Ashok Goel


Ashok K. Goel is a Professor of Computer Science in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology.
Goel is the Editor-in-Chief of AI Magazine and an Associate Editor of Design Science Journal published by the Design Research Society. He was the Co-Chair of the 41st Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society in Montreal, Canada. He serves on the Steering Committees of the Association for Computing Machinery Conference on Creativity & Cognition and the ACC Conference on Computational Creativity.

Research

Goel conducts research into artificial intelligence, cognitive science and human-centered computing with a focus on computational design and creativity. In 2016, his Design & Intelligence Laboratory developed Jill Watson, a virtual teaching assistant for answering questions in online education.
Goel's research has appeared in Artificial Intelligence, Computer-Aided Design, Design Studies, and Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders)
Goel's research has been covered by The Wall Street Journal and National Public Radio).

Teaching

Goel teaches an online course on knowledge-based artificial intelligence as part of Georgia Tech's Online Master of Science in Computer Science program.

Selected works

Edited Volumes