Kenneth D. Forbus

Kenneth D. Forbus

Kenneth Forbus

Kenneth D. Forbus

Professor , Computer Science
Professor , Education

forbus@northwestern.edu
Annenberg Hall
Room 309
2120 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208-0001
Phone: (847) 491-7699
Fax: (847) 491-5259

Websites

Computer Science webpage

Research/Scholarship

Education

Year Degree Institution
1984 PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Projects

Articulate Software for Teaching Science and Engineering
 Articulate Virtual Laboratories for Science and Engineering Education
 Computer-Supported Visual Representations for Learning Modeling
 Virtual Solar System Project

Research Interests

Artificial intelligence, specifically qualitative reasoning, spatial reasoning, analogical reasoning and learning, and inference engine design; in cognitive science, understanding how analogy and similarity work; in education, using AI techniques to create educational software and activities; in human-computer interaction, the use of sketching as an interface modality; the role of AI in computer game design.