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We build AI across the full stack — from accelerators and compilers up to algorithms and the applications that reach classrooms, power grids, and factory floors. Our aim is not only scaling intelligence, but scaling intelligence per joule.

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Latest news

Mar 2026Dr. Xiong begins as Founding Dean of UTSA's College of AI, Cyber and Computing
Jul 2023Dr. Xiong served as distinguished speaker in 2023 IEEE Cloud Summit
Jan 2023Dr. Xiong awarded $20 million to establish AI Institute for Exceptional Education

Projects & Publications

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Thrust 01 / 07AI + Education

AI that supports learning, teaching, and special education.

We build AI for learners, educators, and the specialists who serve them, with a focus on children with speech and language needs. This work spans speech-language assessment and intervention tools, AI literacy and reading companions for young children, tools for parents and clinicians, and studies of how AI is used and perceived in classrooms and special education.

PublicationDecember 2025
Leveraging an LLM-enhanced bilingual conversational agent for EFL children’s dialogic reading: Insights from children, parents, and educators

F. Xiao, Z. Li (opens in new tab), J. Lin, X. Zou, D. Yang, W. Zou, J. Xiong (opens in new tab)

Computers & Education: Artificial IntelligenceVolume 9
Central figure from “Automatic Screening for Children with Speech Disorder Using Automatic Speech Recognition: Opportunities and Challenges”
PublicationNov. 7–9, 2024
Automatic Screening for Children with Speech Disorder Using Automatic Speech Recognition: Opportunities and Challenges

D. Liu (opens in new tab), J. Yang, I. Albrecht-Buehler, H. Qin, S. Li, Y. Hu (opens in new tab), A. Nassereldine (opens in new tab), J. Xiong (opens in new tab)

The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence’s Fall Symposium (AAAI)
Central figure from “Automating Intervention Discovery from Scientific Literature: A Progressive Ontology Prompting and Dual-LLM Framework”
PublicationAug 16–22, 2025
Automating Intervention Discovery from Scientific Literature: A Progressive Ontology Prompting and Dual-LLM Framework

Y. Hu (opens in new tab), D. Liu (opens in new tab), Q. Wang, C. Yu, C. Xu (opens in new tab), Q. Zheng (opens in new tab), H. Ji, J. Xiong (opens in new tab)

The 34th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI)
PublicationJuly 22–26, 2025
StoryLab: Empowering Personalized Learning for Children through Teacher-Guided Multimodal Story Generation

Z. Li (opens in new tab), F. Xiao, J. Lin, X. Zou, Q. Zheng (opens in new tab), J. Xiong (opens in new tab)

The 26th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED)
PublicationJune 27 – July 3, 2026
Design and Feasibility of an LLM-Powered Humanoid Robot as a Reading Companion to Support Children’s AI Literacy

F. Xiao, Z. Li (opens in new tab), S. Jiang, J. Xiong (opens in new tab)

The 27th International Conference on AI in Education (AIED)
Central figure from “SciEval: A Benchmark for Automatic Evaluation of K–12 Science Instructional Materials”
PublicationJune 27 – July 3, 2026
SciEval: A Benchmark for Automatic Evaluation of K–12 Science Instructional Materials

Z. Li (opens in new tab), P. He, Z. Chen, H. Liu, Z. Wang, T. Li, J. Xiong (opens in new tab)

The 27th International Conference on AI in Education (AIED)
All 43 AI + Education publications ›

People

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Principal Investigator
Founding Dean, College of AI, Cyber and Computing
About

Empire Innovation Professor turned founding dean, working across AI algorithms, systems, hardware accelerators, and security — with a research philosophy centered on building functional AI systems meaningful to society.

Education
Ph.D., UCLA, 2006 — Outstanding Ph.D. AwardM.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002M.S., Tsinghua University, 2000B.S., Tsinghua University, 1998
Jinjun Xiong
Jinjun Xiong
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Appointments
Founding Dean, UTSAAdjunct Professor, UBEmpire Innovation Professor, UBAdjunct Research Professor, UIUC
Honors
22 Professional Honors14 International Competition Awards8 Best Paper Nominations7 Best Paper Awards3 Best Poster Awards