Kevin Yancey

Kevin Yancey is an accomplished AI research professional currently serving as the Director of AI Research at Duolingo since January 2019, where responsibilities include co-leading the Assessment R&D area to enhance AI-driven language assessments. Yancey's career at Duolingo also encompasses roles such as Senior Staff AI Research Engineer and Staff AI Research Engineer, focusing on the development of scoring teams, architecting exam administration solutions, and significantly improving grading systems. Prior experience includes positions as a Research Intern at CENTAL, a Master's student at Waseda University, where innovative machine learning techniques were developed, and various roles in software engineering and education. Yancey holds a Master of Engineering in Information Architecture from Waseda University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Kansas State University.