Volkan Ustun, Soham Hans, Benjamin D. Nye, Mark G. Core, James J. Sterrett, & Matthew K. Green. (2025). Towards AI-Assisted Generation of Military Training Scenarios. In Proceedings of the Interservice/Industry Training Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC). Keywords: multi-modal large language models, authoring tools.
Benjamin D. Nye, Jose-Luis Ambite, Joel Matthew, Mark G. Core, Daniel Auerbach, Dilan R. Ramirez, & Joel Walsh. (2025). Training Developer Feedback on AI for Revision of Content (ARC). In Proceedings of the Interservice/Industry Training Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC). Keywords: natural language understanding, large language models, authoring tools.
Joel Walsh, Siddarth Mamidanna, Benjamin Nye, Mark G. Core, & Daniel Auerbach. (2025). Fine-tuning for Better Few Shot Prompting: An Empirical Comparison for Short Answer Grading. In Proceedings of the AIED Workshop on Automated Evaluation of Learning and Assessment Content. Keywords: natural language understanding, large language models, tutorial dialogue systems, OpenTutor.
Mark G. Core, Benjamin Nye, Kayla Carr, Shirley Li, Aaron Shiel, Daniel Auerbach, Andrew Leeds, & William Swartout. (2025). Usability and Preferences for a Personalized Adaptive Learning System for AI Upskilling. In Proceedings of the 38th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference (FLAIRS). Keywords: lifelong learning, teaching artificial intelligence, PAL3.
David Nelson, Russell Cohen Hoffing, Steven Thurman, Rhys Yahata, David Cobbins, Mark Core, Deniz Marti, Anthony DeCapite, Allison Aptaker, & Rylan Pozniak Daniels. (2024). Adaptive Interfaces for Better Decision Making. In Proceedings of the Interservice/Industry Training Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC). Keywords: immersive technologies.
Mark G. Core, Benjamin D. Nye, & Brent D. Fegley. (2024). Trend-Aware Scenario Authoring: Adapting Training Toward Patterns from Real Operations. In Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. Keywords: authoring tools, pilot training.
Benjamin D. Nye, Mark G. Core , Sai V. R. Chereddy, Vivian Young, & Daniel Auerbach. (2024). Bootstrapping Assessments for Team Simulations: Transfer Learning Between First-Person-Shooter Game Maps. In Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. Keywords: learning analytics, team performance.
Alesia Gainer, Allison Aptaker, Ron Artstein, David Cobbins, Mark Core, Carla Gordon, Anton Leuski, Zongjian Li, Chirag Merchant, David Nelson, Mohammad Soleymani, & David Traum. (2023). DIVIS: Digital Interactive Victim Intake Simulator. Extended abstract in Proceedings of the 23rd ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVA '23). Keywords: virtual role players, intelligent tutoring systems, DIVIS.
Benjamin Nye, Dillon Mee, & Mark G. Core. (2023). Generative Large Language Models for Dialog-Based Tutoring: An Early Consideration of Opportunities and Concerns. In Proceedings of the AIED Workshop on Empowering Education with LLMs - the Next-Gen Interface and Content Generation. Keywords: natural language understanding, large language models, tutorial dialogue systems, OpenTutor.
Benjamin D. Nye, Aditya Jain, Dilan R. Ramirez, Mark G. Core, & William Swartout. (2022). Designing a Rapid Adaptive Content Registry (RACR) for Adaptive Learning. In Proceedings of the Interservice/Industry Training Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC). Keywords: authoring tools.
Benjamin D. Nye, Mark G. Core, Shikhar Jaiswal, Aviroop Ghosal & Daniel Auerbach. (2021). Acting Engaged: Leveraging Player Persona Archetypes for Semi-Supervised Classification of Engagement. In Proceedings of Educational Data Mining (EDM). Keywords: learner engagement, semi-supervised learning, learning analytics, leadership counseling, ELITE.
Benjamin D. Nye, Mark G. Core, Aviroop Ghosal & Peter B. Walker (2021). Metrics for Engagement in Games and Simulations for Learning. In H. F. O'Neil, E. L. Baker, R. S. Perez, S. E. Watson (Eds.), Using Cognitive and Affective Metrics in Educational Simulations and Games: Applications in School and Workplace Contexts. Routledge, 107-130. Keywords: learner engagement, learning analytics.
Benjamin D. Nye, Mark G. Core, Daniel Auerbach, Aviroop Ghosal, Shikhar Jaiswal & Milton Rosenberg. (2020). Integrating an Engagement Classification Pipeline into a GIFT Cybersecurity Module. In Proceedings of the 8th Annual GIFT Users Symposium (GIFTSym8). Keywords: learner engagement, learning analytics, semi-supervised learning.
Kallirroi Georgila, Mark G. Core, Benjamin D. Nye, Shamya Karumbaiah, Daniel Auerbach & Maya Ram. (2019). Engaging with the Scenario: Affect and Facial Patterns from a Scenario-Based Intelligent Tutoring System. In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED). Keywords: learner engagement, facial affect, virtual role players, intelligent tutoring systems, leadership counseling, ELITE.
Benjamin Nye, Shamya Karumbaiah, S. Tugba Tokel, Mark G. Core, Giota Stratou, Daniel Auerbach & Kallirroi Georgila. (2017). Analyzing Learner Affect in a Scenario-Based Intelligent Tutoring System. Poster in Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED). Keywords: learner engagement, facial affect, virtual role players, intelligent tutoring systems, leadership counseling, ELITE.
Mark G. Core, Kallirroi Georgila, Benjamin D. Nye, Daniel Auerbach, Zhi Fei Liu & Richard DiNinni. (2016). Learning, Adaptive Support, Student Traits, and Engagement in Scenario-Based Learning. In Proceedings of the Interservice/Industry Training Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC). Honorable mention. Keywords: learner engagement, virtual role players, intelligent tutoring systems, leadership counseling, ELITE.
H. Chad Lane, Mark G. Core, Matthew J. Hays, Daniel Auerbach & Milton Rosenberg. (2015). Situated Pedagogical Authoring: Authoring Intelligent Tutors from a Student's Perspective. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED). Keywords: authoring tools, virtual role players, intelligent tutoring systems, motivational interviewing, MILES.
H. Chad Lane, Mark G. Core & Benjamin S. Goldberg. (2015). Lowering the Technical Skill Requirements for Building Intelligent Tutors: A Review of Authoring Tools. In R. Sottilare, A. Graesser, X. Hu & K. Brawner (Eds.), Design Recommendations for Intelligent Tutoring Systems: Volume 3 - Authoring Tools & Expert Modeling Techniques, Adaptive Tutoring Series, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, 303-318. Note, go to page 325 of the pdf to find the paper. Keywords: authoring tools, intelligent tutoring systems.
Mark G. Core, H. Chad Lane & David Traum. (2014). Intelligent Tutoring Support for Learners Interacting with Virtual Humans. In R. Sottilare, A. Graesser, X. Hu & B. Goldberg (Eds.), Design Recommendations for Intelligent Tutoring Systems: Volume 2 - Instructional Management, Adaptive Tutoring Series, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, 249-258. Note, go to page 284 of the pdf to find the paper. Keywords: virtual role players, intelligent tutoring systems, explainable artificial intelligence, negotiation.
Andrew Gordon, Mark Core, Sin-Hwa Kang, Catherine Wang & Christopher Wienberg. (2014). Civilian Analogs of Army Tasks: Supporting Pedagogical Storytelling Across Domains. Short paper (Report/Reflection) in Proceedings of the 11th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS), 1057-1061. Keywords: authoring tools, negotiation, cultural awareness.
H. Chad Lane, Matthew Jensen Hays, Mark G. Core & Daniel Auerbach. (2013). Learning intercultural communication skills with virtual humans: Feedback and fidelity. In V. Aleven, C. R. Beal & A. C. Graesser (Eds.), Journal of Educational Psychology, Special Issue on Advanced Learning Technologies, 105(4), 1026-1035. Keywords: virtual role players, intelligent tutoring systems, immersive technologies, negotiation, cultural awareness, BiLAT.
Mark G. Core. (2012). Natural Language Understanding Considerations for a Lifelong Learning Companion. In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Creating, Connecting and Collaborating through Computing, 3-8. Keywords: lifelong learning, natural language understanding.
Julia C. Campbell, Matthew Jensen Hays, Mark Core, Mike Birch, Matt Bosack & Richard E. Clark. (2011). Interpersonal and leadership skills: Using virtual humans to teach new officers. In Proceedings of the Interservice/Industry Training Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC). Best paper honorable mention. Keywords: virtual role players, intelligent tutoring systems, immersive technologies, leadership counseling, ELITE.
Antonio Roque, Dusan Jan, Mark Core & David Traum. (2011). Using virtual tour behavior to build dialogue models for training review. Short paper in Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVA), 100-105. Keywords: intelligent tutoring systems, immersive technologies.
Julia Campbell, Mark Core, Ron Artstein, Lindsay Armstrong, Arno Hartholt, Cyrus Wilson, Kallirroi Georgila, Fabrizio Morbini, Edward Haynes, Dave Gomboc, Mike Birch, Jonathan Bobrow, H. Chad Lane, Jillian Gerten, Anton Leuski, David Traum, Matthew Trimmer, Rich DiNinni, Matthew Bosack, Timothy Jones, Richard E. Clark & Kenneth A. Yates. (2011). Developing INOTS to Support Interpersonal Skills Practice. In Proceedings of the IEEE Aerospace Conference. Keywords: virtual role players, intelligent tutoring systems, immersive technologies, leadership counseling, INOTS.
H. Chad Lane, Matthew J. Hays, Daniel Auerbach & Mark G. Core. (2010). Investigating the relationship between presence and learning in a serious game. In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS), 274-284. Keywords: immersive technologies, virtual role players, intelligent tutoring systems, negotiation, cultural awareness, BILAT.
Robert Wray, H. Chad Lane, Brian Stensrud, Mark Core, Laura Hamel & Eric Forbell. (2009). Pedagogical Experience Manipulation for Cultural Learning. In Proceedings of the 2nd Workshop on Culturally-Aware Tutoring Systems (CATS) held in conjunction with AIED 2009, 35-44. Full proceedings for CATS workshops. Keywords: virtual role players, intelligent tutoring systems, experience manipulation, cultural awareness.
H. Chad Lane, Mark Core, Dave Gomboc, Mike Birch, John Hart & Milton Rosenberg. (2009). Using Written and Behavioral Data to Detect Evidence of Continuous Learning. In Proceedings of the UMAP 2009 Workshop on Lifelong User Modelling, 54-61. Keywords: lifelong learning.
Matthew Hays, H. Chad Lane, Daniel Auerbach, Mark G. Core, Dave Gomboc & Milton Rosenberg. (2009). Feedback Specificity and the Learning of Intercultural Communication Skills. In Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED). Keywords: virtual role players, intelligent tutoring systems, negotiation, cultural awareness, BiLAT.
Julia M. Kim, Randall W. Hill, Jr., Paula J. Durlach, H. Chad Lane, Eric Forbell, Mark Core, Stacy Marsella, David V. Pynadath & John Hart. (2009). BiLAT: A Game-Based Environment for Practicing Negotiation in a Cultural Context. In International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, Special Issue on Ill-Defined Domains, 19(3), 289-308. Keywords: virtual role players, intelligent tutoring systems, negotiation, cultural awareness, BiLAT.
Steven Solomon, Michael van Lent, Mark Core, Paul Carpenter & Milton Rosenberg. (2008). A Language for Modeling Cultural Norms, Biases and Stereotypes for Human Behavior Models. In Proceedings of the 17th Conference on Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation (BRIMS). Keywords: computational models of culture, cultural awareness, virtual role players.
Dave Gomboc, H. Chad Lane, Mark Core, Ashish Karnavat, Daniel Auerbach & Milton Rosenberg. (2008). An Intelligent Tutoring Framework for Simulation-based Training. Short paper in Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE). Keywords: intelligent tutoring systems.
H. Chad Lane, Matthew Hays, Mark Core, Dave Gomboc, Eric Forbell & Milton Rosenberg. (2008). Coaching Intercultural Communication in a Serious Game. In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE). WINNER BEST PAPER AWARD. Associated project: intelligent tutoring systems, virtual role players, cultural awareness, negotiation, BiLAT.
Dave Gomboc, Mark Core, H. Chad Lane, Ashish Karnavat & Milton Rosenberg. (2008). An Intelligent Tutoring Architecture for Simulation-based Training. Poster in Proceedings of the 21st International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference (FLAIRS). Keywords: intelligent tutoring systems.
Michael van Lent, Mark Core, Steve Solomon, Milton Rosenberg, Ryan McAlinden & Paul Carpenter. (2007). Modeling of Culturally Affected Human Behavior. The Bridge, Winter, 37(4). Keywords: computational models of culture, cultural awareness.
H. Chad Lane, Mark G. Core, Dave Gomboc, Ashish Karnavat & Milton Rosenberg. (2007). Intelligent Tutoring for Interpersonal and Intercultural Skills. In Proceedings of the Interservice/Industry Training Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC). Keywords: virtual role players, intelligent tutoring systems, negotiation, cultural awareness, BiLAT.
Mark Core, David Traum, H. Chad Lane, William Swartout, Jonathan Gratch, Michael van Lent & Stacy Marsella. (2006). Teaching Negotiation Skills through Practice and Reflection with Virtual Humans. SIMULATION, November, 82(11), 685-701. Keywords: virtual role players, explainable artificial intelligence, intelligent tutoring systems, negotiation.
Randall W. Hill, Jr., James Belanich, H. Chad Lane, Mark Core, Melissa Dixon, Eric Forbell, Julia Kim & John Hart. (2006). Pedagogically Structured Game-Based Training: Development of the ELECT BiLAT Simulation. In Proceedings of the 25th Army Science Conference. Keywords: intelligent tutoring systems, virtual role players, negotiation, cultural awareness, BiLAT.
H. Chad Lane, Mark Core, Dave Gomboc, Steve Solomon, Michael van Lent & Milton Rosenberg. (2006). Reflective Tutoring for Immersive Simulation. Poster in Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS), 732-734. Keywords: explainable artificial intelligence, intelligent tutoring systems, virtual role players, negotiation.
Mark G. Core, H. Chad Lane, Michael van Lent, Dave Gomboc, Steve Solomon & Milton Rosenberg. (2006). Building Explainable Artificial Intelligence Systems. In Proceedings of the 18th Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence Conference (IAAI), 41-44. Keywords: explainable artificial intelligence, intelligent tutoring systems, virtual role players, negotiation.
Mark G. Core, H. Chad Lane, Michael van Lent, Steve Solomon, Dave Gomboc & Paul Carpenter. (2005). Toward Question Answering for Simulations. Poster in Proceedings of the Knowledge and Reasoning for Answering Questions workshop (KRAQ) held in conjunction with IJCAI 2005. Keywords: explainable artificial intelligence.
H. Chad Lane, Mark G. Core, Michael van Lent, Steve Solomon & Dave Gomboc. (2005). Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Training and Tutoring. Poster in Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED). Keywords: explainable artificial intelligence.
Dave Gomboc, Steve Solomon, Mark G. Core, H. Chad Lane & Michael van Lent. (2005). Design Recommendations to Support Automated Explanation and Tutoring. In Proceedings of the 14th Conference on Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation (BRIMS). Keywords: explainable artificial intelligence.
Claus Zinn, Johanna D. Moore & Mark G. Core. (2005). Intelligent Information Presentation for Tutoring Systems. In O. Stock and M. Zancanaro (Eds.), Multimodal Intelligent Information Presentation, Text, Speech and Language Technology Series, Springer, 227-252. Keywords: intelligent tutoring systems, basic electricity and electronics.
Mark G. Core & Johanna D. Moore. (2004). Robustness versus Fidelity in Natural Language Understanding. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Scalable Natural Language Understanding (ScaNaLU), held in conjunction with NAACL 2004, 1-8. Keywords: intelligent tutoring systems, natural language understanding, basic electricity and electronics.
Claus Zinn, Johanna D. Moore, Mark G. Core, Sebastian Varges & Kaska Porayska-Pomsta. (2003). The BE&E Tutorial Learning Environment (BEETLE). System demonstration in Proceedings of the 7th Workshop on the Semantics and Pragmatics of Dialogue (DiaBruck). Keywords: intelligent tutoring systems, basic electricity and electronics.
Mark G. Core, Johanna D. Moore & Claus Zinn. (2003). The Role of Initiative in Tutorial Dialogue. In Proceedings of the 10th Conference of the European Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics (EACL), 67-74. Keywords: dialogue act annotation, discourse analysis, initiative, basic electricity and electronics, tutoring.
Claus Zinn, Johanna D. Moore & Mark G. Core. (2002). A 3-tier Planning Architecture for Managing Tutorial Dialogue. System demonstration in the Proceedings of the 6th Workshop on the Semantics and Pragmatics of Dialogue (EDILOG), 200. Keywords: intelligent tutoring systems, basic electricity and electronics.
Claus Zinn, Johanna D. Moore & Mark G. Core. (2002). A 3-tier Planning Architecture for Managing Tutorial Dialogue. In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS), 574-584. Keywords: intelligent tutoring systems, basic electricity and electronics.
Edinburgh Tutorial Dialogue Group. (2002). Annotation of Initiative. Manual used while annotating initiative in the basic electricity and electronics corpus. Keywords: dialogue act annotation, initiative, basic electricity and electronics, tutoring.
Mark G. Core, Johanna D. Moore & Claus Zinn. (2002). Initiative in Tutorial Dialogue. In Proceedings of the ITS 2002 Workshop on Empirical Methods for Tutorial Dialogue Systems, 46-55. Keywords: dialogue act annotation, discourse analysis, initiative, basic electricity and electronics, tutoring.
Mark G. Core, Johanna D. Moore & Claus W. Zinn. (2001). Initiative Management for Tutorial Dialogue. In Proceedings of the NAACL 2001 Workshop on Adaptation in Dialogue Systems. Keywords: intelligent tutoring systems, initiative, basic electricity and electronics.
Mark G. Core, Johanna D. Moore & Claus Zinn. (2000). Supporting Constructive Learning with a Feedback Planner. Poster in Proceedings of the AAAI Fall Symposium on Building Dialogue Systems for Tutorial Applications (AAAI technical report FS-00-01), 1-9. Keywords: intelligent tutoring systems, basic electricity and electronics.
Mark G. Core, Johanna D. Moore, Claus Zinn & Peter Wiemer-Hastings. (2000). Modeling Human Teaching Tactics in a Computer Tutor. In Proceedings of the ITS 2000 Workshop on Modeling Human Teaching Tactics and Strategies, 20-31. Keywords: intelligent tutoring systems, basic electricity and electronics.
Mark G. Core. (1999). Dialog Parsing: From Speech Repairs to Speech Acts. Ph.D. Thesis and Technical Report 721, Computer Science Department, University of Rochester, Rochester NY 14627-0226, December 1999. Keywords: dialogue parsing, speech repairs, dialogue act tagging, discourse analysis, plannning dialogues.
Mark Core, Masato Ishizaki, Johanna Moore, Christine Nakatani, Norbert Reithinger, David Traum & Syun Tutiya (Eds.). (1999). The Report of the Third Workshop of the Discourse Resource Initiative. Chiba Corpus Project Technical Report No. 3 (CC-TR-99-1), Department of Cognitive and Information Sciences, Faculty of Letters, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8522 (email corpus-project@CogSci.L.chiba-u.ac.jp), August, 1999. Keywords: dialogue act annotation, discourse analysis.
Teresa Zollo & Mark Core. (1999). Automatically Extracting Grounding Tags from BF Tags. In Proceedings of the ACL 1999 Workshop on Standards and Tools for Discourse Tagging, 109-114. Keywords: dialogue act tagging, discourse analysis, planning dialogues.
Mark G. Core & Lenhart K. Schubert. (1999). A Model of Speech Repairs and Other Disruptions. In Proceedings of the AAAI Fall Symposium on Psychological Models of Communication in Collaborative Systems, 48-53. Keywords: natural language understanding, dialogue parsing, speech repairs, planning dialogues.
Mark G. Core & Lenhart K. Schubert. (1999). Speech Repairs: A Parsing Perspective. In Proceedings of the ICPhS 1999 Satellite Meeting on Disfluency in Spontaneous Speech, 47-50. Keywords: natural language understanding, dialogue parsing, speech repairs, planning dialogues.
Mark G. Core & Lenhart K. Schubert. (1999). A Syntactic Framework for Speech Repairs and Other Disruptions. In Proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), 413-420. Keywords: natural language understanding, dialogue parsing, speech repairs, planning dialogues.
Mark G. Core & Lenhart K. Schubert. (1998). Implementing Parser Metarules that Handle Speech Repairs and Other Disruptions. In Proceedings of the 11th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference (FLAIRS), 283-288. Note the electronic version contains two corrections not in the conference proceedings version. Keywords: natural language understanding, dialogue parsing, speech repairs, planning dialogues.
Mark G. Core. (1998). Analyzing and Predicting Patterns of DAMSL Utterance Tags. In Proceedings of the AAAI Spring Symposium on Applying Machine Learning to Discourse Processing (AAAI technical report SS-98-01), 18-24. Keywords: dialogue act tagging, discourse analysis, planning dialogues.
James Allen & Mark Core. 1997. Draft of DAMSL: Dialog Act Markup in Several Layers. HTML. Keywords: dialogue act annotation.
Mark G. Core & James F. Allen. (1997). Coding Dialogs with the DAMSL Annotation Scheme. In Proceedings of the AAAI Fall Symposium on Communicative Action in Humans and Machines, 28-35. This addendum to the workshop paper uses a different inter-annotator reliability calculation. Keywords: dialogue act annotation.
Mark G. Core & Lenhart K. Schubert. (1997). Handling Speech Repairs and Other Disruptions Through Parser Metarules. In Proceedings of the AAAI Spring Symposium on Computational Models for Mixed Initiative Interaction (AAAI technical report SS-97-04), 23-29. Keywords: natural language understanding, dialogue parsing, speech repairs, planning dialogues.
Mark G. Core & Lenhart K. Schubert. (1996). Dialog Parsing in the TRAINS System. Technical Report 612, Department of Computer Science, University of Rochester, Rochester NY 14627-0226. Keywords: natural language understanding, dialogue parsing, speech repairs, planning dialogues.
Mark Core. (1996). Using Parsed Corpora for Structural Disambiguation in the TRAINS Domain. Poster/student paper in Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), 345-347. Keywords: natural language understanding, planning dialogues.
Mark G. Core & Lenhart K. Schubert. (1996). Using Parsed Corpora for Structural Disambiguation in the TRAINS Domain. Technical Report 608, Department of Computer Science, University of Rochester, Rochester NY 14627-0226. Note, this is a longer version of the ACL-96 paper. Keywords: natural language understanding, planning dialogues.