About

Prof. Syaamantak Das is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Centre for Educational Technology at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (ET@IITB), Mumbai, India. Prof. Das received his Ph.D. in Cognitive Information Analysis of Educational Texts from the Centre for Educational Technology at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur after completing his Masters in the field of Computer Science from the National Institute of Technology Durgapur and the National Institute of Technical Teachers’ Training and Research in Kolkata. After his Ph.D., he was with the Harris School of Public Policy, at the University of Chicago researching as a Data and Policy Summer Scholar in the field of Education Policy analyzing the impact of the “safe passage program” in Chicago city schools. Prior to this, he was associated with Piramal and WorldQuant. He is currently the Co-faculty-in-charge of the Website and Social Media Team, ET@IITB, and also the Faculty-coordinator for ET@IITB in TechConnect 2022 and 2023 at TechFest.

Professional Memberships : ACM, SIGCHI, EdTech Society

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School Pedagogy Assessment Research and Text Analytics (SPARTA) Research Group

We are a newly formed research group in Centre for Educational Technology, IIT Bombay started in May 2022. Our research focuses on human-centered Artificial Intelligence that enhances human capabilities, understands and anticipates an individual’s needs, especially with context to learning. We work with researchers from different disciplines (e.g. Learning Analytics, Information Retrieval) to build quality educational products that help learners to succeed in their quest for learning. The logo symbolizes 'Infinite Syntropy'- reflecting a research journey (the continuous transformation from chaos to a ordered structure).Research Group Website - https://github.com/SPARTA-Research-Group-ET-IITBBroad Research Area:Co-intelligence (Artificial Intelligence + Human Intelligence) for Learning Optimiza-
tion:Analyzing insights from human perception of information from text data (e.g. how people learn, search, teach, remember, and make decisions based on any textual information) and using them in the design and development of intelligent tools to support learning.Major themes where I like to work: a) Design (Human Computer Interaction in Education) b) Programming using AI c) Teaching and Learning using AIConferences where our research got accepted:
2023: ACM Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI), Educational Data Mining (EDM), Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED), International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE)
2024: ACM International Computing Education Research (ICER), EAI International Conference: ArtsIT, Interactivity & Game Creation (ArtsIT)Latest: Vijay and Kartik's work got an IP ! #SuperProudOfMyTeamPatent details: Syaamantak Das, Vijay Prakash and Kartikay Agrawal. Methods and systems for assessing a learning deficiency Indian Patent 543855. Filed on 26/06/2023 and issued 01/07/2024.

Our Research Projects

Long-term Research Projects: (Ideally for Ph.D. / M.Tech./ IRCC internship (6 months long and paid) candidates)I. DESIGN TRACKMetaverse enabled Textbooks: Meta X textbooks
a. Designing a 'phygital' interactive intelligent platform to combine digital advantages of interactions in physical textbooks. Overarching research question: "How to build the next generation smart textbook on metaverse learning environment?"Artificial General Intelligence for Education (AGIxEd):
b. Design of a "DIGITAL (Domain Information and Generative Intelligence Technology for Adaptive Learning) ~Human" model. Overarching research question: "How to design and develop a DIGITAL ~Human as AGI for Education?"II. TECHNOLOGY TRACKCoding using AI
a. How to improve debugging as a skill to identify vulnerability and write secure code using AI ?
b. What impact does AI have on solving Time-Constrained Coding Challenges (Competitive Programming)?

III. PHILOSOPHY OF LEARNING / POLICY TRACKFundamental and foundational Research Projects: (Consider as NP equivalent problems of Ed-Tech.)

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Our Group Ethos
We must be battle ready. The moment we go out, we must be ready to face anything and everything the world may throw at us today, both good and bad.

If you found an interesting problem and haven't started solving it, be ready to read about it's solution in your next literature survey.

We want to be a “people first” research group that focuses on both the academic and personal growth of the members.

We do not expect you to know everything. We expect that you are trying to know.

We celebrate effort. We believe in giving effort till randomness favors us.

Discussions are always open and encouraged. And it can be beyond your current research topic. We talk, brainstorm, and sprint a lot. Our whiteboards are always full.

We expect ideas from you. No matter how small or ambitious it is. Tell us. We will hear you.

Lastly, it’s OK to have a bad day. There is always a tomorrow.

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Project STORIES is all about the supporting the journey of the 'last mile learner'. Project STORIES was formed with the idea of providing world-class learning opportunities at no cost to anyone working to improve their lives. This project currently curates a generic curriculum and study timetable for popular topics mostly related to undergraduate STEM students interested in technical research roles in the future. The students can utilize the proposed curriculum and study timetable for each course and can use the reference content for independent study. The generic curriculum contains free and publicly available content which allows the learners to understand the concepts, learn the tools, and get skilled to embark on their journey.

Disclaimer: Project STORIES doesn't collect any financial support through any means. It's a pro bono personal social responsibility initiative.

Books to read before and during Ph.D. (or if you are remotely interested in doing research)Design for Learning - A brief introduction to instructional text.
Doing Research: A New Researcher’s Guide - Describes how to conceptualize, conduct, and communicate research in education. Focuses on developing a conceptual understanding of the research process. Informs beginning and early-career researchers about the importance of performing solid, legitimate research.
Theoretical and Practical Advances in Computer-based Educational Measurement - Presents theoretical and practical innovations in educational measurement. Builds upon earlier findings and brings some of the latest developments in several important fields. A state of the art work written by experiences authors. Introduces a variety of both psychometrical and educational data mining approaches.The Pleasure of Finding Things Out - a collection of short works from American physicist Richard FeynmanMasterClass for EdTech Society- Using No-Code Artificial Intelligence tools for Systematic Literature Review - Participant's review here.

Contact Us

We are looking for: Anyone who is interested in joining us. If you are unsure what to do and how to do it, come and meet us at the address below. We can have a cup of coffee together :-)Prof. Syaamantak Das’s office,
Faculty Cabins,
Centre for Educational Technology,
Old CESE Building (beside Rahul Bajaj Centre / Opposite VMCC)
IIT Bombay, Mumbai 400076

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