The Sixth IASTED International Conference on
Web-based Education
~WBE 2007~
March 14 – 16, 2007
Chamonix, France
PANEL SESSION
Future of Web-based Education
Biographies of the Panelists
Dr. Vladimir Uskov is a professor of computer science and information systems at Bradley University (Peoria, IL, USA). He is also a co-Director of the InterLabs Research Institute at Bradley University.
His areas of expertise include Web-Based Education or e-Learning (1995 – present), Applications of Information Technologies in Education (1990 – present), Software Engineering (1979 – present) and Programming Languages (1979 – present).
Dr. Uskov has more than 300 professional publications, including 3 textbooks, 3 book chapters, and 48 published articles in referred journals in 3 different languages.
Dr. Uskov is the Editor-in-Chief of the international journal on Advanced Technology for Learning (ISSN: 1710-2251). He is also a member of editorial boards of 3 international referred journals on Web-based education.
Dr. Uskov received numerous grants in his areas of expertise from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Microsoft Corp., and various governmental institutions. Currently, Dr. Uskov is a principal investigator of the NSF project # 0420506 (2004-2008) in Information Technology. He was a principal investigator of the NSF project # 0196015 on Web-Based Education (2001-2004), and co-principal investigator of the NSF grant # 9950029 (1999-2003) and grant # 0002219 (2000-2001).
In the past 2 years, Dr. Uskov has served as a keynote/invited speaker for 14 international conferences and professional events in U.S.A., Japan, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Russia, Turkey, Taiwan and Jamaica.
Dr. Uskov taught regular academic courses in Russia (Moscow State Technical University, 1988-1995) and in the USA (Michigan State University, University of Cincinnati, and Bradley University, 1995 – present). He was a visiting professor in various universities of France, Germany, Holland, and Italy.
Dr. Uskov is a Member of the Executive Board of the IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technology, Senior Member of the IEEE, IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Education Society, ACM, AACE, IASTED and the International Academy on Information Networking.
Dr. Susan C. Aldridge is the president of University of Maryland University College (UMUC) in the United States. She has more than 20 years of experience in higher education with an emphasis on providing academic services to adults who need coursework to fit their schedules and career goals. Before coming to UMUC Dr. Aldridge served as vice chancellor for Troy University's University College and eCampus in Alabama, a role she held since 2001. Prior to joining Troy University, Dr. Aldridge served as a faculty member of the National University of Singapore, a lecturer at Hong Kong University, division director for the Denver Regional Council of Governments, and vice president of Aldridge and Associates, Inc., which researched, designed, and managed national and international education institutes. Dr. Aldridge received her doctorate and master's degree, both in public administration, from the University of Colorado, and her bachelor's degree from Colorado Women's College.
Professor Dr. Toshio Okamoto obtained his PhD from Tokyo Institute of Technology. He is a professor at the University of Electro-Communications, Graduate School of Information Systems, Japan. His research interests include e-Learning systems, Computer Supported Collaborative Learning systems, and curriculum development of IT education. He is also a convener of WG2 (Collaborative Technology) of LTSC/ISO SC36 (Learning Technologies Standards Committee).
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