James C. Lester is the Goodnight Distinguished University Professor in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the Department of Computer Science at North Carolina State University. He is the Director of the National Science Foundation AI Institute for Engaged Learning and the Director of the Center for Educational Informatics. His research centers on transforming education with AI. His current work ranges from AI-enabled narrative-centered learning environments and collaborative dialogue analysis to multimodal learning analytics and sketch-based learning environments. He is the recipient of an NSF CAREER Award and several Best Paper Awards. He has been recognized with the IFAAMAS Influential Paper Award by the International Federation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems for his foundational work on pedagogical agents. He is the recipient of the NC State Alumni Association Outstanding Research Award and the NC State Outstanding Teacher Award. He has been recognized with the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence, which is the highest award given to faculty by the NC State Board of Trustees. His research is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the US Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Army Research Laboratory (ARL). He has served as Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. He is a Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI).