Lin Qiu

Ph.D.
Department of Computer Science
Northwestern University
3rd floor, 1890 Maple Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
Tel: (847) 467-1619
Fax: (847) 491-5258
lqiu at cs.oswego.edu

Research Interests

My research interests lie in the area of human-computer interaction and artificial intelligence, with focus on the design and authoring of intelligent systems for education. I am broadly interested in learning technologies, cognitive science, and education.

Education

2005, Ph.D. in Computer Science,

Christopher K. Riesbeck

1997, B.S. in Computer Science
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.

Projects

Investigate-and-Decide (INDIE), with Chris Riesbeck
INDIE is a domain-independent software toolkit for authoring and delivering web-based interactive learning environments where students can run simulated experiments, analyze test results, form rationales, and construct arguments to support or refute possible hypotheses. It includes a human in the feedback loop to support open-ended learning activities and incremental authoring of the learning environment.

The Java Critiquer, with Chris Riesbeck
The Java Critiquer is a web-based critiquing system that helps teachers to detect and critique bad programming choices in student Java code. It provides an open interface for teachers to gradually enter and update critiquing knowledge during real use of the system. This eliminates the need to anticipate and implement all possible critiquing situations up-front.

The Stamping Advisor, with Larry Birnbaum
The Stamping Advisor is a system that uses case-based reasoning to provide Ford car designers with useful information during design process, e.g., previous lessons on car components, suggestions on queries to databases and web resources. The system also serves as a template for recording new design cases. Here are two screenshots.

Publications

Qiu, L., Riesbeck, C.K. An Incremental Model for Developing Educational Critiquing Systems: Experiences with the Java Critiquer. to appear in Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA), Switzerland, June 2004. pdf
Qiu, L., Riesbeck, C.K. Incremental Authoring of Computer-based Interactive Learning Environments for Problem-based Learning. to appear in Proceedings of the 4th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), Finland, 2004. pdf
Qiu, L., Riesbeck, C.K. Making Critiquing Practical: Incremental Development of Educational Critiquing Systems. in Proceedings of the 2004 International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI), Portugal, January 2004. pdf
Qiu, L., Riesbeck, C.K. Building Web-based Interactive Learning Environments to Facilitate Delivering Problem-based Learning. paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Researchers Association (AERA), April 12-16, 2004, San Diego, CA.
Riesbeck, C. K., Qiu, L., Weusijana, B. K., Walsh, J. T., Parsek, M. R. Learning Technologies to Foster Critical Reasoning. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, Volume 22, Number 4, 2003.
Qiu, L., Riesbeck, C. K. Facilitating Critiquing in Education: The Design and Implementation of the Java Critiquer, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE), Hong Kong, December 2003. pdf
Qiu, L., Riesbeck, C. K., Parsek, M. R. The Design and Implementation of an Engine and Authoring Tool for Web-based Learn-by-doing Environments. In Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA), Hawaii, June 2003. pdf
Qiu, L., Riesbeck, C. K. Open Goal-Based Scenarios: An Architecture for Hybrid Learning Environments. In Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (E-Learn), Montreal, Canada, October 2002.pdf
Qiu, L., Riesbeck, C. K. A Software Tool for Building Investigate and Decide Learning Environments. World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA) Poster Session, Denver, June 2002. pdf
Qiu, L., Riesbeck, C. K. Indie: A Software Tool for Investigate-and-Decide. Annual Conference of the American Educational Researchers Association (AERA), Poster Session, New Orleans, April 2002. pdf

Invited Presentations

"Indie: Building Web-based Interactive Learning Environments to Facilitate Delivering Problem-based Learning." Faculty workshop at Searle Center for Teaching Excellence at Northwestern University, Fall 2003. proposal handout
"Facilitating Problem-based Learning: An Engine and Authoring Tool for Building Web-based Learning-by-doing Environments." Vanderbuilt University, Nashville, TN, May 2002. slides
"Building Web-based Interactive Learning Environments to Facilitate Delivering Problem-based Learning." Learning Sciences Research Seminars, Northwestern University, Fall 2002.
"Indie: A Software Tool for Building Investigate and Decide Learning Environments." MIT, Cambridge, MA, May 2001. slides

Honors

University Fellowship, Northwestern University, 1999, 2000

Undergraduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, June 1995, Oct. 1996

People Scholarship, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, July 1995, July 1996, July 1997

Professional Activities

Member of ACM
Member of Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
Member of American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Member of IEEE Learning Technology Task Force (LTTF)
Paper Reviewer for IADIS International Conference on Applied Computing 2004
Paper Reviewer for Annual Conference of the American Educational Researchers Association (AERA) 2004
Paper Reviewer for the International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE) 2003
Completed the Human Research Subjects Protection Training Program at Northwestern University, 2003

Other Activities

Committee Member of Chinese Student & Scholar Association at Northwestern University
Website Coordinator for Student Leadership Council at VaNTH Engineering Research Center
Volunteer for Chinese teaching at Nelson Elementary School, Niles, IL.

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