Publications and talks

Scholarship across AI education, engineering identity, learning design, and public engagement.

Use the filters to browse journal articles, peer-reviewed conference work, invited talks, public scholarship, and work in progress. Each reference is managed as an individual WordPress entry, so this library can grow without redesigning the page.

2026
Ramirez-Salgado, A. (2026, February 9). Community Situated Edge Intelligence Systems for Human-Centered Decision Making. Florida Semiconductor Institute, University of Florida.
Invited presentation
2026
Ramirez-Salgado, A., Antonenko, P., Eutsler, L., Bhunia, S., & Hoque, T. (2026). NSF DRK–12: Cultivating engineering identities through altruistic applications of embedded intelligence and microelectronics. Proceedings of the 2026 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.
ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
2026
Perez-Medina, C., Ramirez-Salgado, A., Antonenko, P., & Cisternas-Garcia, L. (2026). Ethics in AI engineering education: A systematic review of innovative curricula and ethics frameworks. Proceedings of the 2026 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.
ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
2026
Ramirez-Salgado, A. (2026, March 27). Expanding Conceptions of AI Using Edge Intelligence. Institute for Advanced Learning Technologies, University of Florida.
Invited panel discussion
2026
Ambarwati, Y. E., Ramirez-Salgado, A., Hwang, W., Terzian, T., Sharma, A., Eutsler, L., Barnes, M., Dominguez, N., Donihue, D., Bhunia, S., Chatterjee, B., & Antonenko, P. (2026). Exploring situational interest in microelectronics and Edge AI among middle schoolers in a museum program (Research to Practice). Proceedings of the 2026 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.
ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
2026
Ramirez-Salgado, A., Eutsler, L., Sharma, A., Hwang, W., Ambarwati, Y. E., Terzian, T., Barnes, M., Dominguez, N., Donihue, D., Bhunia, S., Hoque, T., & Antonenko, P. (2026). Fostering teenagers’ understanding of community-centered Edge AI systems. Proceedings of the 2026 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.
ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
2026
Hwang, W., Perez-Medina, C., Ambarwati, Y., Ramirez-Salgado, A., Antonenko, P., Eutsler, L., & Bhunia, S. (2026). In-service STEM teachers’ AI conceptual change through hardware-based Edge AI activities (Fundamentals). Proceedings of the 2026 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.
ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
2026
Hwang, W., Perez-Medina, C., Ambarwati, Y. E., Antonenko, P., Ramirez-Salgado, A., Eutsler, L., & Bhunia, S. (2026). Work in progress: Leveraging embedded systems and Edge intelligence to foster high school students’ AI conceptual change. Proceedings of the 2026 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.
ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
2026
Ramirez-Salgado, A. (2026, March 31). Making AI Tangible: A strategic framework for AI literacy across education and society. AI² Summit, Orlando, Florida.
Invited presentation
2026
Ramirez-Salgado, A. (2026, May 2). Order of the Engineer Ceremony. Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, University of Florida.
Invited reader
2025
Ramirez-Salgado, A., Antonenko, P., Israel, M., Dawson, K., & Bhunia, S. (2025). Advancing transcendental phenomenology as a methodology for exploring the needs and voices of underrepresented groups. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting.
AERA Annual Meeting
2025
Ramirez-Salgado, A. (2025, October 21). AI Ethics and Scholarship. UF AI Days, College of Education, University of Florida.
Invited panel discussion
2025
Ramirez-Salgado, A. (2025). AI in the College Classroom. AI² Summit, Orlando, Florida.
Invited panel
2025
Ramirez-Salgado, A. (2025). Beyond Generative AI: Leveraging Edge Intelligence and Computer Vision to Engage the Public in Scientific Discovery. AI² Summit, Orlando, Florida.
Invited panel
2025
Cruz Castro, L., Multani, M., Ramirez-Salgado, A., Goncher, A., Victoria, I., & Taboada, G. (2025). Exploring the impact of classroom composition on women’s experiential identity, interest, and self-efficacy in microelectronics. IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference.
IEEE Frontiers in Education
2025
Ramirez-Salgado, A., & Antonenko, P. (2025). Work in progress: Cultivating semiconductors and microelectronics interest in high school students using hands-on learning. IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference.
IEEE Frontiers in Education
2025
Ramírez-Salgado, A., Hossain, T., Hoque, T., Bhunia, S., Koroly, M., Kalavakonda, R., Hwang, W., Ambarwati, Y., & Antonenko, P. (2025). Empowering future engineers: An inclusive curriculum for AIoT and intelligent embedded systems. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
2025
Hwang, W., Ramírez-Salgado, A., Ambarwati, Y., Bhunia, S., & Antonenko, P. (2025). Empowering first-year engineering students for career choices through hands-on AI hardware experiences. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
2025
Ramirez-Salgado, A. (2025). Hands-on pedagogies for increasing participation in intelligent microelectronics. Engineering Education Seminar, University of Florida.
Invited talk
2025
Ramirez-Salgado, A. (2025, June 2). Harnessing AI Faculty Learning Community. UF Center for Instructional Technology and Training.
Invited presentation
2025
Ramírez-Salgado, A., Hossain, T., Hoque, T., Bhunia, S., Koroly, M., Kalavakonda, R., Hwang, W., Ambarwati, Y., & Antonenko, P. Empowering future engineers: An inclusive curriculum for AIoT and intelligent embedded systems.
ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
2025
Ramirez-Salgado, A. Making AI accessible through foundational teaching.
Public video profile
2025
Ramírez-Salgado, A., Wusylko, C., Weisberg, L., Delgado, J., & Israel, M. (2025). Preparing elementary preservice teachers to integrate computational thinking in the curriculum. ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 25(4), 1–22.
ACM Transactions on Computing Education
2025
University of Florida Department of Engineering Education. Professor empowers students with cutting-edge AI training.
Department news profile
2025
Ramirez-Salgado, A., Eutsler, L., & Antonenko, P. (2025). Reimagining AI education: Local, tangible, and personally meaningful. NeurIPS 2025, San Diego, California.
NeurIPS 2025
2025
Ramírez-Salgado, A., Antonenko, P., Israel, M., Dawson, K., Bhunia, S., Hwang, W., & Ambarwati, Y. (2025). Voices of Hope: A phenomenological study on women’s self-efficacy in computer engineering. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
2024
Ramirez-Salgado, A. (2024). AI in Small Bytes. Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Florida.
Invited talk
2024
Rahimi, S., Almond, R., Ramírez-Salgado, A., Wusylko, C., Weisberg, L., Song, Y., et al. Competency model development: The backbone of successful stealth assessments.
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
2024
Rahimi, S., Almond, R., Ramírez-Salgado, A., Wusylko, C., Weisberg, L., Song, Y., et al. (2024). Competency model development: The backbone of successful stealth assessments. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning.
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
2024
Ramírez-Salgado, A., & Antonenko, P. (2024). Cultivating hardware engineering interest in high school students using hands-on learning. National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual Conference.
NARST Annual Conference
2024
Ramirez-Salgado, A., & Antonenko, P. (2024). Developing an equity-centered hands-on curriculum to support hardware engineering learning. AECT International Convention.
AECT International Convention
2024
Ramirez-Salgado, A., & Antonenko, P. (2024). Engaging diverse high school students in immersive learning experiences to encourage interest in hardware engineering. AECT International Convention.
AECT International Convention
2024
Ramírez-Salgado, A., & Antonenko, P. (2024). Exploring outcome expectations in artificial intelligence and Internet of Things in first-year engineering students. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
2024
Ramirez-Salgado, A., Hossain, T., Bhunia, S., & Antonenko, P. (2024). Supporting hardware engineering career choice in first-year engineering students. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
2024
Ramírez-Salgado, A., Xu, Z., Wusylko, C., Abramowitz, B., & Antonenko, P. (2024). Understanding engineering identity in K–12 education: A systematic literature review. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting.
AERA Annual Meeting
2023
Strickland, C., Ramírez-Salgado, A., Weisberg, L., Chandler, L., Di Domenico, J., Lehman, E. M., & Israel, M. (2023). Designing a framework for integrated elementary computer science instruction through culturally responsive pedagogy and Universal Design for Learning. Journal of Computer Science Integration, 6(1), 1–16.
Journal of Computer Science Integration
2023
Ramirez-Salgado, A., Hossain, T., Hoque, T., Bhunia, S., Koroly, M. J., Davey, B., & Antonenko, P. (2023). Engaging students in exploring computer hardware fundamentals using FPGA board games. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
2023
Ramírez-Salgado, A., & Antonenko, P. (2023). Exploring AI hardware applications in experiential learning environments. CIRCLS Convening: Shaping AI and Emerging Technologies to Empower Learning Communities.
CIRCLS Convening
2023
Strickland, C., Ramírez-Salgado, A., Weisberg, L., Chandler, L., Di Domenico, J., Lehman, E. M., & Israel, M. Designing a framework for integrated elementary computer science instruction through culturally responsive pedagogy and Universal Design for Learning.
Journal of Computer Science Integration, 6(1), 1–16
2023
Ramirez-Salgado, A., & Wright, E. (2023). Measuring systems thinking using stealth assessment. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
2023
Huang, R., Barrett, J. R., Strickland, C., Israel, M., Weisberg, L., & Ramírez-Salgado, A. (2023). Transitioning into CS education: An inclusive model for in-service teacher preparation and certification. Proceedings of the ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education.
SIGCSE
2023
Ramirez-Salgado, A. (2023). Workforce Development for AI/ML Hardware. Southeastern Consortium for Assured Leading-Edge Semiconductors.
Invited panel
2021
Neumann, K. L., Alvarado-Albertorio, F., & Ramírez-Salgado, A. (2021). Aligning with practice: Examining the effects of a practice-based educational technology course on preservice teachers’ potential to teach with technology. TechTrends, 65(6), 1027–1041.
TechTrends
2020
Neumann, K. L., Alvarado-Albertorio, F., & Ramírez-Salgado, A. (2020). Online approaches for implementing digital escape rooms with preservice teachers. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 28(2), 415–424.
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education
In preparation
Ramírez-Salgado, A., Xu, Z., Wusylko, C., Abramowitz, B., & Antonenko, P. Understanding engineering identity in K–12 education: A systematic literature review. Manuscript in preparation.
Manuscript in preparation
In preparation
Ramírez-Salgado, A., & Antonenko, P. Cultivating hardware engineering interest in high school students using hands-on learning. Manuscript in preparation.
Manuscript in preparation