Andy Smith is a Research Scientist in the Intellimedia Group within the Department of Computer Science at North Carolina State University. Andy received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from North Carolina State University under the direction of Dr. James Lester.
Prior to joining Intellimedia, Andy graduated from Duke University in 2005 with a double major in Electrical/Computer Engineering and Computer Science. Before returning to Raleigh to pursue a Ph.D. from NCSU, he worked at SPAWAR Systems Center in San Diego, as part of their Unmanned Maritime Vehicles laboratory, focusing primarily on sensor integration/deployment for underwater gliders.
Dr. Smith’s research focuses on applying data-mining and artificial intelligence techniques to improve learning environments. Projects have ranged from analyzing student behavior in game-based learning environments, to generating scenarios for military training, to developing automated techniques for analyzing student drawings collected from a digital science notebook for elementary students.
Education
Ph.D., Computer Science (2020)
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
M.S. Computer Science (2016)
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
B.S.E., Electrical/Computer Engineering, B.S. Computer Science (2005)
Duke University, Durham, NC
Publications and Presentations
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6577-7764
Honors
President’s Volunteer Service Award – Gold Level (2013) – Story – (Radio interview of Chancellor Woodson discussing the award at 1:20)
NCSU College of Engineering Fellowship (2011)
NCSU Graduate Dean’s Fellowship (2010)