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May 12, 2026May 12, 2026colaps statements, newsBy irene

Congratulations, Cleo Schulten! 🎉

We are delighted to share that Cleo M. Schulten has successfully defended her PhD dissertation, “Learning in Hackathons: Proposing a methodological framework for the design, implementation and evaluation of interest-driven, community-based events”, at the Faculty of Computer Science, Universität Duisburg-Essen. The dissertation was awarded magna cum laude, a testament to the quality and rigor of four years of dedicated research. Cleo joined the COLAPS research group in 2021, and from the […]

January 11, 2026January 11, 2026reflections, UncategorizedBy irene

A Year of Connection and Reflection: The colaps Retreat in Saarbrücken

As another year goes by, our research group gathered for a memorable retreat in Saarbrücken—a two-days trip that offered academic exchange and moments of genuine connection. The highlight of our visit was the time spent with colleagues at Saarland University, Tomo Nagashima (LaLa Lab) and Armin Weinberger (EduTech) and members of their groups, sharing our ongoing research projects and gaining perspectives on the work unfolding across our extended research community. […]

July 11, 2025colaps statements, job opportunitiesBy irene

Call for Teaching Assistants

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Call for Teaching Assistants Course: Introduction to Programming (Grundlegende Programmiertechniken), IP101 We are seeking enthusiastic and dedicated Teaching Assistants (TAs) for our upcoming Introduction to Programming course for the MIPSY bachelor program, scheduled for WiSe 2025/26. This course introduces students to fundamental programming concepts, problem-solving techniques, and basic software development skills, using Python. Responsibilities: Assist in delivering lab sessions and tutorials Provide guidance to students during coding exercises Help develop instructional materials and […]

June 12, 2025UncategorizedBy irene

[Invited talk] Dr. Rwitajit Majumdar: “Context, Data and Inferencing: When Human-AI Meet to Learn”

On Wednesday June 18th at 10:30, we are happy to host Prof. Dr. Rwitajit Majumdar for an invited talk with the title: “Context, Data and Inferencing: When Human-AI Meet to Learn”. Dr. Rwitajit Majumdar is an Associate Professor at Kumamoto University, Japan, affiliated with the Research and Educational Institute for Semiconductors and Informatics, as well as the Graduate School of Social and Cultural Sciences, Division of Instructional System Studies and […]

December 9, 2024December 9, 2024colaps statementsBy irenecolaps, mission, statement, vision

colaps: Mission and Vision Statement

Founded in 2021, the research group “Computational Methods in Modeling and Analysis of Learning Processes” (COLAPS) is one of the 13 scientific fields at the Department of Human-centered Computing and Cognitive Science (HCCS), Faculty of Computer Science, University of Duisburg-Essen. Our mission is to conduct innovative research on the integration of artificial intelligence and data analytics in education with the aim to model how people learn and to foster transformative […]