Publications

Publications

Academic publications

1. Li, X., & Zaki, R. (in press). Empowering early educators: Integrating AI in mathematics education. In S. Papadakis (Ed.), Teaching with Artificial Intelligence: A guide for early educators. Unlocking potential: AI applications in preschool and primary schools. Springer.
2. Li, X., Morley, F., & Zaki, R. (in press). AI tutors: From promise to practice in primary and early education. In S. Papadakis (Ed.), Teaching with Artificial Intelligence: A guide for Primary and elementary educators. Routledge.
3. Li, X. (2025). Datasets for training intelligent tutoring systems for mathematics. Center for Curriculum Redesign. 
4. Li, X., Fadel, C., & Zaki, R. (2025). Beyond chatbots: Improving intelligent tutoring systems with better data and assessments. In Proceedings of 19th International Technology, Education and Development Conference (pp. 5789–5798). IATED. 
5. Li, X., Morley, F., & Zaki, R. (2025). Mind the knowledge gap: Evaluating AI tutors’ ability to detect mathematical prior knowledge and misconceptions. EasyChair Preprint 15939. 
6. Li, X., Blackwell, A., & Ge, H. (2024). Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence in mathematics education: The potential of probabilistic programming languages in the teaching and learning of Bayesian statistics. In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (pp. 8074–8083). IATED. 
7. Li, X., Gould, T., & Zaki, R. (2024). The impact of artificial intelligence on learners and teachers: A mathematics education perspective. In S. Papadakis & M. Kalogiannakis (Eds.), Education, development and intervention: Toward participatory and integrated solutions (pp.133–148). Springer. 
8. Li, X., & Zaki, R. (2024). Harnessing the power of digital resources in mathematics education: The potential of augmented reality and artificial intelligence. In S. Papadakis (Ed.), IoT, AI and ICT for educational applications: Technologies to enable education for all (pp.191–223). Springer. 

Reports and blogs

1. Zaki, R. (2025). Mathematics is SUBLIME! [Blog]. Cambridge Mathematics. 
2. Zaki, R. (2025). Three AIs for the AI era: Asking Intelligently, Accentuating Innovations, and Avoiding Inequalities [Internal report/blog]. Cambridge University Press & Assessment. 
3. Li, X. (2024). Engaging with artificial intelligence in research and writing (Engaging with Emerging Technologies in Education, Issue 2). Cambridge Mathematics. 
4. Li, X. (2023). Engaging with artificial intelligence in research and writing (Engaging with Emerging Technologies in Education, Issue 1). Cambridge Mathematics.