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Curriculum Vitaé

       Sharad V. Oberoi, PhD

Education

PhD in Civil & Environmental Engineering

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA: 2007-December 2011

Doctoral Dissertation: Towards a framework to support engineering design student projects

Advisors: Susan Finger, Daniel P. Siewiorek and Carolyn P. Rosé

MA in International Relations

The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA: 2010-11

Thesis: Population-centric counterinsurgency as seen through the Iraq War Logs

Advisors: Michael J. Reese and Matthias Staisch

MS in Civil & Environmental Engineering

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA: 2005-06

Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering

Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India: 2001-05

Undergraduate Diploma in German Studies

Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India: 2002-04

Research Experience

 Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA                          

Visiting Scholar, The Robotics Institute: March 2012-present

● ADEPT: Assessing design engineering project classes with multi-disciplinary teams

o   Contributed to this NSF-funded project by extracting noun phrases from student documents and using them as a surrogate measure for assessing design team dynamics.

o   Working on an open-source release version of the research prototype developed for my doctoral research.

o   The research has implications for enhancing our understanding of how students create design knowledge and providing additional assessment metrics to instructors.

Graduate Research Assistant, Civil & Environmental Engineering: 2005-2010, (Jun-Dec) 2011

● Group Cognition: Learning in engineering project teams

o   Lead PhD student on an NSF-funded project to address the problem of information management in engineering design projects by using computational linguistics.

o   Developed a research prototype to aggregate the documents and student discussion threads in project-based courses to extract an interactive concept-map based graphical representation (called DesignWebs) for navigating the project corpus.

o   The research has implications for design learning by allowing researchers to understand how the underlying structure of the artifact changes as the project progresses.

 The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

MA Candidate, Committee on International Relations: 2010-11

     Population-centric counterinsurgency as seen through the Iraq War Logs

o   This research builds an assessment model for measuring the success of population-centric counterinsurgency (COIN) in Iraq by using machine learning approaches on the Iraq War Logs.

o   The analysis demonstrates that the COIN campaign did not succeed in achieving its goals and the US led coalition forces should focus on population-related activities.

o   The research has implications for the current US strategy in Afghanistan that relies on the Iraq War as a successful counterinsurgency model.

Work Experience

 The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

Technical Computer Support, Urban Education Institute: 2010-11

Responsible for installing, maintaining and upgrading computer systems for 30 research and administrative personnel

Awarded bonus for exceptional handling of work emergencies 8 months after joining

 Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Technology Development Lead, ADEPT Research Group: 2009-present

Managed and co-programmed an online version of MIT’s Delta Design game for use in engineering project classes. The game demonstrates the importance of team communication and negotiations to students

Responsible for designing, coordinating and running user studies for different versions of the Delta Design prototype with engineering project classes (average size: 35 students)

Linux Administrator, Research in Computing Committee (CEE): 2009-10

Responsible for installing software packages, updates, troubleshooting and setting up new Linux research computers in Civil & Environmental Engineering (120 faculty and graduate students)

Led discussions on department-wide strategy to streamline Linux machine acquisitions. Recommendations allowed standardized policy to avail CMU’s central licenses

Teaching Experience

 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Statics (12-235) course: Spring 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008

     ● Held weekly office hours for classes of about 44 undergraduate students

     ● Developed homework and exam solutions and evaluated assignments

Relevant Course-work

Machine Learning in Practice, Intermediate/Advanced Programming, International Security, Strategy, Nuclear Policy, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, International Political Economy, Database Management Systems, Decision Context, Decision Support, Symbolic Product & Process Modeling

Theses

Oberoi, SV, Towards a framework to support engineering design student projects, PhD Thesis, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, December 2011.

Oberoi, SV, Population-centric counterinsurgency as seen through the Iraq War Logs, MA Thesis, Committee on International Relations, The University of Chicago, August 2011.

Refereed Journal Publications

Oberoi, SV, and Finger, S, “Assessing design team dynamics through noun phrases used in student project documentation” (Manuscript in preparation).

Oberoi, SV, Finger, S, Nguyen, D, and Rosé, CP, “DesignWebs to support engineering design student projects (Manuscript in preparation).

Oberoi, SV, and Staisch, M, Evaluating the success of population-centric counterinsurgency through the Iraq War Logs (Manuscript in preparation).

Kumar, B, and Oberoi, SV,Aspects of legislative cognizance of noise pollution in India,” Journal of Environmental Science & Engineering, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, India (In press).

Oberoi, SV,Nurturing the timeless profession of civil engineering: A case study of Summer Camp @ IIT-Kanpur,” Indian Concrete Institute (ICI) Journal, 5(1), April-June, pp. 37-39, 2004.

Select Peer-reviewed Conference Publications

Oberoi, SV, and Finger, S, “Tracking design knowledge in engineering student projects around course milestones,” 119th ASEE Annual Conf & Exposition 2012, San Antonio, TX, June 10-13, 2012 (Extended abstract accepted, draft under review).

Oberoi, SV, Nguyen, D, Finger, S, and Rosé, CP, “Automatic extraction of conceptual maps from design team documents,” 7th Symp on Intl Design & Design Education (DEC), Montreal, Canada, Aug 15-18, 2010.

Oberoi, SV, and Finger, S, “Interactive design navigational tools,” 6th Symp on Intl Design & Design Education, San Diego, CA, Aug 30-Sep 2, 2009.

Oberoi, SV, and Finger, S, “DesignWebs: An interactive organizational memory assimilation and navigation tool,” 17th Intl Conf on Engg Design, Stanford, CA, Aug 24-27, 2009.

Oberoi, SV, and Finger, S, “DesignWebs: Towards the creation of an interactive navigational tool to assist and support engineering design learning,” 116th ASEE Annual Conf & Exposition 2009, Austin, TX, June 14-17, 2009.

Oberoi, SV, and Thakur, NK, “Disaster preparedness in the hills: natural hazard modeling using GIS and remote sensing,” ASCE Intl Conf on Computing in Civil Engg 2005, Cancun, Mexico, July 12-15, 2005.

Oberoi, SV, and Thakur, NK,  Risk evaluation of hill road using remote sensing and GIS based models,” Intl Conf on Struc & Road Transp Engg (START) 2005, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India, Jan 3-5, 2005, pp. 886-893.

Oberoi, SV, and Thakur, NK, “Generation of disaster management model based on GIS and remote sensing,” Third Intl Conf on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics (ICTACEM’04), IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur,  India, Dec 28-30, 2004, pp. 295-298.

Oberoi, SV, and Thakur, NK,Prioritization of a mountainous area for natural hazards using remote sensing and GIS,” 25th Asian Conf on Remote Sensing (ACRS), Chiang Mai, Thailand, Nov 22-26, 2004.

Oberoi, SV, “Total quality management: Need of the hour for civil engineering,” Proceedings of All India Students’ Technical Session & Seminar on the occasion of 12th IEI Convocation and Technicians’/Students’ Convention, organized by the Institution of Engineers (India), Bhopal, India, Oct 15-17, 2004, pp. 14-16. [Third Prize]  Reproduced in the Institution of Engineers (India) Students’ Chapters Newsletter, Jan­­­-July, 2005.

Oberoi, SV, and Thakur, NK, “Temporal remote sensing data and GIS application in avalanche and landslide hazard analysis of Manali-Leh Highway,” Map Asia 2004, Beijing, China, Aug 26-29, 2004.

Kumar, B, Oberoi, SV, and Goenka, A, “A brief review of the legislative aspects of noise pollution,” Proc of Workshop on Environ Pollution: Perspectives and Practices, organized by Inst of Engg & Tech, Lucknow, India, April 30, 2004, pp. 53-65.

Binyala, V, Oberoi, SV,  and Rao, KS,  Detection and analysis of growth of sea-ice using MSMR brightness temperature data,” Map India 2003, New Delhi, India, Jan 28–31, 2003. [Best Students' Paper Award]

Binyala, V, Oberoi, SV,  and Rao, KS,  Monitoring and assessment of sea-ice using IRS-P4 BTD,” Symposium on Advances in Microwave Remote Sensing Applications, organized by Centre of Studies in Resources Engg (CSRE) & ISRO–IIT B Space Technology Cell, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India, Jan 21-23, 2003.

Book Chapter

Kumar, B, and Oberoi, SV, “Noise pollution: Legislative aspects and concerns,” P. Mohan (Ed.): Noise Pollution & Environ Concern, Amicus Books, ICFAI University, Hyderabad, India, pp. 12-38, 2009 (Invited Chapter).

Posters/Talks

Oberoi, SV, Nguyen, D, Gweon, G, Finger, S, and Rosé, CP, “DesignWebs: A tool for automatic construction of interactive conceptual maps from document collections,” V Aleven, J Kay, and J Mostow (Eds): ITS 2010, Part II, LNCS 6095, pp. 387–389, June 14-18, 2010 (Poster).

Oberoi, SV, Nguyen, D, Finger, S, and Rosé, CP, “Capturing group knowledge through concept maps from design documents,” Innovation with Impact Exhibit, CMU, April 8, 2010 (Poster).

Oberoi, SV, DesignWebs: Learning in engineering project teams,” Advanced Infrastructure Systems Seminar, CMU, March 19, 2010 (Talk).

Oberoi, SV, and Finger, S, “DesignWebs: Towards creating an interactive organizational memory assimilation and navigation tool,” Innovation with Impact Exhibit, CMU, April 3, 2009 (Poster).

Oberoi, SV, Leite, FL, Akinci, B, Garrett, Jr, JH, and Akin, O, “Integrated approach for interpreting and fusing building and mobile sensor streams in a facility into high-level information,” Inst for Complex Engineered Systems (ICES) Open House, CMU, April 25, 2006 (Poster).

Oberoi, SV, Akinci, B, and Karimi, HA, “CAD/GIS integration through semantic interoperability,” Inst for Complex Engineered Systems (ICES) Open House, CMU, Nov 2, 2005 (Poster).

Oberoi, SV, and Thakur, NK,Safety assessment of existing road in the Himalayas using geographic information system and satellite imagery,Proc of Third Intl Symp on New Tech for Urban Safety of Mega Cities in Asia, organized by IIT Kanpur and Intl Center for Urban Safety Engg (ICUS), Inst of Industrial Science, Univ of Tokyo, Agra, India, Oct 18-19, 2004, pp. [Poster Session] 11-20.

Professional Review Activities

   Reviewer for Springer Journal Research in Engineering Design (2009-10)

Reviewer for AKM Azad, ME Auer, and VJ Harward (Eds): Internet Accessible Remote Laboratories: Scalable E-Learning Tools for Engineering and Science Disciplines, IGI Global, 2011

Reviewer for the 116th, 117th, 118th & 119th ASEE Annual Conferences & Expositions 2009-12

Honors and Awards

   Inducted as member of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (2011)

   The University of Chicago Unendowed Scholarship for MA in International Relations (2010-11)

   Fenves Travel Grant, CMU (2009)

   Inducted as member of the Chi Epsilon Honors Society (2009)

   Graduate Research Assistantship, Civil & Environmental Engineering, CMU (2005-06; 2009-10; 2011)

   Carnegie Institute of Technology Dean's Fellowship 2007

   JN Tata Scholar 2005

   The Institution of Engineers (India) Gold Medal in Civil Engineering 2004

   Best Students’ Paper Award at Map India 2003, New Delhi, India

   National Talent Search (NTSE) Scholar 1998

Leadership

   Elected as member of the Committee on Recognized Student Organizations (CORSO), Student Government Cabinet, The University of Chicago (2010-11)

   CIR Representative, Social Sciences Graduate Student Activities Committee, The University of Chicago (2010-11)

Founding Vice President (Media Affairs), Scientists & Engineers for America-CMU Chapter (Jan-Sep 2010)

Indian Graduate Students’ Association at CMU: Advisory Board member (2009-present), elected as President (2008-09), Membership Co-Chair (2007-08) and Executive Committee Member (2006-07)

Organizing Committee Member, CEE Talent Show at CMU (2010)

Linux Administrator for the Research in Computing Committee, Civil & Environ Engg, CMU (2009-10)

Member of the Facilities Management Services-Student Advisory Committee for GSA, CMU (2009-10)

CEE Representative, Graduate Students Assembly at CMU (2008-10)

Acted as compère for many cultural events at CMU and IIT(BHU) (2001-10)

Community Outreach

Volunteer for National Engineers’ Week at the Carnegie Science Center (2010-12)

Volunteer for SciTech Festival at the Carnegie Science Center (2009)

Student volunteer for Graduate Student Orientation, CMU (2006)

Relevant Computer Skills

Languages: Java, UNIX Shell programming, SQL, HTML

Platforms: Linux, Windows, Mac OS X

Application Software: MATLAB, Weka, Oracle 10g, mySQL, ERDAS Imagine, ArcGIS

Interests

Designing and making greeting cards

Writing short stories and reading non-fiction

Listening soft music

References

Available upon request

 

Last updated on April 22, 2012.

 

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