GenAI in higher education: from opportunity to practical use in writing assignments

Jefrey Lijffijt is a professor of Data Science at Ghent University - IDLab and, together with Tijl De Bie , leads the AI & Data Analytics research group. The AI & Data Analytics research group designs, implements, and analyzes algorithms and systems to extract knowledge and insights from data. Nearly all of our tools and articles are open source and open access. Jefrey Lijffijt chairs the AI working group at the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture and is a member of the AI core group at Ghent University. He actively contributes to (Gen)AI education at Ghent University and previously at VAIA.

His expertise includes artificial intelligence, machine learning, knowledge discovery, data visualization, data mining, data exploration, visual analytics, computational complexity analysis, algorithm design, information theory, statistical hypothesis testing, interactivity, and tools and applications. For an overview of recent research, see https://aida.ugent.be/

Lieve De Wachter is a full professor of Academic Dutch/Scientific Writing at KU Leuven and also focuses her research on academic writing and language proficiency. She also supervises several projects on language policy and academic language proficiency. She is the author of, among other books, "Scientific Writing in the Age of AI" (collaborated with B. De Groef, C. Van Soom, & K. Fivez) (Owl Press, 2024).

Lisa Hilte is doctor of linguistics. For years, she worked as a linguistic researcher and lecturer at the University of Antwerp. Today, she works for VAIA as an AI expert and liaison for UAntwerp. In addition, she is a freelance writer with a focus on science journalism, and a freelance teacher in AI and language technology. She has published two sets of course materials on language technology, for pupils and teachers in the third grade of secondary education (Plantyn publisher).