Students

SpelBots 2006-2007

Spelman Research Students

Melissa Blakey, Physics and Mechanical Engineering
Ashley N. Johnson, Computer Science (CS)
Andrea Roberson, CS and Electrical Engineering
Katrina Stewart, CS
Whitney O'Banner, CS and Computer Engineering
Philana Benton, CS and Computer Engineering
Jumeka Wilson, Sociology and Psychology

Current PhD Student

George Thomas, Department of Computer Science, University of Iowa

Former Graduate Students

John R. Lee, University of Iowa (PhD, 2006).
Thesis: Conversations with an Intelligent Agent: Modeling and Integrating Patterns and Communication among Humans and Agents.
Charles Bartel, University of Iowa (MS, 2005).
Thesis: An Evolutionary Algorithm Framework for Optimizing Robot Behaviors.
Ananad Padmanabhan, University of Iowa (MS, 2004)
Thesis: Building local consensus ontologies via autonomous merging using a lexical database.
Todd Krygowski, University of Iowa (MS, 2001)
Thesis: Assisting Experts in Converging to a Common Ontology Using Intelligent Agents.

Former Post-Doctoral Research Associate

Michael Grassi, M.D., Ph.D., currently Assistant Professor at University of Chicago.

Former Spelman Undergraduate Research Students

Aryen Moore-Alston
Brandy Kinlaw
Shinese Noble
Ebony Smith
Ebony O'Neal
Karina Liles
Nicole Epps
Adrienne Brown
Samantha Houston