Our Team
AugmentED brings together people from classrooms, research labs, and engineering teams who share a conviction that AI should augment human teaching, not replace it. We build the infrastructure that lets teachers and students work alongside frontier AI in ways that deepen their thinking, learning, and relationships rather than short-circuit them.
Leadership
Research Partners
Aarav Kalkar
Data Scientist
Byungyeon Yun
Graduate Student, University of Minnesota
Katie Butler
Ground Truth Coding Consultant
Nicolle DeSilva
Community Engagement Coordinator, University of Pittsburgh
Stephen Hutt
Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota
Education Fellows
Danie Cowden
STEM, Design, and Media Teacher
Crosstown High School
Memphis, TN
Joshua Sloan
Math Teacher, Math Department Lead
Crosstown High School
Memphis, TN
Mohammed Al Harthy
Computer Science Teacher, 9th Grade Lead
Crosstown High School
Memphis, TN
Nikki Wallace
Science Teacher, Director of Research & Innovation
Crosstown High School
Memphis, TN
Ben Hoff
Science & Computer Science Teacher
Grand Rapids Public Museum High School
Grand Rapids, MI
Christopher Hanks
Principal on Special Assignment, Innovation Design
Grand Rapids Public Museum High School
Grand Rapids, MI
Tom Peterson
Social Studies Teacher
Grand Rapids Public Museum High School
Grand Rapids, MI
Technology and Design Partners
Join us in building better foundations for AI in education.
We co-design with educators, publish what we learn, and create infrastructure for the whole field.