With over 15 years of experience in computer science education, research mentorship, and academic leadership, I bring a strategic and student-centered approach to advancing computing education. I am committed to advancing a forward-looking vision for computing education that empowers students and faculty alike. I am dedicated to fostering inclusive excellence, modernizing curricula through evidence-based and differentiated instruction, and leveraging artificial intelligence to strengthen interdisciplinary learning, research capacity, and student success.
Stanford University / Amazon Web Services (Continuing Studies Program: Machine Learning Professional Development for Educators)
· Machine Learning I (4 credits) July 2023
· Machine Learning II (4 credits) December 2023
Columbia International University, Columbia, SC
· M.Ed. Instruction and Learning December 2021
Courses: EDU5331 Understanding the Learner; EDU5430 Authentic Assessment; EDU6110 Curriculum Development; EDU6425: Supervision of Instruction; EDU6490: Educational Research; EDU6610 Differentiated Instruction; EDU6620 Designing Instruction; EDU7410 Instructional Models and Strategies; etc.
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
· Ph.D. Computer Science and Engineering, August 2007
Dissertation title: From Rational to Emotional Agents
PhD. Committee: José M. Vidal, Michael N. Huhns, Larry M. Stephens, Marco Valtorta, Joseph E. Johnson.
· M.E. Computer Science and Engineering May 2005
Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
· M.S. Analytical Chemistry, Modern Instrument Analysis June 2000
Thesis title: Auto-Analysis on Graphite Morphology of Gray Cast Iron Based on Artificial Neural Network
· B.E. Precise Instrument July 1997
Benedict College, Engineering & Computer Science Department, Columbia, SC
· Professor (2022-now) | Associate Professor (Tenured, 2013-2020, 2022) | Assistant Professor (2007 – 2013)
- PI: MS-CC Research Catalyst Program: EduCyber: Piloting an AI-Driven Educational Chatbot on Cyberinfrastructure to Enhance Student Engagement (under MS-CC NSF Awards #2137123 & #2234326) (2025-2026) $200,000
- Co-PI: DOE Program: Laser induced wideband ultrasonic guided waves modeling and machine learning driven interpretation (2024-2028) $1,000,000
- PI: SC EPSCor SAN Program: EnrichCS: Advancing Computing Research Through Service-Learning Innovation and Research Collaboration (2024-2025) $15,000
- PI: UNCF Henry C. McBay FACULTY Research Fellowship: LearnBot: Enhancing Student Learning and Feedback with Chatbot (2024-2025) $15,000 (2025-2026) $18,000
- PI: BC-UofSC exploreCSR Program: a collaborative program to promote rich and immersive research experience in computing for undergraduate students, sponsored by Google (2022-2023) $32,000
- Faculty mentor:
o TechWise Program (a training program for software engineers, sponsored by Google) (2022)
o ServiceNow Bootcamp (team up with software engineers on curriculum design) (2022)
o Mozilla HBCU Collaborative Curriculum Program (mentor student teams on assigned projects) (2022)
- CS advisory committee: Provide inputs and guidance on Computer Science curriculum development (2020-2021)
- Co-PI: SC EPSCoR 2018 GEAR Collaborative Research Program (CRP): “Multivalent Cell Recognition through Galectins using Virus Nanoparticles”, develop an efficient computational tool for a better describing and understanding of the cellular responses. (2018-2019)
- Program director of CoursePower program: collaborate with multiple institutes and local industry to provide a minor with IT training to undergraduates based on marketing needs. (2013 Fall – 2017) [Student Story 1; Student Story 2; Student Story 3; Student Story 4; Outcomes]
- Advisor of Advanced Computing Group, conduct and guide undergraduate students on AI and education related research. (2010 – 2019)
- Leader of Team STACIE - Benedict Robotic Team (2007 Fall – 2011 Spring)
- Service-Learning Mini-grant: Free and Open Source Resources in Promoting Education. (2010)
- Courses Taught: Introduction to Computer Concept, Introduction to Programming (C++), Object Oriented Programming, Web Development, Business Programming, Digital Logic, Assembly Language, Introduction to Multimedia Computing, Java Programming, Visual Basic, Theory of Computation, File Organization and Processing, Programming Language, Data Structure & Algorithm, Computer Organization and Architecture, Compiler Theory, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, Data Communication and Networking, Operating System, Database Management, Principle of Unix, Special Topics in Computer Science, Senior Research and Professional Experience, Senior Project Design
Google, Mountain view, CA
· Google Faculty in Residence 2017 Summer
Curriculum development; Project-based learning and teaching; Exploring industry needs and strategies to prepare college students to fulfill industry needs.
Univ. of South Carolina, Computer Science and Engineering Department, Columbia, SC
· Instructor of CSCE350: Data Structures and Algorithms 2007 Spring
· Instructor of CSCE211: Digital Logic Design 2006 Fall
· Research assistant: Emotional agent architecture, emotional negotiation, CSP (Constraint Satisfaction Problem) Algorithm 2005 – 2006
· Instructor of CSCE212: Introduction to Computer Architecture 2005 Spring, 2004 Summer
· Instructor of CSCE145 Lab: Algorithmic Design (Java Programming) 2004 Fall
· Teaching assistant for CSCE763: Digital Image Processing 2003 Fall
· Teaching assistant for CSCE211: Digital Logic Design 2003 Spring
Univ. of South Carolina, Physics Department, Columbia, SC
· Research Assistant: Network Security Research for Complex Problems Group, programming on monitoring information network to detect intrusion detection. Code was written in C++, with Snort, in Linux. (2002 – 2003)
· Research Assistant & volunteer: For Advanced Solutions Group, programming on video collection based on FireWire interface. Code was written in Visual C++. (2001 – 2002)
Wuhan Rapidphone Technology Co., Ltd. Wuhan, Hubei, China
· Software engineer: working on video image processing and applying them into a multimedia network and communication system. Code was written in Visual C++ under Win32 programming environment. (2000 – 2001)
Analysis & Testing Center, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
· Research Assistant: Design data analysis software system for analytical instruments, such as Scanning Electric Microscope, X-ray Energy Spectrum Analyzer, and Metallographic Microscope. Among them, WD Electric Microscope Image Processing and Analysis System got CAIA (China Association for Instrumental Analysis) Award. Code was written in Visual C++ under Win32 programming environment. 1997 – 2000
· Teaching Assistant: Computational Method 1998
Hubei I/E (Import & Export) Commodity Inspection Bureau, Wuhan, Hubei, China
· Internship 1996
Tajay Jackson, Nickmoon Mware, Hong Jiang. WIP: Developing AI-Powered Chatbots as Learning Assistants: A Work-in-Progress Study on Enhancing Undergraduate Computer Science Education. 2025 IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, Nov 2-5, 2025. (Presentation Slides, Program)
Monchupa Kingsak, Panita Maturavongsadit, Hong Jiang, Qian Wang. Cellular responses to nanoscale substrate topography of TiO2 nanotube arrays: cell morphology and adhesion. Biomater Transl. 2022 Sep 28;3(3):221-233. doi: 10.12336/biomatertransl.2022.03.006. PMID: 36654780; PMCID: PMC9840087. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36654780/
Hohite Fetene, Mohammed Abdi, and Hong Jiang. Modelling Well-Mannered Society with Emotional Agents to Promote Students’ Learning. International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Software Engineering, October, 2015. Vol. 5, No. 10, p147-151.
Everlyne Kimani, Hong Jiang. Emotional Agent Based Game Setting: In Accessing Science Self-Efficacy. International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Software Engineering, September, 2015. Vol. 5, No. 9, p10-15.
Chandani Shrestha, Hong Jiang. Customized Multimedia Google form for Education – A User Friendly Approach. In proceeding of 16th International Conference on Internet Computing, July, 2015, USA. p91-94. [Program Book, Proceeding Content, Proceeding Papers]
Everlyne Kimani, Hong Jiang. Emotional Intelligent Agents: In Improving Science Self-efficacy. 2014 Tapia Conference. Seattle, WA. February 5-8, 2014.
Everlyne Kimani, Hong Jiang. Emotional Math Tutors: Applying Emotional Virtual Agent in Education. In proceeding of 2012 Conference on Education and Training Modeling & Simulation (ETMS12), as part of 2012 Autumn Simulation Multi-Conference. Sponsored by the Society for Modeling and Simulation International. October, 2012. [Paper in PDF, Presentation Video, Program Book, Other Papers in the Proceeding]
Bethel Tarekegne, Hong Jiang, Cedrik Brown and Kory Griggs. Emotional Agents Outreach: An Undergraduate Research project. In proceeding of 13th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ICAI'11), July, 2011, USA. [Proceeding Content] http://world-comp.org/p2011/ICA8540.pdf
Cedrik Brown, Hong Jiang, Bethel Tarekegne and Kory Griggs. Web 2.0 + FOSS: Building Undergraduate Project Management System on Cloud. In proceeding of 7th International Conference on Frontiers in Education: Computer Science and Computer Engineering (FECS'11), July, 2011, USA. [Proceeding Content] http://world-comp.org/p2011/FEC8554.pdf
Diana Perea and Hong Jiang. Emotional / Rational Agent Research Platform with NetLogo. 10th Anniversary of the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). Charlotte, NC, USA, 2010, November.
Hong Jiang. Efficient Knowledge Base Management in DCSP. International Journal of Ad hoc, Sensor & Ubiquitous Computing (IJASUC) Vol.1, No.3, September 2010. p21-31.
Hong Jiang. From Complete Coverage to Unified Emotion Representation. W3C Workshop on Emotion Markup Language. October 2010. Paris, France. http://www.w3.org/2010/10/emotionml/papers/jiang.pdf
Hong Jiang. From Descriptive to Numeric Emotions in Agents. The 2010 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence(ICAI'10), 2010, July. http://researchr.org/publication/Jiang10-0/bibtex
Hong Jiang, Stacey Franklin Jones, Rishabh Parikh, Oluwafemi Temitope and Ericks Cuesta. Wi-Fi-Vi: a Wireless Based Cloud Computing Platform. In Proceeding of the International Conference on Cloud Computing and Virtualization (CCV), 2010, May.
Hong Jiang. Book: From Rational to Emotional Agents: A Way to Design Emotional Agents. Publisher: Vdm Verlag. ISBN: 3639110986. December 2008. http://www.flipkart.com/rational-emotional-agents-hong-jiang/3639110986-1dz3f4ckpf
Hong Jiang and José M. Vidal. The Message Management Asynchronous Backtracking Algorithm. Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence, June 2008. Vol. 20, No. 2 p95-110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09528130701478629
Hong Jiang, José M. Vidal, and Michael N. Huhns. EBDI: An Architecture for Emotional Agents. In Proceedings of AAMAS07: Sixth International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, 2007. http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1329139
Hong Jiang and José M. Vidal. From rational to emotional agents. In Proceedings of the AAAI Workshop on Cognitive Modeling and Agent-based Social Simulation, 2006. http://www.aaai.org/Papers/Workshops/2006/WS-06-02/WS06-02-002.pdf
Hong Jiang, José M. Vidal, and Michael N. Huhns, Incorporating Emotions into Automated Negotiation. In Proceedings of Agent Construction and Emotions (ACE 2006): Modeling the Cognitive Antecedents and Consequences of Emotion, Vienna, Austria, April 2006. http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.129.9559
Hong Jiang and Michael N. Huhns. Broadening the Semantic Coverage of Agent Communicative Acts. Agent-Oriented Information Systems III, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2006. Vol.3529, p.32-47
Ionel Muscalagiu, Hong Jiang, and Popa Andreescu Horia Emil, Implementation and Evaluation Model for the Asynchronous Search Techniques: From a Synchronously Distributed System to an Asynchronous Distributed System. In Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Symbolic and Numeric Algorithms for Scientific Computing (SYNASC 2006), Timisoara, Romania, IEEE Computer Society Press, September 2006. p.209--216.
Hong Jiang and Michael N. Huhns. An Approach to Broaden the Semantic Coverage of ACL Speech Acts. In Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, Klagenfurt, Austria, Springer Verlag, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, October 2005. Vol. 3770, p.162-171
Hong Jiang and José M. Vidal. Reducing Redundant Messages in the Asynchronous Backtracking Algorithm. In Proceedings of the Sixth International Workshop on Distributed Constraint Reasoning, 2005.
Hong Jiang, Libo Zeng and Jiming Hu. The Design and Performance of Optimal BP Neural Network Classifier. Computer Engineering and Applications. 2001. Vol.37, No. 5 p.122-125
Hong Jiang, Libo Zeng and Jiming Hu. Auto Classification to Graphite Morphology of Gray Cast Iron. Journal of Instrumental Analysis. 2000. Vol.19, No. 6 p.9-13
Hong Jiang, Libo Zeng, zelan Zhang and Jiming Hu. Recognizing Graphite Morphology of Gray Cast Iron by ANN. Journal of Wuhan University, Natural Science Edition, June 2000. Vol.46, No.3 p.385-388
Hong Jiang, Libo Zeng and Jiming Hu. Application of ANN in Graphite Morphology Analysis of Gray Cast Iron. In Proceedings of SPIE (the Society for Imaging Science and Technology / the International Society for Optical Engineering), Electronic Imaging 2000. Vol.3962. p.161
Hong Jiang, Libo Zeng and Jiming Hu. Review of Back-Propagation Neural Network Learning Algorithms and Applications. Image Recognition and Automation, 1999. No.1 p38-43
Hong Jiang. "EduCyber: Piloting an AI-Driven Educational Chatbot on Cyberinfrastructure to Enhance Student Engagement". MS-CC All-Hands Meeting, December 4, 2025. (Video, Slides)
Hong Jiang. "EnrichCS: Enhancing Computing Research through Service-Learning Innovation and Academic-Industry Collaboration.” 2025 SC EPSCoR State Conference, Columbia, SC, USA. April 4, 2025. (Slides, Program)
Hong Jiang, “Machine Learning Based Data Understanding of Guided Lamb Waves”, Summer Undergraduate Research Institute of Benedict College, May, 2025.
Hong Jiang, “LearnBot: Enhancing Student Learning and Feedback with Chatbot”, Summer Undergraduate Research Institute of Benedict College, May, 2024.
Hong Jiang, “An Introduction to Offline Reinforcement Learning”, Summer Undergraduate Research Institute of Benedict College, May, 2023.
Hong Jiang, "FOSS and AI Based Advanced Computing Research Group", Summer Undergraduate Research Institute of Benedict College, May, 2019.
Hong Jiang, “Teaching Strategies to Promote Student Motivation & Learning Outcomes of Self-Paced Programming Courses”, QEM NSF INCLUDES: A National Summit to Survey and Stimulate Broadening Participation Research (BPR) at Historically Black and Tribal Colleges/Universities, March 7, 2019
Hong Jiang, “Where We Are & Where We Should Go - School Effectiveness Report”, Summer Undergraduate Research Institute of Benedict College, 2018
Hong Jiang, "No Student Left Behind - An Universal Personalized Diagnosing & Learning System", Google Faculty in Residence, June, 2017
Hong Jiang. "FOSS and AI Based Advanced Computing", at Summer Undergraduate Research Institute, Benedict College, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2012
Hong Jiang. "Take the Advantage of College Resources & Prepare for Your Future Success". Yibin University, Sichuan, China. September 27, 2015.
Hong Jiang. "Current and Future Research of Emotional Quotient in Computer Decision Making". Yunnan University, China. September 23, 2015.
Hong Jiang. "A Discussion of the Impact of Research in Education." Yunnan University, China. September 21, 2015.
Chandani Shrestha, Hong Jiang. Customized Multimedia Google form for Education – A User Friendly Approach. 16th International Conference on Internet Computing, July, 2015, Las Vegas, USA. [Program Book]
Hong Jiang, "FOSS Based Undergraduate Projects to Promote Education", at Carolinas Women in Computing Conference 2012 (CWIC2012). Columbia, SC, February 17-18, 2012
Hong Jiang, “Future Is In Your Hand – Suggestions & Resources to Math & Computer Science Students”, Benedict College Freshman Institute, Freshmen Seminar, Columbia, SC, November 7, 2011
Cedrik Brown, Hong Jiang. “Web 2.0 + FOSS: Building Undergraduate Project Management System on Cloud.” Columbia Linux User Group, Columbia, SC, September 8, 2011.
Kory Griggs, Hong Jiang. “Touch Screen Representation System on OSS Project” Columbia Linux User Group, Columbia, SC, October 13, 2011.
Hong Jiang. "Learn and Serve with Free Open Source Software", at 2010 Conference ALERT: Aspiring Leaders Emerging Ready for Tomorrow, Columbia, SC, USA, 2010, November 6.
Hong Jiang. "From Descriptive to Numeric Emotions in Agents", at The 2010 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence(ICAI'10), Las Vegas, USA, 2010, July.
Hong Jiang. "Wi-Fi-Vi: a Wireless Based Cloud Computing Platform", at International Conference on Cloud Computing and Virtualization (CCV), Singapore, 2010, May.
Hong Jiang. "Promoting Education with Free and Open Source Software", speaker in SCCAAS 2010 conference: African American Studies in the Digital Age. Columbia, SC, USA, 2010, February.
Hong Jiang. "From rational to emotional agents", Seminar at Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, Feb., 2008.
Hong Jiang. "From rational to emotional agents", AAAI Workshop on Cognitive Modeling and Agent-based Social Simulation, Boston, MA, July, 2006.
Hong Jiang. "An Approach to Broaden the Semantic Coverage of ACL Speech Acts", (in DVD) at the 24th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, Klagenfurt, Austria, October, 2005.
Comar Abrams, Josue Sosa. “Defect Detection with Guided Lamb Waves Using Machine Learning”. 2025 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institution. July 17, 2025 (Poster Presentation)
Comar Abrams. “Machine Learning based Automated Defect Detection and Classification on Guided Lamb Waves”. 2025 Spring Research Symposium. Benedict College. March, 2025.
Josue Sosa, Tajay Jackson. "RASA Framework Based Chatbot Design FOR C++ Tutoring". 2024 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institution. July 11, 2024 (Oral Presentation) (LearnBot Project Site, Presentation 6/21, Presentation 7/11)
Tajay Jackson. “Logistic Regression Model for Credit Card Fraud Detection”. 2023 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institution. July 13, 2023. (Poster presentation 1st place).
Bariat Shuaib. “Water Quality Prediction Using Machine Learning”. 2023 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institution. July 13, 2023. (Oral Presentation)
Ayse Turhan-Comert, "Comparison Of Differences In Cell Work On Titanium-Based Substrates", 2019 NSF EPSCoR National Conference, Columbia, SC, October, 2019. (Poster Presentation)
Betelhem Shefnie, "School Effectiveness Model for NSLB: a Diagnosing & Learning System", 2018 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institute, Columbia, SC, July, 2018. (Oral Presentation)
V'Aira Harris, "3D Game Component Design for NSLB: a Diagnosing & Learning System", 2018 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institute, Columbia, SC, July, 2018. (Poster Presentation)
Hana Hailu, "Designing a Game System to Embed Educational Questions and Measure Self-efficacy" (updated), 2017 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM, Washington, D.C., March 2-4, 2017. (Accepted, Poster Presentation)
Hana Hailu, "Designing a Game System to Embed Educational Questions and Measure Self-efficacy", at 2016 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institute, Columbia, SC, July, 2016. (Poster Presentation)
Abubeker Abdullahi, "Annotating Corals Using Vatic and Python Environment Setup for Coral Classification", at 2016 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institute, Columbia, SC, July, 2016. (Poster Presentation)
Hana Hailu, "Designing educational game for children by using Blender Game Engine", at Journal Club of 2016 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institute, Columbia, SC, July, 2016.
Abubeker Abdullahi, "Shallow Coral Classification Using Deep Learning", at Journal Club of 2016 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institute, Columbia, SC, June, 2016.
Hohite Fetene, “Modeling Well-Mannered Society with Emotional Agents to Promote Students’ Learning”, at 2016 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM, Washington, D.C., February 25-27, 2016. (Poster Presentation) (Conference Abstract)
Geovanni West, “BC-Live: A Web 2.0 Based Low Cost Digital Signage Service”, at 2015 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institute, Columbia, SC, July, 2015. (Poster Presentation: 1st prize)
Kyianna Jones, “Simulating Multi-Agent Systems to Detect “Hot Spots” in Embedded Fiber”, at 2015 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institute, Columbia, SC, July, 2015. (Poster Presentation)
Everlyne Kimani, “Emotional Agent Based Game Setting: In Accessing Science Self-Efficacy”, at 2015 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institute, Columbia, SC, July, 2015. (Poster Presentation)
Chandani Shrestha, “Customized Multimedia Google form for Education – A User Friendly Approach”, at 2015 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institute, Columbia, SC, July, 2015. (Oral Presentation)
Hohite Fetene, “Modeling Well-Mannered Society with Emotional Agents to Promote Students’ Learning”, at 2015 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institute, Columbia, SC, July, 2015. (Poster Presentation)
Everlyne Kimani. "Emotional Intelligent Agents: In Improving Science Self-efficacy" (updated). 2015 Alpha Chi National Convention: "Harmonious Hemispheres: The Nexus of Science and the Arts", Poster Presentation. Chicago, Illinois March 19-21, 2015 (Program Book)
Chandani Shrestha, “IT Innovation for Education: Customized Multi-Format Google Form”, The 2014 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. Poster Presentation. Phoenix, Arizona. October 8-10, 2014. (Program Book)
Everlyne Kimani. "Emotional Intelligent Agents: In Improving Science Self-efficacy". 2014 Tapia Conference. Poster presentation. Seattle, WA. February 5-8, 2014. (Program Book)
Ludwig Murillo, “Efficient Content Sharing in a Web-based Digital Signage Service”, at 2013 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institute, Columbia, SC, July, 2013. (Poster Presentation)
Chandani Shrestha, “IT Innovation for Education: Customized Multi-Format Google Form”, at 2013 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institute, Columbia, SC, July, 2013. (Poster Presentation)
Everlyne Kiman, “Emotional Intelligent Agents: In Improving Science Self-efficacy”, at 2013 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institute, Columbia, SC, July, 2013. (Poster Presentation: 3rd prize)
Kory Griggs. "BC-Live: A Web Based Digital Signage Service", at 2012 LS-SC AMP Conference, Columbia, SC, October, 2012. (Oral Presentation: 3rd place)
Everlyne Nyambura Kiman, “Emotional Math Tutors: Applying Emotional Virtual Agent in Education”, at 2012 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institute, Columbia, SC, July, 2012. (Oral Presentation: 3rd prize)
Kory Griggs. "BC-Live: A Web Based Digital Signage Service", at 2012 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institute, Columbia, SC, July, 2012. (Poster Presentation: 5th place)
Everlyne Nyambura Kimani, “A Virtual Village In Kenya”, at Carolinas Women in Computing Conference 2012 (CWIC2012). Columbia, SC, Feb. 17-18, 2012
Diana Paola Perea Palacios. “Emotional / Rational Agent Research Platform with NetLogo”, poster presentation at Carolinas Women in Computing Conference 2012 (CWIC2012). Columbia, SC, February 17-18, 2012
Cedrik Brown. “Web 2.0 + FOSS: Building Undergraduate Project Management System on Cloud”, poster presentation at 2011 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institute, Columbia, SC, July, 2011.
Kory Griggs. “Touch Screen Representation System on OSS Project”, poster presentation at 2011 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institute, Columbia, SC, July, 2011.
Bethel Tarekegne. Emotional Agents Outreach: An Undergraduate Research project, poster presentation at 2011 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institute, Columbia, SC, July, 2011.
Diana Paola Perea Palacios. “Emotional / Rational Agent Research Platform with NetLogo”. 10th Anniversary of the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). Charlotte, NC, USA, November, 2010.
Diana Paola Perea Palacios. “Simulating Tileworld In Netlogo For Emotional / Rational Agent Research”, poster presentation at 2010 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institute, Columbia, SC, July, 2010.
Cedrik Brown. “Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Educational Tutorial System”, poster presentation at 2010 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institute, Columbia, SC, July, 2010.
Tyrome Sweet. “An Approach to Learn Cloud Computing: Google App engine + Python”, poster presentation at 2010 Benedict College Summer Undergraduate Research Institute, Columbia, SC, July, 2010.
2025 Summer Research: Comar Abrams, Josue Sosa
2024 Summer Research: Tajay Jackson, Josue Sosa
2023 Summer Research: Tajay Jackson, Bariat Shuaib
2019 Summer Research: Ayse Turhan-Comert, Diamon Rice
2018 Google AI Mentorship Program: Hector Hinestroza, Zamzam Mumin
2018 Summer Research: V'Aira Harris, Betelhem Shefnie
2016 Summer Research: Hana Hailu (2017-2018 SC-ADAR Summer Intern), Abubeker Abdullahi
2015 CoursePower Ambassador: Dane Acena (2016-2017 SC-ADAR Summer Intern)
2015 Summer Research: Everlyne Nyambura Kimani, Chandani Shrestha (2015 Grace Hopper Scholar), Hohite Fetene, Geovanni West, Kyianna Jones
2013 Summer Research: Everlyne Nyambura Kimani (2014 MIT Summer Intern), Ludwig Murillo, Chandani Shrestha (Spring 2014 Pass-It-On Award Winner), Hohite Fetene (2014 Princeton Summer Intern, currently IBM), Mohammed M. Abdi (2016 APS/IBM Research Intern)
2012 Summer Research: Everlyne Nyambura Kimani, Kory Griggs, Jarvis Taylor
2011 Summer Research: Bethel Tarekegne (2012, 2013 MIT Summer Intern), Cedrik Brown, Kory Griggs
2010 Summer Research: Diana Paola Perea Palacios (2011 Fermilab Summer Intern), Cedrik Brown, Tyrome Sweet
2009 Summer Research: Oluwafemi Temitope, Ericks Cuesta
Chair of the Faculty Excellence in Teaching Committee, Benedict College. 2026
Member of Institutional Review Board (IRB) - Responsible Conduct of Research and Use of Human Subjects, Benedict College 2026
Member of Computer Science Curriculum Advisory Board, Benedict College. 2007 - now
Member of the Engineering and Computer Science Promotion Committee, Benedict College. 2023-2026
Program Co-Chair for 2025 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Education, 2025 https://www.icaie.org/
Technical Committee member for the 2025 9th International Conference on Education and E-Learning (ICEEL 2025). https://www.iceel.org/
Technical Committee member for International Conference on Engineering Education and Information Technology, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Program Committee member for SIGCSE 2020 (51st ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education), 2019.
Technical Committee member for 2019 ICSET (The 3rd International Conference on E-Society, E-Education and E-Technology), 2019.
Technical Committee member for International Conference on Digital Technology in Education (ICDTE), 2017, 2018, 2019.
Technical Committee member for 2019 5th International Conference on Education and Training Technologies (ICETT), Seoul, South Korea, May 27-29, 2019.
Technical Committee member for International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management and E-Learning (IC4E), 2017, 2018, 2019
Program director of CoursePower Program at Benedict College, 2013 - 2020
Program Committee member for 2016 IEEE Smart Word Congress, Smart World Education Track, Toulouse, France, July 18-21, 2016.
Program Committee member for The International Conference on Education & Learning in Mobile Age 2011, Lake District, UK. 2011
Member of IEEE, 2025
Member of SCCAAS (South Carolina Council for African American Studies), 2010
Member of AAAI (American Association for Artificial Intelligence), 2007
Member of the National Scholars Honor Society, 2007 – now
Session Chair: Communication And Networks + Multimedia + Web Services & Accessibility, in the 16th International Conference on Internet Computing (ICOMP'15), 2015
Session Chair: E-Learning + Educational Concepts And Tools, And Academia Related Issues, EEE'15 (The 14th International Conference on e-Learning, e-Business, Enterprise Information Systems, and e-Government), 2015
Session Chair: Big Data Search, Mining Methods, Clustering, Knowledge Extraction And Engineering, ABDA'15 (The 2nd International Conference on Advances in Big Data Analytics), 2015
Session Chair: General Topics: Internet Computing and WWW, ICOMP'10 (The 2010 International Conference on Internet Computing), 2010
Technical Program Committee member for the International Conference on Advances in Distributed and Parallel Computing 2010
Reviewer for 2014 Tapia Conference
Reviewer and judge for SCJAS (South Carolina Junior Academy of Science), 2013
Reviewer for International Journal of Reasoning-based Intelligent Systems (IJRIS), 2015
Reviewer for International Journal of Advancements in Computer Science & Information Technology (IJACSIT), 2012
Reviewer for Journal of Super Computing, 2010 – now
Reviewer for CIT2008 (IEEE 8th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology), 2008
Reviewer for IJCIS (International Journal of Cooperative Information Systems), 2006
UNCF Henry C. McBay FACULTY Research Fellowship: LearnBot: Enhancing Student Learning and Feedback with Chatbot, 2024 - 2026
Grant: MS-CC Research Catalyst Program: “EduCyber: Piloting an AI-Driven Educational Chatbot on Cyberinfrastructure to Enhance Student Engagement”, 2025 - 2026
Grant: DOE Program: Laser induced wideband ultrasonic guided waves modeling and machine learning driven interpretation, 2024 - 2028
Grant: SC EPSCor SAN Program: EnrichCS: Advancing Computing Research Through Service-Learning Innovation and Research Collaboration, 2024 - 2025
Grant: Google BC-UofSC exploreCSR Program, 2022 - 2023
Grant: SC EPSCoR/IDeA GEAR Collaborative Research Program (CRP), 2018 - 2019
Tech Hero, IT-oLogy, 2018
Grant: Course Power / Applied Computing Minor Program, 2013 - 2017
Service-Learning Mini-grants, 2009
MISC Scholarship, 2002-2007
“Outstanding Graduate Student”, 1999
CAIA Fellowship, by China Association for Instrumental Analysis, 1999, 1996, 1994
Second Place, Female team, in Campus Ping-Pong Game, Wuhan University, 1998
Third Place, in First College Go Game, sponsored by Go Association of Hubei Province. 1998
“Outstanding Individual”, in Vacation Society Practice. 1996
Third Prize in Spare-time Scientific Research Competition of Wuhan University. 1996
“Outstanding Undergraduate”, 1994
Renmin Fellowship, Wuhan University. 1994
One of the winners in National Olympic Mathematics Competition, China. 1992
Member of Department Graduate Student Government, Wuhan University. 1997-2000
President of Department Graduation Association, Wuhan University. 1996
Member of Department Student Government, Wuhan University. 1993-1996
Member of Department female volleyball team, Wuhan University. 1993-1997