Dr. Julie A. Adams, Assistant Professor
Dr. Julie A. Adams
Curriculum Vitae in PDF, last updated in November 2009.
Research Statement in PDF, last updated November 2009.
Teaching Statement in PDF, last updated November 2009.
Dr. Julie A. Adams joined the faculty of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at Vanderbilt University in August 2003, founding the Human-Machine Teaming Laboratory at that time. Besides her appointment as Assistant Professor in the EECS Department, she also holds an appointment as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Computing and Information Sciences at Kansas State University. Prior to joining Vanderbilt, Dr. Adams was an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Before returning to academia, she worked in Human Factors for Honeywell, Inc. and the Eastman Kodak Company from 1995 to 2000. Dr. Adams was also an Adjunct Professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of Rochester from 1999 until she joined RIT.
Dr. Adams received her Ph.D. degree in Computer and Information Sciences in 1995 from the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), performing her research on human-robotic interaction for multi-robot systems in Penn's General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (GRASP) Laboratory. She received her M.S.E. degree in Computer and Information Sciences from the University of Pennsylvania, and her B.S. in Computer Science and B.B.E. in Accounting from Siena College.
Dr. Adams has published over 50 articles in the areas of multiple robot coalition formation, human-robot interaction, human-computer interaction, and complex human-machine systems. She has received the NSF Career Award and was a member of the DARPA Computer Science Study Panel. She is an associate editor for the IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics - Part A and serves on the editorial board of the Human Factors and Engineering in Manufacturing. Dr. Adams serves as a member of the National Research Council’s Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Review Panel on Solider Systems. She is a member of the IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society's (SMCS) Board of Governor and has previously served in several SMCS Executive Board positions, including Vice President of Conferences and Meetings and Vice President of Long Range Planning and Finance. She has also served on the IEEE Technical Activities Board's Society Review and Finance committees. Dr. Adams has served on several international conference organizing and program committees and is co-chair of the Human-Robot Interaction Steering Committee.
Dr. Adams research collaborations include Brigham Young University, Kansas State University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MITRE, Stanford University, the University of Massachusetts (Amherst and Lowell), and the University of Washington, among others. Sponsors of her research includeAir Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), Office on Naval Research (ONR), and the Marine Corps Systems Command. Dr. Adams is a member of IEEE, ACM, AAAI, and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES).
Dr. Adams is committed to teaching and training future scientist and engineers. She regularly teaches undergraduate and graduate classes at Vanderbilt University in artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, and related topics. She hosts a high school math or science teacher for a summer research as part of Vanderbilt University's Bioengineering Research Experiences for Teachers Program and involves undergraduate in summer and academic robotic research projects.
Julie A. Adams is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at Vanderbilt University, where she directs the Human-Machine Teaming Laboratory. Her research focuses on distributed artificially intelligent algorithms for autonomous multiple robot coalition formation and the development of complex human-machine systems for large human and robotic teams. She has published on topics in autonomous robotic coalition formation, human-robot interaction, cognitive task analysis for robotic systems, and human factors. She worked in Human Factors for Honeywell, Inc. and the Eastman Kodak Company from 1995 to 2000. She was an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Rochester Institute of Technology from 2000 until 2003. She is an appointed member of the National Research Council’s Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Review Panel on Solider Systems and is the recipient of the NSF CAREER Award. She received her Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and her Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting from Siena College. She received her M.S.E. (1993) and her Ph.D. (1995) in Computer and Information Sciences from the University of Pennsylvania.