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Arona — Adaptive Assessment Engine

An adaptive assessment engine that adjusts challenge based on verified learner performance, supporting personalised, scalable assessment. The work behind the IEEE ICCSP 2026 Best Paper on Smart Education Systems, a Hong Kong short-term patent, and a PCT international application, with dissemination through QS Reimagine Education 2026 and the eLFA Symposium 2026.

Highlights

  • Computerized adaptive testing (CAT) engine adapting item selection and difficulty in real time
  • Protected by HK short-term patent 32026121080.3 and PCT/CN2026/085825
  • IEEE ICCSP 2026 Best Paper on Smart Education Systems (DOI 10.1109/ICCSP68173.2026.11539256)
  • Submitted to QS Reimagine Education 2026 as "Visible-to-Impact Learning"

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IEEE ICCSP 2026 Best Paper certificate — Smart Education Systems track, Tamilnadu, India
IEEE ICCSP 2026 Best Paper certificate — Smart Education Systems track, Tamilnadu, India
Hong Kong short-term patent application — System and Method for Adaptive Computerized Testing (PolyU)
Hong Kong short-term patent application — System and Method for Adaptive Computerized Testing (PolyU)

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Adaptive TestingCATEdTechPatents

Repository: https://github.com/fds-pmine/arona

Paper (DOI): https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCSP68173.2026.11539256

Paper status: Published — ICCSP 2026, Best Paper on Smart Education Systems