Research

Analyzing Sky Images Using Deep Neural Networks

This project is with atmospheric scientist Jessica Kleiss. We are using deep convolutional neural networks to find clouds in photos of the sky, an open problem in atmospheric science which is more challenging than it might appear.

Schall, A., Rogge, L., Drake, P., and Kleiss, J. (2019) "Deep Convolutional Neural Networks for Sky Image Segmentation." Poster presented at the 2019 John Rogers Summer Research Conference at Lewis & Clark College.

Levin, M., Harrington, Z., Drake, P., and Kleiss, J. (2018). "Measuring Cloud Cover Using Neural Networks." Poster presented at the Consortium for Computer Sciences in Colleges Northwest Conference 2018 at University of Washington, Bothell. 3rd Place Student Poster, CCSC-NW 2018.

Mullins, J., Richardson, S., and Drake, P. (2017). "Identifying Clouds With Convolutional Neural Networks." Poster presented at the 2017 John Rogers Summer Research Conference at Lewis & Clark College and at the Consortium for Computer Sciences in Colleges Northwest Conference 2017 at Washington State University Tri-Cities. Best Student Poster, CCSC-NW 2017.

Rehearsing Disaster: Understanding Earthquake Preparedness Behavior Through Video Games

This project, with geologist Elizabeth Safran, psychologist Erik Nilsen, and media scholar Bryan Sebok, is funded by a National Science Foundation grant.

Eldridge, E., Esmail, A., Kunz, S., Rinehart, M., Russ, S., Wood, S., Safran, L., Drake, P., Sebok, B., and Nilsen, E. (2022) "Rehearsing Disaster: Understanding Earthquake Preparedness Behavior in an Interactive Environment." Poster presented at the 2022 John Rogers Summer Research Conference at Lewis & Clark College and at the Consortium for Computer Sciences in Colleges Northwest Conference 2022 at Portland Community College, Sylvania Campus.

Safran, E., Drake, P., Nilsen, E., and Sebok, B. (2022) "Rehearsing Disaster: Can Video Games Help Young Adults Prepare for Earthquakes?" Replaying Japan 2022: 10th International Japan Game Studies Conference.

Safran, E., Drake, P., Nilsen, E., and Sebok, B. (2022) "Motivating Earthquake Preparedness Among Young Adults: Video Game Play vs. Web Search." Natural Hazards Center Researchers Meeting.

Kraus, J., Kunz, S., Udas, M., Ballesteros, B., Parezanin, L., Paris, A., Pencl, E., Wood, S., Drake, P., Nilsen, E., Safran, E.B.., & Sebok, B. (2022) "Rehearsing Disaster: Understanding Earthquake Preparedness Behaviors in an Interactive Environment." Western Psychological Association Annual Convention.

Safran, E., Drake, P., Nilsen, E., Sebok, B., Ballesteros, B., Paris, A., Parezanin, L., Pencl, E., Wood, S., Kraus, J., Kunz, S., and Udas, M. (2022) "Rehearsing Disaster: Can Video Games Help Young Adults Prepare for Earthquakes?" EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022, EGU22-10987, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-10987.

Barelvi, A., Jalolov, S., Kunz, S., Kraus, J., Miyabuchi, R., Nduku, I., Russ, S., Wood, S., Safran, L., Drake, P., Nilsen, E., and Sebok, B. (2021) "Rehearsing Disaster: Understanding Earthquake Preparedness Behavior in an Interactive Environment." Poster presented at the 2021 John Rogers Summer Research Conference at Lewis & Clark College and at the Consortium for Computer Sciences in Colleges Northwest Conference 2021 at Saint Martin's University.

Nilsen, E., Safran, E., Drake, P., Sebok, B., (2020) Playing a Serious Game for Earthquake Preparedness: Effects of Resource Richness and Avatar Choice. CHI'20 Extended Abstracts, April 25–30, 2020, Honolulu, HI, USA. https://doi.org/10.1145/3334480.3383105

Ballesteros, B., Gilmore, E., Paris, A., Wood, S., Parezanin, L., Pencl, E., Casson, N., Safran, L., Drake, P., Sebok, B., and Nilsen, E. (2020) "Rehearsing Disaster: Understanding Earthquake Preparedness Behavior in an Interactive Environment." Poster presented at the 2020 John Rogers Summer Research Conference at Lewis & Clark College.

Safran, E. B., Drake, P., Nilsen, E., Sebok, B. (2019) "Video games and earthquake preparedness: Effects of avatar identification and resource richness." International Research Committee on Disasters Researchers Meeting.

Safran, E. B., Drake, P., Nilsen, E., Sebok, B. (2019) "Video games and earthquake preparedness: Effects of avatar identification and resource richness." 44th Annual Natural Hazards Workshop.

Casson, N., Huizenga, P., Gilmore, E., Clairagneau, L., Safran, L., Drake, P., Nilsen, E., and Sebok, B. (2019) "Rehearsing Disaster: Promoting Earthquake Preparedness Behavior with Video Games." Poster presented at the 2019 John Rogers Summer Research Conference at Lewis & Clark College.

Aragaki, R., Huizenga, P., Mertz, G., Safran, E., Drake, P., Nilsen, E., and Sebok, B. (2018) "Rehearsing Disaster: Promoting Self-Efficacy and Earthquake Preparedness Through Video Game Play." Poster presented at the 2018 John Rogers Summer Research Conference at Lewis & Clark College.

Other Research

Mandel, T., Mache, J., Drake, P., and Weiss, R. (2018). "Building Out Data Science at Small Colleges." Poster presented at the 49th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE 2018).

Inactive Projects

For publications from my inactive projects, including Learn Java in N Games and Orego, see my CV.