Huiyong Li

• Assistant Professor, Research Institute for Information Technology, Kyushu University.
• Received Ph.D. in Informatics in Prof. Hiroaki Ogata’s LET Lab at Kyoto University in 2021.
• Research on Learning Analytics, Educational Data Mining, Artificial Intelligence in Education, Self-Directed Learning, and Human-Computer Interaction.
• Email: lihuiyong123 [at] gmail.com
• Laboratory: Prof. Chengjiu Yin’s AIE Lab
• Office: Room 501, Research Institute for Information Technology, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, JAPAN. Access at 41st bldg of Campus Map

🤖Research

Learning Analytics (LA)

Building a smart learning environment named GOAL system that can promote students’ self-directed learning using Learning Analytics. The system automatically collects students’ learning log data from e-book materials and physical activity data such as sleep and steps taken from wearable devices, visualizes students’ activity status, supports personal planning, and provides reflection feedback through AI and dashboards.

Educational Data Mining (EDM)

Measuring and improving self-regulated learning skills from learning behavior data using Educational Data Mining. Developing an effective AI feedback system by identifying self-regulated learning strategies from multimodal data including learning record (log data), eye tracking, electrodermal activity (EDA), and electroencephalogram (EEG).

Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED)

Research on education-specific LLM agents. Developing a multi-AI agent system called MetaStep to enhance students’ metacognitive skills in programming education, aiming to achieve personalized learning support.

👨‍🎓Education

2018.4-2021.3: Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University

(Supervisor: Prof. Hiroaki Ogata; Advisor: Prof. Takashi Kusumi and Prof. Kazuya Okamoto)

2016.4-2018.3: Master’s Program, Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University

(Supervisor: Prof. Hiroaki Ogata; Secondary Supervisor: Prof. Shin’ichi Konomi)

2015.4-2016.3: Research Student, Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University

(Supervisor: Prof. Hiroaki Ogata)

2007.9-2011.6: Bachelor of Engineering, School of Software Engineering, Dalian University of Technology

💻Employment

2023.11-: Assistant Professor, Research Institute for Information Technology, Kyushu University. (Research on Artificial Intelligence in Education)

2021.4-2023.3: Researcher, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University. (Research on Artificial Intelligence for Individually Optimized Learning)

2020.8-2021.3: Research Assistant, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University. (Research assistance on Educational Big Data and Learning Analytics)

2018.6-2019.3: Research Assistant, Collaborative Graduate Program in Design, Kyoto University. (Research assistance on Analysis of Educational Big Data)

2011.7-2015.3: Senior Software Engineer, Dalian Hi-Think Computer Technology Corp.

🏆Awards and Honors

2022.12: Best Reviewer Award of ICCE2022, Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education (APSCE)

2020.2: Outstanding Research Award of Kyoto University ICT Innovation Symposium

2018.6-2020.5: Chinese Government Graduate Student Overseas Study Program Scholarship

2017.4-2018.3: Fukuoka City Rainbow Scholarship

👨‍🏫Teaching and Mentoring

2022.05: Guest Lecturer, Information Literacy Education and Learning Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

2017.10-2018.2: Teaching Assistant, Interdisciplinary Collaborative Learning of Social Issues, Kyushu University

2016.10-2018.2: Teaching Assistant, Information Science, Kyushu University

2016.4-2017.3: International Student Supporter, Kyushu University

🏃‍♂️Volunteering

2019: Kyoto Marathon 2019 volunteer

2017: Fukuoka Marathon 2017 volunteer

2017: Fukuoka Shika Island volunteer

🗻Hobbies

• Hiking
• Cooking
• Badminton
• Nihon Buyo