Umesh Timalsina

Publications

Papers and preprints on AI in education, multimodal learning analytics, research software and engineering design.

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SyncFlow: A Scalable Platform for Multimodal Learning Analytics

U. Timalsina, E. Davalos, N. P. Sanda, Y. Zhang, J. H. Fonteles, T. S. Ashwin, et al.

US Research Software Engineer Conference (US-RSE), 2025

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Anvil: An Integration of Artificial Intelligence, Sampling Techniques, and a Combined CAD-CFD Tool

H. Vardhan, U. Timalsina, M. Sandborn, D. Hyde, P. Volgyesi, J. Sztipanovits

IEEE Workshop on Design Automation for CPS and IoT (DESTION), pp. 16–21, 2024

PaperarXiv

ChimeraPy: A Scientific Distributed Streaming Framework for Real-time Multimodal Data Retrieval and Processing

E. Davalos, U. Timalsina, Y. Zhang, J. Wu, J. H. Fonteles, G. Biswas

IEEE International Conference on Big Data (BigData), pp. 201–206, 2023

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DeepForge for Astronomy: Deep Learning SDSS Redshifts from Images

U. Timalsina, B. Broll, K. Moore, T. Budavári, Á. Lédeczi

Astronomy and Computing 40, 100601, 2022

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A Machine Learning Gateway for Scientific Workflow Design

B. Broll, U. Timalsina, P. Völgyesi, T. Budavári, Á. Lédeczi

Scientific Programming 2020, 8867380, 2020

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Incentivizing Services Sharing in IoT with OSGi and HashGraph

U. Timalsina, A. Wang

2nd International Conference on Data Intelligence and Security (ICDIS), 2019

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2026

Evidence-Decision-Feedback: Theory-Driven Adaptive Scaffolding for LLM Agents

C. Cohn, S. Guo, S. Rayala, H. D. Wang, N. Mohammed, U. Timalsina, S. Jain, et al.

International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED), 2026

PaperarXiv

A Theory-Guided LLM Pedagogical Agent for STEM+C Scaffolding Without Over-Reliance

C. Cohn, S. Rayala, S. Guo, H. D. Wang, N. Mohammed, U. Timalsina, S. Jain, et al.

arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.30539, 2026

arXiv

The Role of LLM-Powered Conversational Agents in Supporting Inquiry in a Narrative-Centered Learning Environment: A Learning Analytics Study

N. Srivastava, M. Humburg, S. Burriss, S. Jain, C. Cohn, Y. Kim, U. Timalsina, et al.

Proceedings of the 16th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK26), 2026

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“He’s gonna say it’s trash”: Students’ Emotional Experiences with AI Feedback in Collaborative Scientific Inquiry

M. Humburg, N. Srivastava, S. Burriss, Y. J. Kim, J. Danish, C. E. Hmelo-Silver, et al.

Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL), 2026

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Collaboration Quality in Computational Modeling: Implications for Middle-School STEM+C Learning

S. Jain, N. Srivastava, S. M. Prasanna, C. Cohn, U. Timalsina, N. Mohammed, et al.

Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL), 2026

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Feeling Like a Scientist, Engineer, and Computer Scientist: Exploring Students’ Disciplinary Identity in an Integrated STEM+C Curriculum

N. Srivastava, G. Anton, S. Jain, C. Cohn, U. Timalsina, N. Mohammed, et al.

Proceedings of the 20th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS), 2026

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2025

Data-Efficient Surrogate Modeling for Engineering Design: Ensemble-Free Batch-Mode Deep Active Learning for Regression

S. Kapoor, H. Vardhan, U. Timalsina, S. Kumar, P. Volgyesi, J. Sztipanovits

6th International Conference on Computers and Artificial Intelligence Technology (CAIT), 2025

PaperarXiv

Challenges of Applying Computer Vision for Emotion Detection in Educational Settings: A Study on Bias

T. S. Ashwin, N. Sanda, U. Timalsina, G. Biswas

International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED), pp. 388–395, 2025

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Personalizing Student-Agent Interactions Using Log-Contextualized Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

C. Cohn, S. Rayala, C. Snyder, J. Fonteles, S. Jain, N. Mohammed, et al.

arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.17238, 2025

arXiv

LearnLens: An AI-Enhanced Dashboard to Support Teachers in Open-Ended Classrooms

N. Srivastava, S. Jain, C. Cohn, N. Mohammed, U. Timalsina, G. Biswas

arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.10582, 2025

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Centering Youth Perspectives in Agent Design: Piloting an Activity to Scaffold Discussions on Ethics and Agents

N. Srivastava, S. Burriss, N. Mohammed, U. Timalsina, M. Deweese, et al.

International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE), 2025

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2024

Sample-Efficient and Surrogate-Based Design Optimization of Underwater Vehicle Hulls

H. Vardhan, D. Hyde, U. Timalsina, P. Volgyesi, J. Sztipanovits

Ocean Engineering 311, 118777, 2024

PaperarXiv

3D Gaze Tracking for Studying Collaborative Interactions in Mixed-Reality Environments

E. Davalos, Y. Zhang, T. S. Ashwin, J. H. Fonteles, U. Timalsina, G. Biswas

Companion Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI), 2024

PaperarXiv

2023

MoSDeF-GOMC: Python Software for the Creation of Scientific Workflows for the Monte Carlo Simulation Engine GOMC

B. Crawford, U. Timalsina, C. D. Quach, N. C. Craven, J. B. Gilmer, C. McCabe, et al.

Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 63(4), 1218–1228, 2023

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