Fatima Zahra Receives AAAI/ACM SIGAI Innovative AI Education Award
DySoC affiliate Fatima Zahra has been recognized with the 2025 AAAI/ACM SIGAI Innovative AI Education Award for her innovative teaching model in which students create with generative AI rather than simply consume it. The approach is currently being piloted at the University of Tennessee, reaching approximately 350 students across multiple courses. Zahra was also selected for the inaugural Google Higher Ed Faculty AI Fellows cohort, recognizing her leadership in AI education and pedagogy.