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Lu Xiao

Lu Xiao

Research/Teaching Assistant

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  • About me

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  • Education

    • Virginia Tech

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    • University of Florida

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      Master Computer Engineering

    • Penn State University

      2003 - 2008
      Ph.D. Information Sciences & Technology

  • Experience

    • University of Florida

      Aug 1998 - May 2002
      Research/Teaching Assistant

      Served as teaching assistant for Programming in C++ (60+ students), Computer-Based Business Management (80+ students) and Programming in JAVA (120+ students). Instructed student on language syntax and semantics, provided individual instruction and some lectures and graded coursework.• Wrote Lattice Monte Carlo simulation program for studying single polymer physical adoption to flat layer using Fortran 90 for chemical engineering faculty member

    • Virginia Tech

      Aug 2002 - Jun 2003
      Graduate Research Assistant

      Wrote and implemented GIS-map based software prototype allowing collaborative annotation on maps, map-based object sharing and history retrieval for map exploration to contribute to published research on subject.

    • Penn State University

      Aug 2003 - Aug 2008
      Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant

      Developed, researched and completed dissertation independently while contributing to teaching and research activities. Supervised 2 undergraduate students. Taught several courses including Project Management, Fundamentals of Systems and Enterprise Integration, and Security and Risk Analysis. Worked with individual students during office hours, graded assignments and collaborated with other instructors on any class issues. • Performed expert interviews and coded transcript in human computer interaction, computer-supported cooperative work, software engineering and information systems to research and understand role of scientific explanation in design research – published paper on findings.• Designed and implemented several software prototypes to utilize and test during research project assessing collaborative systems for use in usability engineering courses contributing to several published research reports.• Collaborated on potential applications for technology at non-profit organizations working directly with community leaders – contributed to numerous research papers on subject and conclusions.• Developed as co-instructor and taught first online usability engineering course at Penn State. Show less

    • The University of Western Ontario

      Jul 2008 - Jun 2016

      My primary research interests are:- to understand the role of shared rationales in collective decision making activities- to identify and extract shared rationales from the communication record of the collective decision making activities- to present extracted rationales through visualization techniquesMy secondary research interests are related to supporting informal learning activities by parents and their children, as well as understanding and supporting data management practices in human rights research. Show less My current research projects are related to:Understand and Support Reflective Thinking in Group Activities through Rationale Sharing. Understand the effects of shared rationales in small group activities as well as large-scale deliberation. A computational linguistic approach to extract influential rationales from Wikipedia AfD discussion . Support rationale sharing and management in group activitiesDigital Humanities- Development of a A Text-Mining based Visualization Tool to Support Qualitative Data Analysis in Human Rights Research Show less

      • Associate Professor

        Jul 2015 - Jun 2016

      • Assisant Professor

        Jul 2008 - Jun 2015

    • Xerox Research Centre Europe

      Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
      Visiting Professor

      I spent two months visiting Xerox Research Centre Europe (XRCE). My main research activities are developing a conceptual framework about automated identification of rationales from online communication data. Agnes Sandor, a project leader in the XRCE Parsing and Semantics research group, worked with me closely on this. We have worked together on the manuscript to present this framework. The manuscript is under review.

    • Syracuse University

      Sept 2015 - Jun 2016
      Visiting Professor

      Affiliated with Center for Computational and Data Sciences (CCDS), I attend research activities related to data science, such as lab meetings and the data geek reading club. I meet with individual faculty members to discuss shared research interests, and provide advice to help graduate students work on their research projects. I am also a thesis examiner as an external evaluator.

    • Syracuse University

      Aug 2016 - Aug 2024
      Associate Professor

    • Partners in Learning, Inc.

      Aug 2021 - Sept 2022
      Member Board Of Directors

    • Arizona State University

      Aug 2024 - now
      Clinical Professor

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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Lu Xiao
      Katchmar-Wilhelm Associate Professorship School of Information Studies, Syracuse University Jul 2020 Honored to receive this prestigious award from the school. It offers support for three years of research activities.
    • Awarded to Lu Xiao
      FIMS Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Faculty of Information & Media Studies, The University of Western Ontario Oct 2015 "FIMS professors are presented with the Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching in recognition of outstanding contributions to the academic development of students in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies" - from http://www.fims.uwo.ca/about/news/news_items/2015/10/23/2015-dean's-awards-for-excellence-in-teaching-recipients-announced
    • Awarded to Lu Xiao
      Fantastic FIMS Award MLIS Student Council, Faculty of Information & Media Studies Aug 2013 "The Fantastic FIMS is awarded to a member of the MLIS staff or faculty to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions that they bring to the program in terms of social support and administrative savvy. It is to be awarded to the individual who best exemplifies the spirit of collaboration and professional progression in their daily life as a member of faculty or staff. It is based on a steadfast presence, positive collegial support, administrative contribution, public service and networking. It… Show more "The Fantastic FIMS is awarded to a member of the MLIS staff or faculty to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions that they bring to the program in terms of social support and administrative savvy. It is to be awarded to the individual who best exemplifies the spirit of collaboration and professional progression in their daily life as a member of faculty or staff. It is based on a steadfast presence, positive collegial support, administrative contribution, public service and networking. It would include those who exude a compassion for the general well being of students, fostering and supporting their professional potential in daily practice. " - from the Call for Nomination Email by MLIS Student Council Show less