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Curriculum Vitae
Aug. 2000 to Aug. 2006:
Professor and Founding Chair
Department of Information Technology
University of South Florida
Lakeland, FL 33803 USA
Aug. 2001 to Aug. 2002:
Program Director (on loan from USF)
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22203
1978 - 2000:
Professor and Chair
Computer Science Department
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Academic Degrees:
Ph.D. - University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Computer Science, 1978
Post. Doc. - Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 1979 - 1980
M.S. - University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Computer Science, 1974
Current and Recent Sponsored Research & Prof. Exp.:
National Science Foundation:
Project Director/PI – NSF Workshop on Broadening Participation in Computing
(Current)
Consultant (paid): NSF/SBIR Phase I Grant – Dallas, Texas (Current)
Consultant (paid): NSF MII Grant – Florida International University (Current)
Consultant (paid); NSF CISE Grant – University of South Florida (Current)
Project Director/PI - WWW Access for the Blind and Visually Impaired ($600,000)
(Recent)
Project Director/PI - MAVIS: Mathematics Accessible to Visually Impaired Students
($600,000) (Recent)
Project Director/PI - vBNS - A Connection for New Mexico State University ($750,000)
(Recent)
Project Director/PI - MI Infrastructure Program ($1,500,000) (Recent)
U.S. Department of Education:
Project Director/PI - Universal Braille Translation, funded by NIDRR ($427,000)
(Current)
Project Director/PI - Graduate Assistantships in Areas of National Need (GAANN)
($360,000) (Recent)
Principal Publications (partial list):
User Interfaces:
Appearing in Print:
Ruiduo, Y., Sarkar, S., Loeding, B., and Karshmer, A., Efficient Generation of
Large Amounts of Training Data for Sign Language Recognition: A Semi-Automatic
Tool, Proceedings of the International Conference on Computers Helping People,
Linz, Austria, 2006
Stanley, P., and Karshmer, A., Translating MathML into Nemeth Braille Code, Proceedings
of the International Conference on Computers Helping People, Linz, Austria, 2006
Nehmer, J., Karshmer,A., Becker, M., and Lamm, R., Living Assistance Systems:
An Ambient Approach, Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Software
Engineering, Shanghai, May, 2006
Karshmer, A., Lamm, R., Karshmer, J., and Archambault, D., Adapting Assistive
Technologies For Use By The Elderly, International Conference on Aging, Disability
and Independence, St. Petersburg, Fl, February, 2006
Karshmer, A., Bledsoe, C., and Stanley, P., “The Architecture of a Comprehensive
Equation Browser for the Print Impaired, Proceedings of the IEEE Symposium on
Visual Languages and Human Centric Computing, Dallas Texas, September, 2005
Stanley, P., Bledsoe, C., and Karshmer, A., Verbally Rendering Math Statements
with the MathGenie Accessibility Software for the Print Impaired, Florida Tech
Transfer Conference, May, 2005
Karshmer, A., Gupta, G., Annamalai, N., et al., UMA: A System for Universal Mathematics
Accessibility, Proceedings of the ASSETS Conference, 2004
Karshmer, Judith,F., and Karshmer, Arthur,I., A Computer-Based Self Health Monitoring
System for the Elderly in a Low Income Housing Environment, The International
Conference for Computers Helping People, Paris, July, 2004.
Stanley, Paul and Karshmer, Arthur,.I., Using Scalable Vector Graphics in the
Instruction of Mathematics to the Visually Impaired Student, The International
Conference for Computers Helping People, Paris, July, 2004.
Gillan, Doug, Barazza, Paula, Karshmer and Pazuchanics, Skye, A Cognitive Analysis
of Equation Reading Applied to the Development of Assistive Technology for Visually-Impaired
Students, HFES 48th Annual Meeting, Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans,
Louisiana, September 20-24, 2004.
Archambault, A., Miesenberger, K., Karshmer, A., Gupta, G., Pontelli, E., and
Fitzpatrick, D., Towards A Universal Maths Conversion Library, The International
Conference for Computers Helping People, Paris, July, 2004
Karshmer, A., Gupta, G., Miesenberger, K., and Pontelli, E., UMA: A System for
Universal Mathematics Accessibility, The Assets 2004 Conference
Karshmer, A., Bledsoe, C., and Stanley, P., The Architecture of a Comprehensive
Equation Browser for the Print Impaired, The International Conference for Computers
Helping People, Paris, July, 2004
Barraza, P., Gilan, D., Karshmer, A., and Pazuzchanics, S., A Cognitive Analysis
of Equation Reading Applied to the Development of Assistive Technology for Visually-Impaired
Students, to Appear in the proceedings of the 48th Human Factors and Ergonomics
Conference Proceedings, New Oeleans, September 20-24, 2004.
Karshmer, A.I., and Gillan, D., “How well can we Read Equations to Blind
Mathematics Students: Some Answers from Psychology ,” Proceedings of the
2003 Human Computer Interface International Conference, Crete, Greece, July,
2003.
Annamalai, N., Gopal, D., Gupta, G., Guo, H., and Karshmer, A.,I., “INSIGHT:
A Comprehensive System for Converting Braille-based Mathematical Documents to
LaTeX,” Proceedings of the 2003 Human Computer Interface International
Conference, Crete, Greece, July, 2003.
Karshmer, A.I., Math and Blind Students: A Special Thematic Session, Proceedings
of the ICCHP 2002 Conference, Linz, Austria, July 17, 2002, Published in the
Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Jacko, J.A., Salvendy, G., Karshmer, A.I., et al, Intranets and Organizational
Learning: A Research and Development Agenda, International Journal of Human-Computer
Interaction, 14(1), 93-130, Springer Verlag, 2002
Karshmer, A.I., Gupta, G., and Gillan, D., Architecting an Audio Browser for
Navigating Mathematical Equations, Proceedings of the ICCHP 2002 Conference,
Linz, Austria, July 17, 2002, Published in the Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes
in Computer Science
Pontelli, E., Karshmer, A.I., Gupta, G., Gillan, D., Xiong, V., & Saad.,
E, Navigation of HTML tables, frames, and XML fragments, to Appear in the Proceedings
of the ASSETS 2002 Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, July, 2002
Karshmer, A.I., and Bledsoe, C., Access to Mathematics by Blind Students, Proceedings
of the BrailleNet 2002 Conference, Paris, France, May 3, 2002
Powlik, J., and Karshmer, A.I., When Accessibility Meets Usability, Universal
Access in the Information Society, Springer-Verlag, Volume 1, Number 3, June
2002. pp 217-222
Fellowships & Awards:
Lady Davis Post Doctoral Fellowship - Hebrew University, Israel
DAAD Fellowship (German Academic Exchange Service) – University of Kaiserslautern,
Germany
Best Paper Award - East West HCI Conference, Moscow, Russia
Fulbright Fellowship to Ireland (Summer of 2004)
Fulbright Fellowship to France (Summer of 2005)
Fulbright Fellowship to Finland (Summer of 2007)
L'électricité de France – summer fellowship
Honorary Colonel, New Mexico State Militia (awarded for civic activities)
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