David W. Aha: Previous Activities

Dissertation Committees

Goodman, Marc, Brandeis University (Massachusetts, 8 December 1994)
Ting, Kai Ming, University of Sydney (1995)
Rodriguez, Andres, University of Salford (Referee, Proposal, 1997)
Trigg, Len, University of Waikato (New Zealand, 1997)
Bosch, Antal van den, University of Maastricht (The Netherlands, 11 December 1997)
Shih, Jenngang, The Graduate School/CUNY New York (2000)
Sqalli Houssaini, Mohammed, University of New Hampshire (2002)
Sartori, Fabio, University of Milano, Bicocca (November 2004)
Pieter Spronck, University of Maastricht (The Netherlands, 2005)
Mingyang Gu, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway, 2006)
Sander Baakes, Tilburg University (Tilburg, Netherlands, 3 March 2010)
Marc Ponsen, University of Maastricht (Maastricht, The Netherlands, 15 June 2011)
Kennard Laviers, University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL, USA, 21 June 2011))
Owen Lamont Murdoch University (Perth, Austalia, Reviewed 3 January 2012)
Gerben de Vries, University of Amsterdam (Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 4 April 2012)
Ben Weber, University of California, Santa Cruz (19 May 2012)
Yasaman Haghpanah, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (21 August 2012)

Appointed Positions

Councilor of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) (2006-2009)
Journal of AI Research Editorial Board (1995-1998)
AIRIES Steering Committee

Previous Meetings (1994-present)

1994
- AAAI-94 Workshop on Case-Based Reasoning (Chair)
1995
- 1995 AI & Statistics Workshop (Tutorial Leader)
- IMLC-95 Workshop: Applying Machine Learning in Practice (Co-chair)
- IJCAI-95 (Area reviewer: Machine learning)
- IJCAI-95 Workshop: Industrial Applications of CBR (PC Member)
- ICCBR-95 (PC Member)
- AAAI-95 Fall Symposium: Adaptation of Knowledge for Reuse (Co-chair)
1996
- 1996 Informs Conference on Information Systems and Technology (Invited Speaker)
- ICML-96 Workshop on Learning in Context-Sensitive Domains (PC Member)
- AAAI-96 (Area Reviewer)
- AIRIES-96 (PC Member)
1997
- ECML-97 (PC Member; Prague, Czech Republic; 4/23-26/97)
- ECML-97 MLNet Workshop: Case-Based Learning: Beyond Classification of Feature Vectors (Co-chair)
- ICCBR-97 (PC Member, panelist, presentor; Providence, RI; 25-27 July 1997)
- AAAI-97 (PC Member; Providence, RI; 7/27-31/97)
- IJCAI-97 (CBR Area Reviewer; Nagoya, Japan; 8/23-29/97)
- IJCAI-97 Workshop: Using Abstraction and Reformulation in Analogy (OC member)
- ANNES-97 (PC Member; Dunedin, NZ; 24-28 November 1997)
- Interdisciplinary Workshop On Similarity and Categorisation (PC Member; 28-30 November 1997)
- Round Table on Algorithms for Memory-Based Language Processing (Presentor; 12-13 December; Corsendonk, Turnhout, Belgium)
- Conference of the British Computer Society Specialist Group on Expert Systems (Invited speaker; 15-17 December 1997; Cambridge)
1998
- 1998 AAAI Spring Symposium on Multimodal Reasoning (Paper Presentation, participant; 23-25 March 1998)
- International Conference and Exhibition on the Practical Applciation of Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (PC Member; 25-27 March 1998; London, UK; due 5 December 1997)
- European Conference on Machine Learning (PC member; 21-24 April 1998; Chemnitz)
- International Conference on Machine Learning (PC Member; 24-26 July 1998; Madison, Wisconsin)
- AAAI-98 Workshop: Textual Case-Based Reasoning (Discussion leader; 26 July 1998; Madison, Wisconsin)
- AAAI-98 Workshop: Case-Based Reasoning Integrations (Co-chair; 27 July 1998; Madison, Wisconsin)
- ICML-98 Workshop: The Methodology of Applying Machine Learning: Problem Definition, Task Decomposition and Technique Selection (OC member; 27 July 1998; Madison, Wisconsin)
- International Conference on Artificial Intelligence: Methodology, Systems, Applications (PC Member; 21-23 September 1998; Sozopol, Bulgaria; AIMSA-98)
- European Workshop on Case-Based Reasoning (PC member, invited speaker; 23-25 September 1998; Dublin, Ireland)
- Artificial Intelligence Research in Environmental Sciences (OC member, 21-23 October 1998; Victoria, Canada; AIRIES '98; due 10 April 1998)
1999
- Florida AI Research Society Conference (Paper co-author/presenter, Special Track on Knowledge Management)
- International Conference on Machine Learning (PC member; 27-30 June 1999; Bled, Slovenia)
- International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning (PC member; presenter; 27-30 July 1999; Munich, Germany; ICCBR-99; due 26 February 1999)
  - Workshop: Practical Case-Based Reasoning Strategies for Building and Maintaining Corporate Memories (PC member; co-chairs are Christiane Gresse von Wangenheim and Carsten Tautz)
- AAAI/IAAI 1999 (IAAI paper co-author)
  - AAAI-99 Workshop on Exploring Synergies of Knowledge Management and Case-Based Reasoning (Co-chair; 18 July 1999)
- IJCAI Workshop on Automating the Construction of Case-Based Reasoners (Co-chair; 2 August 1999)
2000
- Dept of Energy's Society for Effective Lessons Learned Sharing (SELLS) Spring 2000 Meeting (Keynote speaker; 5-6 April 2000; Oakland, CA)
- International Florida AI Research Society Conference (Co-author; 22-25 May 2000; Orlando, FL)
- International Conference on Industrial and Engineering Applications of AI and Expert Systems (Keynote Speaker; 19-22 June 2000; New Orleans, LA)
- European Conference on Machine Learning (PC Member: 30 May-2 June 2000; Barcelona, Spain; due 10 January 2000)
- National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (Reviewer: 30 July - 3 August 2000; Austin, TX; due 18 January 2000)
  - Workshop: Intelligent Lessons Learned Systems (Co-chairs: David W. Aha & Rosina Weber)
- European Workshop on Case-Based Reasoning (PC Member: 6-8 September 2000; Trento, Italy; due 25 March 2000)
- AIRIES 2000 (Chair; Annapolis, Maryland)
- Mini-workshop on Machine Learning and Statistical NLP for Dialogue (PC member; Association for Computational Linguistics Conference; summer 2000; Hong Kong)
2001
- 2001 International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning (Program Co-Chair; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
- Semantic Web for the Military User Workshop (Host)
2002
- 2002 Intelligent User Interfaces Conference (PC Member; San Francisco, CA; 27-30 January 2002; due 1 October 2001)
- Mexican International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (PC Member; 22-26 April 2002; Yucatan, Mexico; due 15 October 2001)
- FLAIRS Conference (CBR Track Invited Speaker; PC Member for 3 Special Tracks: 16-18 May 2002; Pensacola, Florida)
- Workshop on the Investigation and Reporting of Incidents and Accidents (PC member; 17-20 July 2002; Glasgow, Scotland; due 15 April 2002)
- 2002 European Conference on Case-Based Reasoning (PC member; 4-7 September 2002; Aberdeen, Scotland; due approximately 1 March 2002)
  - Chair,Mixed-Initiative CBR Workshop
2003
- New Zealand Case-Based Reasoning Workshop (10-12 January 2003; Auckland, NZ & 17-19 January 2003; Queenstown, NZ; PC Member)
- DARPA Workshop on REEL (Rapid, Embedded, and Enduring Learning) (April 2003; Organizer)
- International FLAIRS Conference (12-14 May 2003; St. Augustine, FL; Reviewer, Special Track on CBR)
- International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning (23-26 June 2003; Trondheim, Norway; PC Member; Industry Day Panelist)
  - ICCBR'03 MI-CBR Workshop (24 June 2003; Chair)
- IJCAI'03 Workshop on Mixed-Initiative Intelligent Systems (1 day within 9-11 August 2003; Acapulco, Mexico; OC member)
- International Conference on Machine Learning (21-24 August 2003; Washington, DC; CBR Area Chair)
2004
- Symposium on Reasoning and Learning in Cognitive Systems (Speaker: 20-21 March 2004; Stanford, CA)
- Mexican International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (PC Member; 26-30 April 2004; Mexico City, Mexico)
- FLAIRS'04 Special Track on Case-Based Reasoning (Workshop Committee member; 17-19 May 2004; Miami Beach, FL)
- ICAPS'04 Workshop: Knowledge Capture for Planning Applications (OC Member; sometime during 3-7 June 2004; Whistler, British Columbia, Canada)
- AAAI'04 Workshop: Fielding Applications of AI (Committee member; 25 July 2004; San Jose, CA)
- AAAI'04 Workshop: Challenges in Game AI (Workshop reviewer; 25 and 26 July 2004; San Jose, CA)
- ECAI Workshop on Knowledge Management and Organizational Memories (PC member: 22-23 August 2004; due 1 April 2004)
- European Conference on Case-Based Reasoning (PC Member; 30 August-2 September; Madrid, Spain)
  - Workshop: Explanation in CBR (Organizing Committee Member; 31 August 2004)
2005
- AAAI'05 Spring Symposium on Challenges to Decision Support in a Changing World (OC Member; 21-23 March 2005; due 8 October 2004)
- FLAIRS'05
  - FLAIRS'05 Special Track: Decision Making in Real World Systems (PC Member; 16-18 May 2005)
  - FLAIRS'05 Special Track: Case-Based Reasoning (PC Member; 16-18 May 2005)
- 2005 Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Interactive Digital Entertainment (PC Member; 1-3 June 2005; Los Angeles, CA)
- International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (Reviewer; 30 July - 5 August 2005; Edinburgh, Scotland)
  - Workshop: Reasoning, Representation, and Learning in Computer Games (Co-Chair)
- International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning (PC Member; 23-26 August 2005; Chicago, IL; due 31 January 2005)
  - Workshop: Computer Gaming and Simulation Environnments (Co-Chair; 24 August 2005)
- International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence (Invited Speaker, PC Member; Tutorials Leader; 18-22 December 2005; Kolkata, India)
- Indian International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (PC Member; 20-22 December 2005; Pune, India)
2006
- Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference (CBR Special Track reviewer; 11-13 May 2006; Melbourne Beach, Florida)
- IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Games (PC member & invited paper; 22-24 May 2006; Reno, Nevada; due 18 December 2006)
- Artificial Intelligence & Interactive Entertainment (PC Member, Demo; June 2006; Marina del Rey, CA)
- National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (PC Member; 16-20 July 2006; Boston, MA; due 21 February 2006)
  - AAAI/SIGART Doctoral Consortium (Mentor; 16-17 July 2006)
- European Conference on Case-Based Reasoning (PC Member; 4-7 September 2006; �l�deniz/Fethiye, Turkey; due 13 February 2006)
- Serious Games Summit (Exhibitor; 30-31 October 2006; Washington, DC)
2007
- International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (PC Member; 6-12 January 2007; Hyderabad, India; due 23 June 2006)
- Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference (Co-Chair, CBR Special Track; 7-9 May 2007; Key West, Florida; due 20 November)
- Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment Conference (PC member; 6-8 June 2007; Stanford, CA; due 22 January 2007)
- National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (PC Member; 22-26 July 2007; Vancouver, Canada)
  - Workshop: Explanation-Aware Computing (PC Member)
  - Doctoral Consortium (Mentor/reviewer)
- International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning (PC Member: 13-16 August 2007; Belfast, Northern Ireland)
- European Conference on Machine Learning and European Conference on Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases (PC Member: 17-21 September 2007)
- International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence (PC Member; 18-22 December 2007; Kolkata, India)
2008
- International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference (15-17 May 2008; Coconut Grove, FL)
  - Special Track on Case-Based Reasoning (PC Member)
  - Special Track on Games/Entertainment (PC Member)
- National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (13-17 July 2008; Chicago, IL)
  - AI Video Competition (Co-Chair; reviewing period 4-25 April 2008)
  - Doctoral Consortium (Mentor; submissions due 1 February 2008)
  - Workshop: What Went Wrong and Why: Lessons from AI Research and Applications (PC Member; reviewing period 7-21 April 2008)
- ECAI Workshop on Explanation-aware Computing (PC Member: 21-22 July 2008; Patras, Greece; due 10 April 2008; reviews due 10 May 2008)
- Irish Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science (Invited Speaker: 27-29 August 2008; Cork, Ireland)
- European Conference on Case-Based Reasoning (PC Member; 1-4 September 2008; Trier, Germany; due 17 March 2008; reviews due 5 May 2008)
- European Conference on Machine Learning and the Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases Conference (PC Member; 15-19 September 2008; Antwerp, Belgium; due 25 April 2008; reviews due 30 May 2008)
- Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment (PC Member; 22-24 October 2008; Stanford, CA; due 22 April 2008; reviews due 27 May)
- AAAI 2008 Fall Symposium on Adaptive Agents in Cultural Contexts (PC Member; 7-9 November 2008; Arlington, VA)
2009
- International FLAIRS Conference (19-21 May 2009; Sanibel Island, FL; due 23 November 2008)
  - Special Track on Case-Based Reasoning (PC Member)
  - Special Track on Games and Entertainment (PC Member)
- Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (PC Member, Research Track; 28 June - 1 July 2009; Paris, France; due 2 February 2009; reviews due 16 March 2009)
- International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (11-17 July 2009; Pasadena, CA; due 7/12 January 2009)
  - AI Video Competition (Co-Chair; Awards Ceremony 14 July 2009)
  - Workshop: Grand Challenges for Reasoning from Experiences (Organizing Committee member: 11 July 2009; due 6 March 2009)
  - Workshop on Explanation-Aware Computing (PC member: 11-12 July 2009; due 6 March 2009)
- International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning (PC Member, 20-23 July 2009; Seattle, Washington; due 16 February 2009; notification 10 April 2009)
  - Computer Cooking Contest (PC member, Jurist; due 24 April 2009)
  - Workshop: Computer Games (PC member; due 25 April 2009)
  - Doctoral Consortium (Mentor; 17 April 2009)
- Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment (PC Member: 14-16 October 2009; Stanford, CA; due 14 April 2009)
- International Conference on Adaptive and Self-adaptive Systems and Applications (PC Member: 15-20 November 2009; Athens, Greece; due 20 June 2009)
2010
- International FLAIRS Conference (May 2010; Daytona Beach, FL; due 23 November 2009)
  - Special Track on Case-Based Reasoning (PC Member)
  - Special Track on Games and Entertainment (PC Member)
- International Conference on Machine Learning (Reviewer: 21-24 June 2010; Haifa, Israel; due 1 February 2010)
- AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (11-15 July 2010; Atlanta, GA; due 18/21 January 2010)
  - Workshop: Goal Directed Autonomy (Co-Organizer: 12 July 2010)
  - Doctoral Consortium (Mentor: 11-12 July 2010; reviews due 12 March 2010)
- International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning (PC Member; 19-22 July 2010; Alessandria, Italy; due 15 February 2010)
  - Computer Cooking Contest (Co-Organizer)
  - Doctoral Consortium (Mentor)
- European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (PC Member: 16-20 August 2010; Lisbon, Portugal; due 15/22 February 2010)
  - Workshop on Explanation-Aware Computing (PC Member: 16-17 August 2010; Lisbon, Portugal; due 7 May 2010)
- IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Games (PC Member: 18-21 August 2010; Copenhagen, Denmark; due 15 March 2010)
- AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment (PC Member; 11-13 October 2010; Palo Alto, CA; due 16 May 2010)
- Conference on Practical Aspects of Knowledge Management (PC Member; 10-12 November 2010; Philadelphia, PA; due 7 April 2010)
- AAAI 2010 Fall Symposia (11-13 November 2010; Arlington, VA)
  - Proactive Assistant Agents (Invited Speaker)
2011
- Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference (PC Member; 18-20 May 2011; West Palm Beach, FL; due 22 November 2010)
  - Special Track on Case-Based Reasoning (PC Member)
  - Special Track on Games and Entertainment (PC Member)
- International Workshop on Maritime Anomaly Detection (Keynote Speaker; 17 June 2011; Tilburg, The Netherlands)
- CVPR-11 Workshop: Gesture Recognition (PC Member: 20, 24-25 June 2011; Colorado Springs, CO)
- ICML-11 Workshop: Unsupervised and Transfer Learning (PC Member: 2 July 2011; Bellevue, WA)
- International Conference on Industrial, Engineering & Other Applications of Applied Intelligent Systems (PC Member; 29 June - 1 July 2011; Syracuse, NY)
- International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (16-22 July 2011; Barcelona, Spain; due 24 January 2011)
  - Special Track: Integrated and Embedded AI (Senior PC Member)
  - Workshop: Explanation-Aware Computing (PC Member; 16-17 July 2011; due 27 March 2011)
- IJCNN-11 Workshop: Unsupervised and Transfer Learning Challenge (PC Member; Sometime during 31 July - 5 August 2011; San Jose, CA)
- AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (7-11 August 2011; San Francisco, CA; due 3 and 8 February 2011)
  - AI Video Competition (Co-Chair)
  - Workshop: Analyzing Microtext (Co-Chair)
- International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning (PC Member; 12-15 September 2011; London, UK; due 4 April 2011)
  - Doctoral Consortium (Chair)
  - Workshop: Process-Oriented Case-Based Reasoning (PC Member; 12 September 2011; due 3 June 2011)
- AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment (PC Member; 11-14 October 2011; Palo Alto, California; due 17 May 2011)
- AAAI Fall Symposium on Advances in Cognitive Systems (PC Member; 4-6 November 2011; Arlington, VA)
2012
- Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference (PC Member)
  - Special Track on Case-Based Reasoning (PC Member)
- AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (Senior PC Member)
  - AI Video Competition
- ECAI-12 Workshop on Explanation-Aware Computing (PC Member)
- International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning (PC Member)
  - Computer Cooking Contest (Jury Member)
  - Doctoral Consortium (Chair)
  - Workshop on Stories, Episodes, and Cases (PC Member)
  - Workshop on Traces for Reusing Users' Experience (PC Member)
- Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment (PC Member)
2013

Guest Editor for Special Journal Issues

Aha, D.W. (Ed.) (1997). Lazy learning. Artificial Intelligence Review, 11(1-5), 1-423.
Aha, D.W., & Muñoz-Avila, H. (Eds.) (2001). Interactive case-based reasoning. Applied Intelligence, 14(1).
Aha, D.W., & Marling, C. (Eds.) (2005). Special issue on Case-Based Reasoning. Knowledge Engineering Review, 20(3).

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