Get Involved
The COINS LAB is always looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our team! Students with strong interests in Computational Psychometrics and Bayesian Networks in Educational Assessment are especially encouraged to apply for lab positions. Such lab positions typically require at least some advanced training or experience in at least one of the following areas: software development, educational assessment, educational technology, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or mathematical statistics.
How to Apply to COINS Lab
We have many applicants interested in working in COINS lab but unfortunately only a limited number of slots. Approximately around the 12th week of each semester (this semester it is Monday, August 4th) we will begin accepting applications for the subsequent semester. If you are interested in joining COINS lab please submit a cover letter outlining what types of research experiences you are interested in pursuing and your relevant coursework experience, relevant research experience, and relevant work experience and how they relate to one or more of the current Summer 2025 COINS Lab Projects (see below). Also include a resume. Email both the coverletter and resume to: golden@utdallas.edu after Monday, August 4th, ,2025. In addition, please go to the website: https://bbs.utdallas.edu/research/opportunities/ and click on “Apply to Research Labs” as we will be reviewing applications from that website as well. The application submission deadline date for Fall 2025 Research Assistants is: Wednesday August 13, 2025. After we receive your application, we will decide whether or not to interview you. You will be notified regarding whether you are accepted into the lab by August 20th, 2025.
Fall 2025 COINS Lab Projects
This fall COINS lab research activities will begin August 25th. It is possible additional “slots” for the following projects will “open up”.
- Causal and Bayesian Modeling using the ABCD Data Repository
Relevant hyperlinks: https://r-nimble.org/, https://www.tqmp.org/RegularArticles/vol11-3/p189/p189.pdf, https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4939-2125-6, https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Causal+Inference+in+Statistics%3A+A+Primer-p-9781119186847
Number of available slots: currently unknown - Bayesian Network and Cognitive Diagnostic Modeling
(Theory, Algorithm and R Software Development)
Relevant hyperlinks: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4939-2125-6, https://www.tqmp.org/RegularArticles/vol11-3/p189/p189.pdf, https://www.statisticalmachinelearning.com
Number of available slots: currently unknown - Medical Student Assessment and Chatbot Language Development
Relevant hyperlinks: https://medium.com/@sherodhi12345/a-beginners-guide-to-chatgpt-81ff898a2ff5, https://medium.com/@fareedkhandev/prompt-engineering-complete-guide-2968776f0431, https://medium.com/conversational-ai/virtual-patient-care-using-ai-302f20d2d973
Number of available slots: currently unknown