College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30032-0280
Software engineering (program comprehension; requirements engineering; reverse engineering; software evolution; software design)
Human-Computer Interaction (computing architectures; computing ecosystems; usefulness metrics)
Georgia
Institute of Technology, Ph.D. in Computer Science, May 2005 (expected)
"Analyzing the Conceptual Integrity of Computing Applications Through
Ontological Excavation"
Committee: Dr. Colin Potts (adv), Dr. Spencer Rugaber (adv), Dr. Jim
Foley, Dr. Leo Mark.
Specialization: Software Engineering
Minor: Human-machine Systems
Georgia
Institute of Technology, M.S. in Industrial Engineering, June 1995
Major Area: Human-Machine Systems, Minor Area: Quality Control Systems
University
of California, San Diego, B.S. in Cognitive Science, December 1992
Concentration: Cognitive Engineering
Studying the cognitive and learning practices that take place in both undergraduate and graduate research laboratories. Developed ethnographic method for tracking and characterizing knowledge elements in transcripts towards support of problem-based curriculum development for bioengineering.
Analyzed and developed methods for the automated re-engineering of existing tools to fit different use contexts. Developed methods for ontological excavation and analysis.
Researched game theory and board game design. Developed a model of collaborative games to supplement existing game theoretic models for competitive and cooperative games. Identified design elements in collaborative board games that could be used in the development of learning environments.
Helped conduct ethnographic study of architects at Portman and Associates. Observed design and logistics coordination amongst multiple multi-national organizations collaborating on a skyscraper in Shanghai.
Heather Richter, Chris Miller, Idris Hsi, and Gregory D. Abowd, "An Empirical Investigation of Capture and Access for Software Requirements Activities", to be published in Graphics Interface 2005.
Idris Hsi, "Measuring the Conceptual Fitness of a Computing Application in a Computing Ecosystem", Proceedings of the ACM Workshop on Interdisciplinary Software Engineering Research (WISER'04) at the 12 Annual Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE-12), November 5, 2004, pp. 27-36. (33% Acceptance Rate)
Idris Hsi, Colin Potts, and Melody Moore, "Ontological Excavation: Unearthing the core concepts of the application", Proceedings of Tenth Working Conference on Reverse Engineering 2003 (WCRE'03), November 13-16, 2003, pp. 345-352. (42% Acceptance Rate)
Idris Hsi and Colin Potts, "Studying the Evolution and Enhancement of Software Features", Proceedings of the International Conference of Software Maintenance 2000 (ICSM'00), October 11-14, 2000, IEEE Press, pp. 143-151. (Acceptance rate not available)
Michael W. McCracken, Idris Hsi, Heather Richter, Robert Waters, and Laura Burkhart, "A Proposed Curriculum for an Undergraduate Software Engineering Degree", CSEE&T 2000-13th Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, Austin, Texas, March 6-8, 2000. (Acceptance rate not available)
Colin Potts and Idris Hsi, "Abstraction and Context in Requirements Engineering: Toward a Synthesis", Annals of Software Engineering, 9: 1-39, 1997.
Chuck Eastman, Idris Hsi, and Colin Potts, "Coordination in Multi-Organization Creative Design Projects", GVU Technical Report, 98-36.
Colin Potts and Idris Hsi, "Towards Integrating Rationalistic and Ecological Design Methods for Interactive Systems", GVU Technical Report, 95-27.
Idris Hsi, Analyzing the Conceptual Coherence of Computing Applications, July 2004, PhD Proposal, http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~idris/FTPfiles/Idris_Hsi_Proposal.pdf
Idris Hsi, Advice for Beginning Your PhD Career, August 2003, http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~idris/AcademicInfo/Advice_Beginning_PhD_Career.htm
Idris Hsi, Surviving the Qualifiers, July 1998, http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gsc/qual-advice.html
Idris Hsi, "Analyzing the Conceptual Integrity of Computing Applications Through Ontological Excavation", PhD Thesis, expected February 2005.
Jose P. Zagal, Jochen Rick, Idris Hsi, "Collaborative games: Lessons learned from board games", submitted to Simulation & Gaming: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Theory, Practice and Research, December 2004
Idris Hsi, "Ontological Excavation: A Procedures Manual", Technical Report, Georgia Institute of Technology, Dec 2004.
Heather Richter, Chris Miller, Idris Hsi, and Gregory D. Abowd, "An Empirical Investigation of Capture and Access for Software Requirements Activities", to be submitted to Graphics Interface 2005, December 2004.
Jochen Rick and Idris Hsi (Rick is 60%, Hsi is 40%), "We Shall Be Hobbits: Beyond the Competitive Mindset", November 5, 2003. Submitted to Journal of the Learning Sciences. In revision. Describes how game theory and models of collaborative behavior can be used to aid the design of learning environments.
Eastman, C., Hsi, I., and Potts, C., "Coordination in Multi-Organization Creative Design Projects", GVU Technical Report, 98-36.
Potts, C. and Hsi, I., "Towards Integrating Rationalistic and Ecological Design Methods for Interactive Systems", GVU Technical Report, 95-27.
Computer Information Systems Group, Georgia State University, April 18, 2001, Studying the Evolution and Enhancement of Features.
SPARC Luncheon, Georgia Institute of Technology, November 15, 2004, Correlating the Conceptual Coherence and Usefulness of Computing Applications.
Foundations of Software Engineering-12 - November 2, 2004, Student Research Forum, Measuring the Conceptual Integrity of Computing Applications through Ontological Excavation.
Cognitive Science Brown Bag, Georgia Institute of Technology - October 15, 2004, Bridging the Gap Between Cognitive and Software Engineering through the Metaphor of the Computing Ecosystem.
CS7001 PhD Orientation, Georgia Institute of Technology - September 15, 2004, August 27, 2003, A Practical Introduction to Getting started in the PhD Program.
SPARC Luncheon, Georgia Institute of Technology, January 27, 2003, Analyzing Software 'Bloat' Using Ontological Excavation.
Software Engineering Forum, Georgia Institute of Technology, September 9, 2001, How Do We Know If We're Building The Right Stuff?
Graphics, Visualization, and Usability Center Brown Bag, Georgia Institute of Technology, September 7, 2000, The Evolution of Computing.
Developed and taught course for training graduate teaching assistants at the College of Computing. Course included sessions such as job requirements, grading heuristics, educational theory, unusual situations, and course postmortems.
Supervised staff of undergraduate teaching assistants in syllabus creation, design of assessment materials, and grading. Helped to design administrative infrastructure for organizing teaching assistants into development and recitation teams and the class logistics that allowed the course to support large populations of students in later years.
Taught course on human-computer interaction as part of the industrial engineering curriculum with an emphasis on cognitive science and human-machine and safety-critical systems.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology
Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
· Angela Williams - College of Computing Summer Research Internship Program - (06/2000 - 09/2000)
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant, College of Computing (1997)
Workshop on Knowledge-Oriented Maintenance (KOM'04) - Program Committee Member (2004)
Faculty Recruiting Committee, Student Representative (2000)
Awards and Honors Committee, Student Representative (1999)
Working Conference on Reverse Engineering (WCRE'99), Student Volunteer (1999)
Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE'98), Student Volunteer (1998)
Virtual String Quartet, College of Computing, Co-Founder (1994-1999)
16th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, Student Volunteer (1994)
INCITE – Institute of Nebulous, Collaborative Intelligent Thought Evolution – Founding Member (2002-present)
ACM Member including SIGCHI, SIGSOFT (since 1996)
IEEE Computer Society (since 1997)
Internship - Scientific Research Corporation (Atlanta, GA, Summer 1996) – Programmer and ISO 9000 Certification effort
Colin Potts
Associate Professor
College of Computing
801 Atlantic Drive
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA, 30332-0280
(404) 894-5551
potts @ cc.gatech.edu
Spencer Rugaber
Senior Research Scientist
College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0280
(404) 894-8450
spencer @ cc.gatech.edu
Leo Mark
Associate Professor
College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0280
(404) 894-2746
leomark @ cc.gatech.edu
Melody Moore
Associate Professor
Computer Information Systems Department
College of Business Administration
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30392
(404) 651-0878
melody @ gsu.edu
Nancy Nersessian
Professor
College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0280
(404) 894-1232
nancyn @ cc.gatech.edu
