Speaker: Enkelejda Kasneci, TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology
Date: 13.03.2026, 11:00 Uhr
Title: Generative AI in Education: From Research to Personalized, Real-World Applications
Abstract:
Generative AI is reshaping the educational landscape, calling for a shift from rapid adoption toward a careful exploration of its pedagogical implications. This lecture examines the development of reliable, privacy-compliant AI systems designed to support learners rather than replace them.
Drawing on real-world applications, the talk highlights tools such as PEER, which enhances writing motivation through automated feedback, and SAM, a context-aware AI mentor shown to improve knowledge retention. It also explores innovative approaches to detecting mind wandering in order to support learners’ concentration, ultimately advocating for responsible, human-centric integration of AI in education.
Enkelejda Kasneci
Enkelejda Kasneci is a Distinguished Professor (“Liesel Beckmann Distinguished Professorship”) for Human-Centered Technologies for Learning at the School of Social Sciences & Technology and in her second affiliation at the School of Computation, Information and Technology.
She is Director of the TUM Center for Educational Technologies, Core Member of the Munich Data Science Institute, Fellow of the Konrad Zuse School of Excellence in Reliable AI, and PI of the Munich Center for Machine Learning
