J. David Riel

J. David Riel serves as a Professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, appointed Distinguished Service Professor in 2018 after joining CMU in 2006. He concurrently holds a teaching appointment with the Institute of Software Research in the School of Computer Science for the eBusiness Technology Master’s Program.

His research spans:

• Educational Technology: Application of Web 2.0, LMS, synchronous platforms, automation, and AI/ML in education
• Active Learning Methodologies: Learning by doing, blended learning, flipped classrooms, and team-based learning
• Digital Transformation: IoT, ePayment, Intelligent Automation, Blockchain, and Quantum Computing in academic/business disruption

Recent publications analyze Intelligent Automation's business-academia bridge, online flipped learning efficacy, and educational psychology research productivity. His work consistently examines technology-pedagogy integration to address digital disruption across education and business sectors.