Kirsty Kitto
Professor Of AI In Education
Sydney, New South Wales, Norway
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Top SchoolKirsty Kitto is a Professor of AI in Education at the University of Bergen and a researcher at AI LEARN, bringing 11 years of experience at the intersection of learning analytics, cognitive modelling, and AI-enhanced pedagogy. Her career blends deep theoretical training—a PhD in Theoretical Physics and background in computer science—with a sustained focus on returning actionable data to learners and rapid prototyping of educational technologies. Previously an Associate Professor at UTS and a long-standing researcher at QUT, she has led projects on learner-centred analytics and even explored quantum-inspired models of cognition. Based between Sydney and Bergen, she translates complex, interdisciplinary research into practical tools and learning interventions that empower students and educators. Colleagues know her for combining rigorous formal modelling with an appetite for experimental, learner-focused design.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Theoretical Physics, PhD, Theoretical Physics at Flinders University
Spanish, Swedish
Github Skills (16)
shieldsio9
connected6
django5
architecture4
python4
github4
recipe3
analytics3
datasets2
open-datasets2
mining2
machine-learning2
data-mining1
xapi1
deep-learning1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
kirstykitto/old-beyondLMS
May 2015 - May 2019
Contributions:1 PR, 62 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years
teachinglmswebpagesbeyond
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