Peter
Khooshabeh
Local: Permanent:
6719 Sabado Tarde
5905
Comanche Dr.
Isla Vista, CA 93117 San Jose, CA 95123
408-205-7167 (cell) (408) 281-2042
Mailing Address:
Psychology Department
Education
Fall 2004-present, Psychology Department with major in
Cognition, Perception, and Cognitive Neuroscience
Masters Degree granted in June 2006
PhD expected in 2009 (All But Dissertation, i.e. I can
work sooner than June 2009)
Dissertation
Title: Mental Rotation: is it based on visuo-spatial or strictly spatial
representations?
Advisor:
Professor Mary Hegarty, PhD
UC Berkeley, Fall 2000 – Spring 2004. Magna Cum Laude
(3.744 GPA)
Major: Cognitive Science. Emphases: Cognitive Psychology
and Computational Modeling
Minors: Electrical Engineering
and Computer Science (EECS)
Selected Awards/Fellowships:
·
Graduate
Opportunity Fellowship (May 2008) – dissertation funding for 2008 Academic Year
·
·
Assyrian
United Organizations of California, Inc. Scholarship (October 2007)
·
Most
Distinguished Science Knowledge Contributor – Materials Research Lab
(2006-2007)
·
Department
of Homeland Security Graduate Research Fellow (2004-2008)
·
National
Science Foundation IGERT Fellow (2004-2006 – declined 2005-2006 fellowship)
·
Psi
Chi National Honor Society (inducted February 2005)
·
Accenture Foundation Scholarship (multi-year
recipient 2002-2004)
o (multi-year recipient 2002-2004)
·
Gave
research presentation to UC Regents meeting (
·
UC
Leadership and Excellence through Advanced Degrees Scholar (UC LEADS)
(multi-year research funding received beginning February, 2002 until May 2004)
·
Distinguished
UC Berkeley Alumni Leadership Scholar for
·
Golden
Key International Honor Society Top Junior Scholar Inductee (May 2003)
·
2002
Nisibin Scholar of the Greater Bay Area
·
Student
Life Achievement Award, Educational Opportunities Program (2001)
·
Three
time scholarship recipient from Assyrian Foundation of America (2000-2003)
·
Gates
Millennium Scholarship Candidate (2000)
Professional
Experience
Graduate Student
Researcher: UCSB
Psychology Department: Small Scale Spatial Cognition (medical visualization,
weather maps, and mental rotation)
(Fall 2004 – present) Mentors:
Mary Hegarty, Dan Montello
Project Title: NSF ITR: 3-D
Visualizations for Medical Education
-
Dissertation
studies individual differences in cognitive style for performing spatial
transformations in multimedia.
-
Mining
eyetracking and video data to analyze strategies for effective media use to
solve problems with visual and spatial media
-
Supervised
several research assistants and directed projects to successful completion.
Researcher. Air Force Research Laboratory,
(summer 2008),
Project Title: Cognitive Modeling
of Human Spatial Competence;
-
Conducted
novel analysis of eye fixation data using finite state machines to generate
grammars. Modified computational cognitive model to show learning of a spatial
decision making task.
Researcher. Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory, (ongoing),
Project Title: Dynamic Network
Assessment;
-
Social
Network Analysis pertaining to the visualization of topological and spatial
relationships; conducted pilot experiments related to expertise and cognitive
psychology; Network science product development for counterterrorism analysts;
conducted cognitive walkthrough summative and formative evaluation
Researcher.
-
Design
and evaluate policy-based interfaces for Autonomic Computing. Conduct
experiments to study the mental representation of system users.
-
Mentors:
Eser Kandogan, Paul Maglio
Researcher.
- Advanced Displays and Spatial Perception
Laboratory: Implemented and conducted a study for an interface to augment Mars
Exploration Rover and other teleoperated machinery. Mentors:
Research Assistant: UC Berkeley EECS Department,
Division of Computer Science: Prototyping and Evaluating Human-Machine Interfaces
(Fall 2001 – Spring 2004).
- Group for User Interface Research: Developed and Designed
for the DENIM system. Extended functionality for designers to prototype
websites for mobile devices. Also implemented scrollbar functionality and
conducted evaluation. Mentors: Professor James Landay, Jimmy Lin, Jason Hong*
- Semester project with Context Aware Computing Research:
Designed, Deployed, and Evaluated a Prototype of Context Aware Kitchen
Inventory System called Kitchen-Net (Abstract in EECS Research Summary for
2003). Mentors: Professors James Landay and Anind Dey, Anoop Sinha, Xiaodong
Jiang*
- Virtual Environments for Surgical Training and
Augmentation (Jointly with UCSF) – Medical Education for Ultrasound Imaging.
Implementing and evaluating various interaction techniques. Professor Frank
Tendick. **
o
Funding
by UC San Francisco’s (UCSF) Summer Research Training Program** and UC LEADS*.
Refereed
Publications
Hegarty,
M., Keehner, M., Khooshabeh, P.,
& Montello, D. R. (2008). How Spatial Abilities Enhance, and are Enhanced
by, Dental Education. Learning and
Individual Differences.
Keehner,
M., Hegarty, M., Cohen, C., Khooshabeh,
P. and Montello, D.R. (2008). Spatial Reasoning With External
Visualizations: What Matters Is What You See, Not Whether You Interact. Cognitive Science.
Keehner, M., Khooshabeh,
P. and Hegarty, M. (2008) Interactive visualizations and individual
differences among users. in F. Dong, Ghinea, G. and ., S.Y.C. eds. User centered design for medical
visualization, Idea Group Inc., Hershey, PA.
Refereed Conference
Publications
Khooshabeh, P., & Hegarty, M.
(2008). Differential Effects of Color on
Mental Rotation as a Function of Spatial Ability. Paper presented at the
International Spatial Cognition Conference, Freiburg, Germany.
Gunzelmann, G., Douglass, S., & Khooshabeh, P. (2008). Learning
to Orient Using a Map Display: Evidence from Eye Tracking. Paper presented
at the International Spatial Cognition Conference, Freiburg, Germany.
Khooshabeh, P. (2008), Understanding
the Information Content of 3-D Shapes During Mental Rotation, presented at
International Spatial Cognition Conference (Doctoral Colloquium),
Khooshabeh, P. and Hegarty, M. (2008) How
Visual Information Affects a Spatial Task. presented at Proceedings of
Cognitive Science Society,
Khooshabeh, P., Hegarty, M., Keehner, M., and Cohen, C. (2008). Benefits of Constrained Interactivity in Using a Three-Dimensional
Diagram, Diagrams 2008,
Kandogan,
E., Campbell, C., Khooshabeh, P.,
Maglio, P., Bailey, J. (2006). Policy-based
Management of an E-commerce Business Simulation: An Experimental Study. Submitted
to Cluster Computing Journal. The work was also presented at the IEEE
International Conference on Autonomic Computing, Dublin, Ireland, which had
less than a 20% acceptance rating.
Khooshabeh, P., Smith, E., Thompson, J. (2005). Gestural
Musical Improvisation and Programming. Paper presented at the IEEE Visual
Languages and Human Centered Computing,
Keehner, M., Khooshabeh,
P. (2005, March 21-24). Computerized Representations of 3D Structure:
How Patterns of Interactivity Differ Among Learners. Paper presented at the
American Association of Artificial Intelligence,
Heer, J., Khooshabeh,
P. (2004, May 25-28). Seeing the Invisible. Paper presented at the
Advanced Visual Interfaces,
Liu, L., Khooshabeh,
P. (2003, April 5-10). Paper or Interactive? A Study of Prototyping
Techniques for Ubiquitous Computing Environments. Paper presented at the
Human Factors in Computing Systems: SIGCHI 2003,
Under Review
Khooshabeh, P. and Hegarty, M. (2008).
Inferring Cross-Sections: When Internal Visualizations are More Important than
Properties of External Visualizations, Submitted.
Khooshabeh, P. Assyrian Predicament and the
Iran-Iraq War. Journal of Assyrian Academic Studies.
Abstracts and
Posters (with presentations):
Hegarty, M., Keehner, M., Cohen, C., Khooshabeh, P. and Montello, D.R., Spatial thinking with external
visualizations: The role of individual differences. in European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (Earli),
(Budapest, Hungary, 2007).
Keehner, M., Hegarty, M., Cohen,
C. and Khooshabeh, P., Reasoning
with interactive visualizations: The importance of individual differences among
users. in European Association for
Research on Learning and Instruction (Earli), (Budapest, Hungary, 2007).
Khooshabeh, P., Villacorta, A. Interdisciplinary Research and Diversity in Higher
Education.
Khooshabeh, P., Hegarty, M. (2006). The
Effect of Depth Information on Inferring Cross-sections. Paper presented at
the Cognitive Science Society, Vancouver, BC.
Keehner, M., Cohen, C., Montello D., Khooshabeh, P., & Hegarty, M. (2005). Is Active Control Better Than Passive Viewing? It Depends On What You
See. Paper presented at the Psychonomic Society, Toronto, Canada.
Khooshabeh, P.
(2005). Virtual environments for medical training, Invited talk at the Stanford Youth Medical Science Program.
Stanford, CA.
Khooshabeh, P. (2005). Cognitive Science Perspectives on Medical
Education, Invited talk at the
Hegarty, M., Keehner, M., Cohen, C., Khooshabeh, P. (2005). Role of Spatial Cognition in Medicine, Invited
talk at the Stanford University Medical Media and Information Technology Group.
Khooshabeh et al. (2005, January 26-29). How
Learners Comprehend and Interact with 3D Computerized Representations of
Anatomy-Like Structures. Paper presented at the Medicine Meets Virtual
Reality Conference,
Khooshabeh, P. (2002, September 27-29). Exploring
the Benefits of Navigational Widgets in DENIM. Paper presented at the
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
(SACNAS) 29th Annual National Conference,
Khooshabeh, P. (2002). Exploring the
Benefits of Navigational Widgets in DENIM. Paper presented at the UCSF
Health and Biomedical Sciences Colloquium,
Khooshabeh, P. (2002). Exploring the
Benefits of Navigational Widgets in DENIM. Paper presented at the UC LEADS
Symposium,
Khooshabeh, P. (2003, October 1-5). Medical
Education through Simulation Training. Poster presented at SACNAS 30th
Annual National Conference,
Khooshabeh, P. (2003). Medical Education
through Simulation Training. Poster presented at the UCSF Health and
Biomedical Sciences Colloquium,
Khooshabeh, P. (2003). Medical Education
through Simulation Training. Poster presented at the UC LEADS Symposium,
Khooshabeh, P. (2003). Medical Education
through Simulation Training. Poster presented at the UC Berkeley
Engineering and Science Poster Session,
Invited Talks:
Khooshabeh, P. (2008). Information
Content in Mental Representations of 3-D Objects. National Visualization and Analytics Center, Pacific Northwest National
Lab, Richland, WA.
Khooshabeh, P.,
& Hegarty, M. (2007). The Role of Interfaces and Individual Differences in
Inferring Cross-Sections. IBM, Almaden Research Center: User Science Experience
Research (USER) Seminar.
Unpublished work:
Khooshabeh, P. (2004). Learning Spatial
Relationships: Ethnography and Experiment of an Echographic Training
Simulation. Unpublished Undergraduate Honors Thesis, Primary Reader:
Professor Richard Ivry. Secondary Reader: Professor Frank Tendick,
Khooshabeh, P. (2006) Quality of Information: Mental Representations of Small Scale Space.
Unpublished Masters Thesis, Primary Reader: Mary Hegarty. Secondary Reader:
Jack Loomis.
Extracurricular
Activities
|
Founding Co-President |
|
June 2007 |
|
Executive Council
Member; Chair of Evaluation Committee |
Department of Homeland Security Student and
Alumni Network |
Fall 2006 - present |
|
Graduate
Representative |
Information Technology and Telecommunication
Policy UC Systemwide Academic Senate Committee |
Fall 2006 – present |
|
Paper Reviewer |
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Virtual
Environments, Individual Differences, Perception and Performance Technical
Groups |
Winter 2006 - present |
|
UC Santa Barbara
Representative |
American Psychological Association of Graduate
Students Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs |
Summer 2005 - present |
|
Invited Panelist |
Expectations of First Year Graduate Students in
the Information Sciences, UC LEADS Conference UCSF |
March 2005 |
|
Musician |
UC |
Fall 2004 - present |
|
Reviewer |
American Psychological Society Student Grant
Competition |
Fall 2004 - present |
|
Co-founder |
Chaldo Assyrian Student |
Fall 2004 - present |
|
Graduate
Executive Committee Representative |
UCSB Psychology Department |
Fall 2004 - present |
|
Consultant |
Maclise Think Tank (UC Merced) |
November 2004 |
|
Assistant Faculty |
Summer Computer Science Institute |
Summer 2003 - present |
|
Co-founder |
Assyrian Student |
Fall 2000 - present |
|
Co-founder |
Nisan Recruitment and |
Fall 2002 - present |
|
Webmaster |
Center for Underrepresented Engineering Students
(CUES) |
Fall 2000 - present |
|
|
We’re Going to Cal, California Alumni
Association Outreach |
Fall 2000 - present |
|
Undergraduate
Liaison, Innovator’s Challenge Co-Chair |
VERTEX:
Engineering Entrepreneurial Club |
Fall 2002 - present |
|
|
Computer Science Undergraduate Association |
Fall 2002 - present |
Teaching: Student Instructor. Human Memory
Research Methods, Winter 2006; Introduction to
Cognitive Science, UC Berkeley Fall 2003
National
Conference Attendance
·
Student
volunteer (SV) at IEEE and ACM International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented
Reality
·
SV
at Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interested Group for
Computer Human Interaction (SIGCHI) 2003 Ft. Lauderdale
·
SV
at Designing the User Experience (DUX) 2003 (Co-sponsored by ACM SIGCHI and
SIGGRAPH – computer graphics interest group)
·
Fully
funded to attend both SACNAS 2002, 2003. I also presented, see above.
·
Fully
funded to attend IEEE VL/
Other Skills
·
Programming
languages: Scheme (a dialect of LISP), Java, Python, MATLAB. Knowledge of C++
·
Fluent
in speaking, reading, and writing Assyrian (Neo-Aramaic), Farsi, Spanish. Working knowledge
of Arabic
Research
Assistants and Other Students Advised
·
Rachel
Avenassian, UCSB BA in Psychology, currently at SFSU School Psychology Masters
Program
·
Ethan
Smith, UCSB BA in Computer Science and Psychology. MS University College
·
Maurice
Grayson (BFOIT),
·
Alan
Young (BFOIT),
·
David
Herschorn Research Mentoring Program and Research Assistant (June through March
2008 as a high school student). Now undergraduate at UC Berkeley
·
Amanda
Baratz, Research Mentoring Program (June through August 2007 as a high school
student). Now undergraduate at UCLA