Amogh Mannekote

Ph.D. Student, Computer Science, University of Florida
amogh.mannekote@ufl.edu

Amogh is a PhD student in Computer Science, advised by Dr. Kristy Boyer. His research centers on developing reliable simulations of human behavior in open-ended environments, aligning large language models (LLMs), and enhancing human-computer collaboration through natural language feedback. He has worked at AI startups such as Openstream and the Amazon Alexa team, where he focused on task-oriented dialogue agents. Currently, Amogh is part of the INVITE Institute, a multi-university initiative developing AI-driven technologies to promote equitable STEM learning in K-12 education.

education

Ph.D., Computer Science (Expected 2026)
   University of Florida

Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science (2018)
   Ramaiah Institute of Technology

publications

journal articles
2024
[1]Large language models for whole-learner support: opportunities and challenges. Amogh Mannekote, Adam Davies, Juan D. Pinto, Shan Zhang, Daniel Olds, Noah L. Schroeder, Blair Lehman, Diego Zapata-Rivera, ChengXiangSong Zhai. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, vol. 7, 2024, pp. 1460364. [bib] [doi]
conference papers
2025
[4]Making Task-Oriented Dialogue Datasets More Natural by Synthetically Generating Indirect User Requests. Amogh Mannekote, Jinseok Nam, Ziming Li, Kristy Elizabeth Boyer, Bonnie Dorr. Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Computational Linguistics, 2025, pp. 10449-10459. [bib]
2024
[3]Examining LLM Prompting Strategies for Automatic Evaluation of Learner-Created Computational Artifacts. Xiaoyi Tian, Amogh Mannekote, Carly E. Solomon, Yukyeong Song, Christine Fry Wise, Tom Mcklin, Joanne Barrett, Kristy Elizabeth Boyer, Maya Israel. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM), 2024, pp. 698-706. [bib]
2023
[2]Exploring Usability Issues in Instruction-Based and Schema-Based Authoring of Task-Oriented Dialogue Agents. Amogh Mannekote, Mehmet Celepkolu, Joseph B. Wiggins, Kristy Elizabeth Boyer. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Conversational User Interfaces, 2023, pp. 1-6. [bib] [doi]
2022
[1]Don't Just Paste Your Stacktrace: Shaping Discussion Forums in Introductory CS Courses. Amogh Mannekote, Mehmet Celepkolu, Aisha Chung Galdo, Kristy Elizabeth Boyer, Maya Israel, Sarah Heckmann, Kristin Stephens-Martinez. Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE), 2022, pp. 1164-1164. [bib] [doi]