Biographical Sketch

ALICE MERNER AGOGINO

Roscoe and Elizabeth Hughes Professor of Mechanical Engineering
5136 Etcheverry Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
(510) 642-6450 (voice); (510) 643-5599 (fax)
agogino@berkeley.edu
ME: http://www.me.berkeley.edu/faculty/agogino/index.html
Haas School of Business: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/faculty/agogino.html

PI, NEEDS (National Engineering Education Digital-library System)
and SMETE.ORG educational digital libraries
Engineering Systems Research Center
3115 Etcheverry Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
(510) 643-1818 (voice); (510) 643-1822 (fax)

Alice M. Agogino is the Roscoe and Elizabeth Hughes Professor of Mechanical Engineering and affliated faculty at the Haas School of Business in their Operations and Information Technology Management Group. She directs the Berkeley Expert Systems Technology (BEST) Laboratory, the Berkeley Instructional Technology Studio (BITS) and is working with Dean Newton to develop a Service Learning Media Lab and Design/Prototyping Studio in the new CITRIS building. She served as Chair of the Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate in 2005-06, having served as Vice Chair during the 2004-05 academic year. She has served in a number of other administrative positions at UC Berkeley including Associate Dean of Engineering and Faculty Assistant to the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost in Educational Development and Technology. She also served as Director for Synthesis, an NSF-sponsored coalition of eight universities with the goal of reforming undergraduate engineering education, and continues as PI for the NEEDS (www.needs.org) and the (www.smete.org) digital libraries of courseware in science, mathematics, engineering and technology. She has supervised 67 MS projects/theses, 27 doctoral dissertations and numerous undergraduate researchers.

Dr. Agogino is a registered Professional Mechanical Engineer in California and is engaged in a number of collaborative projects with industry. Prior to joining the faculty at UC Berkeley, she worked in industry for Dow Chemical, General Electric and SRI International. Her research interests include: Intelligent learning systems; information retrieval and data mining; multiobjective and strategic product design; nonlinear optimization; probabilistic modeling; intelligent control and manufacturing; sensor validation, fusion and diagnostics; wireless sensor networks; multimedia and computer-aided design; design databases; design theory and methods; MEMS synthesis and computer-aided design; artificial intelligence and decision and expert systems; and gender/ethnic equity. Dr. Agogino has authored one hundred and fifty peer-reviewed publications in these subject areas. She is a member of AAAI, AAAS, ACM, ASEE, ASME, AWIS, IEEE, NAE and SWE and served as Chair of the AAAS section on Engineering (2001-2002). She serves on the editorial board of three professional journals and has provided service on a number of governmental, professional, and industry advisory committees, including the NSF Advisory Committee for Engineering, Engineering Directorate, (1991-96, Chair 1996-97); Guidance Committee of the "Removing Barriers to Collaborative Research" project of the National Research Council (NRC) Government-University-Industry Roundtable (1997-98); NRC Committee on "Standards for Technology Education," (1997-98); National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Academic Advisory Board (1998-2002); NAE "Engineering of the Year 2020" Planning/Steering Committee (Co-Chair of Planning, 1999-2000; Member of Steering; 2002-2005) and Executive Committeee, Digital Media Innovation Initiative, University of California System (2000-2001), Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST; 2004-2005), JPL/Cal Tech Engineering Advisory Board (2003-2005), National Academies Board on Science Education (BOSE, 2005-2007) and the Women in Academic Science Engineering Committee of the National Academies Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP; 2005-2006). She has served on a number of university advisory boards: CMU, MIT and Harvard/Radcliffe.

Dr. Agogino received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Mexico (1975), M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering (1978) from the University of California at Berkeley and Ph.D. from the Department of Engineering-Economic Systems at Stanford University (1984). She received an NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award in 1985; Pi Tau Sigma Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1986; Ralph R. Teetor Educator Award in 1987; SME Young Manufacturing Engineer of the Year Award in 1987/88; Best Paper Award (with S. Bradley) at the ASME-Design, Theory and Methods Conference in 1990/91; Best Paper Award at the AI Applications '92 Conference; Most Outstanding Alumnus at the University of New Mexico in 1992; elected AAAS Fellow in 1994; Best Paper Award (with Andy Dong) at the Artificial Intelligence in Design'96 Conference (with Robert Paasch); elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1997; Best Paper Award (with Ann McKenna) at IEEE/ASEE FIE'97; John Wiley & Sons Premier Award for Quality Courseware (with David Yu) in 1997; Best Overall Paper Award at ASEE '98 (with Ann McKenna); IEEE Helen Plants Award for "Best Non-Traditional Session" at the 1998 IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Engineering Education Conference; and First Runner-up for the Novel Smart Engineering System Design Award (with Ningning Zhou, Bo Zhu and Kris Pister) in 2001; Elected to European Academy of Science, 2002; Fellow, Association of Women in Science, 2003; NSF Director's Award for Distinguished Teaching Scholars, 2004; ASME Xerox Best Paper Award (with Shuang Song), 2004; IEEE Robotics & Automation Society Best Paper Award at the Symposium of Micro- and Nano-Mechatronics for Information-based Society (with R. Kamalian and Y. Zhang), 2005; elected Fellow of ASME, 2005; Chancellor's Award for Advancing Institutional Excellence, 2006.

Most Recent Research Publications

  1. "Evolutionary Synthesis of Micromachines Using Supervisory Multiobjective Interactive Evolutionary Computation", (with Kamalian, R., Y. Zhang, H. Takagi), Lecture Notes on Artificial Intelligences, Springer-Verlag Publishers, Vol. 3830, 2006, pp. 428-437, 2006.
  2. "Intelligent Office Lighting: Demand-Responsive Conditioning and Increased User Satisfaction", (with J. Granderson). LEUKOS Journal, IESNA (Illuminating Engineering Society of North America) vol. 2 (3), Jan. 2006. Pre-publication version (pdf).
  3. "Triangulation of Indicators of Successful Student Design Teams," (with S. Song and J. Hey). International Journal of Engineering Education, ISSN 0949-149X, vol. 22 (3), 2006, pp. 617-625.
  4. "Comparison of Event Detection Methods for Centralized Sensor Networks", (with J. Sauvageon, A.F. Mehr and I. Tumer, Proceedings of the Sensors Applications Symposium 2006, IEEE, 7-9 Feb. 2006.
  5. "Towards Embedded Wireless-Networked Intelligent Daylighting Systems for Commercial Buildings,", (with Y.-J. Wen and J. Granderson) Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Sensor Networks, Ubiquitous, and Trustworthy Computing, IEEE Computer Society, #0-7695-2553-9/06, 2006.
  6. "Design Synthesis of Microelectromechanical Systems Using Genetic Algorithms", (with Y. Zhang, R. Kamalian and C.H. Sequin), Proceedings of the GECCO 2006 (Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference), ISBN 1-59593-187-2, Vol. 1, 2006, pp. 731-738.
  7. "Reducing Human Fatigue in Interactive Evolutionary Computation through Fuzzy Systems and Machine Learning Systems", (with R. Kamalian, E. Yeh, Y. Zhang, and H. Takagi,), Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Fuzzy Systems 2006, held as part of the IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, IEEE # 0-7803-9489-5/06 pp. 3295-3301.
  8. "An Analysis of Student Reflections from a Multidisciplinary New Product Development Teams", (with J. H. Hey and A.P Van Pelt), Proceedings of the IDETC/Design Education 2006, Paper #DETC2006-99561, CD ROM ISBN 0-7918-3784-X, ASME.
  9. "Case-Based Reasoning for the Design of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems", (with C. Cobb), Proceedings of the IDETC/CIE 2006, Paper #DETC2006-99120, CD ROM ISBN 0-7918-3784-X, ASME.
  10. "Interactive Evolutionary CAD System for MEMS Layout Synthesis," (with R. Kamalian and H. Takagi), to appear in the Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (Oct. 8 - Oct. 11, 2006 - The Grand Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan).
  11. "Unblinking in Mobile Learning," (with J.-S. Hsu, C. Daniels, C.-E. Montgomery, P. Mackinney, and A. A. Gieringer), UnBlinking: New Perspectives on Visual Privacy in the 21st Century, A Cross-Disciplinary Symposium at UC Berkeley, 3-4 November 2006. Slide presentation (pdf).
  12. "An integrated MEMS design synthesis architecture using case-based reasoning and multi-objective genetic algorithms," (with Cobb, C. and Y. Zhang), accepted for the SPIE Conference on Smart Materials, Nano-and Micro-Smart Systems , (10-13 December 2006), University of Adelaide, Australia), Paper # 6414-54.
  13. Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering, National Academy Press, September 18, 2006. Report of the National Academies' Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering.

Selected Disciplinary Research Publications

  1. A. M. Agogino, O. Nour-Omid, W. Imaino and S.S. Wang, "Decision-Analytic Methodology for Cost-Benefit Evaluation of Diagnostic Testers," Transactions of the IIE, Vol. 24, No. 1, 1992, pp. 39-54.
  2. K. Ramamurthi and A. M. Agogino, "Real-Time Expert Systems for Fault Tolerant Supervisory Control", ASME Transactions, Journal of Systems, Dynamics and Control, Vol. 115, June 1993, pp. 219-227.
  3. P. Jain and A. M. Agogino, "Global Optimization Using the Multistart Method," ASME Trans. Journal of Design, Vol. 115, No. 4, Dec. 1993, pp. 770-775.
  4. F. Nadi, A. M. Agogino and D. Hodges, "Use of Influence Diagrams and Neural Networks in Modeling Semiconductor Manufacturing Processes," IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing, Vol. 4, No. 1, Feb. 1991, pp. 52-58.
  5. N. Michelena and A. M. Agogino, "Formal Solution of N-type Taguchi Parameter Design Problems with Stochastic Noise Factors," ASME Trans., Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 116, No. 2, June 1994, pp. 501-507.
  6. R. K. Paasch and A. M. Agogino, "A Structural and Behavioral Reasoning System for Diagnosing Large-Scale Systems," IEEE Expert, Vol. 8, No. 4, Aug. 1993, pp. 31-36. (Won best paper award).
  7. S. R. Bradley and A. M. Agogino, "An Intelligent Real Time Design Methodology for Catalog Selection," ASME Trans., Journal of Mechanical Design, Dec. 1994, Vol. 116, pp. 980-988. (Won best paper award).
  8. A. Dong and A. M. Agogino, "Text Analysis for Constructing Design Representations," Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Engineering, Vol. 11 (2), pp. 65-75, 1997. (Won best paper award).
  9. S. Song and A. M. Agogino, "An Analysis of Designers' Sketching Activities in New Product Design Teams," Proceedings of DETC'04, ASME 2004 Design Engineering Technical Conference, Design Theory and Methods track, Paper # DETC2004-57474, CD ROM, ISBN # I710CD. (Winner of the 2004 ASME Xerox Best Paper Award in Mechanical Design).
  10. W.H. Wood and A.M. Agogino, "Decision-Based Conceptual Design: Modeling and Navigating Heterogeneous Design Space," ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 127, Issue 1, Jan. 2005, pp. 2-11.

Selected Publications on Engineering Education

  1. A. M. Agogino and M. C. Linn, "Retaining Female Engineering Students; Will Early Design Experiences Help?", Viewpoint Editorial, NSF Directions, National Science Foundation, Vol. 5, No. 2, May-June 1992, pp. 8-9.
  2. A. M. Agogino, "Integrating Design and Manufacturing Education within Broader Societal Goals," Testimony to the House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, May 12, 1992. (Published in the Congressional Record).
  3. S. Hsi and A. M. Agogino, "The Impact and Instructional Benefit of Using Multimedia Case Studies to Teach Engineering Design," Journal of Educational Hypermedia and Multimedia, Vol. 3, No. 3/4, pp. 351-376.
  4. Wood, W.H. and A. M. Agogino, "Engineering Courseware Content and Delivery: the NEEDS Infrastructure for Distance-Independent Education," Journal of the American Society for Information Science, Vol. 47, No. 11, 1996, pp. 863-869.
  5. D. Yu and A. M. Agogino, "Virtual Disk Drive Design Studio," CD ROM, Synthesis Coalition, 3112 Etcheverry Hall, UC Berkeley (Sampler on the NEEDS Database, 1997 v. 1. (Winner of a 1997 Premier Courseware Award for instructional software, 1997.)
  6. F. McMartin, E. Van Duzer and A. M. Agogino, "Bridging Diverse Institutions, Multiple Engineering Departments, and Industry: A Case Study in Developing an Assessment Plan for the Synthesis Coalition," Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 87, No. 2, April 1998, pp. 157-163.
  7. A. McKenna and A. M. Agogino, "Integrating Design, Analysis and Problem Solving in an Introduction to Engineering Curriculum for High School Students." Engineering Education: Contributing to U.S. Competitiveness; Proceedings of ASEE '98, ASEE, June 28-July 1, 1988, CD ROM, Session 1280, pp. 1-14. (Won 'overall best paper award' for ASEE '98). An updated version of this paper was published as: "Supporting Mechanical Reasoning with a Representationally-Rich Learning Environment", (with A. McKenna), Journal of Engineering Education, ASEE, Vol. 93, No. 2, pp. 97-104, April 2004.
  8. A. Dong, J. Wu, S. Song and A. M. Agogino). "Design Principles for the Information Architecture of a SMET Education Digital Library," Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, June 24-28, 2001, pp. 314-321. (Nominated for the JCDL 2001 Vannevar Bush award.)
  9. C. Dym, A.M. Agogino, O. Eris, D.D. Frey, and L.J. Leifer, "Engineering Design Thinking, Teaching, and Learning", Journal on Engineering Education, ASEE, Jan. 2005, v. 94, no. 1, pp. 103-120.
  10. Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century , National Academy Press, 2005. ( Committee Report)

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