Research Papers

Cutting-edge research from top universities and arXiv

["Abhinava Barthakur","Olga Viberg","René F. Kizilcec","Ryan S. Baker","S. Dawson"]

Journal of Learning Analytics· 3/30/2026

The rise of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and accelerated globalization have necessitated a fundamental recalibration of higher education to prioritize domain-agnostic, 21st-century professional competencies. While institutional commitment to these skills is high, their systematic integ...

["José Manuel Alcalde-Llergo","Mariana Buenestado Fernández","Carlos Enrique George-Reyes","Andrea Zingoni","Enrique Yeguas-Bolívar"]

arXiv → Leveraging Machine Learning Techniq…· 3/20/2026

This study develops machine learning models to assess Media and Information Literacy (MIL) skills specifically in the context of disinformation among students, particularly future educators and communicators. While the digital revolution has expanded access to information, it has also amplified the ...

["Yang Ni","Fanli Jia"]

arXiv → Healthcare 2025, 13(10), 1205· 3/17/2026

Artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled digital interventions, including Generative AI (GenAI) and Human-Centered AI (HCAI), are increasingly used to expand access to digital psychiatry and mental health care. This PRISMA-ScR scoping review maps the landscape of AI-driven mental health (mHealth) techno...

["Catalin Anghel","Emilia Pecheanu","A. Anghel","M. Craciun","A. Cocu"]

Computers & Education· 3/9/2026

Reliable evaluation of large language models (LLMs) for educational use requires benchmarks that reflect exam constraints, instructor grading practices, and the operational consequences of thresholded decisions. This paper introduces ExamQ-Gen, an instructor-in-the-loop benchmark that couples two ta...

["José Fernández Cerero","José María Fernández Batanero","Daniel Fernández Cerero","Marta Montenegro Rueda"]

Computers & Education· 3/6/2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) has established itself as a key technology in the context of Industry 4.0, with direct implications for university education, especially in engineering degrees. This study analyses the degree of adoption and the main educational uses of AI-based tools in higher education...

["Nyashadzashe Tamuka","T. Mathonsi","T. Olwal","Solly Maswikaneng","Tonderai Muchenje","T. Tshilongamulenzhe"]

Computers & Education· 3/5/2026

Fog computing extends cloud services to the network edge to support low-latency IoT applications. However, since fog environments are distributed and resource-constrained, intrusion detection systems must be adapted to defend against cyberattacks while keeping computation and communication overhead ...

["Madan Baduwal","Priyanka Paudel","Vini Chaudhary"]

Computers & Education· 3/2/2026

Federated learning (FL) has emerged as a transformative distributed learning paradigm that enables collaborative model training without sharing raw data, thereby preserving privacy across large, diverse, and geographically dispersed clients. Despite its rapid adoption in mobile networks, Internet of...

["Natalya Maxutova","A. Kassymova","Kuanysh Kadirkulov","A. Ismailova","G. Zhidekulova","Zhanar Azhibekova","J. Tussupov","Q. Rakhimov","Z. Kenzhebayeva"]

Computers & Education· 3/1/2026

Rare event detection in large tabular data remains a computationally challenging problem due to class imbalance, heterogeneous feature distributions, and unstable thresholds. Traditional machine learning approaches based on individual models and fixed thresholds often exhibit limited robustness and ...

["B. Althani"]

Computers & Education· 3/1/2026

Automated legacy code modernization using Large Language Models lacks rigorous evaluation frameworks and multi-objective quality assessment methodologies. Existing research suffers from three critical deficiencies: single-metric evaluation paradigms creating pathological optimization incentives, sta...

["Eduardo Arguijo","Yenny Villuendas-Rey","Arturo Cruz-Jiménez","Jonatan Mireles-Hernández","O. Camacho-Nieto","Mario Aldape-Pérez"]

Computers & Education· 3/1/2026

The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) has heightened the need for evidence-based regulatory frameworks to effectively address its legal, ethical, and societal consequences. This research carefully analyzes the prevailing landscape of AI-related legislation in Mexico. The study conduc...

["Tingting Wang","Shan Li","Shasha Li","Jianhua Zhang","Jie Gao"]

British Journal of Educational Technology· 2/26/2026

While generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools demonstrate potential for enhancing students' learning outcomes, little is known about how students use GenAI at the micro‐level, particularly regarding when and how they seek assistance during self‐regulated learning (SRL). This study exa...

["Zhen Xu","Xin Guan","Chenxi Shi","Qinhao Chen","Renzhe Yu"]

Journal of Learning Analytics· 2/25/2026

The growing emphasis on 21st-century competencies in postsecondary education, intensified by the transformative impact of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) on the economy and society, underscores the urgent need to evaluate how they are embedded in curricula and how effectively academic pro...