And another exciting new move is that my prevous postdoc Echo @echomansu.bsky.social is now a Junior Group Leader at IWM: iwm-tuebingen.de/en/news/2025..., working with wonderful @garvinbrod.bsky.social and others in Tübingen. @iwmtue.bsky.social
It's been a month since my first Humboldt postdoc Bingyi has joined from Melbourne @humboldt-foundation.de, and we have too many exciting ideas already! Not on 🦋 but you should check out her work if you are not familiar with yet, and talk to her at CHI in Barcelona sites.google.com/view/bingyi-...
Registration for ISLS 2026 annual meeting is now open! Workshops, events, and virtual attendance are all options in the registration process. Take advantage of early bird rates by May 12!
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Photo of Prof. Dr. Sven Apel wearing glasses and a maroon polo shirt, standing with arms crossed against a light wall with sunlight casting striped shadows. Saarland Informatics Campus logo rests at the top left, while the Saarland University logo rests on the top right. A banner at the bottom reads: “Sven Apel becomes the 11th ACM Fellow of Saarbrücken.”
🏆 Saarbrücken now houses 11 ACM Fellows — about 1/3 of all ACM Fellows in Germany — highest of any location nationwide. This year, only 3 new Fellows in Germany were named, and Saarland University software engineering professor Sven Apel was one!
Congrats, Prof. Apel! 👏
🔗 Read more: sic.link/apel
Biggest difference (that I experience) in publishing and writing in Germany vs US might be that now I get LOTS of reviews asking why I chose to collect data in Germany... 🫤. Nobody questioned when I wrote papers on data from US schools.
Review of applications for this postdoc job in my lab starts in less than 2 weeks! 😊
The top half shows a screenshot of a mindful math learning tool with a forest-themed interface and algebra exercises, overlaid with a square portrait of Prof. Dr. Tomohiro Nagashima against a neutral background. The bottom half shows the AlgeSpace learning tool interface with a balance-scale algebra exercise, overlaid with a rectangular group photo of the members of LaLa Lab. Below the images, a large banner reads: "The Henriette Herz Fellowship: bringing researchers together for AI that supports, not dictates."
Are you an international researcher interested in ethical AI in education? Good news — Prof. Nagashima is hiring another Postdoc (as a Humboldt Fellow) to LaLa Lab!
🎤 Read his interview to see what he looks for in candidates: sic.link/lalalab
📄 Application requirements: sic.link/fellowship
So exciting!!! Can't wait to visit you, Echo, and all others in Tübingen.
I'm hiring another postdoc (as a Humboldt Fellow) in HCI/CS/Learning Sciences/Psychology! 🇩🇪 tomonag.org/wp-content/u... Also see my interview about how I select fellows: saarland-informatics-campus.de/en/piece-of-...
@humboldtuni.bsky.social @saarland-informatics-campus.de
Curious about how smartphones shape children’s development?
We’re recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher for 3(+2) years for a cutting-edge randomized controlled trial conducted in collaboration with @orbenamy.bsky.social and her team.
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At ZPID we are searching for a tenure track assistant professor for Psychological Metascience in joint appointment with @unitrier.bsky.social preferably someone who has conducted quantitative research in metascience in psychology or related disciplines. Questions? Feel free to contact me personally.
How do students make choices in adaptive learning technology and how can pedagogical agents help students make good, self-regulated choices? Enjoy our new piece, open access in npj Science of Learning: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @echomansu.bsky.social
My 11-year-old sitting with her pile of Halloween candy, sorting it into a bar graph
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
In this School's In podcast episode, I discuss the intersections of AI, writing, and critical thinking, and reflect on the central role of HCI in designing purpose-built educational tools! Link below:
Second and final deadline ISLS2026 extension announcement!! ISLS2026 submissions (all ICLS & CSCL formats) now due October 20, 2025, 11:59 PM AOE, in recognition of ongoing academic and personal challenges. See call for proposals for each format at 2026.isls.org
We've recently concluded a classroom study in Japan on our "Mindful Math" Tutor, an LLM-embedded ITS that uses mindful language and messages to guide students learn algebra while calming down their math anxiety. If interested in testing/using/collaborating let me know! tomonag.org/mindfulmath/
The submission deadline for the 2026 ISLS Annual Meeting, covering all ICLS and CSCL formats, has been extended. We recognize the significant academic and personal challenges that many are currently facing. We therefore extend the deadline for submissions to October 13, 2025 11:59PM AOE
What will future conferencing look like? Find out by submitting to #ISLS26! ISLS Annual Meetings feature cutting edge in-person and virtual (accommodation) designs. Our hybrid designs are facilitated to ensure smooth interaction across modalities. Check us out! 2026.isls.org
Submit to #ISLS26 in Irvine! Can’t travel due to disability, caregiving duties, or visa challenges? No problem! ISLS has an easy, quick accommodations process for scholars to present their work virtually! See a previous info page: 2024.isls.org/isls-2024-re...
Hey fellow disabled scholars! The ISLS accommodations process is SUPER EASY. As someone who was BEEN THROUGH IT with invasive processes, this is not that. If you have concerns, please reach out!! ISLS is making sure that remote presenters are deeply integrated in conference activity! Don't miss out!
I’m hiring!! 🎉 Looking for a full-time Lab Manager to help launch the Minds, Experiences, and Language Lab at Stanford. We’ll use all-day language recording, eye tracking, & neuroimaging to study how kids & families navigate unequal structural constraints. Please share:
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Our new piece in JLS! If you don't yet know much about our postdoc Echo's work, this is a great opportunity to learn about how awesome she is and her work is! 😊
🚨Job Alert
W2 (TT W3) Professorship in Computer Science "AI for People & Society"
@saarland-informatics-campus.de/@uni-saarland.de is looking to appoint an outstanding individual in the field of AI for people and society who has made significant contributions in one or more of the following areas:
The ISLS 2026 First Call for Papers has been sent! The paper submission deadline is October 5, 2025, and the pre-conference event submission deadline is November 15, 2025. Check your inboxes for more information!
1/ I'm feeling real pain at the cuts to Indiana public universities, especially IU, especially cogsci. These are some of the biggest brains in cogsci and edupsych in the world, but why do *I* care? I'll tell you what they've done *for me, personally*. ↵
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Don't miss! A discussion on LEARNING & Design, as part of our
@cogscisociety.bsky.social
Minds in the Making workshop ft. Yasmin Kafai, Vanessa Bermudez, & @togelius.bsky.social!
Wednesday July 16th, 12pm-1pm PT. Register here: stanford.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Photo: Prof. Dr. Tomohiro Nagashima
👏 Congrats to Prof. Dr. @tomonag.bsky.social for being appointed a Henriette Herz Scout by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation!
He can now nominate three international researchers for the Humboldt Fellowship to join his research group. Maybe it's your turn? 👀
Apply here: sic.link/humboldtfellow
Last chance to register for the Tübingen pre- #cogsci2025 workshop. Register by Jul 1st 👉 forms.gle/v6VtEE6UqYw5... to give a talk, present a poster, or just check out great science and a free lunch (generously provided by @ml4science.bsky.social). Accepted Cogsci paper *not required*. Pls. share 🙏
🚨Hiring for a postdoc in HCI, LS, & EdPsych!🚨 Looking for a postdoc to join my lab tomonag.org as a Humboldt Research Fellow (www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/spo...). This fellowship is unique and comes with many benefits. Please see more details and apply by July 25! tomonag.org/wp-content/u...
Existing virtual agents are either teacher agents or "good" learner agents who follow your instruction. What if agents make mistakes? What about dishonest agents? Excited to share my student's @acm-idc.bsky.social work on codesigning trustworthy agents w/ Armenian(!) kids dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...