Faculty Publications
Publications written by faculty and staff in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Northern Iowa.
Submissions from 2025
Confidential Data Storage, Sarah Diesburg
Curriculum for a Comprehensive Statewide In-Service CS Teacher Training Program, Sarah Diesburg, J. Ben Schafer, and Briana B. Morrison
Optimization in Hyperbolic Space - Applications to Drug-Target Interaction Prediction, Aleksandar Poleksic
Utilizing Comprehensive Biological Network to Improve Accuracy of Computational Drug Repurposing, Aleksandar Poleksic
Submissions from 2024
Developing a Playbook of Equitable Grading Practices, Stephen H. Edwards, David L. Largent, Ben Schafer, Debarati Basu, Amy Csizmar Dalal, Dan Garcia, Brian Harrington, Kevin Lin, Dan S. Myers, Christian Roberson, Giulia Toti, and Brett Wortzman
Detection and Monitoring of Stress Using Wearables: A Systematic Review, Anuja Pinge, Vinaya Gad, Dheryta Jaisinghani, Surjya Ghosh, and Sougata Sen
mTanaaw: A System for Assessment and Analysis of Mental Health with Wearables, Anuja Pinge, Dheryta Jaisinghani, Surjya Ghosh, Aditya Challa, and Sougata Sen
Fast Dual-Regularized Autoencoder for Sparse Biological Data, Aleksandar Poleksic
Poster: Automated Tooth Brushing Detection Using Smartwatch, Blake Schleter, Marina Avdonina, Rishiraj Adhikary, Dheryta Jaisinghani, and Sougata Sen
iMat:A Non-Intrusive and Low Cost Sleep Posture Estimation Mat, Ramandeep Singh, Nishtha Phutela, and Dheryta Jaisinghani
Tracking People Across Ultra Populated Indoor Spaces by Matching Unreliable Wi-Fi Signals with Disconnected Video Feeds, Hai Truong, Dheryta Jaisinghani, Shubham Jain, Arunesh Sinha, Jeong Gil Ko, and Rajesh Balan
Submissions from 2023
Brief Announcement: Understanding Self-stabilizing Node-Capacitated Overlay Networks Through Simulation, Winfred Afeaneku, Andrew Berns, Weston Kuchenberg, Sara Leisinger, and Cedric Liu
Real-Time Measurement of Mold and Core Quality in Chemically Bonded Sands, Nathaniel C. Bryant, Jacob L. O’Dell, Joshua I. Kowalsky, and Gerard R. Thiel
Scaling Up To A Statewide Network For CS Teacher Preparation By Introducing AEA Community Of Practice Partnerships, Sarah Diesburg and J. Ben Schafer
Packets-To-Prediction: An Unobtrusive Mechanism For Identifying Coarse-Grained Sleep Patterns With Wifi Mac Layer Traffic, Dheryta Jaisinghani and Nishtha Phutela
IoT In The Air: Thread-Enabled Flying IoT Network For Indoor Environments, Dheryta Jaisinghani, Tanzeel Ur Rehman, Ryan Mulkey, and Andrew Berns
Hyperbolic Matrix Factorization Improves Prediction Of Drug-Target Associations, Aleksandar Poleksic
Submissions from 2022
Ml-Based Device-Agnostic Human Activity Detection With Wifi Sniffer Traffic, Harshit Grover, Dheryta Jaisinghani, Nishtha Phutela, and Shivani Mittal
Unlock Me: A Real-World Driven Smartphone Game To Stimulate Covid-19 Awareness, Nishtha Phutela, Atluri Nikhitha Chowdary, Shreyansh Anchlia, Dheryta Jaisinghani, and Goldie Gabrani
Creating A High Quality, High Impact CS Teacher Prep Program, J. Ben Schafer and J. Philip East
Submissions from 2021
Applications And Implications Of A General Framework For Self-Stabilizing Overlay Networks, Andrew Berns
Brief Announcement: Network Scaffolding For Efficient Stabilization Of The Chord Overlay Network, Andrew Berns
Teaching The Methods Of Teaching CS, Michelle Friend, Anne Leftwich, J. Ben Schafer, Beth Simon, and Briana B. Morrison
Topic Modeling As A Tool For Analyzing Library Chat Transcripts, Hyun Seung Koh and Mark Fienup
Overcoming Sparseness Of Biomedical Networks To Identify Drug Repositioning Candidates, Aleksandar Poleksic
Rely: Machine Learning For Ultra-Reliable, Low-Latency Messaging In Industrial Robots, Kunal Sankhe, Dheryta Jaisinghani, and Kaushik Chowdhury
Adapt: An Auxiliary Storage Data Path Toolkit, Weisu Wang, Christopher Meyers, Robert Roy, Sarah Diesburg, and An I.Andy Wang
Submissions from 2020
Scored Out Of 10: Experiences With Binary Grading Across The Curriculum, Andrew Berns
Heterogeneous Multi-Layered Network Model for Omics Data Integration and Analysis, Bohyun Lee, Shuo Zhang, Aleksandar Poleksic, and Lei Xie
Submissions from 2019
Identifying Student Misconceptions Of Programming, Lisa C. Kaczmarczyk, Elizabeth R. Petrick, J. Philip East, and Geoffrey L. Herman
Preface, James Noble, Eugene Wallingford, and Uwe Zdun
Database Of Adverse Events Associated With Drugs And Drug Combinations, Aleksandar Poleksic and Lei Xie
Submissions from 2018
Evaluating Elementary Student Interaction With Ubiquitous Touch Projection Technology, Sarah M. DIesburg, C. Adam Feldhaus, Coved Oswald, Cole Boudreau, and Beau Brown
Predicting Serious Rare Adverse Reactions Of Novel Chemicals, Aleksandar Poleksic and Lei Xie
Submissions from 2017
Mining FDA Resources To Compute Population-Specific Frequencies Of Adverse Drug Reactions, Aleksandar Poleksic, Carson Turner, Rishabh Dalal, Paul Gray, and Lei Xie
Submissions from 2016
Trueerase: Leveraging An Auxiliary Data Path For Per-File Secure Deletion, Sarah Diesburg, Christopher Meyers, Mark Stanovich, An I.Andy Wang, and Geoff Kuenning
Is Your Data Gone? Measuring User Perceptions Of Deletion, S. Diesburg, C. A. Feldhaus, M. Al Fardan, J. Schlicht, and N. Ploof
Improved Genome-Scale Multi-Target Virtual Screening Via A Novel Collaborative Filtering Approach To Cold-Start Problem, Hansaim Lim, Paul Gray, Lei Xie, and Aleksandar Poleksic
Large-Scale Off-Target Identification Using Fast And Accurate Dual Regularized One-Class Collaborative Filtering And Its Application To Drug Repurposing, Hansaim Lim, Aleksandar Poleksic, Yuan Yao, Hanghang Tong, Di He, Luke Zhuang, Patrick Meng, and Lei Xie
Large-ScaleOff-Target IdentificationUsing Fast and Accurate Dual Regularized OneClass Collaborative Filtering and Its Application to Drug Repurposing, Hansaim Lim, Alexsandar Poleksic, Yuan Yao, Hanghang Tong, Di He, Luke Zhuang, Patrick Meng, and Lei Xie
Submissions from 2015
A polynomial time algorithm for computing the area under a GDT curve, Aleksandar Poleksic
A Polynomial Time Algorithm For Computing The Area Under A GDT Curve, Aleksandar Poleksic
Towards A Better Measure Of Protein 3D Model Quality, Aleksandar Poleksic
Submissions from 2014
Utilizing Twilight Zone Sequence Similarities To Increase The Accuracy Of Protein 3D Structure Comparison, Aleksandar Poleksic, Paul Gray, and B.
Submissions from 2013
Slaying The Desktop Management Dragon With Configuration Manager 2012, Benjamin Arnold
Creating Your Master Mind: Personal And Professional Development Through Mastermind Groups, Benjamin Arnold, Lucas Friedrichsen, and Mo Nishiyama
On the Difference in Quality between Current Heuristic and Optimal Solutions to the Protein Structure Alignment Problem, Mauricio Arriagada and Aleksandar Poleksic
On The Difference In Quality Between Current Heuristic And Optimal Solutions To The Protein Structure Alignment Problem, Mauricio Arriagada and Aleksandar Poleksic
Human Performance With Multiple Devices Influencing A Single Cursor, Stephen Hughes, Cody Bardell, and J. Ben Schafer
Preface, James Noble, Ralph Johnson, Uwe Zdun, and Eugene Wallingford
Improved Algorithms For Matching R-Separated Sets With Applications To Protein Structure Alignment, Aleksandar Poleksic
Submissions from 2012
Protein Structure Alignment: Is There Room For Improvement?, Mauricio Arriagada and Aleksandar Poleksic
Visualizing Protein Structural Superpositions And Alignments With Structalignviewer, Harald Kattnig and Aleksandar Poleksic
Lidar Data Reduction Using Vertex Decimation And Processing With GPGPU And Multicore CPU Technology, Dossay Oryspayev, Ramanathan Sugumaran, John DeGroote, and Paul Gray
On Complexity Of Protein Structure Alignment Problem Under Distance Constraint, Aleksandar Poleksic
Protein Structure Alignment In Subquadratic Time, Aleksandar Poleksic
Submissions from 2011
NCATE Standards For Preparation Of Secondary Computer Science Teachers, J. Philip East, Charmaine Bentley, Joe Kmoch, Stephen Rainwater, and Chris Stephenson
Interface Design To Support Situation Awareness In Virtual Puppetry, Keisha Harthoorn and Stephen Hughes
Thorstein Veblen, Ken Mccormick
Optimizing A Widely Used Protein Structure Alignment Measure In Expected Polynomial Time, Aleksandar Poleksic
Predicted Anomalous Behavior Of C 60 Fullerenes On Graphite At Low Temperature: A New Hindered Cooperative Rotational Transition, M. W. Roth, M. K. Balasubramanya, P. Bergmann, M. Karl, M. J. Connolly, and Paul A. Gray
GPU-Based Cloud Performance For Lidar Data Processing, Ramanathan Sugumaran, Dossay Oryspayev, and Paul Gray
Submissions from 2010
Identifying Student Misconceptions Of Programming, Lisa C. Kaczmarczyk, Elizabeth R. Petrick, J. Philip East, and Geoffrey L. Herman
Submissions from 2009
Learning Computer Science: Perceptions, Actions And Roles, Anders Berglund, Anna Eckerdal, Arnold Pears, Philip East, Päivi Kinnunen, Lauri Malmi, Robert McCartney, Jan Erik Moström, Laurie Murphy, Mark Ratcliffe, Carsten Schulte, Beth Simon, Ioanna Stamouli, and Lynda Thomas
Algorithms For Optimal Protein Structure Alignment, Aleksandar Poleksic
Island Method For Estimating The Statistical Significance Of Profile-Profile Alignment Scores, Aleksandar Poleksic
Island method for estimating the statistical significance of profile-profile alignment scores, Aleksandar Poleksic
Submissions from 2008
A Snapshot Of Studio Based Learning: Code Reviews As A Means Of Community Building, Joseph Bergin, Rick Mercer, David West, Robert C. Duvall, Eugene Wallingford, Pamela M. Rostal, and Richard P. Gabriel
Explicit Hydrogen Molecular Dynamics Simulations Of Hexane Deposited Onto Graphite At Various Coverages, M. J. Connolly, M. W. Roth, Paul A. Gray, and Carlos Wexler
Supercomputer Based Laboratories And The Evolution Of The Personal Computer Based Laboratory, David A. Joiner, Robert M. Panoff, Paul A. Gray, Tom Murphy, and Charlie Peck
Education, Outreach, And Training For High-Performance Computing, David Joiner, Charles Peck, Thomas Murphy, and Paul Gray
Ada And Software Engineering Education: One Professor's Experiences, John W. McCormick
Ada And Software Engineering Education: One Professor's Experiences, John W. McCormick
Proceedings Of The ACM Sigada Annual International Conference; Sigada: Foreword, John W. McCormick, Michael B. Feldman, and Leemon C. Baird
Optimizing The Size Of The Sequence Profiles To Increase The Accuracy Of Protein Sequence Alignments Generated By Profile-Profile Algorithms, Aleksandar Poleksic and Mark Fienup
A Different Look At The Quality Of Modeled Three-Dimentional Protein Structures, Aleksandar Poleksic, Mark Fienup, Joseph F. Danzer, and Derek A. Debe
Submissions from 2007
Implementations Of The CC′01 Human – Computer Interaction Guidelines Using Bloom's Taxonomy, Bill Manaris, Michael Wainer, Arthur E. Kirkpatrick, Rox Ann H. Stalvey, Christine Shannon, Laura Leventhal, Julie Barnes, John Wright, J. Ben Schafer, and Dean Sanders
Model Railroading And Computer Fundamentals, John W. McCormick
Welcome To Sigada 2007 From The Sigada, Conference, And Program Committee Chairs, John W. McCormick, Alok Srivastava, and Leemon C. Baird
Collaborative Filtering Recommender Systems, J. Ben Schafer, Dan Frankowski, Jon Herlocker, and Shilad Sen
Submissions from 2006
Structfast: Protein Sequence Remote Homology Detection And Alignment Using Novel Dynamic Programming And Profile-Profile Scoring, Derek A. Debe, Joseph F. Danzer, William A. Goddard, and Aleksandar Poleksic
Something Wonderful This Way Comes, Paul Gray and Thomas Murphy
Teaching Parallel Computing To Science Faculty: Best Practices And Common Pitfalls, David A. Joiner, Paul Gray, Thomas Murphy, and Charles Peck
Instrumentation Education Through Model Railroading, John W. McCormick
A New Flavor Of Eet And Cs: Bs Degree In Networking And System Administration (Nasa) At UNI, Recayi Pecen, Paul Gray, and Jin Zhu
Spinfast: Using Structure Alignment Profiles To Enhance The Accuracy And Assess The Reliability Of Protein Side-Chain Modeling, Aleksandar Poleksic, Joseph F. Danzer, Brian A. Palmer, Barry D. Olafson, and Derek A. Debe
Recommender Systems For The Web, J. Ben Schafer, Joseph A. Konstan, and John T. Riedl
Submissions from 2005
Teaching Polymorphism Early, Joseph Bergin, Michael Goldweber, Eugene Wallingford, Michael Caspersen, and Michael Kölling
Test-First Pair-Programming Tutorial, Joseph Bergin and Eugene Wallingford
A Comparison Of Corba And ADA'S Distributed Systems Annex, Andrew Berns
High Performance Computing Environments Without The Fuss: The Bootable Cluster CD, Sarah M. Diesburg, Paul A. Gray, and David Joiner
In-Person Grading: An Evaluative Experiment, J. Philip East and J. Ben Schafer
We've Been Working On The Railroad: A Laboratory For Real-Time Embedded Systems, John W. McCormick
Proceeding Of The ACM Sigada Annual International Conference, Sigada: Foreword, John W. McCormick and Leemon C. Baird
Indexing Genomic Sequence Libraries, Kevin C. O'Kane and Matthew J. Lockner
Submissions from 2004
Welcome To Sigada 2004 From The Sigada Conference & Program Committee Chairs, Currie Colket, John W. McCormick, and Ricky E. Sward
Applying Software Design Methodology To Instructional Design, J. Philip East
View Through Metalens: Usage Patterns For A Meta-Recommendation System, J. B. Schafer, J. A. Konstan, and J. Riedl
Submissions from 2003
A Practical Comparison Between Java And Ada In Implementing A Real-Time Embedded System, Eric Potratz
Submissions from 2002
Improving Computer Architecture Education Through The Use Of Questioning, Mark Fienup and J. Philip East
