Sarah Riley

M.S./Ph.D. student
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
University of Nebraska--Lincoln
Avery Hall, 122D
sriley AT cse DOT unl DOT edu

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Artificial Intelligence in Education
• Adaptive Systems
• Machine Learning
• Data Mining
• Concept Shift
• Data Stream Mining
• Classification
• Feature Selection and Extraction

Curriculum Vitae:

EDUCATION:

M.S. Computer Science
University of Nebraska--Lincoln (Expected Summer 2010)

Ph.D. Computer Science
University of Nebraska--Lincoln (Expected 2013-2015 ish?)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

Graduate Research Assistant (June 2008-present)
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Project: Intelligent Learning Object Guide (iLOG)
Advisors: Leen-Kiat Soh, Ashok Samal, Gwen Nugent

Undergraduate Research Assistant (July 2007 - May 2008)
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Project: Intelligent Learning Object Guide (iLOG)
Advisors: Leen-Kiat Soh, Ashok Samal, Gwen Nugent

Project Assistant (January 2008 - April 2009)
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Project: Girl Empowering and Mentoring (GEM)
Advisors: Leen-Kiat Soh, Gwen Nugent

PUBLICATIONS:

Conference Papers:

• Riley, S., Miller, L., Soh, L.-K., Samal, A., and Nugent, G., (2009). Intelligent Learning Object Guide (iLOG): A Framework for Automatic Empirically-based Metadata Generation, proc. 14th Int. Conf. of Artificial Intelligence in Education, pp. 515-522.
• Gwen Nugent, Kevin Kupzyk, S. A. Riley, L. D. Miller, Jesse Hostetler, Leen-Kiat Soh, Ashok Samal, (2009). Empirical Usage Metadata in Learning Objects, 39th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (to appear)

White Papers:

• Riley, S., Soh, L-K., and Samal, A., (2008). On the Importance of Metadata and Learner Interaction Data, LETSI SCORM 2.0 White Papers, http://www.letsi.org/letsi/display/nextscorm/
• Miller, L.D., Soh, L-K., Riley, S., and Samal, A. (2008). Motivation for a Direct Access Tunnel, LETSI SCORM 2.0 White Papers, http://www.letsi.org/letsi/display/nextscorm/

HONORS:

• GAANN Fellowship
• National Merit Scholarship
• Outstanding Computer Science Senior Award
• Henry Chamberlain Scholarship
• David Distinguished Scholarship
• Irene & George Holling Scholarship
• R. Parker & M. Eastwood Scholarship

SERVICE EXPERIENCE:

• Founding member of CSCE Dept. Graduate Student Association (present)
• Helped re-establish UNL chapter of Upsilon Pi Epsilon Honors Society (March 2008 - present)
• Mentor for Girl Empowering and Mentoring Project, CSCE Dept., (January 2008 - April 2009)
• Undergraduate Representative, CSCE Dept. Faculty Curriculum Committee (August 2007 - May 2008)
• Student Mentor, Computer Science Student Resource Center, CSCE Dept. (August 2007 - January 2008)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP:

• International Artificial Intelligence in Education Society (IAIED)
• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• IEEE Women In Engineering
• Upsilon Pi Epsilon CS Honors' Society (UPE)
• CSE Graduate Student Organization (CSE-GSA)