Case Study: AI-Powered Research Matchmaking for EdTech | Omovera
Case Study • EdTech • AI Research Matchmaking

AI-powered research matchmaking
for STEM education

Omovera built an AI system that accurately matched high school and undergraduate students with professors and PhD interns on real STEM research projects across the US and UK, while managing the entire journey from inquiry to paid engagement.

~90%
Match accuracy
End-to-end
Agentic workflow
STEM
High-complexity domains
US + UK
Academic ecosystems
STEM AI Matching Case Study

Business & academic outcomes

The system wasn’t just a recommendation engine—it became the core operating layer for a research-driven EdTech platform.

High-quality matches

Deep alignment between student interests, skill levels, and mentor research areas led to strong engagement and completion rates.

Scalable operations

Manual academic matching was replaced with AI-assisted triage and recommendations, enabling scale without quality loss.

Revenue enablement

The agentic workflow converted qualified leads into paid research programs with minimal manual intervention.

Before vs after

Before

  • • Manual academic matching by counselors
  • • Inconsistent quality across mentors and projects
  • • High turnaround time for student placement
  • • Fragmented lead-to-enrollment journey

After

  • • AI-driven, evidence-based matchmaking
  • • Consistent academic rigor across STEM domains
  • • Faster student-to-project onboarding
  • • Fully orchestrated lead-to-paid workflow

What we built

A domain-aware, agentic AI system designed for high-stakes academic matchmaking.

Student profiling intelligence

  • • Academic background & coursework depth
  • • Subject interests within STEM
  • • Research readiness & learning goals

Mentor & project understanding

  • • Professor research focus & constraints
  • • PhD intern availability & mentoring style
  • • Project complexity and prerequisites

AI matchmaking engine

  • • Multi-factor semantic matching
  • • Confidence scoring and ranking
  • • Human review for edge cases

Agentic workflow orchestration

  • • Lead intake & qualification
  • • Match confirmation & scheduling
  • • Program onboarding & payment flow

Technical depth (selective)

Designed to handle nuanced academic language, prerequisites, and expectations.

Semantic understanding

Deep parsing of research descriptions, abstracts, student essays, and mentor requirements across STEM domains.

Confidence-driven routing

High-confidence matches auto-approved; low-confidence cases routed for human academic review.

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