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• Haya Diwan '21: Persistent Acyclic Multi-Robot Formations

• 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

• Spring 2020

  • COMSC 106: Fundamentals of Applied Computing (Kendade 307)

  • COMSC 312: Algorithms (Kendade 305)

• 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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