Investigating Concept Definition and Skill Modeling for Cognitive Diagnosis in Language Learning Boxuan Ma, Sora Fukui, Yuji Ando and Shin’ichi Konomi Journal of Educational Data Mining (JEDM) Vol.16, No.1, pp.303–329. 2024.
(⭐Invited Paper) Link· Code
Exploring Jump Back Behavior Patterns and Reasons in E-book System Boxuan Ma, Min Lu, Yuta Taniguchi, Shin’ichi Konomi Smart Learning Environment, Vol.9, No.2, 2022. Link
Investigating Course Choice Motivations In University Environments Boxuan Ma, Min Lu, Yuta Taniguchi, Shin’ichi Konomi Smart Learning Environment, Vol.8, No.31, 2021. Link
CourseQ: The Impact of Visual and Interactive Course Recommendation in University Environments Boxuan Ma, Min Lu, Yuta Taniguchi, Shin’ichi Konomi Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, Vol.16, No.18, 2021. Link
International Conference and Workshop Papers
Enhancing E-Book Learning Dashboards with GPT-Assisted Page Grouping and Adaptive Navigation Link Visualization
Min Lu, Boxuan Ma, Xuewang Geng and Masanori Yamada International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (LAK25), 2025. (Accepted)
(Poster)
Towards Better Course Recommendations: Integrating Multi-Perspective Meta-Paths and Knowledge Graphs
Tianyuan Yang, Baofeng Ren, Chenghao Gu, Boxuan Ma, Tianjia He and Shin'ichi Konomi International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (LAK25), 2025. (Accepted)
(Rank A in Core. Acceptance Rate: 30%)
Boosting Course Recommendation Explainability: A Knowledge Entity-Aware Model using Deep Learning
Tianyuan Yang, Baofeng Ren, Boxuan Ma, Tianjia He, Chenghao Gu and Shin'ichi Konomi International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2024), 2024.
Exploring Student Perception and Interaction Using ChatGPT In Programming Education Boxuan Ma, Li Chen and Shin'ichi Konomi International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA 2024), pp.35-42, 2024.
Leveraging ChatGPT For Automated Knowledge Concept Generation
Tianyuan Yang, Baofeng Ren, Chenghao Gu, Boxuan Ma and Shin'ichi Konomi International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA 2024), pp.75-82, 2024.
(🌟Best Paper Award)
A Three-Step Knowledge Graph Approach Using LLMs In Collaborative Problem Solving-based Stem Education
Li Chen, Gen Li, Boxuan Ma, Cheng Tang and Masanori Yamada International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA 2024), pp.51-58, 2024.
Making Course Recommendation Explainable: A Knowledge Entity-Aware Model using Deep Learning
Tianyuan Yang, Baofeng Ren, Boxuan Ma, Md Akib Zabed Khan, Tianjia He and Shin'ichi Konomi International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2024), pp.658–663, 2024.
(Poster) Link
Enhancing Programming Education with ChatGPT: A Case Study on Student Perceptions and Interactions in a Python Course Boxuan Ma, Li Chen and Shin'ichi Konomi International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED 2024), pp.113–126, 2024. Link
How Do Strategies for Using ChatGPT Affect Knowledge Comprehension?
Li Chen, Gen Li, Boxuan Ma, Cheng Tang, Fumiya Okubo and Atsushi Shimada International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED 2024), pp.151–162, 2024. Link
A Survey on Explainable Course Recommendation Systems Boxuan Ma, Tianyuan Yang and Baofeng Ren International Conference on Distributed, Ambient, and Pervasive Interactions (DAPI 2024), Held as Part of HCI International 2024, pp.273–287, 2024.
(⭐Invited Paper) Link
Personalized Navigation Recommendation for E-book Page Jump Boxuan Ma, Li Chen and Min Lu The 6th Workshop on Predicting Performance Based on the Analysis of Reading Behavior (DC@LAK24), 2024. Link
Exploring the Effectiveness of Vocabulary Proficiency Diagnosis Using Linguistic Concept and Skill Modeling Boxuan Ma, Gayan Prasad Hettiarachchi, Sora Fukui and Yuji Ando International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2023), pp.149–159, 2023.
(Rank B in Core. Acceptance Rate: 26%) Link· Code
Each Encounter Counts: Modeling Language Learning and Forgetting Boxuan Ma, Gayan Prasad Hettiarachchi, Sora Fukui and Yuji Ando International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (LAK23), pp.79–88, 2023.
(Rank A in Core. Acceptance Rate: 32%)
Link· Code + Data
Format-Aware Item Response Theory for Predicting Vocabulary Proficiency Boxuan Ma, Gayan Prasad Hettiarachchi and Yuji Ando International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2022), pp.695–700, 2022.
(Poster) Link
Understanding Student Slide Reading Patterns During the Pandemic Boxuan Ma, Min Lu and Shin’ichi Konomi International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA 2021), pp.87-94, 2021. Link
Exploration and Explanation: An Interactive Course Recommendation System for University Environments Boxuan Ma, Min Lu, Yuta Taniguchi, Shin’ichi Konomi ACM IUI 2021 Workshops - Fourth International Workshop on Exploratory Search and Interactive Data Analytics (ESIDA), 2021. Link
Course Recommendation for University Environment Boxuan Ma, Yuta Taniguchi, Shin’ichi Konomi International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2020), pp.460-466, 2020. Link
Understanding Jump Back Behaviors in E-book System Boxuan Ma, Jiadong Chen, Chenhao Li, Likun Liu, Min Lu, Yuta Taniguchi and Shin’ichi Konomi Companion Proceedings of the International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (LAK20), pp.623-631, 2020.
Exploring the Design Space for Explainable Course Recommendation Systems in University Environments Boxuan Ma, Min Lu, Yuta Taniguchi and Shin’ichi Konomi Companion Proceedings of the International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (LAK20), pp.492-499, 2020.
Design of an Elective Course Recommendation System for University Environment Boxuan Ma Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM2019), pp.699-701, 2019.
Domestic Conference Papers
EEMR: An Emotion-Enhancing Hybrid Recommendation Mechanism for Music Playlists
Feike Xu, Boxuan Ma and Shin'ichi Konomi Special Interest Group on Web Intelligence and Interaction, 2024.
Identification and Comparison of ChatGPT Utilization Strategies for Supporting Computer Science (コンピュータサイエンスにおけるChatGPTの役割:理論と実践の視点から活用方略の特定と比較)
Li Chen, Boxuan Ma and Atsushi Shimada The Autumn Conference of JSET, 2024.
Making Course Recommender Systems Interpretable: A Feature-aware Deep Learning-based Approach
Tianyuan Yang, Baofeng Ren, Boxuan Ma and Shin’ichi Konomi The 86th National Convention of IPSJ, 2024.
Learning Path Recommendation In University Environments Based on Sequence Mining Boxuan Ma, Yuta Taniguchi, Shin’ichi Konomi The 81st National Convention of IPSJ, pp.287-288, 2019.
Design a Course Recommendation System Based on Association Rule for Hybrid Learning Environments Boxuan Ma, Yuta Taniguchi, Shin’ichi Konomi Hinokuni-Land of Fire Information Processing Symposium, pp.1-7, 2019.
Comparative Analysis of Adaptive Learning Path Recommendation Algorithms Boxuan Ma, Yuta Taniguchi, Shin’ichi Konomi Joint Conference of Electrical, Electronics and Information Engineers in Kyushu, 2018.