Alumni

Tucker Balch, PhD (Computer Science, 1998). Thesis: Multiagent Reinforcement Learning. Advisor: Ron Arkin. Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow, Carnegie-Mellon University.

Ellen Yi-Luen Do, PhD (Architecture, 1998). Thesis: The Right Tool at the Right Time. Advisor: Craig Zimring. Currently: Assistant Professor, Architecture, University of Washington.

Terersa Hubscher, MS (IDT, 1998). Thesis: Bringing Students into the Community of Practice. Advisor: Joseph Patraglia-Bhari. Currently: PhD Student, Auburn University.

Noel Rappin, PhD (Computer Science, 1998).Thesis: A Framework for Teaching Learners to Model by Focusing Complexity of Modeling and Simulation Tools. Advisor: Mark Guzdial. Currently: Eco Bridge Productions.

David Davila, MS (Psychology, 1997) Advisor: Dorrit Billman. Currently: Maracam.

John W. Akers, MS (Psychology, 1997) Advisor: Richard Catrambone. Currently: Kodak, Rochester, NY.

Zhong Chen, MS (Computer Science, 1997) Advisor: Ron Arkin.

Juan Carlos Santamaria, PhD (Computer Science, 1997).Thesis: Learning Adaptive Reactive Agents. Advisor: Ashwin Ram. Currently:Schlumberger Dowell. Houston, TX.

Ann Bisantz, PhD (Industrial and Systems Engineering,1997). Thesis: Modeling Environment Uncertainty to Understand and Support Dynamic Decision Making. Currently: Assistant Professor, State University of New York at Buffalo, Amherst, NY

Kenneth Moorman, PhD (Computer Science, 1997). Thesis: A Functional Theory of Creative Reading: Process, Knowledge, and Evaluation. Currently: Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Transylvania University, Lexington, KY

Doug MacKenzie, MS (Computer Science, 1996). Currently: President, Mobile Intelligence, Inc.

Chaisak Srisethanil, PhD (Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1996). Thesis: Adaptive pedagogical approaches for an intelligent tutoring system in engineering. Advisor: Nelson Baker. Currently: Working in Thailand

Mike Byrne, PhD (Psychology, 1996). Thesis: A computational theory of working memory. Advisor: Susan Bovair. Currently: Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Rice University.

Michael T. Cox, PhD (Computer Science, 1996). Thesis: Introspective multistrategy learning: Constructing a learning strategy under reasoning failure. Awards:1994 SAIC Best Georgia Tech Student Paper Award. 1996 Georgia Tech Outstanding PhD Student Award. Advisor: Ashwin Ram. Currently: Postdoctoral fellow, Carnegie-Mellon University.

Lucy Gibson, MS (Computer Science, 1996). Advisor: Ashwin Ram Currently : Gensym Corporation in Cambridge, MA. Her research interests are Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing.

Justin Peterson, PhD (Computer Science, 1996). Thesis: Making novelty normal: A theory of sentence processing. Advisor: Dorrit Billman. Currently: CitiBank.

Sambasiva Bhatta, PhD (Computer Science, 1995). Thesis: Model-based analogies in innovative device design. Advisor: Ashok Goel. Currently: Technical Staff, NYNEX Science and Technology, NY.

Alan Kersten, PhD (Psychology, 1995). Thesis: Frames of reference in noun and verb meaning. Advisor: Dorrit Billman. Currently: Postdoc, University of Indiana.

James Sawyer, M.S. (Industrial and Systems Engineering, 1995). Advisor: Alex Kirlik Currently Systems Analyst, Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, CA

Angel Cabrera, PhD (Psychology, 1994). Thesis: A functional analysis of categorization. Advisor: Dorrit Billman. Currently: Andersen Consulting, Madrid.

Eleni Stroulia, PhD (Computer Science, 1994). Thesis: Failure-driven learning as model-based self-redesign. Advisor: Ashok Goel. Currently: Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Edmonton, Canada

Kavi Mahesh, PhD (Computer Science, 1994). Thesis: A theory of interaction and independence in sentence understanding. Advisor: Kurt Eiselt. Currently: Research Scientist, Computing Research Lab, New Mexico State

Nathalie Grue, MS (Computer Science, 1994). Thesis: Illustration, explanation and navigation of physical devices and design processes. Advisor: Ashok Goel. Currently: Research Programmer, Institute of the Learning Sciences, Northwestern University.

K. Srinivasan, PhD (Textile Engineering, 1994). Thesis: Design and development of a knowledge representation and modelling system for the modelling of large-scale enterprises. Advisor: Sundaresan Jayaraman.

Anna Zacherl, MS (Computer Science, 1993). Advisor: Janet Kolodner. Currently: ISX Corporation.

Chris Hale, PhD (Psychology, 1992). Thesis: Effects of background knowledge on associative learning in causal domains. Advisor: Larry Barsalou. Currently: Intel.

Joel Martin, PhD (Computer Science, 1992). Thesis: Transfer of predictive structure: Improving concept formation. Advisor: Dorrit Billman and Janet Kolodner. Currently: Research Officer, National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada.

S. Narayanan, PhD (Industrial & Systems Engineering, 1992). Thesis: Design and development of an object-oriented architecture for modeling and simulation of discrete-part manufacturing systems. Advisors: T. Govindaraj and Christine M. Mitchell. Currently: Assistant Professor, Wright State University.

Robin Murphy, PhD (Computer Science, 1992). Thesis: An architecture for intelligent sensor fusion. Awards: 1992 SAIC Best Georgia Tech Student Paper Award. Advisor: Ron Arkin. Currently: Assistant Professor, Colorado School of Mines.

Mike Redmond, PhD (Computer Science, 1992). Thesis: Learning by observing and understanding expert problem solving. Advisor: Janet Kolodner. Currently: Assistant Professor, Rutgers University.

Erika Rogers, PhD (Computer Science, 1992). Thesis: Visual interaction: A link between perception and problem-solving. Awards:1992 Best College of Computing PhD Student Award. Thesis won 1993 Sigma XI Doctoral Dissertation Award. Won 1995 NSF Early Career Award. Advisor: Ron Arkin. Currently: Assistant Professor, Clark-Atlanta University.

Tom Hinrichs, PhD (Computer Science, 1991). Thesis:Problem solving in open worlds: A case study in design. Advisor: Janet Kolodner. Currently: Research Scientist, Institute of the Learning Sciences, Northwestern University.

Roy Turner, PhD (Computer Science, 1989). Thesis: A schema-based approach to adaptive problem solving. Advisor: Janet Kolodner. Currently: Research Faculty, University of New Hampshire.

Hong Shinn, PhD (Computer Science, 1989). Thesis: A computational model of analogical reasoning. Advisor: Janet Kolodner. Currently: Director, Development Laboratory, Korea.

Elise Turner, PhD (Computer Science, 1989). Thesis: Integrating intention and convention to organize problem solving dialogues. Advisor: Rich Cullingford. Currently: Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Maine, Orono.

Katia Sycara, PhD (Computer Science, 1987). Thesis: Resolving adversarial conflicts: An approach integrating case-based and analytic methods. Advisor: Janet Kolodner. Currently: Senior research scientist, CMU Robotics Institute.

Stefan Wrobel, MS (Computer Science, 1986). Thesis: A flexible framework for automatic program understanding. Advisor: Janet Kolodner.

Bob Simpson, PhD (Computer Science, 1985). Thesis: A computer model of case-based reasoning in problem-solving: An investigation in the domain of dispute mediation. Advisor: Janet Kolodner. Currently: Director, ATT Global Communications, Human Interface Technology Center.