Web and Software Engineering
The University of Sydney
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Learning Systems Group (formerly WEG)

LSG develops systems that learn and help people learn. We are developing e-learning and collaborative applications that use machine learning algorithms to improve the user experience or produces innovative functionalities.

Our current work includes:

  • Text mining functionalities to support collaborative learning
  • Affective computing
  • Social network analysis
  • Computer supported collaborative work and learning
  • Physiological (EEG/EKG/EMG) signal processing using machine learning algorithms

News & Conferences

  • AIED workshop "Closing the Affective Loop"
  • SFC-2009 Workshop on "Scripted vs. Free CS Collaboration: alternatives and paths for adaptable and flexible CS scripted collaboration".(website) part of CSCL 2009
  • ICALT 2009 workshop on Affect and Educational Design Patterns. Submit your papers now!
  • RA Calvo wins ARC Discovery Project grant, with Prof P Reimann (CoCo) and K Yacef (SIT) (Nov 2008) (2 scholarships offered!)
  • RA Calvo is awarded a "Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning in Engineering" by the Australasian Association of Engineering Education (Nov 2008)
  • G. Gargiulo wins award from the Epilepsy Society of Australia (Nov 2008)
  • Jorge's profile selected by the government to inform about studying in Australia (link)
  • Web Intelligence & Intelligent Agent Technology in eLearning (Submit a paper!, deadline July 30, 2008), co-chaired by RA Calvo. Part of the IEEE/ACM Web Intelligence Conference.
  • New video about Glosser, our writing support tool. Check it out here.
  • New video about Penso, our Brain Computer Interface project.  [AVI]
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