Lab Director
![X. Christine Wang](https://ubwp.buffalo.edu/playfulai/wp-content/uploads/sites/215/2024/01/image25-819x1024.jpg)
X. Christine Wang
Professor
X. Christine Wang is a Professor of Early Education and Learning Sciences at University at Buffalo (UB). Affiliated with UB’s Institute for Learning Sciences, she also serves as Associate Dean for Research at the Graduate School of Education and Director of Fisher-Price Endowed Early Childhood Research Center. Dr. Wang’s research focuses on young children’s learning and collaboration in technology-rich environments, early literacy and scientific inquiry, and ECE in international contexts. Her work has been supported by NSF, Spencer Foundation, and IRA Alva Knight Grant. Currently, she is co-chairing the 2024 ISLS Conference.
Current Members
![Grace (Yaxin) Xing](https://ubwp.buffalo.edu/playfulai/wp-content/uploads/sites/215/2024/01/image15-edited.jpg)
Grace (Yaxin) Xing
Lab Lead
CISL PhD Student
![Alice Cady](https://ubwp.buffalo.edu/playfulai/wp-content/uploads/sites/215/2024/01/image2-edited.jpg)
Alice Cady
ECRC Lead Teacher
EdD Student
![Michael Sheridan](https://ubwp.buffalo.edu/playfulai/wp-content/uploads/sites/215/2024/01/image11.jpg)
Michael Sheridan
ECRC Lead Teacher
CISL PhD Student
![Joy (Zhuoyun) Cai](https://ubwp.buffalo.edu/playfulai/wp-content/uploads/sites/215/2024/01/image24-edited.jpg)
Joy (Zhuoyun) Cai
Graduate Assistant
CISL PhD Student
![Yuya Yamamoto](https://ubwp.buffalo.edu/playfulai/wp-content/uploads/sites/215/2024/01/Yuya_Fulbright-2-edited.png)
Yuya Yamamoto
Fulbright Scholar
LEM PhD Student
![Varun Chetan Bhatt](https://ubwp.buffalo.edu/playfulai/wp-content/uploads/sites/215/2024/01/image26.jpg)
Varun Chetan Bhatt
Graduate Assistant
CISL PhD Student
![Shekoufeh Sadeghi](https://ubwp.buffalo.edu/playfulai/wp-content/uploads/sites/215/2024/01/image22.jpg)
Shekoufeh Sadeghi
Graduate Assistant
CS PhD Student
![](https://ubwp.buffalo.edu/playfulai/wp-content/uploads/sites/215/2024/08/e6f659f62cb8f34d1c2261b84a33fdad.jpg)
Shuoqi Song
Graduate Assistant
CISL PhD Studen
![](https://ubwp.buffalo.edu/playfulai/wp-content/uploads/sites/215/2024/08/652d41889b0b1cfdf8a1ade5850538d1.jpg)
Dr. Xintian Tu
Postdoc at UB Institute for Learning Sciences
Faculty Collaborators
Artificial Intelligence
![Karthik Dantu](https://ubwp.buffalo.edu/playfulai/wp-content/uploads/sites/215/2024/01/image33-edited.jpg)
Karthik Dantu
Associate Professor
Computer Science
![Ifeoma Nwogu](https://ubwp.buffalo.edu/playfulai/wp-content/uploads/sites/215/2024/01/image36.jpg)
Ifeoma Nwogu
Associate Professor
Computer Science
![Jinjun Xiong](https://ubwp.buffalo.edu/playfulai/wp-content/uploads/sites/215/2024/01/image3-edited.jpg)
Jinjun Xiong
Professor
Director of Institute for AI & Data Science
Early Childhood Education
Computing Education
![Chris Hoadley](https://ubwp.buffalo.edu/playfulai/wp-content/uploads/sites/215/2024/01/image10-edited.png)
Chris Hoadley
Professor
Director of Institute for Learning Sciences
![Chris Proctor](https://ubwp.buffalo.edu/playfulai/wp-content/uploads/sites/215/2024/01/image39-edited.jpg)
Chris Proctor
Assistant Professor
Learning Sciences