor built a chatbot to be his teaching assistant
- The Chronicle of Higher Education: When the Teaching Assistant Is a Robot
- Business Insider: A professor built an AI teaching assistant for his courses — and it could shape the future of education
Additional Photos
Ashok Goel teaching class, Knowledge-Based Artificial Intelligence (CS 4635/7637). Photo by Fitrah Hamid.
Ashok Goel teaching class, Knowledge-Based Artificial Intelligence (CS 4635/7637). Photo by Fitrah Hamid.
Ashok Goel teaching class, Knowledge-Based Artificial Intelligence (CS 4635/7637). Photo by Fitrah Hamid.