Dr. Pasha Antonenko, Professor of Educational Technology in the College of Education, has been named the Director for Education programs in the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World.
He is currently Director of the UF Institute for Advanced Learning Technologies and Director of the Neuroscience Applicational for Learning (NeurAL) Lab .
His research has been funded by state and federal agencies and focuses on developing, implementing, and studying technologies for scaffolding learning. His most recent project, AI Hardware Adventures (AHA!), funded by the NSF DRK-12 program, focuses on expanding our conceptions of Artificial Intelligence (AI) using a novel microelectronics, altruistic engineering, and Edge AI inspired approach. Dr. Antonenko has published in a number of research journals in education, psychology, and human-computer interaction and received national and international fellowships and awards for his research, education and outreach projects.
Dr. Antonenko’s research on education and learning has been instrumental in advancing the Warren B. Nelms Institute’s workforce development initiatives through many collaborative projects.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Antonenko to the leadership team!