Ashok Goel
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Born | New Delhi, India |
Alma mater | The Ohio State University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science, Computational Design, Online Education |
Institutions | The Ohio State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, The Biomimicry Institute, Center for Biologically Inspired Design, Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems |
Thesis | Integrating Case-Based Reasoning and Model-Based Reasoning for Adaptive Design Problem Solving (1989) |
Doctoral advisor | Balakrishnan Chandrasekaran |
Doctoral students | Jim Davies, Eleni Stroulia |
Website | http://dilab.gatech.edu/ashok-k-goel/ |
Ashok K. Goel is a Professor of Computer Science in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology.
Goel is the Editor-in-Chief of AI Magazine and an Associate Editor of Design Science Journal published by the Design Research Society. He was the Co-Chair of the 41st Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society in Montreal, Canada. He serves on the Steering Committees of the Association for Computing Machinery Conference on Creativity & Cognition and the ACC Conference on Computational Creativity.
Research
Goel conducts research into artificial intelligence, cognitive science and human-centered computing with a focus on computational design and creativity. In 2016, his Design & Intelligence Laboratory developed Jill Watson, a virtual teaching assistant for answering questions in online education.[1]
Goel's research has appeared in Artificial Intelligence,[2] Computer-Aided Design,[3] Design Studies,[4] and Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders[5])
Goel's research has been covered by The Wall Street Journal[6] and National Public Radio[7]).
Teaching
Goel teaches an online course on knowledge-based artificial intelligence as part of Georgia Tech's Online Master of Science in Computer Science program.[8]
Selected works
Edited Volumes
- Ashok K. Goel, Daniel McAdams & Robert Stone (2014) Biologically Inspired Design: Computational Methods and Tools. London, UK: Springer-Verlag.
Edited Journal Special Issues
- D. Brown. A. Duffy & A. Goel. Special Issue on Machine Learning in Design, AI for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, July 1998.
- A. Goel, R. Davis & J. Gero. Special Issue on Multimodal Design, AI for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, April 2008.
- A. Goel & E. Do. Special Issue on Design Computing and Cognition, AI for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, 24(1), February 2010.
- A. Goel & A. Gomez. Special Issue on Knowledge-Based Design, ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, September 2010.
- C.S. Lee, J. Kolodner & A. Goel. Special Issue on Creative Design, International Journal of Educational Technology and Society, February 2011.
- A. Goel, D. McAdams & R. Stone. Special Issue on Biologically Inspired Design, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 136(11), November 2014.
- L.H. Shu & A. Goel. Special Issue on Analogical Thinking, AI for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, May 2015.
- B. Díaz-Agudo & A. Goel. Special Issue on Case Based Reasoning. AI Communications, 30(3-4): 191–192, 2017.
References
- ^ TEDx Talks (2016-11-01), A teaching assistant named Jill Watson | Ashok Goel | TEDxSanFrancisco
- ^ Fractals and Ravens | Keith McGreggor, Maithilee Kunda & Ashok Goel | Artificial Intelligence 215, 1-23, 2014
- ^ Cognitive, collaborative, conceptual and creative—four characteristics of the next generation of knowledge-based CAD systems: a study in biologically inspired design | Ashok Goel, Swaroop Vattam, Bryan Wilten & Michael Helms | Computer-Aided Design 44 (10), 879-900, 2012
- ^ Biologically inspired design: process and products | Michael Helms, Swaroop Vattam & Ashok Goel | Design Studies 30 (5), 606-622, 2009
- ^ Thinking in pictures as a cognitive account of autism | Maithilee Kunda & Ashok Goel | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 41 (9), 1157-1177), 2011
- ^ Imagine Discovering That Your Teaching Assistant Really Is a Robot | Melissa Korn, 2016-05-06
- ^ When You're Not Quite Sure If Your Teacher Is Human | Tasnim Shamma, 2017-05-08
- ^ "CS 7637: Knowledge-Based Artificial Intelligence: Cognitive Systems | OMSCS | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA". www.omscs.gatech.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-01.