I am a Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science at North Carolina State University. I received my B.S. in Computer Science from Duke University in 2020.

I am interested in using artificial intelligence to support adaptive learning environments that embrace principles of universal design for learning. Specifically, my research involves the use of automatic speech recognition and natural language processing to analyze spoken communication and promote personalization and accessibility in learning environments. I am also passionate about increasing the participation of people with disabilities in computer science across all levels of academia and industry.

Education

Ph.D., Computer Science (currently enrolled)
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

B.S., Computer Science (2016 – 2020)
Duke University, Durham, NC

Honors and Awards

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow (2023-present)

Conference Papers

Jay Pande, Wookhee Min, Randall D Spain, Jason D Saville, and James Lester. Robust Team Communication Analytics with Transformer-Based Dialogue Modeling. Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, pp. 639-650, Tokyo, 2023.

Book Chapters

James Lester, Anisha Gupta, Fahmid Morshed Fahid, and Jay Pande. Learner Modeling in Intelligent Tutoring Systems SWOT Analysis. In Design Recommendations for Intelligent Tutoring Systems: Volume 10 – Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) Analysis of Intelligent Tutoring Systems, A.M. Sinatra, A.C. Graesser, X. Hu, G. Goodwin, and V. Rus (eds.), pp. 43-51, US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command – Soldier Center, Orlando, Florida, 2023.

Posters

Stephen Paul, Randall Spain, Wookhee Min, Jay Pande, James Lester. Evaluating the Classification Performance of Natural Language Processing-Driven Team Communication Analysis Models. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2023.

Workshop Papers

Randall Spain, Wookhee Min, Nicholas Roberts, Vikram Kumaran, Jay Pande, and James Lester. Leveraging TCAT for Advanced Team Communication Analysis and Performance Assessment in GIFT. Proceedings of the 12th Annual Generalized Intelligent Framework for Tutoring (GIFT) Users Symposium (GIFTSym12), pp. 69-76, Orlando, Florida, 2024.

Jay Pande, Stephen Paul, Wookhee Min, Randall Spain, and James Lester. Improving Dialogue Classification Models to Support Generalizable Team Communication Analytics in GIFT. Proceedings of the 11th Annual Generalized Intelligent Framework for Tutoring (GIFT) Users Symposium (GIFTSym11), pp. 127-135, Orlando, Florida, 2023.

Randall Spain, Wookhee Min, Jason Saville, Andrew Emerson, Jay Pande, Keith Brawner, and James Lester. Leveraging Advances in Natural Language Processing to Support Team Communication Analytics in GIFT. Proceedings of the 10th Annual Generalized Intelligent Framework for Tutoring (GIFT) Users Symposium (GIFTSym10), pp. 147-156, Virtual, 2022.