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CORE Lab

University of Toronto and McMaster University

CORE Lab (Computational Research and Education) studies how people learn, teach, and work in computationally-driven fields.

About the lab

Our research spans computing education, assessment design, educational data mining, student experience, and human-centered AI tools for learning and research.

The lab brings together faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate researchers from the University of Toronto, McMaster University, and partner institutions.

Research areas

  • Adaptive Systems
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computing Education
  • Educational Technology
  • Human-Centered AI
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Learning Science & Analytics
  • Machine Learning
  • Student Experience
  • UI/UX

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Publications

Our research appears across leading computing education and human-computer interaction (HCI) venues, spanning full papers, working-group reports, and posters.

Where our research appears

Tile area is each venue’s share of all 145 publications, across 40 venues; bars show papers per year. Select a venue or a bar to see its papers.

How we work

We aim for excellence and push the boundaries of our fields, and we believe that depends on an equitable lab. Every member, from first-year undergraduates to doctoral students, is trained in research methods, research ethics, and the tools we build with, and we revisit that training regularly as methods and expectations change.

The lab is structured so that no one works alone. Students are mentored by faculty and by more senior lab members, projects are run by small teams with clear roles, and credit is shared openly. Beyond our own universities, we work with industry partners and with international collaborators across Europe, Asia, and Oceania. That range of people and perspectives lets us take on questions that no single group could answer.

Affiliations & grant support

CORE Lab brings together researchers at the University of Toronto and McMaster University, with support from Canadian and international research organizations.

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Sponsors & funders

Our support spans national, international, and institutional programs: Canada’s NSERC Discovery Grants and Collaborative Research and Training Experience program (CREATE); the Learning Engineering Tools Competition; France’s ANR; and the University of Toronto’s Data Sciences Institute (DSI), Institute for the Study of University Pedagogy (ISUP), and Learning & Education Advancement Fund (LEAF), with additional support from McMaster University.

Support our research

Interested in funding or donating to our research? Gifts and sponsorships help us train student researchers, run studies in real classrooms, and build tools that instructors everywhere can use. Reach out to Michael or Angela to talk about how you can help.

Around the lab

Snapshots from lab events, conferences, and everyday life in the office.

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Amber Richardson presenting a research poster