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Alexander Mikroyannidis presents latest AI in Education research at EdMedia 2025

Alexander Mikroyannidis, Thursday 29 May 2025

KMi’s Senior Research Fellow Alexander Mikroyannidis presented his latest research on AI in Education at the EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2025 conference in Barcelona, Spain. His presentation, titled Using Generative AI to Enhance Personalised and Self-Regulated Learning, was co-authored with Stefanos Armakolas and focused on harnessing Generative AI to support learner autonomy and personalisation in digital education. This research introduces a framework that integrates Generative AI tools to assist learners in setting goals, reflecting on progress, and adapting learning strategies in real time. This approach aims to transform AI from a passive content generator into an active partner in the learning process.

Additionally, Alexander led a roundtable discussion session on AIDA: AI Digital Assistant for Personalised and Adaptive Online Learning, co-authored with John Domingue, Audrey Ekuban, and Joseph Kwarteng. This session explored the innovative applications of Generative AI in online education and introduced AIDA (AI Digital Assistant), a multimodal learning companion for supporting learners that are studying remotely by complementing their online learning environment with dynamic and interactive learning tools. AIDA has been designed to enhance student engagement and provide personalised support by integrating AI-powered tutoring modes, real-time feedback, and adaptive learning strategies.

Held on May 19-23 at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, EdMedia 2025 brought together over 500 experts from more than 50 countries to share the latest innovations in educational technology. Key themes of the conference included AI in education, learning analytics, and digital inclusion. The sessions led by Alexander contributed to the conference’s focus on responsible and learner-centred AI applications.

The full papers are available through The Open University’s Open Research Online repository:

Mikroyannidis, Alexander and Armakolas, Stefanos (2025). Using Generative AI to Enhance Personalised and Self-Regulated Learning. In: EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2025, 19-23 May 2025, Barcelona, Spain, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), pp. 249–258.

Mikroyannidis, Alexander; Domingue, John; Ekuban, Audrey and Kwarteng, Joseph (2025). AIDA: AI Digital Assistant for Personalised and Adaptive Online Learning. In: EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2025, 19-23 May 2025, Barcelona, Spain, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), pp. 244–248.