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Roya Hosseini
 
Ph.D. Student
University of Pittsburgh
Computer Science Department
Intelligent Systems Program

5108 Sennott Square
210 South Bouquet Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Phone: (412) 624-5757
roh38 (at) pitt.edu

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Hello! I am a fifth-year Ph.D. student in Intelligent Systems Program at University of Pittsburgh . I received Master of Science degree in Intelligent Systems from University of Pittsburgh in 2015. Currently, I am pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Intelligent Systems and my expected date for graduation is Aug. 2018. 

Research Interests

 


·  Personalized learning and adaptive educational systems

·  Educational data mining

·  Learning analytics

·  User modeling

 

Education

 

Aug. 2012 - Present

Ph.D.: Joined Intelligent Systems Program at University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Aug. 2012 - Aug. 2015

M.S.: Intelligent Systems, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Sep. 2009 - Jan. 2012

M.S.: Information Technology Engineering (e-Commerce), Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Sep. 2005 - Sep. 2009 

B.S.: Information Technology Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz, Iran

 

Publications  

 

 

Journal Papers

 

P. Brusilovsky, S. Somyürek , J. Guerra, R. Hosseini, V. Zadorozhny, P. Durlach, "Open Social Student Modeling for Personalized Learning", IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing, 4(3).  [pdf]

 

R. Hosseini, P. Brusilovsky, "A Study of Concept-Based Similarity Approaches for Recommending Program Examples", New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia, Under review.

 

Full & Short Papers

 

 R. Hosseini, P. Brusilovsky, "A Comparative Study of Visual Cues for Annotation-Based Navigation Support in Adaptive Educational Hypermedia", Proc. of the 24th ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (UMAP), Halifax, Canada, July 2016. (Late Breaking Result)   [pdf] [slides]

 

 N. Matsuda, M. van Velsen, N. Barbalios, S. Lin, H. Vasa, R. Hosseini, K. Sutner, N. Bier, "Cognitive Tutors Produce Adaptive Online Course: Inaugural Field Trial", Proc. of the 13th Int. Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS), Zagreb, Croatia, June 2016. (Short paper)   [pdf]

 

 J. Guerra, R. Hosseini, S. Somyürek, P. Brusilovsky, "An intelligent Interface for Learning Content: Combining Open Learner Model and Social Comparison to Support Self-Regulated Learning and Engagement", Proc. of the 21st Int. Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI), Sonoma, California, March 2016. (Full paper)  [pdf]

 

R. Hosseini, T. Sirkiä, J. Guerra, P. Brusilovsky, L. Malmi, "Animated Examples as Practice Content in a Java Programming Course", Proc. of the 47th ACM technical symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE), Memphis, Tennessee, March 2016. (Full paper) [pdf] [slides]

 

R. Hosseini, I. H. Hsiao, J. Guerra, P. Brusilovsky, "What Should I Do Next? Adaptive Sequencing in the Context of Open Social Student Modeling", Proc. of the 10th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Education(EC-TEL), Toledo, Spain, September 2015. (Full paper) [pdf] [slides]

 

P. Brusilovsky, S. Somyürek, R. Hosseini, V. Zadorozhny, "The Value of Social: Comparing Open Student Modeling and Open Social Student Modeling", Proc. of the 23rd Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization (UMAP), Dublin, Ireland, June 2015. (Full paper) [pdf]

 

T.  Loboda, J. Guerra, R. Hosseini, P. Brusilovsky, "Mastery Grids: An Open Source Social Educational Progress Visualization", Proc. of the 9th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Education (EC-TEL), Graz, Austria, September 2014. (Full paper) Best Paper Award  [pdf] 

 

R. Hosseini, A. Vihavainen, P. Brusilovsky,  "Exploring Problem Solving Paths in a Java Programming Course", Proc. of the 25th  Psychology of Programming Interest Group (PPIG) Conference, Brighton, UK, June 2014. (Full paper)  [pdf] [slides]

 

 R. Hosseini, P. Brusilovsky, "Example-Based Problem Solving Support Using Concept Analysis of Programming Content", Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS), Honolulu, Hawaii, June 2014. (Young Researcher's Track). [pdf] [slides]

 

P. Brusilovsky, D. Baishya, R. Hosseini, J. Guerra, M. Liang, "KnowledgeZoom for Java: A Concept-Based Exam Study Tool with a Zoomable Open Student Model", Proc. of the IEEE 13th Int. Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), Beijing, China, July 2013. (Full paper) Best Paper Award  [pdf] [slides]

 

M. Yudelson, R. Hosseini, A. Vihavainen, P. Brusilovsky, "Investigating Automated Student Modeling in a Java MOOC", Proc. of the 7th Int. Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM), London, UK, July 2014. (Short paper)  [pdf] [slides]

 

A. Kardan, M. Fani sani, R. Hosseini, "TagAssessment: Using Tagging Technology for Learner Assessment", Proc. of the 3rd Int. Conference of e-Learning and e-Teaching (ICELET), Tehran, Iran, 2012. (Full paper)  [pdf]

 

R. Hosseini, A. Kardan, "Intuitionistic Fuzzy-Based Method for Assessing the Learner's Knowledge Level and Personalization of Learning Path", Proc. of the 6th Int. Conference on Virtual Learning (ICVL), Cluj-Napoca, Romania, September 2011. (Full paper) [pdf]

 

A. Kardan, R. Hosseini, "Personalized Content Sequencing Based on Choquet Fuzzy Integral and Item Response Theory", PProc. of IEEE Int. Conference on Education Technology and Computer (ICETC), Changchun, China, July 2011. (Short paper)  [pdf]

 

A. Kardan, R. Hosseini, "Dynamic Calculation of Concept Difficulty Based on Choquet Fuzzy Integral and the Learner Model", Proc. of the 1st Digital Information and Communication Technology and Its Applications (DICTAP), Dijon, France, June 2011. (Full paper)  [pdf]

 

R. Hosseini, N.G. Saryazdi, S.A.H. Golpayegani, "Supplier Selection in Webinar Supply Chain using Self-Organizing Maps and Data Mining", Proc. of IEEE Technology Management Conference (ITMC), San Jose, CA, June 2011. (Full paper)  [pdf]

 

 Workshop Papers

 

J. Guerra, Y. Huang, R. Hosseini, P. Brusilovsky, "Exploring the Effects of Open Social Student Model Beyond Social Comparison", In the 4th Workshop on Intelligent Support for Learning in Groups (ISLG), Madrid, Spain, June 2015. [pdf]

 

 J. Guerra, Y. Huang, R. Hosseini, P. Brusilovsky, "Graph Analysis of Student Model Networks", Proc. of the 2nd Int. Workshop on Graph-Based Educational Data Mining (GEDM), Madrid, Spain, June 2015.  [pdf]

 

R. Hosseini, P. Brusilovsky, "JavaParser: A Fine-Grained Concept Indexing Tool for Java Problems", Proc. of the 1st Workshop on AI-supported Education for Computer Science (AIEDCS), Memphis, TN, July 2013. [pdf] [slides]

 

 Posters

 

 R. Hosseini, P. Brusilovsky, "A Comparative Study of Visual Cues for Adaptive Navigation Support", Proc. of the 27th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media (Hypertext), Halifax, Canada, July 2016.   [pdf] [slides]

 

R. Hosseini, I. H. Hsiao, J. Guerra, P. Brusilovsky, "Off the Beaten Path: The Impact of Adaptive Content Sequencing on Student Navigation in an Open Social Student Modeling Interface", Proc. of the 17th Int. Con- ference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED), Madrid, Spain, June 2015.   [pdf] [slides]

 

 T. Loboda, J. Guerra, R. Hosseini, P. Brusilovsky, "Mastery grids: An Open-Source Social Educational Progress Visualization", Proc. of the 19th conference on Innovation & technology in computer science education (ITiCSE), Uppsala, Sweden, June 2014. 

 

 R. Hosseini, P. Brusilovsky, J. Guerra, "Knowledge Maximizer: Concept-based Adaptive Problem Sequencing for Exam Preparation", Proc. of the 16th Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED) Conference, Memphis, TN, July 2013.  [pdf] [slides]

 

 
 

 White Papers

 

 R. Hosseini, "Assessing Programming Behaviors Through Evidence-Centered Design Adaptive", Measurement in digital environments, Analytics for Learning (A4L), In press. [pdf] 

 

 

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