Diane Litman
Diane Litman connects language technology with education. Her research includes dialogue, spoken language, student models, and tools that support writing and learning. Litman belonged to the AI Principles Research Department at AT&T Labs and its Bell Laboratories predecessor from 1985 to 2001. She was an assistant professor of computer science at Columbia from 1990 to 1992.
- Now at
- University of Pittsburgh
- Works
- 352
- Citations
- 10,258
- h-index
- 56
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 14 October 2026.
Timeline
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1985–2001
Industrial AI research
Litman belonged to the AI Principles Research Department at AT&T Labs and its Bell Laboratories predecessor from 1985 to 2001.
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1990–1992
Academic work at Columbia
She was an assistant professor in computer science at Columbia from 1990 to 1992.
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2017
Research recognition
ACL elected Diane Litman as a Fellow in 2017.
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As of October 2026
Language technology for learning
Her research includes educational language applications, including CourseMIRROR for reflection-informed learning and eRevise+RF for text-based argument and revision.
Sources and credits
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