Staff profile

I am deeply passionate about the intersection of psychology and computer science, where my interests converge to explore innovative ways of leveraging technology for mental health advancement. My primary focus lies in harnessing cutting-edge computer science technologies, particularly Virtual Reality (VR) and Brain-Computer Interface (BCI), to enhance psychological treatments . By utilising VR and BCI within psychological frameworks, I aim to create immersive and personalised therapeutic experiences that can effectively address various mental health challenges, which ultimately can significantly improve individuals' mental health and well-being.

• Virtual Reality (VR)
• Brain-Computer Interface (BCI)
• EEG
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Mental Health

Chapter in book

• Li, Z., Shi, L., Cristea, A., Zhou, Y., Xiao, C., & Pan, Z. (2022). SimStu-Transformer: A Transformer-Based Approach to Simulating Student Behaviour. In Artificial Intelligence in Education. Posters and Late Breaking Results, Workshops and Tutorials, Industry and Innovation Tracks, Practitioners’ and Doctoral Consortium (348-351). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11647-6_67
• Xiao, C., Shi, L., Cristea, A., Li, Z., & Pan, Z. (2022). Fine-grained Main Ideas Extraction and Clustering of Online Course Reviews. In M. Rodrigo, N. Matsuda, A. Cristea, & V. Dimitrova (Eds.), Artificial Intelligence in Education (294-306). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11644-5_24

Conference Paper

• Pan, Z., Cristea, A. I., & Li, F. W. B. (2024, July). Reducing University Students’ Exam Anxiety via Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in VR with Real-Time EEG Neurofeedback. Presented at AIED 2024: Artificial Intelligence in Education, Recife, Brazil
• Chang, H., Pan, Z., & Cristea, A. I. (2024, July). Virtual Reality (VR) in Safety Education: A Case Study of Mining Engineering. Presented at AIED 2024: Artificial Intelligence in Education, Recife, Brazil
• Pan, Z., & Cristea, A. I. (2024, June). Towards Neuro-Enhanced Education: A Systematic Review of BCI-Assisted Development for Non-academic Skills and Abilities. Presented at ITS 2024: Generative Intelligence and Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Thessaloniki, Greece