Summary
Won 3 awards for research excellence, and 2 awards for technological innovation.
Published 1 international conference paper, 1 open-access text book, and 4 open source software packages.
Projects worked: Student-skill profiling in K12 digital learning platform, Psychometric quality evaluation of assessments in K12 personalized learning platform, Ad attribution analytics in radio advertising, Text analytics for a novel scientific database for visual search engine, Automatic speech recognition for medical transcription
Thinks like a scientist. Solves like an engineer.
Top Skills
Data Science & Machine Learning
Explainable AI
Causal Modeling
Bayesian Inference
Probabilistic Graphical Modeling
User Profiling & Cognitive Modeling
Survey Design
Psychometric Analysis
Personalized User Experience
Cognitive Assessment Task Design
Research Software Development
Version Control
Statistical Programming
Technical Documentation
High Performance Computing
Education
PhD, Cognition & Neuroscience
School of Behavioral & Brain Sciences, UT Dallas
Richardson, Dallas
School of Behavioral & Brain Sciences, UT Dallas
Richardson, Dallas
2019 - Present
MS, Applied Cognition & Neuroscience
School of Behavioral & Brain Sciences, UT Dallas
Richardson, Dallas
School of Behavioral & Brain Sciences, UT Dallas
Richardson, Dallas
2016 - 2018
B.Tech, Electronics & Communicaions Engineering
University of Kerala
India
University of Kerala
India
2010-2014
Professional Experience
Research Scientist,
Cognitive Informatics & Statistics Lab, UT Dallas
Richardson, Dallas
Cognitive Informatics & Statistics Lab, UT Dallas
Richardson, Dallas
May 2019 - Present
Research & Psychometric Intern,
Edmentum Inc.
Remote
Edmentum Inc.
Remote
June 2023 - Aug. 2023
Machine Learning Consultant,
ZEP Informatics LLC
Richardson, Dallas
ZEP Informatics LLC
Richardson, Dallas
March 2019 - May 2019
Research Assistant,
Cognitive Informatics & Statistics Lab, UT Dallas
Richardson, Dallas
Cognitive Informatics & Statistics Lab, UT Dallas
Richardson, Dallas
July 2018 - March 2019
Data Science Consultant,
Brand Elevation Partners LLC
Richardson, Dallas
Brand Elevation Partners LLC
Richardson, Dallas
May 2018 - July 2018
Machine Learning Intern,
Cognitive Informatics & Statistics Lab
Richardson, Dallas
Cognitive Informatics & Statistics Lab
Richardson, Dallas
Jan 2018 - May 2018
Co-founder & Chief Engineer,
Dionz Electronics
Kerala, India
Dionz Electronics
Kerala, India
Jan 2018 - May 2018
Publications
Pre-prints
- Sudheesh, A. (2024). The Changing Landscape of Validity-Centered Cognitive Learning-Instructional-Assessment Design Frameworks. https://doi.org/10.35542/osf.io/xe9qn [arXiv link]
Conference Proceedings
Sudheesh, A., & Golden, R. M. (2021). Exploring Temporal Functional Dependencies Between Latent Skills in Cognitive Diagnostic Models. In Quantitative Psychology (pp. 253-262). Springer [Paper Link]
Talks
Talks
Sudheesh, A. Testing Assumptions in Longitudinal Cognitive Diagnostic Modeling. Psychology Lecture Series. University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX., March 2021.
Sudheesh, A. Modeling Student Motivation and Guessing Behavior in Formative Assessments. 10th Texas Universities' Educational Statistics and Psychometrics Conference. University of North Texas, March 2024.
Conference Posters
Conference Posters
Sudheesh, A., & Golden, R. M. (2023). Testing CDM local independence assumptions using nested model selection criteria. Poster presented at the 2023 International Meeting of the Psychometric Society, College Park, Maryland. [Poster Link]
Sudheesh, A., & Golden, R. M. (2020). Exploring temporal functional dependencies between latent skills in summative assessments. Poster presented at the 2020 International Meeting of the Psychometric Society, Virtual. [Poster Link]