Ali Jafari, Ph.D. is Professor of Computer Information Technology and Director of the CyberLab at Purdue University Indianapolis (PUI). Dr. Jafari is renowned for his research and expertise in smart learning environments, having founded and co-developed several high-profile technology solutions and systems for education, including Indiana University’s Oncourse CMS (now Sakai), ANGEL Learning (acquired by Blackboard in May 2009), Epsilen Environment, and most recently CourseNetworking. He has edited three books on portals, Course Management Systems, and ePortfolio, has presented in more than one hundred national and international conferences, and has published in professional and scholarly journals on a variety of subjects in information technology as it relates to teaching and learning. Dr. Jafari’s research interests include user interface design, agent-based learning environments, intelligent user interfaces, and distance learning.

Jue Wang is the Associate Director of Business and Entrepreneurship at the CyberLab. She is an IU graduate with a BS in Mathematics and a BS in Economics. She assists the Director of the CyberLab with all entrepreneurial aspects of the CyberLab projects, more specifically, 1) Funding proposal development to support current and new research projects at the CyberLab, 2) translation of CyberLab research deliverables into production by assisting in the process of technology transfer and commercialization, and 3) in providing support to maintain success of the rollout of CyberLab projects. Aside from her career, she enjoys hanging out with friends and family, attending concerts, photography, and traveling.

Mengyuan (Alice) Zhao is the Associate Director of R&D at the CyberLab. She obtains a Master's Degree in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University Bloomington and a Bachelor's Degree in Literature and Language Education from Beijing Normal University. Currently, she is pursuing her doctoral degree in Instructional Systems Technology with a focus on social learning and technology. In the current CourseNetworking project, Mengyuan is actively involved in the design and development of innovative teaching and learning features. She also provides training and pedagogical support to end-users. Besides CN, Mengyuan has diverse experience in teaching K-12 courses, conducting educational research and evaluation, designing curriculum and courses, and producing instructional content.

Eashwar Madhavan Perumal is a grad student at IUPUI with a major in Computer and Information Science. He worked as a Full stack developer in Cognizant Technology Solutions in India for 2.5 years in a Web development project involving several microservices that used React JS, Node JS, and Spring Boot Java for the FE and BE. He joined Cyberlabs initially as a System Integration Intern and gradually became an AI R&D Intern where he hopes to improve his coding and analytical skills. He is interested in creating an interactive chatbot with Cloud ML technologies, Flask, Socket, and NodeJS as his personal project. He likes to play pool, watch movies, and explore new places in his free time.

Hemanth Pawar is a graduate student at IUPUI, majoring in Human-Computer Interaction. He received his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Engineering. Before moving to the United States, he worked in India as a user experience designer on virtual reality and software-as-a-service products for two years. He is currently a User Experience Designer Intern at Cyberlab, working on the website and web app redesign of CNWorld products. He enjoys playing video games and watching movies when he is free.

Jeevan is an AI R&D Intern at PUI CyberLab, currently pursuing a master's in Computational Data Science. He has a strong background in Machine Learning (ML) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) and is passionate about contributing to the evolving world of AI. Jeevan's goal is to leverage his expertise to develop innovative AI solutions at CyberLab, driving advancements that enhance the platform's AI capabilities.