Mihai Boicu

Mihai Boicu is an Associate Professor at George Mason University's Volgenau School of Engineering, Department of Applied Information Technology, and Associate Director of the Learning Agents Center (LAC). His research spans Artificial Intelligence, structured analytical methods, personalized education, and collective intelligence. He is the architect of the Disciple agent development platform and has secured grants from the US Department of Defense, VentureWell, and Oculus Info Inc..

His work includes over 100 publications, with three defense-focused textbooks and contributions to journals like AI Magazine and International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence. He has co-organized premier AI conferences such as ICMLA and AAAI Symposia. His research focuses on AI in defense, education technology, and metacognition in STEM, published in venues ranging from AAAI to IEEE and Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.

Scientific Awards:

• Innovative Application Award from AAAI
• Certificates of Appreciation from U.S. Army War College and Air War College
• GMU Teacher of Distinction (2015)

His recent articles (2023–2025) analyze machine learning in education, quantum computing, LLM feedback systems, and metacognition, with projects like SugarNet (diabetes management) and FlightList (Air Force compliance). He advises PhD students in applied AI, education technology, and innovation.