معرفی
Fazel Keshtkar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at St. John's University, affiliated with the Collins College of Professional Studies. He holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Ottawa, Canada. His research focuses on Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, and Intelligent Tutoring Systems. He has held academic roles since 2013, including Assistant Professor positions at Southeast Missouri State University and St. John's University before being promoted to Associate Professor in 2020. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa's School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science.
Education:
- Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Ottawa (2011), Advisor: Dr. Diana Inkpen
- M.Sc., Computer Science, University of Ottawa (2007), Advisor: Dr. Wail Gueaieb
Research Interests:
- Generative AI, NLP/NLG, and their applications in biomedical content
- Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Robotics
- Knowledge Graphs and Semantic Web technologies
- Machine Learning for healthcare analytics and energy management
Professional Activities:
- Conference Organizer/Co-chair: Applied NLP Track at FLAIRS since 2014
- Editorial Roles: ACM Digital Government Journal (Information Director)
- Meta Open Innovation AI Research Community Member
Labs/Teams: Active in developing AI-driven educational tools and biomedical semantic frameworks, collaborating with institutions globally.
