Dr. Sabine Graf *** Please visit my new web page! *** (This web page will not be updated any more and includes only my research activities at WIT)

CV:

In March 2008, I joined the Graduate Institute of Learning and Instruction at National Central University as postdoctoral researcher. Before moving to Taiwan, I worked at WIT as graduate researcher and teaching assistant, conducting research in the area of adaptivity in learning systems and student modelling with respect to learning styles. In December 2007, I completed my PhD studies in Information Systems (German: Wirtschaftsinformatik, Dr.rer.soc.oec) at Vienna University of Technology. My PhD thesis was about adaptivity in learning management systems focussing on learning styles and can be downloaded here.

From 1998 to 2003, I did my master studies in Information Systems (German: Wirtschaftsinformatik, Mag.rer.soc.oec.) at University of Vienna and Vienna University of Technology. Within my master thesis, I conducted research in the area of artificial intelligence, applying an ant colony optimization algorithm in health care. My master thesis (in German) can be downloaded here.

Research Interests:

• E-Learning
• Adaptivity in Learning Systems
• Student Modelling
• Learning Styles
• Mobile Learning
• Artificial Intelligence
• Human Computer Interaction

Teaching:

Professional Responsibilities:

Workshop Chair

• International Workshop on Social and Personal Computing for Web-supported Learning Communities 2008 (SPeL 2008)
• International Workshop on Intelligent and Adaptive Web-Based Educational Systems (IAWES 2007)
  
  

Program Committe Member

• IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2007, ICALT 2008)
• International Workshop on Semantic Media Adaptation and Personalization (SMAP 2007, SMAP 2008)
• IADIS International Conference on e-Society (e-Society 2008)
• IEEE International Workshop on Mobile, Ubiquitous and Classroom Technologies Enhanced Learning (MUCTEL 2008)
• IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA 2007)
• Information Resources Management Association International Conference (IRMA 2006, IRMA 2007)
• International Workshop on Applying Data Mining in e-Learning (ADML 2007)
• Workshop on Adaptivity and User Modeling in Interactive Systems (ABIS 2007)
• International Workshop on Educational Data Mining (EDM@ICALT 2007)
  
  

Session Chair

• World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (eLearn 2007)
• International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies 2006 (ICALT 2006, ICALT 2007)
• International Conference on Interactive Computer Aided Learning 2006 (ICL 2006)
• International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age 2005 (CELDA 2005)

Reviewing Activities:

• Educational Technology & Society Journal (ET&S)
• Computers & Education Journal (E&C)
• Advanced Technology for Learning Journal (ATL)
• Campus-Wide Information Systems Journal - special issue on "Synchronous methods and applications in e-learning" (CWIS)
• Parallel Processing Letters Journal (PPL)
• International Handbook on Information Technologies for Learning, Education, and Training
• Intelligent Assistant Systems: Concepts, Techniques, and Technologies
• IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA 2007)
• IEEE International Workshop on Semantic Media Adaptation and Personalization (SMAP 2007)
• Workshop on Adaptivity and User Modeling in Interactive Systems (ABIS 2007)
• International Workshop on Applying Data Mining in e-Learning (ADML 2007)
• ACM New Zealand Bulletin (2007)
• International Workshop on Web-based Support Systems (WSS06)
• International Workshop on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technologies in Education (WMUTE06)
• International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE06)
• Australian Computers in Education Conference (ACEC06)
• International Workshop on Authoring of Adaptive and Adaptable Hypermedia (A3EH 06)
• DEANZ Conference (DEANZ06)
• International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT05, ICALT06, ICALT07)
• Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE05, CAiSE06)
• Net.ObjectDays (NODe 2004)
• International Conference on Web Engineering (ICWE 2004)
  
  
  

Research Visits:

July - September 2007: School of Computing and Information Systems, Athabasca University, Canada

July - August 2006: Advanced Learning Technologies Research Centre, Massey University, New Zealand

February - April 2006: Advanced Learning Technologies Research Centre, Massey University, New Zealand

July - August 2005: Advanced Learning Technologies Research Centre, Massey University, New Zealand

Talks:

Automatic Student Modelling for Detecting Learning Style Preferences in Learning Management Systems (CELDA 2007, Algarve, Portugal, 8.12.2007)
Detecting learners' profiles based on the Index of Learning Styles data (IAWES 2007, Hiroshima, Japan, 6.11.2007)
Providing Adaptive Courses in Learning Management Systems with Respect to Learning Styles (e-Learn 2007, Quebec, Canada, 19.10.2007)
Adaptivität in Lernplattformen - Wie können Lernstile erkannt und berücksichtigt werden? (Invited Talk at bt talks, Department of Interactive Media and Educational Technology, University of Continuing Education Krems, Austria, 9.10.2007)
Adaptivity in Learning Management Systems Focussing on Learning Styles (Invited Talk at the School of Computing and Information Systems, Athabasca University, Edmonton, Canada, 7.8.2007)
Cognitive Trait Model and Divergent Associative Learning (ICALT 2007, Niigata, Japan, 20.7.2007)
Analysing the Relationship between Learning Styles and Cognitive Traits (ICALT 2007, Niigata, Japan, 19.7.2007)
Semantic Relation Analysis and Its Application in Cognitive Profiling (ICALT 2007, Niigata, Japan, 18.7.2007)
Incorporating Learning Styles in Learning Management Systems (Invited Talk at the INTELLECT Research Forum, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK, 21.2.2007)
Representative Characteristics of Felder-Silverman Learning Styles: An Empirical Model (CELDA 2006, Barcelona, Spain, 10.12.2006)
Considering Learning Styles in Learning Management Systems: Investigating the Behavior of Students in an Online Course (SMAP 2006, Athens, Greece, 5.12.2006)
An Exploratory Study of the Relationship between Learning Styles and Cognitive Traits (EC-TEL 2006, Crete, Greece, 3.10.2006)
Enabling Learning Management Systems to Identify Learning Styles (ICL 2006, Villach, Austria, 29.9.2006)
An Approach for Detecting Learning Styles in Learning Management Systems (ICALT 2006, Kerkrade, Netherlands, 7.7.2006)
Forming Heterogeneous Groups for Intelligent Collaborative Learning Systems with Ant Colony Optimization (ITS 2006, Jhongli, Taiwan, 30.6.2006)
Adaptivity in Learning Management Systems Focusing on Learning Styles (Research Day, Massey University, New Zealand, 27.3.2006)
Learning Styles and Cognitive Traits - Their Relationship and its Benefits in Computer-Based Educational Systems (Invited talk at the Department of Information Systems, Massey University, New Zealand, 14.3.2006)
Improving Student Modeling: The Relationship between Learning Styles and Cognitive Traits (CELDA 2005, Porto, Portugal, 15.12.2005)
Fostering Adaptivity in E-Learning Platforms: A Meta-Model Supporting Adaptive Courses (CELDA 2005, Porto, Portugal, 15.12.2005)
Felder-Silverman Learning Style Model and its implementation in web-based educational systems (Block course, Massey University, New Zealand, 5.8.2005)
Adaptivity in E-Learning Platforms Focusing on Learning Styles (Research Day, Massey University, New Zealand, 22.7.2005)
An Evaluation of Open Source E-Learning Platforms Stressing Adaptation Issues (ICALT 2005 , Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 5.7.2005)

Attended Conferences and Other Scientific Events:

• International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Leanring in Digital Age (CELDA 2007), Algarve, Portugal, 7-9.12.2007
• International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2007), Hiroshima, Japan, 5-9.11.2007
• International Workshop on Intelligent and Adaptive Web-based Educational Systems (IAWES 2007), Hiroshima, Japan, 6.11.2007
• AACE World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (eLearn 2007), Quebec, Canada, 15-19.10.2007
• 7th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2007), Niigata, Japan, 18-20.7.2007
• 3rd IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA 2006), Barcelona, Spain, 7-10.12.2006
• 1st IEEE International Workshop on Semantic Media Adaptation and Personalization (SMAP 2006), Athens, Greek, 4-5.12.2006
• 1st European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL 2006), Crete, Greece, 1-4.10.2006.
• International Conference on Interactive Computer Aided Learning (ICL 2006), Villach, Austria, 27-29.9.2006.
• 6th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2006), Kerkrade, Netherlands, 5.-7.7.2006.
• 8th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS 2006), Jhongli, Taiwan, 26.6.-30.6.2006.
• 2nd IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA 2005), Porto, Portugal, 14.-16.12.2005.
• 5th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2005), Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 5.- 8.7.2005.
• 4rd International Summer School on Educational Technology , Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 28.6. - 3.7.2005.
• 4th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2004), Joensuu, Finland, 30.8. - 1.9.2004.
• 3rd International Summer School on Educational Technology, Joensuu, Finland, 23. - 27.8.2004.
• 3rd IASTED International Conference on Web-based Education (WBE 2004), Innsbruck, Austria, 16. - 18.2.2004.
• 6. Internationale Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik, Dresden, Germany, 17. - 19.9.2003.
  
  

Publications:

Refereed Journal Publications

Sabine Graf, Taiyu Lin, and Kinshuk (2008). The relationship between learning styles and cognitive traits - Getting addtional information for improving student modelling. Computers in Human Behavior, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 122-137.

Sabine Graf, Silvia R. Viola, Kinshuk, and Tommaso Leo (2007). In-depth Analysis of the Felder-Silverman Learning Style Dimensions. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 79-93.

Dunwei Wen, Sabine Graf, Chung Hsien Lan, Terry Anderson, Kinshuk, Ken Dickson (2007). Supporting Web-based Learning through Adaptive Assessment. FormaMente Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1-2, pp. 45-79.

Silvia R. Viola, Sabine Graf, Kinshuk, and Tommaso Leo (2007). Investigating Relationships within the Index of Learning Styles: A Data-Driven Approach. International Journal of Interactive Technology and Smart Education, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 7-18.

Book Chapters

Sabine Graf and Kinshuk (accepted). Learner Modelling Through Analyzing Cognitive Skills and Learning Styles. In H. H. Adelsberger, Kinshuk, J. M. Pawlowski, D. Sampson, International Handbook on Information Technologies for Learning, Education and Training (2nd edition), Springer.

Sabine Graf and Kinshuk (accepted). Technologies linking learning, cognition and instruction. In J. M. Spector, M. D. Merrill, J. J. G. van Merriënboer, & M. P. Driscoll, Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology (3rd edition).

Sabine Graf and Kinshuk (2008). Analysing the Behaviour of Students in Learning Management Systems with respect to Learning Styles. In M. Wallace, M. Angelides, P. Mylonas, Advanced in Semantic Media Adaptation and Personalization, Springer Series on Studies in Computational Intelligence, Vol. 93, pp. 53-74.

Refereed Conference Publications

Sabine Graf and Kinshuk (accepted). An Adaptive Mechanism for Enhancing Learning Management Systems. Proceedings of the International Conference of the New Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE 2008), April 2008, Banff, Canada.

Sabine Graf, Kathryn MacCallum, Tzu-Chien Liu, Maiga Chang, Dunwei Wen, Qing Tan, Jon Dron, Fuhua Lin, Rory McGreal, Kinshuk (accepted). An Infrastructure for Developing Pervasive Learning Environments. Proceedings of the IEEE International Workshop on Pervasive Learning (PerEL 2008), Hong Kong, March 2008, to appear.

Sabine Graf, Silvia Rita Viola, Kinshuk (2007). Automatic Student Modelling for Detecting Learning Style Preferences in Learning Management Systems. Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA 2007), Algarve, Portugal, Dec. 2007, pp.172-179.

Silvia Rita Viola, Sabine Graf, Kinshuk (2007). Detecting Learners' Profiles based on the Index of Learning Styles Data. Proceedings of the International Workshop on Intelligent and Adaptive Web-based Educational Systems (IAWES 2007), Hiroshima, Japan, November 6, pp. 233-238.

Adrian Scutelnicu, Fuhua Lin, Kinshuk, Tzu-Chien Liu, Sabine Graf and Rory McGreal (2007). Integrating JADE Agents into Moodle. Proceedings of the International Workshop on Intelligent and Adaptive Web-based Educational Systems (IAWES 2007), Hiroshima, Japan, November 6, pp. 215-220.

Sabine Graf and Kinshuk (2007). Providing Adaptive Courses in Learning Management Systems with Respect to Learning Styles, Proceedings of the World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (eLearn 2007), Quebec City, Canada, October 2007, pp. 2576-2583.

Sabine Graf, Taiyu Lin, and Kinshuk (2007). Analysing the Relationship between Learning Styles and Cognitive Traits, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2007), Niigata, Japan, July 2007, pp. 235-239. (received Best Full Paper Award)

Chung Hsien Lan, Sabine Graf, K. Robert Lai, and Kinshuk (2007). Effect of Learning Styles on Peer Assessment in an Agent-based Collaborative Learning Environment, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2007), Niigata, Japan, July 2007, pp. 421-423. (received Best Short Paper Award)

Taiyu Lin, Kinshuk, Sabine Graf (2007). Cognitive Trait Model and Divergent Associative Learning, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2007), Niigata, Japan, July 18-20, pp. 325-327. (received Best Short Paper Award)

Taiyu Lin, Kinshuk, Sabine Graf (2007). Semantic Relation Analysis and Its Application in Cognitive Profiling, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2007), Niigata, Japan, July 18-20, pp 683-685.

Dunwei Wen, Sabine Graf, Chung Hsien Lan, Terry Anderson, Kinshuk, Ken Dickson (2007). Adaptive Assessment in Web-based learning, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME 2007), Beijing, China, July 2007, pp. 1846-1849.

Kinshuk and Sabine Graf (2007). Considering Cognitive Traits and Learning Styles to Open Web-Based Learning to a Larger Student Community, Proceedings of the International Conference on Information and Communication Technology and Accessibility (ICTA 2007), Hammamet , Tunisia, April 2007, pp. 21-26.

Sabine Graf, Silvia Rita Viola, Kinshuk, and Tommaso Leo (2006). Representative Characteristics of Felder-Silverman Learning Styles: An Empirical Model. Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA 2006), Barcelona, Spain, December 8-10, pp. 235-242.

Silvia Rita Viola, Sabine Graf, Kinshuk, and Tommaso Leo (2006). Analysis of Felder-Silverman Index of Learning Styles by a Data-driven Statistical Approach. Proceedings of the First IEEE International Workshop on Multimedia Technologies for E-Learning (MTEL 06), San Diego, USA, 11-13 December 2006, pp. 959-964.

Sabine Graf and Kinshuk (2006). Considering Learning Styles in Learning Management Systems: Investigating the Behavior of Students in an Online Course. Proceedings of the First IEEE International Workshop on Semantic Media Adaptation and Personalization (SMAP 06), Athens, Greece, 4-5 December 2006, pp. 25-30.

Sabine Graf, Taiyu Lin, Lynn Jeffrey, and Kinshuk (2006).An Exploratory Study of the Relationship between Learning Styles and Cognitive Traits. Proceedings of the European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL 06), Crete, Greece, October 1-4, 2006, pp. 470-475.

Sabine Graf and Kinshuk (2006). Enabling Learning Management Systems to Identify Learning Styles. Proceedings of the International Conference on Interactive Computer Aided Learning (ICL 06), Villach, Austria, September 27-29, 2006.

Sabine Graf and Kinshuk (2006). An Approach for Detecting Learning Styles in Learning Management Systems. Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances Learning Technologies (ICALT 06), Kerkrade, Netherlands, July 2006, pp. 161-163.

Sabine Graf and Rahel Bekele (2006). Forming Heterogeneous Groups for Intelligent Collaborative Learning Systems with Ant Colony Optimization. Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS 06), Jhongli, Taiwan, June 2006, pp. 217-226.

Elke Michlmayr, Arno Pany, and Sabine Graf (2006). Applying Ant-based Multi-Agent Systems to Query Routing in Distributed Environments. Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE Conference on Intelligent Systems (IEEE IS'06), London, UK, September 2006, pp. 36-41.

Sabine Graf, Taiyu Lin, and Kinshuk (2005). Improving Student Modeling: The Relationship between Learning Styles and Cognitive Traits. Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA 2005), December 2005, Porto, Portugal, pp. 37-44.

Sabine Graf (2005). Fostering Adaptivity in E-Learning Platforms: A Meta-Model Supporting Adaptive Courses. Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA 2005), December 2005, Porto, Portugal, pp. 440-443.

Sabine Graf and Beate List (2005). An Evaluation of Open Source E-Learning Platforms Stressing Adaptation Issues. Proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT'05), July 2005, Taiwan, IEEE Press, pp. 163-165.

Elke Michlmayr, Sabine Graf, Wolf Siberski, and Wolfgang Nejdl (2005). Query Routing with Ants. Proceedings of the Workshop on Ontologies in P2P Communities, ESWC2005, May 2005, Heraklion, Crete.

Book Reviews

Sabine Graf (2006). Book review: Adaptable and Adaptive Hypermedia Systems (Sherry Y. Chen and George D. Magoulas). Educational Technology & Society, 9 (1), pp. 361-364.

Other Publications

Ian G. Kennedy, Sanaz Fallahkhair, Veronica Rossano, Anna Trifonova, Antonella Grasso, Sabine Graf, Jean-Claude Ziswiler, Ricardo Fraser (2004). Simple Web-based Adaptive Learning Technology. Learning Technology Newsletter, Vol. 6, Issue 4, October 2004. Publication of IEEE Computer Society, Technical Committee on Learning Technology (TCLT) [ISSN 1438-0625], pp. 78-83.

Theses

Sabine Graf (2007). Adaptivity in Learning Management Systems focussing on Learning Styles, PhD thesis, Vienna University of Technology, December 2007.

Sabine Graf (2003). Auswahl und Implementierung eines Ameisenalgorithmus zur Steuerung von Patienten im Planspiel INVENT, Master thesis, University of Vienna, March 2003.