Ph.D. 1984 University of Massachusetts (Computer Science)
Ed. D. 1990 University of Massachusetts (Education)
M. S. 1980 University of Massachusetts (Computer Science)
1964 University of Pennsylvania (Physics)
B. A. 1963 Smith College, Northampton (Physics)

Work Experience

2005—Present   Research Professor, Computer Science Department,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
1998–2005         Research Associate Professor, Computer Science Department,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
1995—1998       Director, Center for Knowledge Communication, and
Center for Computer-Based Instructional Technology
1990—1995       Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Education, University of Massachusetts
1984–1998         Research Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
1977–1982         Research Assistant, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
1966–1969         Systems Programmer, City of Barquisemento, Venezuela (Peace Corps)
1964–1966         Systems Programmer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Summer 1964    Systems Programmer, Brookhaven National Laboratories

Honors

Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Education Conference, Sydney Australia., 2003, Woolf, B P., Marshall, D., Mattingly, M., Lewis, J. Wright, S., Jellison, M. Murray, T. (2003) Tracking Student Propositions In An Inquiry System
The Videographer 1998 Award of Distinction for “Leche, Mi Amore,” 3D computer animation on videotape produced with students, CMPSCI Animation classes in Fall 1996
Fellow of the American Association of Artificial Intelligence, August 1996.
American Association of Artificial Intelligence, Councilor 1992-1995.
Invited survey talk on Intelligent Tutoring Systems at the National Conference on Artificial Intelligence, AAAI-87, Seattle WA, July, 1987.

Professional Interests

My primary research goal is to develop educational technologies that engage learners and increase learning. Our intelligent computer-based tutors model domain knowledge, students’ knowledge and tutoring strategies in a large variety of domains (e.g., mathematics, science, engineering, history, art) and for a variety of learners (grade school, high school, undergraduate, medical school and industrial trainees). This research has contributed new principles and techniques for the design of educational software and has empirically validated theories of learning. Work in multimedia has included production of 3-D computer animations, digital video editing and integrated animation, sound and video.

Work Experience

Professional Services

Program Co-Chair, International Conference, Intelligent Tutoring Systems (2008)
Senior Program Committee, International Conference, Artificial Intelligence in Education (2007)
Executive Board Member, International Conference, Intelligent Tutoring Systems (2006)
Senior Reviewer, International Journal on Artificial Intelligence and Education (2007)
Peer reviewer, NSF External Review Panel, for Engineering Education (2007)
New Zealand IIOF Engineering Peer Review, Aug 20, 2007
Reviewer, Workshop on Affect in Teaching, Artificial Intelligence and Education (2007)
State of Quatar, Reviewer for National Priorities Research Program (2007)
Reviewer, Journal on User modeling and User-Adapted Interaction (UMUAI) (2005)
NSF Site Visit for Center of Learning Science, Carnegie Mellon University, June 1, 2007
NSF Career Proposal Review, Aug, 24 2007
NSF External Review Panel for Engineering Education

Key Publications

Program Committees (1985-present)

International Conference on AI and Computer Based Training, 2005

American Association of Artificial Intelligence, 2005, Workshop on Understanding Log-files

International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Education, 2005, Workshop on Educational Games as Intelligent Learning Environments

International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Biarritz, France, 2002

Artificial Intelligence and Education Conference in August 2000

Intelligent Tutoring Systems Conference held in Montreal, Quebec, May, 2000

Artificial Intelligence and Education conference held in LeMans, France in July 1999

Senior Program Committee, 14th National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-96), Seattle, WA.

1996 International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS-96), Montreal, Que.

13th National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-95)

International Joint Conference of Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI-95)

1995 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, Washington, DC.

World Conference on Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, Nova Scotia, Summer 1994

International Conference on AI in Education, Manchester, England, July 1994

International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence 1993 (IJCAI-93), Savoie, France

International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Education, Edinburgh 1993

International Conference on Computer Assisted Learning, Montreal, Canada, 1993

Area Chair, Eleventh National Conference of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-93), Washington, DC, 1993

Panel Chairperson, Invited speaker, Tutorial Presentation, International Conference on Computer Aided Learning, Nova Scotia, 1992

Tenth National Conference of the American Association of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-92), San Jose, CA, 1992

Panel Chairperson, Tutorial Presentation, International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS-92), Montreal, 1992

Area Chair, Ninth National Conference of the American Association of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-91), Anaheim, CA, 1991

Co-Chair, American Association of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) 1990 Spring Symposium on ``Knowledge-Based Environments for Learning and Teaching,'' Stanford University, CA.

International Conference on Computer Assisted Learning, 1990

International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS-88), 1988

Fifth National Conference of the American Association of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-87)

Session Chair, 1986, Fourth National Conference of the American Association of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-86)

Session Chair, Conference on Expert Systems in Government Symposium, 1985

Editorial Activities

Guest editor for Special Issue on Multimedia of the journal Computers and Education, 1998. Journal is published by Pergamon in Exeter, UK.
Area Editor for Multimedia and AI, IEEE Computer magazine, since 1993
Associate Editor, Interactive Learning Environments, since 1992; member of Editorial Board since 1990
Editorial Board, Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Education, since 1992
Editor, Computers in Higher Education, since 1990
Advisory Board, International Journal of Expert Systems, since 1987

Articles on this Research

"Emotional Intelligence Developed for Computerized Tutors” Newswise, Released: Thu 06-Mar-2008
http://www.newswise.com/libraries/scinews/

“Software to students: 'I feel your pain' New technology could help educators know when their students are feeling frustrated, confused”
By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor, eSchool News
Thu, Jun 26, 2008.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=54266

“Archaeology - Emotional Intelligence Developed For Computerized Tutors” Findnews, Top News from around the web
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080306220547.htm
3/7/2008 2:00:00 PM

“Soon, computerized tutors that can sense a student's emotional state of mind”The cheers magazine thecheers.org 2008-03-09.
http://www.thecheers.org/

The Wall Street Journal, April 28, 1994, Kids Computer Programs Try To Teach Like Humans and increasingly Succeed. Article about the possibility of intelligent tutors becoming as good a human tutors, featuring interviews with Beverly Woolf.

WFCR Radio. Machine Learning and Intelligent Tutors. Susan Kaplan explores advancements in cutting-edge computer science research that could change the way young students are tutored. Increasingly sophisticated software is demonstrating that machine-based tutoring can improve students' test scores and overall classroom achievement. http://wayang.cs.umass.edu/wayang/WebPage/index.htm

Teaching Children Mathematics, 9(6), February 2003, Focus Issue Computational Fluency, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 364-365. Review of publications.

Boston Sunday Globe, B10 Education, “When the tutors and computers are inseparable,” interview with Eric Goldscheider, March 3, 2002.

Daily Hampshire Gazette, March 25, 1998, “Researchers at UMass Plan New Math Training,”Steve Pfarrer. Article about AnimalWatch research, with Carole Beal in Psychology.

Campus Chronicle, front page article on “technology for campus teaching” about the Center for Computer-based Instructional Technology, November 8, 1996.

Hampshire Life, “High-Tech Higher Ed,” on local educational technology, including our UMass intelligent tutoring systems, May 10, 1995.

Mass High Tech, two articles on the tutoring systems by staff writer Pam Derringer: one on proposal to NSF for using intelligent tutors to teach math to women & girls; the other on the Cardiac Tutor. Sept. and October, 1995.

Campus Chronicle, article on funding for intelligent tutors from Technology Reinvestment Project. May 13, 1994.

Union-News, article on the UMass “Showcase of 3-D Computer Animation,” March 26, 1993.

AI Communications, Interviewed along with Roger Schank by Jacobijn Sandberg for journal article on Computer Based Learning and Teaching. Vol. 5, No. 3, September 1992.

IEEE Expert, Interviewed by Dale Strok for journal article on “Women in AI.” August 1992.

P.C. Week, Article about Woolf's 3-D animation productions and AI tutoring systems.
February 8, 1993.

Hampshire Gazette, Article in the local Sunday magazine, section about “Thinking Machines” at the University of Massachusetts by Judith Cameron. October 30, 1992.

San Jose Mercury News, Article describing the robot competition at AAAI-92, featuring Ken Forbus and Beverly Woolf as judges. Business Section, July 15, 1992.

Union News (Springfield, Mass.), “Computer tutoring project aims to break new ground,” describing Woolf's Statics Tutor. Business Section, May 9, 1990.

Reviewer for Journals, Conferences, and Funding Agencies

Journal of AI in Medicine, special edition

Journal of Applied Artificial Intelligence, special edition

Journal of Computers and Education, Spec. Edition on Multimedia, 1998

International Journal of Man-Machine Systems, 1992

Communications of the ACM, 1992

Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, 1995

Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1990-1991, 1994

IEEE Expert, 1988

Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1986-present

Cognitive Science, 1987

Journal of AI in Engineering, 1988

International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, Sydney, Australia, 2003

International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Biarritz, France, 2002

Artificial Intelligence and Education conference in August 2000

Intelligent Tutoring Systems Conference held in Montreal, Quebec, May, 2000

Artificial Intelligence and Education conference held in LeMans, France in July 1999

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 1991

American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), 1986-present

International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI), 1988

International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Education, 1988

International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems, 1988

European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI), 1990

Air Force Office of Scientific Research

Dept. of Education FIPSE Comprehensive Proposal

National Science Foundation

NSF External Review Panel on ??

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