Corriculum Vitae
 

1. Short Bio

Seiji Isotani is a researcher at HCII-Carnegie Mellon University working with educational technologies, in particular, intelligent tutoring systems to support learning of mathematics and chemistry. Previously, Dr. Isotani have worked with interactive technologies, ontologies and their application in education with emphasis on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL). He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in Computer Science from University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and a Ph.D. in Information Engineering from Osaka University, Japan.


2. Educational Background
2006 - 2009 PhD in Engineering - Information and Communication Technology
The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research
Osaka University, Japan
Scholarship: Nippon Foundation
Advisor: Riichiro Mizoguchi
2005 - 2006 Research Student
The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research
Osaka University, Japan
Scholarship: JICA
Advisor: Riichiro Mizoguchi
2003 - 2005 Master in Computer Science
Institute of Mathematics and Statistics
University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Advisor: Leonidas O. Brandao
Scholarship: CNPq
Dissertation Title: Development Tools in iGeom: Using the Dynamic Geometry in the Classroom and Distance Learning
1998 -2002 Bachelor in Computer Science
Institute of Mathematics and Statistics
University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Advisor: Leonidas O. Brandao
Scholarship: SIAE
Monograph Title:iMática - Interactive Environment to Support the Teaching of Mathematics

3. Research Interests
  • Ontological Engineering and Ontologies
  • Intelligent Educational Systems
  • Collaborative Learning (CSCL)
  • Web-based Educational Systems
  • Dynamic Geometry

4. Awards

2008   IBM PhD Fellowship/Scholarship
2008   Upsilon Pi Epsilon/ IEEE Computer Society Student Award for Academic Excellence (Picture)
2007   Secod Place award. ACM student Research Competition. Click here for further information
2006   Best Student Paper Award. International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE). (Picture)
2006   2006 - Best Brazilian Master's Dissertation in the field of Computers in Education, Awarded at The Brazilian Symposium on Informatics in Education, sponsored by The Brazilian Computer Society. (Picture)
2005   2005 - Best Paper Award, Workshop about Computers in Education, Congress of Brazilian Computer Society
5. Languages
  • English (fluent: TOEFL 99 of 120; TOEIC 895 of 990)
  • Japanese (Regular - 3th level of JLPT)
  • Portuguese (native speaker).
  • Spanish (Fair - listening and reading)
6. Academic Membership (student membership)
  • ACM - Association for Computing Machinery
  • IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Computers Society and Education Society)
  • SBC - Brazilian Computer Society
7. Teaching Experience

7.1 Computer Science Department (IME-USP)
  • (2002-2004) teaching assistantship
    - Statistics Notions;
    - Datas Structures;
    - Formal Languages and Automatons;
    - Programming Introduction;
    - Notions of Mathematics Teaching using the computer.
  • (2004-2005) Courses
    - Courses of Mathematics Teaching Laboratory- LEM;
    - Building of Geometry distance courses: to Mathematics teachers.
7.2 Mini-Courses
  • Dynamic Geometry With iGeom: Geometric Algorithms, authoring and Automatic Evaluation of Exercises. Presented in Brazilian Simposium of Informatics and Education, 2004.
8. Experience in companies
  • (2000-2001) Electronic Computer Center - University of São Paulo;
  • (2001-2002) Bibvirt - Virtual Library- School of the Future/University of São Paulo.
9. Scholarships
  • Nippon Foundation;
  • (2005-2006) Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA);
  • (2003-2005) The National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq);
  • Integrated System to Support Teaching (SIAE).
10. Publications

    Click here to see the publications list

11. Professional Activities
  • (2008~) Editor in Chief of IEEE Multidisciplinary Engineering Education Magazine
  • Journal Reviewer
    • (2006~) IEEE Latin American Transactions
    • (2006~) INFOCOMP: Journal of Computer Science
    • (2007~) Computers & Education, Elsevier
  • Conference Reviewer
    • ACM SIGCSE, 2008
    • WebMedia - Brazilian Symposium on Multimedia and Web (DCS - track), 2007
 

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