People

A team connecting learning, design, and research.

Agentic Coding Studio is led by the UCI Digital Learning Lab, bringing together expertise in education, informatics, curriculum, research methods, and learning technology.

Research leadership & team

Leading the work.

Principal Investigator

Mark Warschauer

Distinguished Professor of Education and Informatics at UCI. Leads project coordination and research activities.

Co-Principal Investigator

Kylie Peppler

Professor of Informatics and Education at UCI. Helps lead implementation and research on children’s coding activities in informal learning sites.

Co-Principal Investigator

Tamara Tate

Associate Director of the UCI Digital Learning Lab. Supports data management, data sharing, human-subjects approval, and research methods.

Co-Investigator

Dana Saito-Stehberger

Curriculum Director of the UCI Digital Learning Lab. Supports curriculum development and professional development.

Collaborator

Bin Yu

CEO of Uplifting Technology and creator of CreatiCode. Collaborates on platform data and iterative improvement of the learning environment.

Research Associate

Safoura Seddighin

Research Associate at the UCI Digital Learning Lab, brings expertise in learning design, constructionist education, and human-centered technology.

Research Associate

Tianqi (Tina) Zhao

Research Associate at the UCI Digital Learning Lab, Brings expertise in learning analytics, design-based research, and K–12 learning design.

Advisory Board

Project advisors.

Shuchi Grover

Looking Glass Ventures

Yasmin Kafai

University of Pennsylvania

Mitchel Resnick

MIT Media Lab

Advait Sarkar

Microsoft Research