We want to congratulate Fiammetta Caccavale for receiving one of the Villum International Postdoc grants!
Fiammetta's project is called GAIned: Generative AI in Education. It is a three-year project, and she will spend the first two years at Imperial College Londonand return to DTU for the last year.
She says: "My project is called GAIned: Generative AI in Education. It is a three year project, funded by the Villum Fonden. I will spend the first two years of the project at Imperial College London, and return to DTU for the last year. Recent advancements in AI have shaken the foundations of teaching and led many educators to ask questions such as “what should we teach now?” and “how should we assess learning?” During the project, I aim to tackle these questions and advance the state of the art in human-centered GenAI tools in higher education through the establishment of a new pedagogical framework and research methods tailored to assessing the use of AI in higher education.
Upon my return to Denmark, I will validate this framework at DTU by creating customized tools for various courses. At DTU, my aim is also to help my department bridge the gap between emerging AI-driven technologies and established courses."
Fiammetta is one of six female recipients this year. A move by the Villum Foundation to push for better gender equality in STEM. Being a woman has never influenced Fiammetta's choices:
"I have never had inhibitions about choosing the academic way as a woman, but having met some of the current and past recipients of this grant was very inspiring and reminded me how far we can reach."
She also has hope for what her project can help with:
"My aspiration for an academic career is rooted in the belief that the ethical and responsible application of AI to education has the potential to make learning more accessible, adaptive, and engaging, and I aim to contribute to this shift first-hand," she concludes.
