Author: Daniele Di Mitri

Daniele Di Mitri is a research group leader at the DIPF - Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education and a lecturer at the Goethe University of Frankfurt, Germany. Daniele received his PhD entitled "The Multimodal Tutor" at the Open University of The Netherlands (2020) in Learning Analytics and wearable sensor support. His research focuses on collecting and analysing multimodal data during physical interactions for automatic feedback and human behaviour analysis. Daniele's current research focuses on designing responsible Artificial Intelligence applications for education and human support. He is a "Johanna Quandt Young Academy" fellow and was elected "AI Newcomer 2021" at the KI Camp by the German Informatics Society. He is a member of the editorial board of Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence journal, a member of the CrossMMLA, a special interest group of the Society of Learning Analytics Research, and chair of the Learning Analytics Hackathon (LAKathon) series.

Conference article

New publications at the ECEL conference 2025

Posted on 10/22/2025by Daniele Di Mitri

Two new publications from our team expanding the Presentable (www.presentable.info) ecosystem!

First, led by the brilliant Nina Mouhammad, “From Nervous to Noteworthy: Evaluating SPEAKS, an Educational Software for Speech Content” explores the message composition component of Presentable. SPEAKS serves as a crucial pillar that distinguishes the platform from previous research on presentation training systems. Full paper available (Open Access): https://papers.academic-conferences.org/index.php/ecel/article/view/4104

Second, we are excited to share “Evaluating WEBPOSE, a Posture Feedback System for Oral Presentations”, research led by Stefan Hummel with contributions from Mohamad Alomari, Nina Mouhammad, Jan Schneider Barnes, and Roland Klemke.

Both papers, to be presented at the 24th European Conference on e‑Learning at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) under the leadership of Md. Saifuddin Khalid, presents the first results of a web-based prototype for training presentation rehearsal.

WEBPOSE has already been integrated into the latest version of Presentable, further strengthening its multimodal feedback capabilities. Full paper available (Open Access): https://papers.academic-conferences.org/index.php/ecel/article/view/4285

Journal article

New pub: key technical features of automated feedback systems - a systematic feature analysis

Posted on 09/20/2025by Daniele Di Mitri

New publication alert from the HyTea project titled "Enhancing presentation skills: key technical features of automated feedback systems - a systematic feature analysis", led by PhD candidate Stefan Hummel

The article presents a systematic analysis of oral presentation automated feedback systems (OPAFs), which are designed to support public speaking through automated feedback mechanisms.

Our study assessed 14 existing systems across a comprehensive set of 83 functional features and 12 additional aspects. Although there is an increased interest in these systems, we found that the overall implementation rate of key features remains low at just 16%, with notable gaps in critical areas like verbal-nonverbal congruency, adaptive feedback, and content structuring.

Moreover, evaluation methodologies tend to focus heavily on usability and user experience, while aspects such as learning outcomes and pedagogical value are often overlooked. The majority of studies are lab-based, which raises concerns about the generalisability of findings to real-world educational environments.

Our findings emphasise the importance of improved feature integration, real-world testing, and closer collaboration with educators to help transition these tools from experimental prototypes to effective educational technologies.

This is the first journal article published about the HyTea project and contributed substantially to building a solid foundation for Presentable (www.presentable.info).

This milestone was especially significant as it marks my first article published as the last author. Well done, Stefan, thanks to my co-authors and everyone who supported this research.

Paper available Open Access 🔓 here
https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJTEL.2025.148593

Education MSc Advanced Digital Reality Teaching courses

Webinar about MSc Advanced Digital Reality at German UDS

Posted on 08/26/2025by Daniele Di Mitri

Last week I presented in a free webinar on our new MSc Advanced Digital Reality at the German UDS

The characteristics of this master are

Master immersive technologies (AR, VR, MR & 3D modelling)
It allows you to explore what matters - you are free to pick examples from your industry and explore how immersive technologies can best support what you love
You have the freedom to build creative, research-driven digital solutions
You will thrive with our flexible, project-based online learning model

Conferences

AIED'25 conference in Palermo

Posted on 08/01/2025by Daniele Di Mitri

From 21st to 25th July, I attended the 26th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, which was held in Palermo, Italy. There, I mainly had two contributions.

I led the organisation of the Second International Workshop on Multimodal Artificial Intelligence in Education (MAIEd’25) – a collaborative space exploring how voice, gestures, and multimodal data can enrich learning experiences through AI. The workshop website can be found here https://maied.edutec.science/ whereas the workshop publication is available in the proceedings of the conference.

I gave an interactive demonstration of Presentable - our web-based presentation trainer, which is the outcome of the HyTea project.

AIED 2025 has gathered more than 750 attendees from all over the world. Researchers and interested participants could chose among several parallel sessions, including full and short paper presentations, interactive events, tutorials, workshops, doctoral consortium, panels etc.

Presentations

Talk at the CALRG group of the OUUK

Posted on 07/06/2025by Daniele Di Mitri

In this talk, I give an overview of "Presentable" (https://presentable.info), an AI-driven system that enhances presentation skills through automated feedback.

Presentable guides users in creating and rehearsing presentations, offering immediate corrective feedback on voice and body language. This system exemplifies how multimodal data and intelligent algorithms can provide retrospective feedback and intelligent support.

The talk was given at the Computers and Learning Research Group (CALRG) of The Open University in the UK. Thanks, Fridolin Wild, for inviting me.