Computer Science · Multisite Study
A regional network for agentic AI education in computer science.
Starting from a two-university classroom pilot, AIML is assembling a multisite network of CS courses where students practice human-in-the-loop supervision of AI coding agents — and learn to prevent objective drift. Partner sites shape the shared labs, tools, and measures, and take a seat in the research.
The research
Can students learn to keep an AI agent on target?
Our preprint describes objective drift: the tendency of LLM-assisted work to slide away from the objective it was given. It proposes a human-in-the-loop framework for keeping that work aligned.
The multisite study asks whether that supervision can be taught — and whether it holds up across different institutions, courses, and student populations. A single campus can’t answer that. A regional network can.
Agentic AI educationHuman-in-the-loopObjective driftInjected drift
What partner sites receive
Everything needed to run the labs.
- Lab materials and tools at or below cost, ready for your course.
- Instructor training and direct support during the term.
- Privacy-protecting telemetry designed for classroom research.
- IRB support: shared protocol and consent templates for your local board.
- Co-authorship on multisite papers and a named role in grant proposals.
What we ask of a site
A course, a lead, and a little time.
- A faculty lead who teaches a programming course.
- One course section in an upcoming term.
- Local IRB review — we help prepare it.
- A few hours of instructor onboarding before the term.
How the labs work is easiest to show, not tell. Contact us and we’ll walk you through them.
Bring your idea
A regional resource is built by its members.
We want more than participants. If you have a lab you’d like to adapt, a measure you trust, a tool you’ve built, or a question you want answered across campuses, the network is the place to test it. Shared tools for agentic AI education should come from the people teaching with them.
Timeline
From pilot to network
Fall 2026
Classroom pilotUNC Asheville & Western Carolina University
Winter–Spring 2027
Results & papersPilot findings; partner sites onboard
Fall 2027
Pioneer CohortPartner sites teach co-designed labs; multisite study begins
Ongoing
Shared resourceOpen labs and tools for the region
Join the Fall 2027 Pioneer Cohort
Tell us about your course.
We’ll follow up within two business days to set up a short call and share how the labs work.
Prefer email? Write to info@avlml.org.