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• Alyxander Burns '17 (Honorable Mention for CRA's Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers): Persistent Multi-robot Formations with Redundancy
• Xilin Yu '16 (Honorable Mention for CRA's Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers): Combinatorial Analysis for CAD
• Felicia Cordeiro '12 (recipient of NSF Graduate Research Fellowship): Motion Simulation of Geometric Constraint Structures
• Rittika Shamsuddin '12: Using Rigidity Theory to Identify Hinge Joints in Proteins (winner of Best senior honors thesis or research project at NEUCS '12)
• Cleo Schneider '11 (Honorable Mention for CRA's Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers): Shape Recognition using Hidden Markov Models and Polygonal Simplification
• Courtney Schirf '11: Automatic Protein Classification Using Rigidity Analysis
• Surabhi Gupta '11: Using Holographic Reduced Representations to Model Hierarchical Spatial Reasoning in a 3D Environment
• Milka Doktorova '10 (Honorable Mention for CRA's Outstanding Undergraduate Researchers): Computational Analysis of Statics and Dynamics of Macromolecules

• Fall 2019
  • COMSC 311: Theory of Computation (Clapp 206)
  • COMSC 312: Algorithms (Kendade 303)
• Fall 2018 - Spring 2019 (on leave)
• Spring 2018
  • COMSC 106: Fundamentals of Applied Computing (Kendade 307)
  • COMSC 311: Theory of Computation (Clapp 225)
  • COMSC 211: Data Structures (second instructor, Clapp 127)
• Fall 2017
  • COMSC 201: Advanced Object-Oriented Programming (Reese 316)
  • COMSC 285: MaGE Practicum (Clapp 206/Cassani Room)
  • CUSP 216: Peer Mentor Training for the MaGE Program (Clapp 422)
• Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 (on leave)
• Spring 2016
  • COMSC 106: Intro to Scientific Computing
  • COLL 115: Global Challenges: "The Future of Jobs: The Dual Challenge of Globalization and Robotization" (co-teaching, my materials)
• Fall 2015
  • COMSC 101: Problem Solving & Object Oriented Programming
  • COMSC 311: Theory of Computation
• Summer 2015
  • iDesign Studio (through PaGE, partially supported by Mass Life Sciences Center), August 3 - 21, 2015
  • MaGE Training Bootcamp (partially supported by Google)
• Spring 2015
  • COMSC 243RW: Robotics Workshop
  • Independent studies (research):
    • Pragya Bajoria '15: Robotics
    • Xilin Yu '16: Rigidity Theory
  • Independent studies (topic):
    • Pavlina Lejskova '15 (lead), Barsha Shrestha '15, Nikita Khan '16, Amna Aftab '17, Yavneeka Patel '17, Miriam Cherayil '18, Kayla Nguyen '18: IHart: interactive hallways for attraction and retention to technology
    • Sarah Read '16 and Xinyun Xing '16: Web app development
• Fall 2014
  • COMSC 101: Problem Solving & Object-oriented Programming
  • COMSC 211: Data Structures
  • Independent studies (research):
    • Pragya Bajoria and Alyxander Burns '17: Robotics
    • Ngan (Sylvia) Hoang '16 and Keying Gu '17: Computational biology
  • Independent studies (topic):
    • Pavlina Lejskova '15 (lead), Ning Xie '14, Emma Romeo '15, Saadia Gabriel '17, Safae Lahgazi Alaoui '17, Sarah Robinson '17 and Hashma Shahid '17: IHart: interactive hallways for attraction and retention to technology
• Spring 2014
  • COMSC 201: Advanced Object-oriented Programming
  • COMSC 311: Theory of Computation
  • Independent studies (research):
    • Ruimin Cai '13, Dana Fry '14, Mina Khan '14, Ressi Miranda '14, Stephanie Stark '14, Helena Kleinschmidt '15 and Xilin Yu '15 (in collaboration with Jessica Sidman): Rigidity theory
    • Aysha Mehjabeen '14, Pragya Bajoria '15 and Mina Khan '15: Robotics
  • Independent studies (topic):
    • Pavlina Lejskova '14: IHart: interactive hallways for attraction and retention to technology
    • Jingjing Rong '14: 3D printer trouble-shooting
• Fall 2013
  • COMSC 105: iDesign Studio (FYS) (student blogs for final projects are linked from here)
  • COMSC 201: Advanced Object-oriented Programming
  • Independent studies (research):
    • Ruimin Cai '13: Rigidity theory
    • Aysha Mehjabeen '14, Humaira Orchee '15 and Mina Khan '15: Robotics
    • Xinyun (Cis) Xing '15: Computer Aided Design
  • Independent studies (topic):
    • Kimberly Faughnan '14: IHart: interactive hallways for attraction and retention to technology
    • Shani Mensing '14: 3D modeling, printing and perception
    • Ressi Miranda '14: Developing a touch table using a Raspberry Pi
• Fall 2012 - Spring 2013 (on sabbatical)
• Spring 2012
  • COMSC 101: Problem Solving & Object Oriented Programming
  • COMSC 211: Data Structures
  • Independent studies:
    • Felicia Cordeiro '12 (recipient of NSF Graduate Research Fellowship): Motion Simulation of Geometric Constraint Structures(honors thesis)
    • Rittika Shamsuddin '12: Using Rigidity Theory to Identify Hinge Joints in Proteins (honors thesis, winner of Best senior honors thesis or research project at NEUCS '12)
    • Gabby Snyder '13, Ruimin Cai '14, Phuong Vu '14, Linh Le '14, Erin Pierce '15: IHart: Interactive Hallways for Attraction and Retention to Technology
    • Jessie Hamelin '13 (in cooperation with Dr. Dan Barry): Robotics and mobile devices
    • Jingjing Rong '15 and Liye Fu '15 (in cooperation with Dr. Dan Barry): Developing a Robotic Pet (winner of a 2012 Harold Grinspoon Foundation Entrepreneurial Spirit Award)
• Fall 2011
  • COMSC 101: Problem Solving & Object Oriented Programming
  • COMSC 311: Theory of Computation
  • Independent studies:
    • Felicia Cordeiro '12: Motion Simulation of Geometric Constraint Structures (honors thesis)
    • Rittika Shamsuddin '12: Computational Identification of Hinge Proteins (honors thesis)
    • Chelsea Walker '12: Computational Modeling of Allosteric Conformational Changes in Proteins (honors thesis)
    • Ruimin Cai '14 and Jessie Hamelin '13 (in cooperation with Dr. Dan Barry): Robotic mobile chair
    • Bei Li '13: TBD
• Spring 2011
  • COMSC 101: Problem Solving & Object Oriented Programming
  • COMSC 341: Topics in Robotics and HCI
  • Independent studies:
    • Cleo Schneider '11: Shape Recognition using Hidden Markov Models and Polygonal Simplification (honors thesis)
    • Courtney Schirf '11: Automatic Protein Classification Using Rigidity Analysis (honors thesis)
    • Surabhi Gupta '11: Using Holographic Reduced Representations to Model Hierarchical Spatial Reasoning in a 3D Environment(honors thesis)
    • Rittika Shamsuddin '12: Hinge Motions in Proteins
    • Temi Popo '12: MohoBot's Digital World
    • Marc Fiske '13: Advanced Theory of Computation
    • Andreea Bancila '13 (in cooperation with Dr. Dan Barry): Robotic mobile chair
• Fall 2010
  • COMSC 101: Problem Solving & Object Oriented Programming
  • COMSC 311: Theory of Computation
  • Independent studies:
    • Cleo Schneider '11: Shape Recognition using Hidden Markov Models and Polygonal Simplification (honors thesis)
    • Courtney Schirf '11: Automatic Protein Classification Using Rigidity Analysis (honors thesis)
    • Surabhi Gupta '11: Using Holographic Reduced Representations to Model Hierarchical Spatial Reasoning in a 3D Environment(honors thesis)
    • Yaa Asantewaa Appiah Korang '11: SQL and related technologies
    • Gabriella Snyder '13: Green Computing and HCI
    • Felicia Cordeiro '12: TBA
    • Cade Friedenbach '13, Hilary Katz '12, Bei Li '13, Yihan Li '13, Angela Wang '13, Claudia Mingjia Zhang '13 (in cooperation with Dr. Dan Barry): Robotic mobile chair
• Spring 2010
  • COMSC 101: Problem Solving & Object Oriented Programming
  • COMSC 240: Interactive Media (Virtual Piano project won a poster award at NEUCS '10)
  • Independent studies:
    • Milka Doktorova '10: Computational Analysis of Statics and Dynamics of Macromolecules (honors thesis)
    • Cleo Schneider '11: IHart: Interactive Hallways for Attraction and Retention to Technology
    • Abby Drury '10, Melissa Frechette '11, Rittika Shamsuddin (in cooperation with Dr. Dan Barry): Robotic mobile chair (Chosen to be one of 4 presentations and won a poster award at NEUCS '10)
• Fall 2009
  • COMSC 101: Problem Solving & Object Oriented Programming
  • COMSC 311: Theory of Computation
  • Independent studies:
    • Milka Doktorova '10: Computational Analysis of Statics and Dynamics of Macromolecules (honors thesis)
    • Cleo Schneider '11: Interactive Media Development
    • Courtney Schirf '11: Bioinformatics
    • Claire Boyd '12: Web Design with Flash
• Summer 2009 Students
  • Milka Doktorova '10: Computational Analysis of Statics and Dynamics of Macromolecules
  • Ilene Magpiong '12: Protein flexibility
  • Tonje Stolpestad '10 (Smith College): SolidWorks
• Spring 2009
  • COMSC 102: Object-Oriented Programming
  • COMSC 341: Computational Geometry in Video Games
  • Independent studies:
    • Milka Doktorova '10: Rigidity theory with applications to biology
• Fall 2008
  • COMSC 102: Object-Oriented Programming
  • COMSC 311: Theory of Computation
  • Independent studies:
    • Valerie Galluzzi '09: Introduction to Rigidity Theory

Smith 2005, 2007

• CSC 112 - Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structures
• Fall 2007, Smith College, Northampton, MA
• CSC 112 - Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structures
• Fall 2005, Smith College, Northampton, MA

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