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Aditya Johri is a tenured Professor of Information Sciences & Technology in the College of Engineering & Computing at George Mason University (GMU). He directs the Technocritical Research on AI, Learning & Society Lab (trailsLAB) and is an affiliate faculty in multiple departments, including Computer Science and Civil Engineering. His research focuses on how technology shapes learning in formal and informal settings, with a strong emphasis on AI ethics, algorithms, and data ethics in engineering education.
- Affiliations: School of Computing, College of Engineering & Computing; GMU's Institute for Digital InnovAtion (IDIA).
- Educational Background: PhD (Learning Sciences & Technology Design, Stanford University), MS (Georgia Tech), MA (University of Georgia), BE (Delhi College of Engineering).
Research Contributions: Editor of the International Handbook of Engineering Education Research (2023) and co-editor of the Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research (2014), which won a 2015 Best Book Award. His work is funded by NSF grants, including an Early CAREER Award and projects on AI ethics and generative AI in education.
Awards & Recognition: 2022 University Teaching Excellence Award (High Impact Teaching), Fulbright-Nokia Distinguished Chair (2021–2022), and multiple best paper awards. He also led the NSF-funded project creating role-play case studies for AI ethics education.
- Grants: Over $20M in NSF/USDA funding for the AI Institute for Resilient Agriculture (AIIRA), and leadership in projects like COALESCE (context-aware cyber-agricultural systems).
Advising & Mentorship: Supervised over 20 PhD and MS students, with notable advisees including Dr. Yinan Sun (Postdoc) and graduates like Dr. Hon Jie Teo (CUNY). His mentorship earned the 2022 OSCAR Mentoring Excellence Award.
Labs & Collaborations: trailsLAB explores AI ethics, learning technologies, and societal impacts. Collaborations include Aalto University (Finland), Technical University of Munich, and the Leverhulme Center for the Future of Intelligence (Cambridge).
