Education
Areas of Research
Courses Taught
Research Students
Vita
Grants and Publications
Biographical Note
Contact Info

Education

Associate Degree for Nursing(ADN), 1982
      Indiana State University
Bachelors of Nursing(BSN),1984
       University of South Carolina
Bachelor's of Science, Computer Science, 1988
Master of Sciece, Computer Science, 1990
Doctor of Philosohy, Computer Science, 1996
       Vanderbilt University

Areas of Research

Machine Leaning
Knowledge Discovery
Human-Computer Interaction
Mobile Robotics
Robotics in Education
Abductive Reasoning
Medical Diagnosis

Courses Taught

Robotics: Classes and Research
CS 510-Introduction to Computing |
CS 321-Human-Computer Interaction
CS 425-Software Project Development
CS 499-Senior Project
CS 438-Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
CS 490-Special Topics:Introduction to Machine Learning
CS 490-Special Topics:Intelligent Mobile Robotics

Research Students

Steve P. Klein, Master of Science in Computing and Information Systems 1998
Hypertension Decision Aid System

Michael S. Bennett, Master of Science in Computing and Information Systems 1999
The Hyperlink Agent Project

Laurie Corwin, Master of Science in Computing and Information Systems 1999
The Hyperlink Agent Project

Erin J. Ecker,Undergraduate Research Academy, 2001
Effects of Social Facilitation & Electronic Monitoring on Usability Testing

Nisha Dharna,Undergraduate Research Academy,2002
The Effects of Animated Characters with Human Traits on Interface Usability and User’s Perception of Social Interaction

Bryan Grubaugh,Undergraduate Research Academy, 2003
The Effects of the Testing Environment on User Performance in Software Usability Testing

Ermei Yao, Master of Science in Computing and Information Systems, 2002
Gene Cluster Identification and Analysis

Gary R. Mayer, Master of Science in Computer Science, 2003
Implementation of a Delibrative Robot Control Architecture on an Inexpensive Robot Platform

Edmond J. Abrahamaian, Doctor of Philosophy, Saint Louis University 2003
The Effect of Computer-Human Interfaces Designed for Specific Personality Types on Learning

Kristin Caufield, Master of Science in Education, 2004
Website Design using Participatory Design Methods

Ross A. Mead,Undergraduate Research Academy, 2005
Algorithms for Control and Interaction of Large Formations of Robots

Ross A. Mead,Undergraduate Research Academy, 2006
Impromptu Teams of Heterogeneous Mobile Robots

Erin J. Harris, Master of Science in Computer Science, 2006
User’s Personality Type and The Design of Computer Interfaces

Ross A. Mead, Master of Science in Computer Science (transferred to University of Southern California)
Cellular Automata for Control and Interactions of Large Formation of Robots

Jeffery R. Croxell, Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, on going
Accelerometer Based Discovery of Robotic Limbs

Contact Info

Box 1656, SIUE
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1656
ph: (618)650-2386
fax: (618)650-2555