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Dr. Chutima Boonthum

Dr. Chutima Boonthum-Denecke

Assistant 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:

  • Brunelle, J.F., Levinstein, I.B., & Boonthum, C. (2009). MiBoard: Metacognitive Training Through Gaming in iSTART. In C.M. Bank & K.L. Lawsure (Eds.) Proceedings, VMASC Old Dominion University 2009 Student Capstone Conference, VMAS Center, Suffolk, VA.
  • McNamara, D.S., Boonthum, C., Kurby, C.A., Magliano, J.P., Pillarisetti, S., & Bellissens, C. (2009). Interactive Paraphrase Training: The Development and Testing of an iSTART Module. In V. Dimitrova, R. Mizoguchi, B. du Boulay, & A.C. Graesser (Eds.), Artificial intelligence in education; Building learning systems that care; From knowledge representation to affective modeling (pp. 181-188). Amsterdam, The Netherlands: IOS Press.
  • Renner, A. M., McCarthy, P. M., Boonthum, C., & McNamara, D. S. (2009). Spelling mistacks and typeos: Can your ITS handle them? In P. Dessus, S. Trausan-Matu, P. van Rosmalen, & F. Wild (Eds.), Proceedings of the Workshop on Natural Language Processing in Support of Learning; Metrics, Feedback, & Connectivity at the 14th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education(pp. 26-33). Brighton, UK: AIED.
  • Jackson, T.G., Boonthum, C., & McNamara, D.S. (2009). iSTART-ME: Situating extended learning within a game-based environment. In H.C. Lane, A. Ogan, & V. Shute (Eds.), Proceedings of the Workshop on Intelligent Educational Games at the 14th Annual Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (pp. 59-68). Brighton, UK: AIED.
  • Dempsey, K.B., Brunelle, J.F, Jackson, T.G., Boonthum, C., Levinstein, I.B., & McNamara, D.S. (2009). MiBoard: Multiplayer Interactive Board Game. In H.C. Lane, A. Ogan, & V. Shute (Eds.), Proceedings of the Workshop on Intelligent Educational Games at the 14th Annual Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (pp. 113-116). Brighton, UK: AIED.
  • Brunelle, J.B., Jackson, T.G., Dempsey, K.B., Boonthum, C., Levinstein, I.B., & McNamara, D.S. (2010). Analysis of MiBoard as an iSTART Practice Tool. In H.W. Guesgen & R.C. Murray (Eds.), Proceedings of the 23rd International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society (FLAIRS) Conference, 240-285.Menlo Park, CA: The AAAI Press.
  • Malladi, R. Levinstein, I.B., Boonthum, C., & Magliano, J. P. (2010). Summarization: Constructing an Ideal Summary and Evaluating a Student’s Summary using LSA. In H.W. Guesgen & R.C. Murray (Eds.), Proceedings of the 23rd International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society (FLAIRS) Conference, 295-296.Menlo Park, CA: The AAAI Press.
  • Mylavarapu, S., Levinstein, I.B., Boonthum, C., Magliano, J.P., & Millis, K.K. (2010). Enhancing Protocol Evaluation Through Semantic Modification of Benchmarks. In H.W. Guesgen & R.C. Murray, Proceedings of the 23rd International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society (FLAIRS) Conference, 297-298.Menlo Park, CA: The AAAI Press.
  • 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 (Eds.), 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.): Proceedings 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.): Proceedings 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.): Proceedings 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.
  • Magliano, J.P., Millis, K.K., Levinstein, I.B., and Boonthum, C. (2011). Assessing comprehension during reading with the Reading Strategy Assessment Tool (RSAT). Metacognition and Learning, 6 (2), 131-154.

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