4 papers
CyberAGENTS: Structured Autonomy for Agentic Gamified Learning in Cybersecurity
Ivan Hornung, Deepthi Marasinghe Arachchige, Tharindu Kumarage +4
Gamification is especially effective in learning domains requiring active problem-solving and iterative skill-building, such as cybersecurity education. Generative AI agents offer…
EssayCBM: Rubric-Aligned Concept Bottleneck Models for Transparent Essay Grading
Kumar Satvik Chaudhary, Chengshuai Zhao, Fan Zhang +3
Automated essay scoring (AES) has advanced significantly with neural language models, yet most systems remain opaque, offering little visibility into how grades are produced. In ed…
Ontology-Aware RAG for Improved Question-Answering in Cybersecurity Education
Chengshuai Zhao, Garima Agrawal, Fan Zhang +5
Integrating AI into education has the potential to transform the teaching of science and technology courses, particularly in the field of cybersecurity. AI-driven question-answerin…
CyberBOT: Towards Reliable Cybersecurity Education via Ontology-Grounded Retrieval Augmented Generation
Chengshuai Zhao, Riccardo De Maria, Tharindu Kumarage +7
Advancements in large language models (LLMs) have enabled the development of intelligent educational tools that support inquiry-based learning across technical domains. In cybersec…