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Dr. Chutima Boonthum

Dr. Chutima Boonthum-Denecke

Associate Professor

Dr. Chutima Boonthum-Denecke joined the Department of Computer Science, School of Science, at Hampton University in Fall 2006 as an Assistant Professor. She earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Old Dominion in 2007; MS in Applied Computer Science from Illinois State University in 2000; and BS in Computer Science from Srinakharinwirot University in 1997.

Dr. Boonthum-Denecke has been involved in several NSF-funded Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) programs: ARTSI (Advancing Robotics Technology for Societal Impact) and STARS (Students and Technology in Academia, Research and Service) Alliances. She is also a faculty member of the Hampton University Information Assurance group.

Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (Natural Language Processing, Computational Linguistics), Information Retrieval, Web Development Technology, and Cognitive Robotics.

Contact: chutima.boonthum@hamptonu.edu
Location: S&T 120

Curriculum Vitae(PDF File)

Books:

  • McCarthy, P.M.  & Boonthum-Denecke, C. (Book Editors: October 2011). Applied Natural Language Processing and Content Analysis: Identification, Investigation, and Resolution. IGI Global.
  • Boonthum-Denecke, C., McCarthy, P.M.  & Lamkin, T.A. (Book Editors: to be published in December 2011). Cross-Disciplinary Advances in Applied Natural Language Processing: Issues and Approaches. IGI Global.

Recent Publications:

  • Jackson, G.T., Boonthum, C., & McNamara, D.S. (2010). The Efficacy of Extended Practice with iSTART: Low Ability Students Catch up.  In V. Aleven, J. Kay, & J. Mostow, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, 10th International Conference. 349-351. Springer.
  • Boonthum-Denecke, C., McCarthy, P.M., Lamkin, T., Jackson, G.T., Magliano, J.P., & McNamara, D.S. (2011). Automatic Natural Language Processing and the Detection of Reading Skills and Reading Comprehension. In R. Charles Murray, Philip M. McCarthy (Eds.): Proceeding of the 24th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society (FLAIRS) Conference, 234-239. Menlo Park, CA: The AAAI.
  • Boonthum-Denecke, C., Touretzky, D., Jones, E., Humphries, T., & Caldwell, R. (2011). The ARTSI Alliance: Using Robotics and AI to Recruit African-Americans to Computer Science Research.In R. Charles Murray, Philip M. McCarthy (Eds.): Proceeding of the 24th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society (FLAIRS) Conference, 579-584. Menlo Park, CA: The AAAI.
  • Brhane, M. & Boonthum-Denecke, C. (2011). Using Latent Semantic Analysis and Word Matching Enhance Bridging Reading Strategy Identification. In R. Charles Murray, Philip M. McCarthy (Eds.): Proceeding of the 24th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society (FLAIRS) Conference, 341-342. Menlo Park, CA: The AAAI.
  • Burns, H. & Boonthum-Denecke, C. (2011) SnackBot: Vision and Perception with Video and Audio Captures using GStreamer. In R. Charles Murray, Philip M. McCarthy (Eds.): Proceedings of the 24th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society (FLAIRS) Conference, 597-598. Menlo Park, CA: The AAAI.
  • Jackson, G.T., Boonthum-Denecke, C., & McNamara, D.S. (2012). A Comparison of Gains between Educational Games and a Traditional ITS. In Philip M. McCarthy, Michael Youngblood (Eds.): Proceedings of the 25th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society (FLAIRS) Conference, 444-449. Menlo Park, CA: The AAAI.
  • Gregory, J., Howard, A., & Boonthum-Denecke, C. (2012). Wii Nunchuk Controlled Dance Pleo! Dance! to Assist Children with Cerebral Palsy by Play Therapy. In Philip M. McCarthy, Michael Youngblood (Eds.): Proceedings of the 25th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society (FLAIRS) Conference, 517-520. Menlo Park, CA: The AAAI.
  • Jobe, E., McLurkin, J., & Boonthum-Denecke, C. (2012). R-one Swarm Robot: Developing the Accelerometer and Gyroscope. In Philip M. McCarthy, Michael Youngblood (Eds.): Proceedings of the 25th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society (FLAIRS) Conference, 521-523. Menlo Park, CA: The AAAI.
  • Johnson, E., Olson, E., & Boonthum-Denecke, C. (2012). Robot Localization Using Overhead Camera and LEDs. In Philip M. McCarthy, Michael Youngblood (Eds.): Proceedings of the 25th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society (FLAIRS) Conference, 524-526. Menlo Park, CA: The AAAI.
  • Moon, D., Rybski, P., Swanier, C., & Boonthum-Denecke, C. (2012). Snackbot: The Process to Engage in Human-Robot Conversation. In Philip M. McCarthy, Michael Youngblood (Eds.): Proceedings of the 25th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society (FLAIRS) Conference, 527-529. Menlo Park, CA: The AAAI.
  • Allen, S., Burns, H., & Boonthum-Denecke, C. (2013) Blackout: Guidance for Household Emergencies. The Proceeding of ADMI 2013 Conference, Virginia Beach, VA.
  • Burns, Hasai & Boonthum-Denecke, C. (In Press, 2013) Exploring the Performance of the iRobot Create for Object Relocation in Outer Space. To be in Proceedings of the 26th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society (FLAIRS) Conference.

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