PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Beverly P. Woolf

Beverly P. Woolf’s work connects artificial intelligence with education. Her research concerns tutoring systems, learning technologies, and the design of computer-supported instruction. Woolf joined UMass’s computer science college in 1992. Her research covers intelligent tutoring and multimedia learning systems. Woolf became a research professor in 2006.

Works
279
Citations
5,572
h-index
36

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 14 October 2026.

Photo of Beverly P. Woolf

Timeline

  1. 1992

    A university research career

    Woolf joined UMass’s computer science college in 1992. Her research covers intelligent tutoring and multimedia learning systems.

  2. 1996

    Research recognition

    AAAI elected Beverly P. Woolf as a Fellow in 1996.

  3. 2006

    Research appointment

    Woolf became a research professor in 2006.

  4. 2009

    A book on tutoring systems

    Woolf wrote Building Intelligent Interactive Tutors, published in 2009. The book is part of her educational AI work.

  5. 2013

    A federal innovation fellowship

    Woolf received a Presidential Innovation Fellowship in 2013 and spent a period on loan to the US National Science Foundation.

Sources and credits

Photo: www.cics.umass.edu; Beverly P. Woolf profile photograph; creator not stated. License: Not stated by source. Source: cics.umass.edu. Cropped to a square and resized. Ask us to remove or replace this photo.

  1. Beverly Woolf : Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences : UMass Amherst cics.umass.edu. Checked 13 October 2026.
  2. Elected AAAI Fellows — 1996 — Beverly P. Woolf aaai.org. Checked 13 October 2026.