Muhittin Sahin is Assoc. Prof. and project manager at Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye Human Resources Office in Ankara, Türkiye and visiting researcher at University of Mannheim, Germany. His research interests relate with instructional technology, learning analytics, educational data mining, multi-criteria decision making, statistic, sequential analysis, e-assessment, artificial intelligence in education, and intelligent learning management systems. He also collaborates in a project about developing an adaptive mastery testing system. He is the Associate Editor of the Technology, Knowledge and Learning and Journal of the Knowledge Economy journals.

Dirk Ifenthaler is Professor and Chair of Learning, Design and Technology at University of Mannheim, Germany and UNESCO Deputy Chair on Data Science in Higher Education Learning and Teaching at Curtin University, Australia.

His previous roles include Professorand Director, Centre for Research in Digital Learning at Deakin University, Australia, Manager of Applied Research and Learning Analytics at Open Universities, Australia, and Professor for Applied Teaching and Learning Research at the University of Potsdam, Germany. He was a 2012 Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, at the University of Oklahoma, USA. At the University of Latvia, Latvia, he was involved in the Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art as a Visiting Senior Researcher. In 2023, Dirk was a Visiting Professor in the Dipartimento di Pedagogia, Psicologia, Filosofia at the University of Cagliari, Italy.

Dirk's research focuses on the intersection of cognitive psychology, educational technology, data analytics, and organisational learning. His research outcomes include numerous co-authored books, book series, book chapters, journal articles, and international conference papers, as well as successful grant funding in Australia, Germany, and USA.

He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Technology, Knowledge and Learning and Editor-in-Chief of Educational Technology & Society.

Part 1. Perspectives on Behavior, Engagement, and Interaction.- 1. Foundations of Assessment Analytics (Muhittin Sahin, Dirk Ifenthaler).- 2. Uncovering Students' Temporal Quiz-Taking Behavior Patterns using Sequence Analysis (Gökhan Akçap¿nar, Hale Ilgaz, Alper Bayaz¿t, Denizer Y¿ld¿r¿m).- 3. Assessment Analytics for Digital Assessments - Identifying Modeling and Interpreting Behavioral Engagement (Okan Bulut, Seyma Nur, Guher Gorgun).- 4. Guiding Students towards Successful Assessments using Learning Analytics - from Behavioral Data to Formative Feedback (Michael Hanses, Lars van Rijn, Heike Karolyi, Claudia de Witt).- 5. Transforming Tertiary Education: the Role of Learning Analytics in Improving Students' Success (Ursina E. Raemy, Stefan J. Troche, Kinga Sipos, Boris Mayer, André Klostermann, Danièle A. Gubler, Natalie Borter).- 6. Group Cohesion and Performance in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (Jan-Bennet Voltmer, Laura Froehlich, Natalia Reich-Stiebert, Jennifer Raimann, Stefan Stürmer).- Part 2. Perspectives on Analytics, Design, and Indicators.- 7. A Plurality of Measures: from Scale to Modality (Charles Lang, Lalitha Vasudevan, Rhea Jaffer).- 8. Framework of Assessment Design based on Evidence Centered Design for Assessment Analytics (Cennet Terzi Müftüölu, Muhittin Sahin).- 9. Design of Assessment Task Analytics Dashboard Based on Elo Rating in E-Assessment (Sinan Keskin, Furkan Ayd¿n, Halil Yurdugül).- 10. Student-Facing Assessment Analytics Dashboards based on Rasch Measurement Theory (Furkan Ayd¿n, Fatma Bayrak, Halil Yurdugül).- 11. Analysis of Process Data to Advance Computer-Based Assessments in Multilingual Contexts (Martin Hlosta, Jessica M. E. Herzing, Simon Seiler, Sukanya Nath, Florian Keller Zai, Per Bergamin, Andrea B. Erzinger).- 12. Hierarchical Clustering In Profiling University Students for Online Teaching and Learning (Serhat E. Akhanl¿, F. Önay Koçölu, Eralp Döu, Müge Adnan).- 13. Managing a Large Talent Pool using Assessment Analytics within the Context of the National Internship Program (Salim Atay, Ne¿e Gülmez, Fatma Bayrak, Yüksel Bü¿ra Çaylak).- 14. Assessment Analytics: Feedback, Feedup, Feedforward on Bayesian Network (Cennet Terzi Müftüölu¬, Ömer Oral, Halil Yurdugül).- 15. An Architecture for Formative Assessment Analytics of Multimodal Artifacts in E-Portfolios Supported by Artificial Intelligence (Fatima Maya, Karsten D. Wolf).- 16. Learning Analytics for Assessment and Gamification in Digital Storytelling (Andreea Molnar, Jose Garcia, Patty Kostkova).- 17. From Clicks to Constructs: an Examination of Validity Evidence of Game-Based Indicators Derived from Theory (Gregory K. W. K. Chung, Tianying Feng).- 18. Leveraging Online Formative Assessments within the Evolving Landscape of Artificial Intelligence in Education (Caitlin Riegel).- 19. Towards Fair and Diversity Appropriate E-Assessments (Nikolai Zinke, Sina Lenski, Annabell Brocker, Martin Merkt, Kirsten Gropengießer, Stefan Stürmer, Hannes Schröter).- 20. Future Directions of Assessment Analytics (Muhittin Sahin, Dirk Ifenthaler).