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Peter L. Brusilovsky

Also known as Peter Brusilovsky

Peter L. Brusilovsky is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh who heads its Personalized Adaptive Web Systems Lab and directs its Intelligent Systems Program, with research on adaptive hypermedia, user modeling, intelligent tutoring systems and human-centered AI. Educated at Moscow State University, where he graduated in 1983 and earned a PhD in 1987, he spent 1993 to 1998 at Sussex, Trier and Carnegie Mellon. His 1996 review "Methods and Techniques of Adaptive Hypermedia" appeared in User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction, and in 2007 he co-edited The Adaptive Web with Alfred Kobsa and Wolfgang Nejdl. After joining the University of Pittsburgh in 2000, he held a Fulbright-Nokia Distinguished Chair in Finland in 2013 and 2014, served as editor-in-chief of IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies from 2013 to 2018, and received the Special "Tilley Hat" Award at ACM UMAP in 2025.

Born
1961
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Timeline

  1. 1983–1987

    Moscow State University degrees

    He graduates with honor in applied mathematics from Moscow State University in 1983. He earns a PhD there in computer science in 1987 under Lev Korolev.

  2. 1993–1998

    Fellowships at Trier and Carnegie Mellon

    He is a visiting researcher at the University of Sussex in 1993 and an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow in the Cognition and Communication Group of the University of Trier's Department of Psychology from 1994 to 1996. From 1996 to 1998, he is a visiting research scientist at Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science, where his work with John Anderson is supported by a James S. McDonnell Foundation grant.

  3. 1996–2007

    Adaptive hypermedia and The Adaptive Web

    In 1996, he publishes the review "Methods and Techniques of Adaptive Hypermedia" in User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction. In 2007, he co-edits The Adaptive Web: Methods and Strategies of Web Personalization, published by Springer, with Alfred Kobsa and Wolfgang Nejdl.

  4. 1998–2000

    Joining the University of Pittsburgh

    From 1998 to 1999, he is Director of Computer-Managed Instruction at Carnegie Technology Education, a non-profit subsidiary of Carnegie Mellon University. In 2000, he joins the University of Pittsburgh as an assistant professor at the School of Information Sciences.

  5. 2007–2018

    Editing IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies

    He serves as founding associate editor-in-chief of IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies from 2007 to 2012 and as its editor-in-chief from 2013 to 2018.

  6. 2013–2014

    Fulbright-Nokia Distinguished Chair

    In 2013, the US Institute of International Education awards him a Fulbright-Nokia Distinguished Chair in Finland. He serves at Aalto University and the University of Helsinki from 2013 to 2014.

  7. 2025

    A UMAP Tilley Hat Award

    At ACM UMAP 2025 in New York City, he receives the conference's Special "Tilley Hat" Award for his continued service and impact in the UMAP community.

  8. As of October 2026

    Heading the PAWS Lab at Pitt

    He is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Computing and Information, where he heads the Personalized Adaptive Web Systems (PAWS) Lab and directs the Intelligent Systems Program. He holds a secondary appointment at Carnegie Mellon's Human-Computer Interaction Institute. His research covers personalization, user modeling, human-centered AI and AI in education, with current interests in adaptive learning, recommender systems and personalized health.

Career

  1. Since 2000University of PittsburghAssistant Professor
  2. Since 1996Carnegie Mellon UniversityVisiting Research Scientist, Director of Computer-Managed Instruction
  3. 2013–2014Aalto UniversityFulbright-Nokia Distinguished Chair
  4. 2013–2014University of HelsinkiFulbright-Nokia Distinguished Chair
  5. 1994–1996University of TrierAlexander von Humboldt Fellow
  6. 1993University of SussexVisiting Researcher

Education

  1. 1987Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityPhD in Computer Science
  2. 1983Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityDegree in Applied Mathematics

From the biography.

  1. 43% of living people shaping AI work outside their country of birthIncludes Peter L. Brusilovsky. We estimate that 43% of living people shaping AI work outside their country of birth (520 of 1,198 people with known birth and employment countries).
  2. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes Carnegie Mellon University. We estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  3. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes Carnegie Mellon University. We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.
  4. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes Carnegie Mellon University. We estimate that Google holds the highest combined h-index at 8,016, while universities account for 73% of the deduplicated total across AI organizations.

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  1. Peter Brusilovsky - Research Page sites.pitt.edu. Checked 22 October 2026.
  2. Peter Brusilovsky - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 22 October 2026.
  3. Human-AI Collaboration in Adaptive Information Access: From Adaptive Hypermedia to Recommender Systems uam.es. Checked 22 October 2026.
  4. Peter Brusilovsky | School of Computing and Information sci.pitt.edu. Checked 22 October 2026.
  5. User Modeling - ACM UMAP 2025 Best Paper Awards um.org. Checked 22 October 2026.