nationality name field work_institutions residence article_title citizenship alma_mater
usa dr. kenneth koedinger cognitive psychology , human-computer interaction carnegie mellon university pittsburgh , pa kenneth koedinger
 usa university -rrb- of wisconsin-madison , carnegie mellon university -lrb- phd
kenneth koedinger

kenneth r. koedinger -lrb- born 1962 in wisconsin -rrb- is a professor of human -- computer interaction and psychology at carnegie mellon university .
he is founding and current director of the pittsburgh science of learning center .
he is widely known for his role in the development of the cognitive tutor software .
he is widely published in cognitive psychology , intelligent tutoring systems , and educational data mining , and his research group has repeatedly won `` best paper '' awards at scientific conferences in those areas , such as the edm2008 best paper , its2006 best paper , its2004 best paper , and its2000 best paper .
koedinger studied mathematics and computer science at the university of wisconsin -- madison , working with richard lehrer , and obtained a doctorate in psychology from carnegie mellon university .
his doctoral advisor was john robert anderson .
he then worked as a research scientist , associate professor , and finally full professor at carnegie mellon university .
he has had many prestigious graduate students and post-doctoral fellows , in particular neil heffernan and vincent aleven .
