<2005>
| Date | Task | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1/06/06 | RESNA submission deadline | Deadline for submission to RESNA 2006 conference. Submitted "Improving Speech Recognition" paper on 1/05/06. |
| 1/06/06 | Start travel funding request | Contact Sebastian and Tim regarding travel to SIGCSE. They can request travel funding through the graduate studies office by filling out a form. Check with chair to determine best approach. |
| 1/20/06 | Present colloquium talk (ACT Lab) | Develop the powerpoint template to use for SIGCSE talks (CS, Villanova, ACT Lab). Prepare the colloquium talk, 45-50 minutes. |
| 2/2006 | Update ACT Lab web site | Add all relevant contributors, projects, downloads, publications, resources, project brainstorm ideas, conferences, etc. |
| 2/20/06 | Plan next phase of research | Fill in this schedule through end of May, guided by my sabbatical proposed schedule. |
| 2/06/06 | Colloquium speaker | Deliver colloquium talk at Villanova on ACT Lab development and projects. |
| 2/20/06 | Coordinate Bryan Wagner's submission to CNAN 2006 | Reformulation of Bryan Wagner's computational nanotechnology research, assist with revisions as needed, submit to CNAN 2006, deadline 2/20/06. |
| 2/21/06 | Consider JERIC for articles | Evaluate JERIC journal for submission of articles on jFAST and Labyrinth. Contact Tim White, Joe Distasio. |
| 2/21/06 | Consider JOGD for Labyrinth article | Evaluate Journal of Game Development for submission of revisied Labyrinth article, contact Joe Distasio. |
| 2/21/06 | Contact NTI | Reconnect and explore potential of research thru the Philadelphia area nanotech research group (Nanotechnology Institute). |
| 2/26/06 | Submit paper to FM 2006 | Formal Methods 2006 conference, collaborate with Vijay, John, Bob and Pete on preparation of paper based on initial ARCES research. |
| 2/27/06 | Update SNITCH GUI & algorithm | Perform final updates to SNITCH application in preparation for demo at SIGCSE conference, focus on GUI look & feel, accuracy of selection algorithm, and html report generation. Coordinate with Sebastian. |
| 3/01/06 to 3/05/06 | SIGCSE Conference | SIGCSE 2006
Conference, Houston, Texas. Thurs. 3/02/06 10:30am - SNITCH (Niezgoda) - Classroom Management Fri. 3/03/06 10:30am - ACT Lab (Way) - Undergraduate Research Fri. 3/03/06 4:00pm - jFAST (White) - Theory |
| 3/07/06 | Submit paper to CNAN | Nanocompiler paper to PLC (Programming Languages & Compilers), CNAN (Computing in Nanotechnology), one of the World Comp conferences, incorporate Danielle Manning, Bryan Wagner and Paul Fridman's work as applicable, deadline March 7, 2006. |
| 3/14/06 | Present Internet Safety talk | at parenting group meeting in Wilmington, Delaware |
| 3/17/06 | Identify ARCES research outlets | Identify additional publication outlets for ARCES research, review listing of pertinent conferences on ACT Lab site. |
| 3/20/06 | RESNA author notification | Find out about the acceptance status of "Improving Speech Recognition" paper. Paper was accepted. |
| 3/31/06 | CNAN author notification | Find out about acceptance of two CNAN papers. Both papers were accepted. |
| 4/06/06 | Create tech report | Create tech report from JILP paper, following online instructions. |
| 5/08/06 | ARCES Program Manger handoff | Take over position as ARCES Program Manager and P.I. on contract. |
| 5/19/06 | Finish Google grant draft | Finish draft of Google grant, email to Bob for comment and next steps. Grant should cover 2 projects: SNITCH and 3D image searching. |
| 5/30/06 | Modeling paper submitted | Vijay, as lead author, submitted revised modeling paper to International Conference on Formal Engineering Methods (ICFEM), China. |
| 6/06/06 | Magic school paper submitted | Mary Angela submitted final revised paper (I gave full pass on 6/05) to Frontiers in Education (FIE) conference, October XX, 2006. Paper is accepted. |
| 6/12/06 | Finish ARCES organization | Complete my first pass at getting ARCES project management on Villanova side organized, including internal process blog. |
| 6/14/06 | Google research grant meeting | Meet with Mary Schremp to finalize my Google Research grant application, and get it out the door with all appropriate budget and paperwork considerations. |
| 6/22-26/06 | RESNA Conference | RESNA 2006 Conference, Atlanta, Georgia. Presentation of "Improving Speech Recognition to Assist Real-time Classroom Note Taking" (tbd). |
| 6/26/06 | RESNA paper presentation | Presentation of "Improving Speech Recognition to Assist Real-time Classroom Note Taking" at RESNA 2006 Conference, Monday, June 26, 2006, in the 3:15pm to 4:30pm session, Richard Kheir presenting. |
| 6/26-29/06 | WorldComp 2006 Confernace | CNAN 2006 Conference and 28 others at WORLDCOMP'06, Las Vegas, June 26-29, 2006. Presentation June 29. |
| 7/03/06 | Update overall research plan | Determine additional outlets, journals, conferences, grants, etc. |
| 7/06/06 | Google research grant meeting | Finalize my Google Research grant application, pass it to Bob for eval, make appt with Kel for eval. |
| 7/06 | ARCES Program Manager | Continue to develop ARCES project, develop internal project web site, gather standard operating practices and procedures, coordinate with CEET director |
| 8/02/06 | Examples of journal papers | Find example papers for jFAST (Jeric), DHMO (JLT), Speech recog (Assistive Technology, IEEE TNSRE), SIGCSE resembling this year's ideas, game programming (JOGD) |
| 8/03/06 | SIGCSE plans | Determine what to submit to
SIGCSE 2007.
Potential ideas: * Using Magic to Teach Computer Science, workshop proposal, booklet of 50 tricks, companion DVD * Using Magic to Teach Computer Science research paper, need student survey results * Version of magic school FIE paper for SIGCSE with MAP * Exploiting the coolness factor to keep seats filled, online survey of students to quantify effect of using magic in CS classes * Using speech recognition in CS courses to improve accessibility of material |
| 8/03/06 | Post recent papers | Print and post recently published papers on board outside CS department office |
| 9/04/06 | Finish SIGCES workshop proposal | "Using Magic to Teach Computer Science" workshop proposal. |
| 9/04/06 | Finish draft of SIGCSE magic school paper | Based on FIE paper, put in SIGCSE format, revise overall structure, rewrite to emphasize CS focus, include results section for newest incarnation. |
| 9/08/06 | SIGCSE submission deadline | SIGCSE 2007, Covington, Kentucky (Cincinnati), March 7-10, 2007. |
| 9/26/06 | Update overall research plan |
Determine papers to work on, get examples: * jFAST - JERIC * DHMO - JLT * Speech Recognition - Assistive Technology Journal * Nanocompilers - Nanotechnology, MSMSE * Magic-based CS pedagogy - ITiSCE * Labyrinth - JoGD |
| 9/26/06 | Revised Google research grant proposals | Finalize my Google Research grant application, email to Bob for quick review |
| 10/18/06 | Plan for SNITCH | Development plan for SNITCH, future directions, plan for productization, academic research potential (candidate selection algorithm, NLP analysis, other AI approaches vs. KISS), possible Google grant (pending). |
| 10/18/06 | Have Google grant proposal reviewed | Send proposal to Dr. Melanie Vile for review and feedback, make plan for submission. |
| 10/18/06 | ACT Lab brochure | Prepare a printable ACT Lab brochure targeted at multiple audiences: students, faculty, industry partners, inter-collegiate collaborators, funding sources. |
| 10/18/06 | Initial prep of Labyrinth paper for submission | Prepare first pass at revising SIGCSE submission to target ACMSE, deadline Nov. 25, 2006. |
| 10/23/06 | Draft outline of ORSP SRF proposal | Prepare the initial outline and skeleton document for "Development of Nanocompiler Framework" ORSP SRF grant proposal. |
| 10/25/06 | Prepare empty draft of ACMSE papers |
Prepare standard ACM conference paper templates for submission to ACMSE: * Labyrinth (from SIGCSE paper, address reviewer comments) * Design of a Nanocompiler (double up with SRF proposal) |
| 10/26/06 | Create magic school poster submission | Create poster submission for SIGCSE based on Magic School paper. Submission deadline is Nov. 1, 2006, instructions here. |
| 11/01/06 | Submission deadline for SIGCSE poster | Deadline to submit SIGCSE posters |
| 12/19/06 | Finish draft of South Park chapter | Finish draft of South Park chapter on cold reading, critical thinking and technology literacy for philosophy text. Deadline is end of December. Length is approximately 12-17 double-spaced pages following specified format. |
| 12/19/06 | Submit extended abstract to iCREATe 2007 | Revise Richard Kheir's extended abstract for submission to iCREATe 2007 conference, April 23-26, 2007, Singapore. |
| 12/31/06 | Finish revision draft of South Park chapter | Continue chapter revision. |
last update: 1/03/07