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Current Projects

Title: Linking Collection of Text Documents Using Knowledge Discovery Techniques
Started: November 2006 Target Date: Ongoing project
Team: All Graduate Assistants and Faculty
Description:
Browsing large collections of data and associating previously unrelated information is a time consuming task, especially in multidisciplinary topics. We design a process which could accomplish this task when minimizing human involvement.
Title: Intelligent Environments for Student Centered Learning
Started: January 2003 Target Date: Ongoing project
Team: All Graduate Assistants and Faculty
Description:
Embedding artificial intelligence and interactivity in tutoring systems enhance student’s knowledge, comprehension and creativity. We design prototype of computerized engine that could enhance any tutoring system.
Title: Effectiveness of Multimedia in College-level instruction
Started: September 2002 Target Date: Ongoing project
Team: Xiaohui Luo, Marinela Cyriacks, Lei Zhu, Mark Zaidel
Description:
Options of enhancing on-line instruction by various multimedia elements depend of taught topic, students’ age, and their learning preferences. This project analyzes needs for multimedia resources to fulfill curriculum requirements.
Title: Generation of Contextual Templates for Better Content Understanding Using AQ Rule
          Induction Algorithms
Started: September 2007 Target Date: November 2008
Team: Osiris Guerrero, Bing Zhu, Mark Zaidel
Description:
Extracting ideas and processes described by text require that meaning of words needs to be determent. Experiential learning can be introduced to computer system by rule induction algorithms such as AQ.
Title: Interfaces for Text Processing and Information Retrieval
Started: June 2002 Target Date: Ongoing project
Team: Wei Zhang, Lei Zhu, Heriberto Soto, Osiris Guerro, Mark Zaidel
Description:
Effectiveness of the end user utilization of textual information depends of provided graphic interface. This practical task is related to design of search templates and formatting of retrieved information.