Spencer Rugaber

Projects

Publications

2021

• Broniec, W., An, S., Rugarber, S., Goel, A. (2021) Guiding Parameter Estimation of Agent-Based Modeling Through Knowledge-based Function Approximation. Proceedings of the AAAI 2021 Spring Symposium on Combining Machine Learning and Knowledge Engineering (AAAI-MAKE 2021) - Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA, March 22-24, 2021. View More...

2020

• An, S., Bates, R., Hammock, J., Rugaber, S., Weigel, E., & Goel, A. (2020, July). Scientific Modeling Using Large Scale Knowledge. In International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (pp. 20-24). Springer, Cham. View More...
• Broniec, W., An, S., Rugaber, S., & Goel, A. K. (2020). Using VERA to explain the impact of social distancing on the spread of COVID-19. arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.13762. View More...

2019

• An, S., Bates, R., Hammock J., Rugaber, S., Weigel, E., & Goel, A. (2019) Cognitive Assistance for Inquiry‐based Modeling. Poster presented at the 7th Annual Conference on Advances in Cognitive Systems (ACS), Cambridge, Aug 2019. View More...
• An, S., Bates, R., Hammock J., Rugaber, S., Weigel, E., & Goel, A. (2019) Learning by doing:
 Supporting experimentation in inquiry-based modeling. Poster presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Montreal, July 2019. View More...

2018

• P. Ballapuram, C. Cassion, A. Subramanian, S. An, R. Bates, S. Rugaber, J. Hammock, A. Goel (2018) Question Answering with Encyclopedia of Life: Accessing Large-Scale Biological Knowledge. AAAI Fall Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Natural Systems. View More...
• An S., Bates R., Hammock J., Rugaber S., Goel A. (2018) VERA: Popularizing Science Through AI. In: Penstein Rosé C. et al. (eds) Artificial Intelligence in Education. AIED 2018. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 10948. Springer, Cham View More...

2017

• Goel, A. K., & Rugaber, S. (2017). GAIA: A CAD-like environment for designing game-playing agents. IEEE Intelligent Systems, 32(3), 60-67. View More...

2016

• Rugaber, S., Bhati,S., Goswami V., Spiliopoulou E., Azad S., Koushik S., Kulkarni R., Kumble M., Sarathy S. Goel, A (2016). Knowledge Extraction and Annotation for Cross-Domain Textual Case Based Reasoning in Biologically Inspired Design. International Conference On Case-Based Reasoning, 2016

2015

• Rugaber, S., Goel, A. K., & Martie, L. (2015, May). Meta-Reasoning Over Goals: A Summary of the GAIA Project. In Goal Reasoning: Papers from the ACS Workshop (p. 156). View More...
• Goel, A. K., & Rugaber, S. (2015). Interactive meta-reasoning: Towards a CAD-like environment for designing game-playing agents. In Computational Creativity Research: Towards Creative Machines (pp. 347-370). Atlantis Press, Paris. View More...
• Spiliopoulou, E., Rugaber, S., Goel, A. K., Chen, L., Wiltgen, B., & Jagannathan, A. (2015). Intelligent Search for Biologically Inspired Design. Spiliopoulou, Evangelia, Rugaber, Spencer, Goel, Ashok, Chen, Lianghao, Wiltgen, Bryan, and Jagannathan, Arvind Krishnaa (2015). Intelligent Search for Biologically Inspired Design. In Procs. 20th International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces Companion (IUI Companion '15). pp. 77-80.

2014

• Rugaber, S., Wiltgen, B., Jagannathan, A., & Goel, A. K. (2014). Position Paper: Benchmark Criteria for Function Modeling. Workshop on Benchmarking Functional Models at the Sixth International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition (DCC14). London, UK. June, 2014.

2013

• Goel, A. K., Rugaber, S., Joyner, D. A., Vattam, S. S., Hmelo-Silver, C. E., Jordan, R., ... & Eberbach, C. (2013). Learning functional models of aquaria: The ACT project on ecosystem learning in middle school science. In International Handbook of Metacognition and Learning Technologies (pp. 545-559). Springer, New York, NY. View More...
• Rugaber, S., Goel, A. K., & Martie, L. (2013). GAIA: A CAD environment for model-Based Adaptation of game-playing Software Agents. Procedia Computer Science, 16, 29-38. View More...
• Sinha, S., Gray, S., Hmelo-Silver, C. E., Jordan, R., Eberbach, C., Goel, A., & Rugaber, S. (2013). Conceptual Representations for Transfer: A Case Study Tracing Back and Looking Forward. Frontline Learning Research, 1(1), 3-23. View More...
• Goel, A. K., Rugaber, S., Joyner, D. A., Vattam, S., Hmelo-Silver, C., Jordan, R., Sinha, S., Honwad, S., & Eberbach, C. (2013). Learning Functional Models of Aquaria: The ACT Project on Ecosystem Learning in Middle School Science. International Handbook of Metacognition and Learning Technologies, R. Azevedo & V. Aleven (editors). Springer International Handbooks of Education Volume 28, 2013, pp 545-559.

2011

• Goel, A. K., Bras, B., Helms, M., Rugaber, S., Tovey, C., Vattam, S., Weissburg, M., Wiltgen, B., & Yen, J. (2011). Design Patterns and Cross-Domain Analogies in Biologically Inspired Sustainable Design. In Proceedings of the AAAI Spring Symposium on AI and Sustainable Design, Stanford University, Palo Alto, pp. 45-52.
• Vattam, S., Goel, A. K., Rugaber, S., Hmelo-Silver, C., Jordan, R., Gray, S., & Sinha, S. (2011). Understanding Complex Natural Systems by Articulating Structure-Behavior-Function Models. Educational Technology & Society , Special Issue on Creative Design, 14 (1), pp. 66-81.
• Vattam, S., Goel, A. K., & Rugaber, S. (2011). Behavior Patterns: Bridging Conceptual Models and Agent-Based Simulations in Interactive Learning Environments. In Proceedings of the 11th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, Athens, Georgia, USA, July 2011. pp. 139-141.
• Sinha, S., Hmelo-Silver, C., Eberbach, C., Honwad, S., Jordan, R., Rugaber, S., & Goel, A. K. (2011). Understanding the Why and Uncovering the How; Transfer of Conceptual Representations. 2011 Annual Meeting of AERA, New Orleans, LA.
• Joyner, D. A., Svoboda, J., Goel, A. K., Rugaber, S., Hmelo-Silver, C., & Jordan, R. (2011). Evolution of an Integrated Technology for Supporting Learning about Complex Systems. In Proceedings of the 11th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, Athens, Georgia, USA, July 2011. pp. 257-259.
• Honwad, S., Hmelo-Silver, C., Jordan, R., Sinha, S., Eberbach, C., Goel, A. K., & Rugaber, S. (2011). Learning about Ecosystems in a Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Environment. In Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL), Hong Kong.
• Hmelo-Silver, C., Jordan, R., Honwad, S., Eberbach, C., Sinha, S., Goel, A. K., Rugaber, S., & Joyner, D. A. (2011). Foregrounding Behaviors and Functions to Promote Ecosystem Understanding. In Proceedings of the Ninth Hawaii International Conference on Education (HICE). pp. 2005-2013.

2010

• Sinha, S., Gray, S., Hmelo-Silver, C., Jordan, R., Honwad, S., Eberbach, C., Rugaber, S., Vattam, S., & Goel, A. K. (2010). Appropriating Conceptual Representations: A Case of Transfer in a Middle School Science Teacher. In Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Chicago, June 28-29, 2010.
• Honwad, S., Hmelo-Silver, C., Jordan, R., Eberbach, C., Gray, S., Sinha, S., Goel, A. K., Vattam, S., Rugaber, S., & Joyner, D. A. (2010). Connecting the Visible to the Invisible: Helping Middle School Students Understand Complex Ecosystem Processes. In Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Cogntive Science Society, Portland, Oregon. pp. 133-138.
• Hmelo-Silver, C., Sinha, S., Gray, S., Jordan, R., Honwad, S., Rugaber, S., Vattam, S., Goel, A. K., Ford, W., & Schmidt, C. (2010). Appropriating Conceptual Representations: A Case of Transfer in a Middle School Science Teacher. In Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Philadelphia, PA. pp. 834-841.
• Goel, A. K., Vattam, S., Rugaber, S., Joyner, D. A., Hmelo-Silver, C., Jordan, R., Honwad, S., Gray, S., & Sinha, S. (2010). Learning Functional and Causal Abstractions of Classroom Aquaria. In Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Cogntive Science Society, Portland, Oregon.

2009

• Goel, A. K., Rugaber, S., & Vattam, S. (2009). Structure, behavior, and function of complex systems: The structure, behavior, and function modeling language. Ai Edam, 23(1), 23-35. View More...
• Jones, J., Parnin, C., Sinharoy, A., Rugaber, S., & Goel, A. K. (2009, October). Adapting Game-Playing Agents to Game Requirements. In AIIDE. View More...
• Jones, J., Parnin, C., Sinharoy, A., Rugaber, S., & Goel, A. K. (2009, September). Teleological software adaptation. In Self-Adaptive and Self-Organizing Systems, 2009. SASO'09. Third IEEE International Conference on (pp. 198-205). IEEE.
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• Vattam, S., Goel, A., Rugaber, S., Hmelo-Silver, C. & Jordan, R. (2009, July). From Conceptual Representations to Simulations: Why and How. In Proc. Fourteenth International Conference on AI in Education, Brighton, UK. 593-595. View More...
• Jordan, R., Hmelo-Silver, C., Gray, S., Goel, A., & Rugaber, S. (2009, April). Modeling practices as a function of task structure. In Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. View More...
• Goel, A. K., Rugaber, S., & Vattam, S. (2009). Structure, behavior, and function of complex systems: The structure, behavior, and function modeling language. International Journal of AI in Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, Special Issue on Developing and Using Engineering Ontologies, 23: 23-35, 2009.

2008

• Hmelo-Silver, C. E., Jordan, R., Liu, L., Gray, S., Demeter, M., Rugaber, S., ... & Goel, A. (2008). Focusing on Function: Thinking below the Surface of Complex Natural Systems. Science Scope, 31(9), 27-35. View More...
• Goel, A., Jones, J., Parnin, C., Rugaber, S., & Sinharoy, A. (2008, May). Teleological reasoning in software adaptation: A case study in game-playing agents. In Proc. of the Third International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology (DESRIST-08) (pp. 365-379). View More...