Abhinava Barthakur

Abhinava Barthakur is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the UniSA Education Futures within the Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning at the University of South Australia. His research focuses on learning analytics, educational technology, and curriculum design, with an emphasis on assessment strategies, AI integration in schools, and graduate attribute development.

He has contributed to over 15 peer-reviewed articles and conference proceedings since 2020, addressing topics such as the alignment of learning outcomes with assessments, AI adoption in educational leadership, and unobtrusive measurement of soft skills. His work bridges theory and practice, offering evidence-based solutions for quality assurance in higher education and K-12 systems.

Key Contributions:

• Developed learning analytics frameworks for curriculum mapping and assessment design.
• Explored the role of AI in school leadership decisions through empirical studies.
• Analyzed the longitudinal development of graduate attributes using psychometric and LA techniques.

His research has been published in journals such as Australasian Journal of Educational Technology and Studies in Educational Evaluation, with frequent presentations at international conferences like LAK and EC-TEL. Barthakur collaborates with institutions globally, including Tsinghua University and Johns Hopkins University.