PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Naval Postgraduate School, MOVES Institute, CA
Research Associate Professor (Dec 2004 - present)

• PI and co-PI for several ONR, DTO, IARPA and NMSO sponsored studies that focused on evaluation of training effectiveness in virtual simulations, developing benchmarks for team and multiple teams training situations, novel training approaches and pedagogies, training in game-based systems, transfer studies and most effective use of training simulations, and guidelines on metrics and evaluation of collective performances. All research efforts involve the work with domain users. To date over 4000 USMC personnel, and many NPS students were actively involved in those projects. Currently leads several research efforts as a PI ($6.5 M, three years), and co-PI ($1.8 M, three years); two largest research projects involve the collaboration with the institutions outside of NPS.
• Teach Human Factors for Virtual Environments master level course (MV4001)
• Member of MOVES Curriculum committee, and PhD Committee
• Advisor to multiple master students
• Head MOVES Human Factors and Training Systems focus group

Partnership for Emerging Learning Environments
Consulting business: Researcher and co-Director (Oct 2003 - present)

• Provided strategic consulting and training on effective uses of emerging technologies for learning and collaboration. Projects: Megaconference Jr., Planets@School (grid computing), Distance Learning at the Maritime Aquarium, Kids Internet Radio Project.

Advanced Network & Services, Armonk, NY
Director of Programs and Senior Computer Science Researcher (May 1999 - Oct 2003)

• Managed technical coordination of 30-members large team of researchers from four leading US universities that formed research consortium called National Tele-immersion Initiative (NTII) (Brown University, Naval Postgraduate School, University of North Carolina, and University of Pennsylvania). Coordinated activities in all NTII laboratories together with the Lead Scientist Jaron Lanier; investment made in the project: $10 million (project was subsequently sponsored by DARPA and NSF).
• Chaired Internet2 Application Quality of Service (QoS) Needs Design Team, (part of QoS Working Group).
• Designed and lead innovative national and regional K-12 projects that promoted and used emerging digital technologies to enhance teaching and learning.
• Led and conducted research on effective use of remote collaboration in learning environments.

University of Westminster, School of Computer Science, London, UK
Visiting Lecturer (May 1998 - Jun 19980

• Taught master course Concepts of Computer Graphics.

University College London, Department of Computer Science, London, UK
Researcher (1996 - 1998)

• COllaborative Virtual ENvironments (COVEN) project, a multinational EC sponsored project focused on the development of a computational service for future cooperative teleworking and virtual presence.
• Inhabiting The Web (Inhabit) project. Project sponsored by British Telecom, BT, and done as a partnership of five leading national universities and the BT.

University of North Carolina, Department of Computer Science, Chapel Hill, NC
Visiting Scholar (Jun 1997 - Sep 1997)

• Invited and supervised by Dr. Frederick P. Brooks Jr. Led and managed small team working on Brooks House II model. Explored and advised on different paths aimed to improve the overall realism of the model and enable compelling VR experience.

Queen Mary and Westfield College, London, U.K.
Laboratory Supervisor (Jan 1995 - May 1995)

• Undergraduate courses: Interactive Computer Graphics, Introduction to Computer Programming in Biology

University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Computer Science, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Teaching Assistant (Sep 1991 - Apr 1992)

• Undergraduate course: Computer Graphics

Energoinvest Co., Institute for Automatics and Computer Science (IRCA), Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Senior Research Engineer (Mar 1987 - Apr 1992)

• Managed a team that implemented PHIGS graphics standard for the PROGRAPH II graphics workstation.
• Researcher in the joint project Visualization Environment with the Institute fuer Informatik, Freiburg, Germany (Professor Heinrich Muller)

EDUCATION

Ph.D.: University College London (UCL), Department of Computer Science, London, UK (Nov 1994 - Mar 1999)

• research area: Computer Graphics and Virtual Reality, Ph.D. thesis: Efficient Image Display for Head-Slaved Viewing of Virtual Environments. Thesis mentor: Professor Mel Slater

M.Sc.: University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Computer Science, Bosnia & Herzegovina (Oct 1987 - Apr 1992)

• thesis: The Architecture and Development of PHIGS Graphics Standard for Graphics Workstation PROGRAPH II. Thesis mentor: Dr. Niko Guid.

B.Sc.: University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Computer Science, Bosnia & Herzegovina (Oct 1982 - Dec 1986)

• graduated second in class, recipient of Silver Badge university award for excellence in academic achievements. Thesis mentor: Dr. Suad Alagic.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENTS

• 2005-2009: Member of the International Program Committee and reviewer for International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence (ICAT),
• 2005-2009: Reviewer for Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments journal, MIT Press
• 2005-2006: Reviewer for IEEE Visualization conferences,
• 2004: WSCG'2005 International Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision, reviewer
• 2003-2004: Member of steering committee and consultant for Megaconference Jr.
• 2003-2004: Reviewer for IEEE Virtual Reality 2004 and 2005 conferences,
• 2003-2004: Reviewer of the Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics,
• 2000-2004: Reviewer for SCI (Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics) conferences,
• 2000: Reviwer for Eurographics Workshop on Rendering - EGRW 2000,
• 2000 - 2003: Chairperson for Internet2 Application Quality of Service (QoS) Needs Design Team,
• 1999: Coordinator for the best paper selection at Virtual Reality Software and Technology - VRST'99 conference sponsored by ACM SIGGRAPH and SIGCHI, held in London, December 1999.
• 1998-2000: Reviewer for International Conferences in Central Europe on Graphics, Visualization Interactive Digital Media, Czech Republic
• 1996: Reviewer and a member of the organization committee for FIVE PhD Symposium, Geneva, Switzerland, October 1996, FIVE (Framework for Immersive Virtual Environments) is ESPRIT Working Group 9122

PUBLICATIONS

Amela Sadagic, The Deployment and Use of Virtual Training Simulations: What Does it Take to Serve the Needs of Majority Of Its Users?, New Learning Technologies Orlando 2007 SALT Conference, Orlando, FL, Jan 31 - Feb 2, 2007.

Amela Sadagic, Rudy Darken, Combined Arms Training: Methods and Measures for a Changing World, NATO workshop Virtual Media for Military Applications, US Military Academy, West Point, NY, 13-15 June 2006.

Herman Towles, Wei-Chao Chen, Ruigang Yang, Sang-Uok Kum, Henry Fuchs, Nikhil Kelshikar, Jane Mulligan, Kostas Daniilidis, Loring Holden, Bob Zeleznik, Amela Sadagic and Jaron Lanier. 3D Tele-Immersion Over Internet2, International Workshop on Immersive Telepresence (ITP2002), Juan Les Pins, France, December 2002.

Amela Sadagic, Herman Towles, Loring Holden, Kostas Daniilidis, Bob Zeleznik, Tele-immersion Portal: Towards an Ultimate Synthesis of Computer Graphics and Computer Vision Systems, 4th Annual International Workshop on Presence, Philadelphia, USA, May 2001.

Amela Sadagic and Mel Slater, Dynamic Polygon Visibility Ordering for Head-Slaved Viewing in Virtual Environments, Computer Graphics Forum journal, Vol. 19, No. 2, June 2000.

Mel Slater, Amela Sadagic, Martin Usoh, and Ralph Schroeder, Small Group Behaviour in a Virtual and Real Environment: A Comparative Study, Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, Vol. 9, No. 1, Feb. 2000.

Anthony Steed, Mel Slater, Amela Sadagic, Jolanda Tromp, and Adrian Bullock, Leadership and Collaboration in Virtual Environments, IEEE Virtual Reality, Houston, March 1999.

Amela Sadagic, Efficient Image Display for Head-Slaved Viewing of Virtual Environments, Ph.D. Thesis, University College London, London, March 1999.

Jolanda Tromp, Anthony Steed, Emmanuel Frecon, Adrian Bullock, Amela Sadagic, and Mel Slater, Small Group Behaviour in the COVEN Project, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 18(6), 53-63., 1998.

Mel Slater, Amela Sadagic, Martin Usoh, Ralph Schroeder, Small Group Behaviour in a Virtual and Real Environment: A Comparative Study, BT Workshop on Presence in Shared Virtual Environments, London, June 1998.

Nedzad Mehic, Amela Sadagic and Ksenija Kokanovic, Development of the PROGRAPH II on DEC Platform, DECSYM 1992, Turkey, 1992.

Nedzad Mehic, Enes Fazlic, Amela Sadagic and Ksenija Kokanovic, The Prograph II Graphics System, 13th International Conference Information Technology Interface (ITI), Cavtat, Yugoslavia, 1991.

Amela Sadagic, The Architecture and Development of PHIGS Graphics Standard for Graphics Workstation PROGRAPH II, Master Thesis, Dept. of Computer Science, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Sarajevo, November 1991.

Amela Sadagic and Omer Ibrahimbegovic, High level, interactive, dynamic graphics standard? That is PHIGS, 14th International Symposium on Information Technologies, Sarajevo - Jahorina 1990, Yugoslavia, 1990.

Amela Sadagic and Omer Ibrahimbegovic, About an Implementation of PHIGS, The Fourth International Conference on Computer Graphics, YUGRAPH 1990, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, 1990.

Abduselam Kapetanovic and Amela Sadagic, The Differences Between PHIGS and GKS Graphics Standards, 13th International Symposium on Information Technologies, Sarajevo - Jahorina 1989, Yugoslavia, 1989.

PRESENTATIONS, CONCEPT PAPERS, INVITED TALKS

Amela Sadagic, BASE-IT: Pushing the Boundaries Towards a New Generation of Instrumented Ranges, MOVES Research Summit, Monterey, CA, July 2009.

A. Sadagic, H. Cheng, H. Fuchs, Behavioral Analysis and Synthesis for Intelligent Training, USMC Range Instrumentation Working Group, Princeton, NJ, July 2009

A. Sadagic, Large Scale Adoption Issues for Serious Games, Invited I/ITSEC Tutorial presented at the Modeling and Simulation Symposium (MMS), 23-27 March 2009, San Diego, CA

A. Sadagic, Virtual Training Simulations & Game-Based Systems: Large-Scale Adoption Issues, Tutorial, I/ITSEC 2008 conference, Orlando, FL

A. Sadagic, New Generation of Instrumentation for Training Ranges: Automated Behavior Analysis for Full Spectrum Operations in Urban Terrain, Urban Operations M&S Summit VIII, Monterey, CA, Oct 2008

A. Sadagic, Virtual Training Simulations and Game-Based Systems: Large-Scale Adoption Issues, Accelerated Learning workshop: Institute for Defense Analysis in Alexandria, Virginia, July 2008

Amela Sadagic, Behavioral Analysis and Synthesis for Intelligent Training, MOVES Open House, Monterey, CA, July 2008.

A. Sadagic, Virtual Training Simulations & Game-Based Systems: Large-Scale Adoption Issues, Tutorial, I/ITSEC 2007 conference, Orlando, FL

Amela Sadagic, How Well Do We Serve the Needs of the Majority of Users? - The Reflections From Our User Studies On the Use of Technological Solutions in Learning and Training, Annual CENIC 2007 conference, March 2007.

Amela Sadagic and Tony Ciavarelli, Learning and Training in Game-Based Systems, pre-conference tutorial, New Learning Technologies Orlando 2007 SALT Conference, Orlando, FL, Jan 31 - Feb 2, 2007.

Amela Sadagic, Evaluation of Training Effectiveness: Tactical Decision Making Systems and Training of Instructors, MOVES Open House, Aug 2006.

Amela Sadagic, Rudy Darken, Combined Arms Training: Measures and Methods for a Changing World, MOVES Open House, Aug 2006.

Amela Sadagic, Videoconferencing as a tool for advanced learning and training methodologies, CENIC 2006 conference, March 13-15, 2006, Oakland, California.

Amela Sadagic, Know your Users: Reflections from Field Visits to MCGACC, Twenty Nine Palms, MOVES Open House, Aug 2005.

Amela Sadagic, Art Recesso, K-12 section of ViDe Videoconferencing Cookbook Version 4, 2004

Robert Sibley and Amela Sadagic, Emerging Technologies as Enablers of Advanced Teaching and Learning Practice, National Educational Computing Conference - NECC 2003, Seattle WA, July 2003.

Amela Sadagic, Videoconferencing in K-12 Education: Moving it from a Promise to Successful Future Practice, Megaconference IV, International H.323 tele-conference, December 2002.

Amela Sadagic, Why and how to use videoconferencing tools to support project activities: Case study of Imagining the Future (ITF) project, invited talk given at the TLI-TSC Distance Education Solutions, Westchester Marriot, Tarrytown, NY, 6 November 2002.

Amela Sadagic, Imagining the Future, Student-Centered Exploration of Learning Applications and Systems, National Educational Computing Conference Ð NECC 2002, San Antonio, TX, June 2002.

Amela Sadagic, Videoconferencing as an Enabling Tool for Project Activities: a Case Study of Imagining the Future Project, SURA/ViDe 4th Annual Digital Video Workshop, University of Alabama at Birmingham, April, 2002.

Ben Teitelbaum and Amela Sadagic, Internet2 QoS and Video: Sharing Responsibility to Overcome Congestion-Related Performance Problems, SURA/ViDe 4th Annual Digital Video Workshop, University of Alabama at Birmingham, April 2002.

Amela Sadagic, ThinkQuest: Students Projects with Global Reach, Megaconference III, International H.323 tele-conference, October 2001.

Amela Sadagic, Herman Towles, Jaron Lanier, Henry Fuchs, Andries van Dam, Kostas Daniilidis, Jane Mulligan, Loring Holden and Bob Zeleznik, National Tele-Immersion Initiative: Towards Compelling Tele-Immersive Collaborative Environments, Medicine Meets Virtual Reality conference, Newport Beach, CA, January 2001.

Amela Sadagic, National Tele-Immersion Initiative: Visions and Challenges, invited seminar talk given at the University College London, Department of Computer Science, London, UK, December 1999.

Amela Sadagic, National Tele-Immersion Initiative: Visions and Challenges, keynote speaker at the Second Workshop on Virtual Reality in Sweden: Future Directions in Virtual Environments II, Stockholm, Sweden, November 1999.

Amela Sadagic, Efficient Image Display for Head-Slaved Viewing of Virtual Environments, seminar talk given at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Computer Science, Chapel Hill, USA, June 1997.