about me
My name is pronounced [Ga -gene], h is silent.
I am a PhD student in the Human Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. I am very excited about learning and contributing to this field!
Here's my "elevator speech":
I am working on designing automatically generated summaries that can
be used by instructors to monitor how well a group is functioning. For
example, if a teacher is monitoring an on-line forum for a class where
students post messages related to their group work, he can just look
at this automatically generated summary that indicates which students
or which groups of students are having trouble, which will save him
from having to read all the messages on the board. So far, I have identified
ten assessment categories that instructors look for in order to make
judgments on how well a group is functioning. I am currently looking
into 2 issues: whether these ten assessment categories are sufficient
and how one could measure theses assessment categories automatically.
Research Interests: Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Collaborative Learning Process Analysis, Conversation Summarization
Advisor: Carolyn Rose
I have a BA in Computer Science and Economics from University of California, Berkeley (2002), and a master's degree in Human Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University (2004).
contact info
The best way to get in contact with me is via Email
A copy of my currivulum viate is linked for reference.
