Staff profile

Nuha is a PhD student under Prof. Alexandra Cristea's supervision and a member of the SCENE Lab. 

She specializes in the intersection of virtual reality (VR), educational technology, and natural language processing (NLP). Her research focuses on designing educational immersive VR games aimed at exploring human language interaction within these environments to enhance educational outcomes. 

• Natural Language Processing

Conference Paper

• From Virtual Programming to Real-World Creative Expression: A VR-Based STEAM Approach to Reducing STEM Learning Stress
  
  Pan, Z., Alghamdi, N., Shiozawa, K., Nagai, T., Tachi, N., Kayama, M., Takasu, T., & Cristea, A. I. (in press). From Virtual Programming to Real-World Creative Expression: A VR-Based STEAM Approach to Reducing STEM Learning Stress. Presented at AIED 2026 27th International Conference on AI in Education, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
• THE ROLE OF PRIOR PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE IN SHAPING STRESS IN STEM AND VR LEARNING: EVIDENCE FROM A CROSS-REALITY PROGRAMMING STUDY
  
  Pan, Z., Alghamdi, N., Shiozawa, K., Nagai, T., Tachi, N., Kayama, M., Takasu, T., & Cristea, A. I. (in press). THE ROLE OF PRIOR PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE IN SHAPING STRESS IN STEM AND VR LEARNING: EVIDENCE FROM A CROSS-REALITY PROGRAMMING STUDY. Presented at EDULEARN 26 18th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
• LLM-based Voice Guidance for Block-based Programming in Virtual Reality Education: a Pilot Study on Student Perceptions
  
  Alghamdi, N., Pan, Z., Kaji, I., Shiozawa, K., Nagai, T., Tachi, N., Kayama, M., & Cristea, A. I. (in press). LLM-based Voice Guidance for Block-based Programming in Virtual Reality Education: a Pilot Study on Student Perceptions. In Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems. Springer Nature.
• Integrating Speech Input in Educational Immersive Virtual Reality Applications: A Systematic Review
  
  Alghamdi, N., & Cristea, A. I. (2024). Integrating Speech Input in Educational Immersive Virtual Reality Applications: A Systematic Review. In 2024 IEEE 12th International Conference on Intelligent Systems (IS) (pp. 1-8). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/is61756.2024.10705165
• Natural Language Processing for a Personalised Educational Experience in Virtual Reality
  
  Alghamdi, N., & Cristea, A. I. (2024). Natural Language Processing for a Personalised Educational Experience in Virtual Reality. In A. M. Olney, I. Chounta, Z. Liu, O. C. Santos, & I. Ibert Bittencourt (Eds.), Artificial Intelligence in Education. Posters and Late Breaking Results, Workshops and Tutorials, Industry and Innovation Tracks, Practitioners, Doctoral Consortium and Blue Sky (pp. 355-361). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64312-5_43