Intelligent Information Systems Group

Dr. Seiji Isotani
Professor of Computer Science and Learning Technology
Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science
University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Luiz Antonio Lima Rodrigues
Ph.D. Candidate
University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Topic: Adaptive Gamification

Dr. Lillian (Boots) Cassel (PI)
Professor of Computer Science
Villanova University
Email: cassel@acm.org

Dr. Breonte Guy(Co-PI)
Associate Professor of Psychology
Winston-Salem State University
Phone: 336-750-8805

Research Assistants

Isaiah Smith
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Winston-Salem State University
2020

Elisha Smith
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Winston-Salem State University
2021

Charles Mickle
Graduate Research Assistant
2019 - 2021

Past Members (Graduate Students)

Austin Hodge
Graduate Research Assistant
2015 - 2020

James Cherry
Graduate Student
Project: Goal Setting in the OneUp Course Gamification Platform
2019

Vendhan Asokan
Graduate Research Assistant
Projects: Leveling and Unlocking in the OneUp Course Gamification Platform
2016 - 2017

Ranganadh Vemuri
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: Visualization of Student Performance in the OneUp Platform
2015 - 2016

Alex Alvarado
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: Course Gamification Platform
2015 - 2016

Swapna Talasila
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: Ontological Support for Creative Writing; Gamification in Education
2014 - 2015

Apryll L. Monroe
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: Processing User Logs in CS OER Portal

Michael Okpala
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: Employing Semantic Technologies in Content Management Systems

Mahesh Pol
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: Framework for Automatic Extraction of Open Educational Resources

Tiffany Walker
First affiliation after graduating:
Systems Integration Analyst/Consultant, Accenture, Raleigh, NC
Project: Search in OER Repositories

Alejandro Sonato
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: Increasing the Visibility and Use of the CS OER Portal

Daryle Smith Jr.
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: Employing Social Networking to Promote Open Educational Content

Dhatri Pulluri
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: Ontological Support for Creative Writing

Latoya Armstrong
First affiliation after graduating:
Systems Integration Analyst/Consultant, Accenture, Raleigh, NC
Project: OER CS: A Portal to Open Educational Resources in Computer Science

Gurpreet Dhillon
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: Integrating Social and Semantic Web Functionality in CMSs

Bandana Bhattarai
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project:
Open-Content Educational Repositories
Open-Content Educational Repositories
Open-Content Educational
Project:
dhatriOpen-Content Educational Repositories
Open-Content Educational Repositories
Open-Content Educational
Resources Portal

Rob Drayton
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: An Approach to Folksonomy &
Ontology Integration through Visualization

Kendrah Kidd
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: Social Computing

Yi Zhu
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: A framework for sharing learning resources

Dhanya Shyamjith
First affiliation after graduating:
Java Developer Newbreed, HighPoint, NC
dhanyashyam@yahoo.com
Project: Personalized Navigation and
Search in a Topic Map Based Virtual Art Gallery

Hande Aksac
First affiliation after graduating:
Consultant GB Tech, Inc
handey@gmail.com
Project: Collaborative Activities through Using Semantic Wiki

Sandesh Makam
First affiliation after graduating:
Consultant GB Tech, Inc
sandeshmakam@gmail.com
Project: Audio Player Plug-In For TM4L Editor

John McDonald
First affiliation after graduating:
Senior IS Administrator Information Systems, City of Winston-Salem
jdmcdonaldjr@bellsouth.net
Project: Topic Maps For Mobile Computing

Dandan Wang
First affiliation after graduating:
PhD Program in Computer Science UNC-Charlotte
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001
Project: Retrieving Information in Topic Maps

Steven Roberson
First affiliation after graduating:
Senior Programmer/Analyst, IT Business Solutions
R.J.Reynolds Tobacco Company
seroberson@windstream.net
Project: Semi-Automatic Ontology Extraction to Create Template Topic Maps

Willie Mae Frazier
First affiliation after graduating:
Lecturer and Undergraduate Program Assistant
Winston-Salem State University
4213 E.J. Jones Computer Science Bldg
Project: The Java Portal

Yanli Sun
First affiliation after graduating:
Project: A Topic Map Authoring Tool for E-Learning

Past Members (Undergraduate Students)

Mahamat Oumar
Undergraduate Research Assistant
2017 -

Gerardo Gonzalez Moctezuma
Undergraduate Research Assistant
2018 -

Quinton Martin
Undergraduate Research Assistant
2016 -

Joel Evans
Undergraduate Research Assistant
2016 - 2019

Kalin Stevens
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Project: Course Gamification Platform
2016 -2017

John Chris Milton
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Project: Course Gamification Platform
2017

Eric Colquhoun
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Project: Course Gamification Platform
2017

Joseph (Dillon) Perry
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: Course Gamification Platform
2014 - 2016

Derrick Perry
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: Data Science
2015 - 2016

Adam Miles
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: OneUp Course Gamification System
2015 - 2016

Michael Geda
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: Finding Similar Documents in the Computer Science OER;
Graphical User Interface for a Tool for Supporting Creative Writing

Shequi'lla Whitaker
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: Automatic Search of Online Code Examples for Educational Use

Bria Hall
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project:   Search for Open Educational Resources in Computer Science: A Comparative Study

Richard Propst
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: Drupal-based Content Management Systems

Curan L. Clonch
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: Content Management Systems with
DRUPAL

Luel Gonzales
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: Framework for exploring Semantic Vectors

Charles "Chip" Towery
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University

Jacqual Hicks
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: DRUPAL-based digital library

Mike Moran
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: XTM-RDF Converter for TM4L

Denita Snow
First affiliation after graduating:
Global Trade Software Analyst
Integration Point, Inc., Fayetteville, NC
Project: Social Web: Supporting Community Building

Adam Williams
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: IIS Group Wiki

Cristan Brown
First affiliation after graduating:
Software Developer Vanguard, Charlotte, NC
cbrown1983@gmail.com
Projects: TM4L Plugin architecture, Java Class Portal, Virtual Art Galleries

Will Thomas
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: Virtual Art Gallery

Tim Campbell
Department of Computer Science
Winston-Salem State University
Project: O4E Wiki, IIS Group Wiki

Jan Fischer
Projects: TM4L Interface Internationalization Contextual Search in Topic Maps

Jerry Akouala
First affiliation after graduating:
Litera Corp., Greensboro, NC
Project: TM4L Interface

Somath Nao
First affiliation after graduating:
Wachovia Banking Cooperation
301 S Tryon St Charlotte, NC 28282
Project: TM4L Interface

Collaborators

Dr. Lillian (Boots) Cassel
Professor of Computer Science
Villanova University

Dr. Peter Brusilovsky
Professor of Computer Science
School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Lars Johnsen
Professor of Computer Science
University of Southern Denmark

Ms. Boriana Ditcheva
Projects: Visual Topic Map Editing XML-RDF Converter Plugin for TM4L

Dr. Lora Aroyo
Intelligent Information Systems
Section Business Informatics
Department of Computer Science
Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Projects: AIMS; Int'l Workshop on Semantic Web for e-Learning

Collaborating Groups

• Personalized Adaptive Web Systems Lab (PAWS), University of Pittsburgh, USA, led by Dr. Peter Brusilovsky
• Distributed Database System Technology R&D Group, National Institute of Informatics (NII), Japan, led by Dr. Frederic Andres