Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences - Computer Science Education | Computer Science and Society

Swathi Krishnaraja, M.Sc.

Swathi Krishnaraja, M.Sc.  

 

Address: Rudower Chaussee 25, Room 3.416
Telephone: +4930 2093 41123
Email:  swathi.krishnaraja@hu-berlin.de

 

Swathi Krishnaraja is a Computer Scientist holding a Master of Science degree from Saarland University. In her master's thesis, she investigated the effectiveness of customization in a gamification intervention. During her studies, her main focus was on Human-Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence in Education, and User Experience studies. 

In April 2021, Swathi joined as a Research Fellow at the Chair of Prof. Pinkwart, Computer Science Education | Computer Science and Society at the Humboldt University of Berlin. She is currently working on a project funded by the DFG (German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)) for detecting and supporting student creativity in online learning (DSSC). Previously, she worked as a Research Assistant at the Weizenbaum Institute of the Networked Society (WZB), focusing on empirical and experimental investigations that help in the digital transformation of existing business models in Education. During her period, she published articles on the topics of Artificial Intelligence in Education, Educational Technology (EdTech), and Human-centered Artificial Intelligence. 

In October 2020, She collaborated with the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University for a research project that has a special emphasis on Education and Learning Spaces. Through research assistantships, she worked on multiple projects that dealt with investigating human factors and user experience with intelligent technologies, at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI). Her main fields of research include Artificial Intelligence in Education with a special focus on Human-Centeredness, Technology-enhanced Learning, and Learning Analytics. 

 

Research Interests

  •  Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED)
  • Educational Data Mining
  • Predictive Modeling of Student's Creative Performance
  • Gamification / Customization in Gamification

Research Project 

S. Krishnaraja, T. Wambsganss, P. Mejia-Domenzain, and N. Pinkwart. Towards a Creativity Support Tool for Facilitating Students' Creative Thinking on Writing Tasks. 21. Fachtagung Bildungstechnologien (DELFI), Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V., pages 231-236, 2023. B. Paaßen, J. Dehne, S. Krishnaraja, A. Kovalkov, K. Gal, and N. Pinkwart. A conceptual graph-based model of creativity in learning. Frontiers in Education, New Teaching and Learning Worlds - Potentials and Limitations of Digitalization for Innovative and Sustainable Research and Practice in Education and Training, Frontiers, volume 7, November 2022. S. Krishnaraja. Investigating the Effect of Choice between Fixed Gamification Interventions in a Gamified Online Survey. Master's Thesis, Saarland University, March 2021. S. Krishnaraja and Participants-in-Ethics-of-Digitization-Research-Sprint. Digital Ethics in Times of Crisis: COVID-19 and Access to Education and Learning Spaces. Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University, February 2021. A. Renz and S. Krishnaraja. Toward Responsible, Human-Centered AI in EdTech. The International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM) 2020, pages 1-10, December 2020. A. Renz, S. Krishnaraja, and T. Schildhauer. A new dynamic for EdTech in the age of pandemics. International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM) 2020, June 2020. A. Renz, S. Krishnaraja, and E. Gronau. Demystification of Artificial Intelligence in Education - How much AI is really in the Educational Technology? International Journal of Learning Analytics and Artificial Intelligence for Education, March 2020.