My recent research activities have focused on applied artificial intelligence. In broad terms, I'm interested in:
- Intelligent systems
- Knowledge representation and reasoning, especially qualitative reasoning, analogical reasoning and spatial reasoning
- The role of AI in education
- The role of AI in human computer interaction
For my dissertation, I am building a system that learns qualitative science knowledge by reading and visually interpreting multimodal instructional analogies.
My advisor is Ken Forbus and my research is supported by the Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center, a cross-institutional NSF science of learning center.
Chang, M.D., Forbus, K.D. (2014). Using Analogy to Cluster Hand-Drawn Sketches for Sketch-Based Educational Software. AI Magazine. 35(1), 76-84.
Chang, M.D., Wetzel, J. W. and Forbus, K. D. (2014). Spatial Reasoning in Comparative Analyses of Physics Diagrams. In proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Spatial Cognition. Bremen, Germany.
Chang, M.D., Forbus, K.D. (2013). Clustering Hand-Drawn Sketches via Analogical Generalization. In proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI). Bellevue, WA.
Chang, M.D., Forbus, K.D. (2012). Using Quantitative Information to Improve Analogical Matching Between Sketches. In proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI). Toronto, Canada.
Benjamin, C., Lieberman, D.A., Chang, M., Ofen, N., Gabrieli, J.D.E. & Gaab, N. (2010). The influence of rest period instructions on the default mode network. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 4, 218.
Raschle, N.M., Chang, M., & Gaab, N. (2010). Structural brain alterations associated with dyslexia predate reading onset. Neuroimage. 57(3), 742-9.
Raschle, N.M., Lee, M., Buechler, R., Christodoulou, J.A., Chang, M., Vakil, M., Stering, P.L., & Gaab, N. (2009). Making MR Imaging Child's Play - Pediatric Neuroimaging Protocol, Guidelines and Procedure. JoVE. 29.
Fein, G., Chang, M. (2008). Smaller ERN Amplitudes During the BART are Associated with a Greater Family History Density of Alcohol Problems in Treatment-Naive Alcoholics. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 92(1-3), 141-8.
Fein, G., Chang, M. (2006). Visual P300s in Long-Term Abstinent Chronic Alcoholics. Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research. 30(12), 2000-7.
Chang, M.D. and Forbus, K.D. (2015). Towards Interpretation Strategies for Multimodal Instructional Analogies. In proceedings of the 28th International Workshop on Qualitative Reasoning. Minneapolis, MN
Chang, M.D., Wetzel, J. and Forbus, K. D. (2011). Qualitative and Quantitative Reasoning over Physics Textbook Diagrams. In proceedings of the 25th International Workshop on Qualitative Reasoning. Barcelona, Spain.
Yin, P., Chang, M.D. and Forbus, K. (2010). Sketch-based Spatial Reasoning in Geologic Interpretation. In Proceedings of the 24th International Workshop on Qualitative Reasoning. Portland, OR.
Chang, M.D. (2014). Analogy Tutor: A Tutoring System for Promoting Conceptual Learning via Comparison. Doctoral Consortium, Twenty-Eighth AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Miller, B.W., Cromley, J.G., Newcombe, N., Chang, M.D., Forbus, K.D. (2014). Using CogSketch to Support Student Science Learning Through Sketching with Automatic Feedback. Presented at the 2014 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Retrieved July 2014, from the AERA Online Paper Repository (http://www.aera.net/repository).
Garnier, B., Ormand, C.J., Chang, M.D., Matlen, B., Tikoff, B., Shipley, T.F., Forbus, K.D. (2014). Testing CogSketch Geoscience Worksheets as an Effective Spatial Learning Tool in Introductory Geoscience Courses. Accepted as Oral Presentation at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America. Vancouver, BC.
Forbus, K.D., Chang, M.D., and Lovett, A. (2014). CogSketch Tutorial. Tutorial presented at the 2014 International Conference on Spatial Cognition. Bremen, Germany.
Chang, M.D., Forbus, K.D., Usher, J., and Garnier, B. (2013). Sketch Worksheets: a sketch-based educational software system built within CogSketch. Accepted as Oral Presentation at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America. Denver, CO.
Garnier, B., Ormand, C.J., Chang, M.D., Tikoff, B., Shipley, T.F., Forbus, K.D. (2013). Using Sketching Software with a Virtual Tutor to Increase Sketching and Spatial Skill Development in a Classroom Environment. Accepted as Oral Presentation at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America. Denver, CO.
Chang, M.D. (2011). Sketch Understanding for Education. Oral Presentation at Temple University, October, 2011, Philadelphia.
Wetzel, J.W. & Chang, M.D. (2011). CogSketch: the Workshop. Workshop presented at the Inter Science of Learning Center Student and Post-Doc Conference (iSLC) 2011, Washington, D.C.
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