Pioneer in Educational Data Mining and Learning Analytics
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University of PennsylvaniaRyan Baker serves as Professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education and Director of the Penn Center for Learning Analytics, advancing from his previous role as Associate Professor (2016-2022). His groundbreaking work spans educational data mining, learning analytics, and artificial intelligence in education, with particular focus on student engagement in online learning environments. After earning his PhD in Human-Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University and ScB in Computer Science from Brown University, he has made remarkable contributions to the field, developing automated detection models for student engagement used in over a dozen online learning environments. His research impact is evidenced by over 25,000 citations and co-authorship with more than 400 colleagues