About
Adam Wynn is a PhD student in the Department of Computer Science at Durham University. He completed an integrated Masters degree in Computer Science from Durham University in 2022. He is interested in AI in education, automatic feedback, adaptive learning and educational technology. Adam's research is currently focused on using technology to enhance the learning experience and aims to develop systems that provide personalised feedback and support to students in real-time.
Research
My research explores the intersection of AI and education. Current projects include multilingual speech emotion recognition, confidence classification from voice, speech synthesis and style transfer, and automatic feedback systems.
The list below of all publications is semi-automatically generated and is correct to the best of my knowledge.
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[Preprint] A Semi-Supervised Framework for Speech Confidence Detection using Whisper
Wynn, A. & Wang, J. IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing. Under review. -
Lowering Novice Programming Barriers with MediaLib: Studies of its Effectiveness and Transferability
Wang, J., Wynn, A., Valente, A., Sun, D., & Marchetti, E. (2026). Smart Learning Environments. Accepted (in press). -
EmoBridge: Bridging Emotion Comprehension from Avatars to Human Faces for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Wang, J., Wynn, A., & Wood, R. (2026). ICT4AWE 2026. Accepted (in press). -
Evaluating Adaptive and Generative AI-Based Feedback and Recommendations in a Knowledge-Graph-Integrated Programming Learning System
Nongkhai, L. N., Wang, J., Wynn, A., & Mendori, T. (2025). Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 100526.[PDF] [BibTeX] Google Scholar ResearchGate DRO Citations: 1 ▼- Wang, J., Hodgson, R., & Shigematsu Locatelli, M. (2026). SMARTEN: a human-AI hybrid framework for assisted medical literature analysis and its evaluation. BMC Medical Education.
- Semi-Supervised Speech Confidence Detection Using Pseudo-Labelling and Whisper Embeddings
Wynn, A., Wang, J., Tan, X. (2025). In Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED 2025). Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 15882, Springer, Cham.- Unravelling Emotional Nuances: A Cross-Linguistic Analysis of Sentiment Differences in Multilingual Movie Versions
Wynn, A., Wang, J., & Li, X. (2025). In Generative Systems and Intelligent Tutoring Systems. ITS 2025. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 15723. Springer, Cham.- A Topic Map Based Learning Management System to Facilitate Meaningful Grammar Learning: The Case of Japanese Grammar Learning
Wang, J., Wynn, A., Mendori, T., & Hwang, G.-J. (2024). Smart Learning Environments, 11(1), 53.[PDF] [BibTeX] Google Scholar ResearchGate DRO Citations: 7 ▼- Wang, J., Hodgson, R., & Shigematsu Locatelli, M. (2026). SMARTEN: a human-AI hybrid framework for assisted medical literature analysis and its evaluation. BMC Medical Education.
- Zheng, L. (2025). SGNPP: A graph neural network-based framework for Japanese grammar modeling and adaptive learning path optimization. Informatica. An International Journal of Computing and Informatics, 49(31).
- Nongkhai, L. N., Wang, J., Wynn, A., & Mendori, T. (2025). Evaluating Adaptive and Generative AI-Based Feedback and Recommendations in a Knowledge-Graph-Integrated Programming Learning System. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 100526.
- Wang, Z., Li, X., & Wang, J. (2025). ELEGANCE: A customizable EducationaL gamE for foreiGn guArdians to understand japaNese sChool culturE. IIAI Letters on Informatics and Interdisciplinary Research, 6.
- Siregar, J., Noor, M., Whindayati, A., Fatimah, S., & Handayani, D. (2025). PEMETAAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN YANG TEPAT SEBAGAI PENUNJANG PEMBELAJARAN DI JAKARTA TIMUR. Pendas: Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Dasar, 10(04), 291-307.
- Aguilar Gordón, F. D. R., Villagómez, M. S., Espinosa Taipe, J. F., Lara Barba, R. F., Freire Tipanguano, W. H., Gómez Andrade, S. M., ... & Llanos Erazo, D. (2025). Miradas sobre la Gestión de la Educación Superior en el Ecuador.
- Albán, A. J. G., Tipanguano, W. H. F., Andrade, S. M. G., Esquivel, G. N. E., Salcedo, G. M. P., Cruz, L. U. B., ... & Condoy, M. B. G. (2025). Miradas sobre la gestión de la educación superior en el Ecuador.
- Simplifying Multimedia Programming for Novice Programmers: MediaLib and Its Learning Materials
Wynn, A., Wang, J., & Valente, A. (2024). In Proceedings of the 2024 Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2 (ITiCSE 2024). ACM.- Analysing Learner Behaviour in an Ontology-Based E-learning System: A Graph Neural Network Approach
Wynn, A., Wang, J., Sun, Z., & Shimada, A. (2024). In Companion Proceedings of the 14th Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK '24).[PDF] [BibTeX] Google Scholar ResearchGate DRO Citations: 3 ▼- Sun, Z., Wang, J., Alamri, A., & Cristea, A. (2025, July). SPAR-GNN: Knowledge Tracing with Behavioural Patterns and Selective LLM Feedback. In International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (pp. 328-335). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
- Al Moubayed, Noura & Sun, Zhongtian & Harit, Anoushka. (2025). TextFold: A Geometric Hypergraph Framework for Protein Structure Prediction with Scientific Literature Integration.
- Sun, Zhongtian & Harit, Anoushka & Yu, Jongmin & Wang, Jingyun & Lio, Pietro. (2025). Advanced Hypergraph Mining for Web Applications Using Sphere Neural Networks. 10.1145/3701716.3715577.
- Multiplayer Serious Games Supporting Programming Learning
Wynn, A., Wang, J., Han, R., & Hsu, T.-C. (2023). Proceedings of the 17th European Conference on Games Based Learning, 721–729. Academic Conferences and Publishing International.[PDF] [BibTeX] Google Scholar ResearchGate DRO Citations: 5 ▼- Toukiloglou, P., & Xinogalos, S. (2025). Effects of collaborative support on learning in serious games for programming. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 63(1), 126-146.
- Kramar, U., & Knez, M. (2025). Gamified Learning for Sustainability: An Innovative Approach to Enhance Hydrogen Literacy and Environmental Awareness Through Simulation-Based Education.
- Τουκίλογλου, Π. (2025). Support systems in Serious Games: enhancing programming learning for primary school students.
- de Araújo, A. T. B., Roma, L. V. F., Ramos, R. D., dos Santos, W. M., & Da Silva, G. J. F. (2024, November). A Importância de Jogos Sérios na Aprendizagem de Programaçao. In Escola Regional de Computação Bahia, Alagoas e Sergipe (ERBASE) (pp. 256-265). SBC.
- Calvo-Morata, Antonio & Humble, Niklas & Mozelius, Peter & Pechuel, Rasmus & Fernández-Manjón, Baltasar. (2024). Games for Coding to Attract New Students to STEM. 10.1109/EDUCON60312.2024.10578626.
- BETTER: An Automatic feedBack systEm for supporTing emoTional spEech tRaining
Wynn, A., & Wang, J. (2023). In Artificial Intelligence in Education (pp. 746–752). Springer.[PDF] [BibTeX] Google Scholar ResearchGate DRO Citations: 6 ▼- Pozdniakov, S., Brazil, J., Banihashem, S. K., Noroozi, O., Gašević, D., Sadiq, S., & Khosravi, H. (2026). AI assistance in peer feedback provision: Pedagogically sound, but minimally adopted. Computers & Education, 105591.
- Desai, Y., Kasiraju, P., Das, S., & Rajendran, R. (2025). EmotiCon: Enhancing Public Speaking Training with Context-Aware Feedback on Emotional Delivery. In International Conference on Computers in Education.
- Al-Sewiket, A. A. (2025). Ethics of Using Artificial Intelligence Applications in Higher Education: A Retrospective Study of Contemporary Research. Journal of Arts, 13(4).
- Ryoo, D., & Kim, D. (2025). Research on the design of a dashboard for instructors to monitor learner participation in synchronous online education. The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education, 28(7), 53-64.
- Elkot, M. A., Youssif, E., Elmahdi, O. E. H., AbdAlgane, M., & Ali, R. (2025). Generative Conversational AI: Active Practices for Fostering Students with Mild Intellectual Disabilities to Improve English Communication Skills. Contemporary Educational Technology, 17(1).
- AbdAlgane, M., & Elkot, M. (2024). Generative Conversational AI: Active Practices for Fostering Students with Mild Intellectual Disabilities to Improve English Communication Skills. Available at SSRN 5082088.
- An AI-Based Feedback Visualisation System for Speech Training
Wynn, A. T., Wang, J., Umezawa, K., & Cristea, A. I. (2022). In Artificial Intelligence in Education. Posters and Late Breaking Results, Workshops and Tutorials, Industry and Innovation Tracks, Practitioners’ and Doctoral Consortium (pp. 510–514). Springer.[PDF] [BibTeX] Google Scholar ResearchGate DRO Citations: 4 ▼- Malik, R., & Yu, Y. (2025). 12. AI-enhanced public speaking and its applications: a systematic literature. Multidisciplinary Movements in AI and Generative AI: Society, Business, Education, 220.
- Sukjaitham, S., Brod, G., & Breitwieser, J. (2025, July). Exploring the Feasibility of Personalized AI Feedback to Improve Children’s Planning Skills. In International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (pp. 274-281). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
- Newby, A. A., Bhatta, A., Kirkland III, C., Arnold, N., & Thompson, L. A. (2025). The Role of Facial Action Units in Investigating Facial Movements During Speech. Electronics, 14(10), 2066.
- Wynn, A., & Wang, J. (2023, June). BETTER: An automatic feedBack systEm for supporTing emoTional spEech tRaining. In International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (pp. 746-752). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
Teaching
I have demonstrated for the following undergraduate and master's level modules at Durham University:
- Introduction to Computer Science – MSc Business Analytics (2023-2025)
- Computer Systems – Level 1 BSc/MEng Computer Science (2020–2022)
Education
PhD in Computer Science (AI in Education)
- Durham University | 2022 - 2026
- Research Interests: AI in Education, Automatic Feedback, Speech Processing
- Funded by EPSRC DTP Studentship 2717184
MEng Computer Science
- Durham University | 2018 - 2022
- 1st Year (1st Class); 2nd Year (1st Class); 3rd Year (1st Class); 4th Year (1st Class)
- Advanced Project: An AI-based speech feedback system for second language learners
- Awards: Best Science Communication & Outstanding Achievement in Level 4 Prizes
Conference/Meetings/Workshops Attendance and Presentations
- MultimodalAI'25 Workshop - London (Speaker)
- AIED 2025 - Palermo (Speaker)
- ITS 2025 - Alexandroupolis (Speaker (Online))
- ITiCSE 2024 - Milan (Speaker)
- LAK 2024 - Kyoto (Poster)
- 7th Meet-up of The Turing Interest Group on Knowledge Graphs - London (Participant)
- AIED 2023 - Tokyo (Speaker/Volunteer)
- MultimodalAI'23 Workshop - Sheffield (Speaker)
- MediaLib Workshops - Durham, Kolding, Bochum and Kyoto (Speaker)
- AIED 2022 - Durham (Poster/Volunteer)
- EDM 2022 - Durham (Volunteer)
Community Engagement, Contributions and Other Relevant Experience
- Senior Program Committee Member and Reviewer (Late Breaking Results Track) – AIED 2025, Palermo
- Student Employee of the Year Nominee – Durham University, 2024
- Travel Scholarship Recipient - AIED 2023, Tokyo
- Volunteer Leader – AIED 2022, Durham and AIED 2023, Tokyo
- Research Assistant – Developed the MediaLib official website; analysed user data using Google Analytics (Oct 2022 – Jul 2023)
- Durham Code Club Volunteer – Teaching children to code using Scratch and Python (2019 – 2022)
Contact
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LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/adamtwynn