I lead the  Intelligent Information Systems Group  at the Department of Computer Science, WSSU.

Areas of Interest

Application of AI methods and tools in education.
Intelligent tutoring systems and shells.
Ontologies and Semantic Web in education.
Adaptive information retrieval and filtering.
User modeling.
Web-based flexible and distance learning.
Teaching programming to novices.

ACM Recognition of Service Award, 2007.
The Wilveria B. Atkinson Distinguished Research Award, 2005.
The John Fountain WSSU Master Teacher Award, 2003.

Funded Projects

WSSU RIP 121205 (2007-2008)  Semantic Annotation of Digital Cultural Heritage Collections  (PI).

UNC GA RDI 3-12175-01 (2006-2007)  Undergraduate Research Expansion  (Program Director).

NSF DUE-0333069 (2005-2007)  CCLI-EMD: Topic Maps-based Courseware to Support Undergraduate Computer Science Courses (Co-PI).

NSF DUE-0333069 (2004-2006)  NSDL: Towards Reusable and Shareable Courseware: Topic Maps-based Digital Libraries (PI).

  INCO-COPERNICUS (1998-2001) "LeARning Foreign LAnguage Scientific Terminology (LARFLAST)" (Senior Personnel).

  INCO-COPERNICUS 1099 (1997-2001) "INTELLECT - Intelligent Learning Environment for Course Telematics" (Senior Personnel).

COPERNICUS 1445 (1995-1998): "Flexible and Distance Learning through Telematics Networks". (Research coordinator of the WP 4 at Sofia University).

Bulgarian Science Fund Project I-502/95 (1995-1998): "Advanced Information and Communication Technologies in Education: Application of Artificial Intelligence Methods; Multimedia and Distance Learning" (Project Leader).

TEMPUS JEP 11087-96 (1996-1999): "Modular Education in Mathematics and Informatics" (Member of the Project board).

TEMPUS JEN 01497 (1994-1996): "Transferring Knowledge Based System Skills to Bulgaria"(Contact person at Sofia University).

TEMPUS JEP 01497 (1991-1994): "Transferring Knowledge Based System Skills to Bulgaria" (Contact person at Sofia University).

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