Timothy J Hickey

Professor of Computer Science

Departments/Programs

Computer Science
Film, Television and Interactive Media
Myra Kraft Transitional Year Program
Volen National Center for Complex Systems

Degrees

University of Chicago, Ph.D.
University of Chicago, M.S.
Brandeis University, B.A.

Expertise

Educational Technology, Computer Science Education, Brain Computer Interfaces, 3D Game Design, Interval Arithmetic, Scientific Visualization, Computer Supported Learning, Groupware and Collaborative Editing, Constraint Logic Programming

Profile

Please visit my new faculty profile page.

Timothy Hickey is a Professor of Computer Science whose current work focuses on Educational Technology, Brain-Computer Interfaces and Game-based Learning. Webpage

Courses Taught

COSI	10a	Introduction to Problem Solving in Python
COSI	12b	Advanced Programming Techniques in Java
COSI	29a	Discrete Structures
COSI	152a	Web Application Development
COSI	152aj	Web Application Development
COSI	153a	Mobile Application Development
COSI	154aj	The JBS Incubator
COSI	164a	Introduction to 3-D Animation

Awards and Honors

the Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer ’69 and Joseph Neubauer Prize for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring. (2012)

Award for Excellence in Teaching (1981)

Award for Excellence in Masters Orals (1978)

NSF Graduate Fellowship (1978 - 1981)

Louis Dembitz Award for Academic Achievment (1976)

Scholarship

Fatima Abu Deeb, TImothy J. Hickey. "Reflective Debugging with a Python Web IDE." Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science, online. 3/3/2021.

Fatima Abu Deeb, Timothy J Hickey. "Reflective Debugging in Spinoza V3. 0." Australasian Computing Education Conference, New Zealand (Remote). March 2020.

Xiaodong Qu, Peiyan Liu, Zhaonan Li, Hickey, Timothy J. "Multi-class Time Continuity Voting for EEG Classification." International Conference on Brain Function Assessment in Learning, Heraklion, Crete. October 2020.

Xiaodong Qu, Qingtian Mei, Peiyan Liu, Timothy J Hickey. "Using EEG to Distinguish Between Writing and Typing for the Same Cognitive Task." International Conference on Brain Function Assessment in Learning, Heraklion, Crete. October, 2020.

Xiaodong Qu, Saran Liukasemsarn, Jingxuan Tu, Amy Higgins, Timothy Hickey, Mei-Hua Hall. "Identifying Clinically And Functionally Distinct Groups Among Healthy Controls And First Episode Psychosis Patients By Clustering On EEG Patterns." Frontiers in Psychiatry (2020).

Abu Deeb, Fatima; Hickey, Timothy J. "Teaching Introductory Cryptography using a 3D Escape-the-Room Game." 2019 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Cincinnati OH. IEEE, 10/16/2019.

Abu Deeb, Fatima; and Hickey, Timothy J. "Recursive Pedagogy: Automatic question generation using real-time learning analytics." CSEDU 2019, Crete, Greece. 5/2/2019.

Abu Deeb, Fatima; and Hickey, Timothy J. "Teaching and assessing debugging, testing, and coding style with Recursive Pedagogy using Spinoza." SIGCSE, Minneapolis, MN. 2/27/2019.

DeRusha, William; and Hickey, Timothy J. "21st Century Skill Building with Web-based Games." CSEDU, Crete, Greece. 5/2/2019.

Fatima Abu Deeb, and Timothy J. Hickey. "Classroom Orchestration with Problem Solving Markov Models." Frontiers in Education, San Jose, CA. 10/3/2018.

Kime, Kristian, Hickey, Timothy J, and Rebeccah Torrey. "Machine Learning Based Directed Self Study in Calculus with CalcTutor." Frontiers in Education, San Jose, CA. FIE, 10/3/2018.

Kime, Kristian; Hickey, Timothy J; Torrey, Rebecca. "Refining Skill Classification with Interactive Machine Learning." 2019 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Cincinnati OH. 10/16/2019.

Qu, Xiaodong, and Sun, Venux Yixin, and Sekuler, Robert, and Hickey, Timothy. "EEG Markers of STEM Learning." Frontiers in Education, San Jose, CA. 10/3/2018.

Abu Deeb, Fatima and Hickey, Timothy J. "SPINOZA: In-class Python Problem Solving with Classroom Orchestration (Abstract Only)." The 49th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE 2018), Baltimore, MD. Feb 21-24 2018.

Abu Deeb, Fatima and Hickey, Timothy J. "Using Fine Grained Programming Error Data to Enhance CS1 Pedagogy." Computer Supported Education (CSEDU18), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. March 15-17 2018.

Qu, Xiaodong and Hall, Mercedes and Sun, Yile and Sekuler Robert and Hickey, Timothy J. "A Personalized Reading Coach using Wearable EEG Sensors: A pilot study of brainwave learning analytics." Analytics in Education Environments (A2E18), Funchal, Maderia, Portugal. March 15-18 2018.

Abu Deeb, Fatima and Hickey, Timothy J. "Flipping Introductory Programming Classes using Spinoza and Agile Pedagogy." FIE2017, Indianapolis, IN. October 18-21 2017.

Hickey, Timothy J. "Catching Audiovisual Interactions With a First-Person Fisherman Video Game." iPerception 46. 7 (2017): 793-814.

Hickey, Timothy J. "Groupwork: Learning During Collaborative Assessment Activities." Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL2017), Philadephia, PA. June 18-22, 2017.

Kime, Kristian and Hickey, Timothy J and Torrey, Rebecca. "The Calculus Dashboard - leveraging intelligent tutor techniques to provide automated fine-grained student assessment." Frontiers in Education (FIE17), Indianapolis, IN. October 18-21, 2017.

Hannah Goldberg, Yile Sun, Timothy J. Hickey, Barbara Shinn-Cunningham, and Robert Sekuler.. "Policing Fish at Boston's Museum of Science: Studying Audiovisual Interaction in the Wild." i-Perceptions 6. 3 (2016): 1-11.

Hickey, Timothy J and Abu Deeb, Fatima and Kime, Kristian and Torrey, Rebecca. "Measuring and Visualizing Learning with Markov Models." Frontiers in Education (FIE2016), Erie, PA. Oct 2016.

Hickey, Timothy J and Tarimo, William. "Fully Integrating Remote Students into a Traditional Classroom using Live-Streaming and TeachBack." Frontiers in Education (FIE2016), Erie, PA. 10/12/2016.

Timothy J. Hickey and Jason K. Pontrello. "Building Bridges Between Science Courses Using Honors Organic Chemistry Projects." The Journal of College Science Teaching 46. 1 (2016).

William T Tarimo, Fatima Abu Deeb, and Timothy J. Hickey. "A Flipped Classroom With and Without Computers." Computer Supported Education, CCIS 583. (2016).

William T. Tarimo, Fatima Abu Deeb, Timothy J. Hickey. "Early Detection of At-risk Students in CS1 Using Teachback/Spinoza." CCSCNE'16 31. 6 (2016): 105-111.

Abu Deeb, Fatima and Hickey, Timothy J. The Spinoza Code Tutor.. Proc. of Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges — Northeastern Region (CCSCNE15). Worcester, MA: ACM, 2015.

Hickey, Timothy J and Abu Deeb, Fatima. Spinoza: the Code Tutor. Proc. of International Conference on Computer and Information Science and Technology, CIST15. Ottawa, CA: International Academy of Science, Engineering, and Technology (ASET), 2015.

Hickey, Timothy J and Tarimo, Willian. Adopting a "Flipped" Interactive Pedagogy Using Teachback. Proc. of Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges — Northeastern Region (CCSCNE15). Worcester, MA: ACM, 2015.

Tarimo, William; Abu Deeb, Fatima; and Hickey, Timothy J. Computers in the CS1 Classroom.. Proc. of 7th International Conference of Computer Supported Education. Lisbon, Portugal: SCITEPRESS, 2015.

Hickey, Timothy J; Tarimo, William. "The Affective Tutor." The Journal of Computing in Small Colleges 29. 6 (2014): 50-56.

Hickey, Timothy J and Salas, Pito. The Entrepreneur’s Bootcamp: A New Model For Teaching Web/Mobile Development and Software Entrepreneurship. Proc. of ", The 44th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, SIGCSE’13. Denver, Colorado, USA: ACM, 2013.

Hickey, Timothy J. "Physics-based 3D Game Design as a First Course in Computing." the Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges 28. 8 (2013): 35-41.

Granville, Kenroy and Hickey, Timothy J. "CollabEd: a Platform for Collaboratizing Existing Editors." International Conference on Mobile, Hybrid, and On-line Learning, Cancun, Mexico. IEEE, Feb 1-7, 2009.

Langton, John and Gifford, Elizabeth and Hickey, Timothy. "Visualization and Interactive Exploration of High Dimensional Datasets." Applications of Computational Intelligence in Biology: Current Trends and Open Problems. vol. 122 Ed. Smolinski, Tomasz G.; Milanova, Mariofanna G.; Hassanien, Aboul-Ella. Springer, 2008. pp 231-255.

John T. Langton, Astrid A Prinz, David K Wittenberg and Timothy J. Hickey. "Leveraging Layout with dimensional stacking and pixelization to facilitate feature discovery and directed queries." Visual Information Expert Workshop (VIEW2006), Paris, France. 2006.

John T. Langton, Astrid A. Prinz, and Timothy J. Hickey. "NeuroVis: combining dimensional stacking and pixelization to visually expore, analyze, and mine multidimensional multivariate data." SPIE/VDA 2007, 2007.

Hickey, Timothy J and Taylor, Adam and Prinz, Astrid and Marder, Eve. "Structure and visualization of high dimensional conductance spaces." Journal of Neurophysiology 96. (2006): 891-905.

Langton, J.T. and Prinz, A and Hickey, Timothy J. "Combining Pixelization and Dimensional Stacking." 2nd International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC 2006), Springer, 2006.

Kenroy Granville and TImothy J Hickey. "The Design, Implementation, and Application of the GrewpEdit Tool." The Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference, 2005, Albuquerque, NM. 10/2005.

Svetlena Taneva, Richard Alterman, Timothy Hickey. "Collaborative Learning: Collaborative Depth." The XXVII Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (CogSci2005), Stresa, Italy. 7/21/2005.

Hickey, Timothy J. "A Scheme-Based Web Programming Approach to Computer Literacy." Journal of Functional Programming (2004).

Hickey, Timothy J. "Groupware." The Encyclopedia of Human Computer Interaction., 2004

Hickey, Timothy J. Enhancing CS Programming Lab Courses Using Collaborative Editors. CCSCE04, 2004.

Hickey, Timothy J. Integrating Tools and Resources: A Case Study in Building Educational Groupware for Collaborative Programming. CCSCNE04, 2004.

Hickey, Timothy J. Rigorous Modeling of Hybrid Systems using Interval Arithmetic Constraints. HSCC04, 2004.

Hickey, Timothy J. Using Analytic CLP to Model and Analyze Hybrid Systems. FLAIRS 2004, 2004.

Hickey,Timothy J. Scheme-based Web Programming as a Basis for a CS0 Curriculum. SIGCSE04, ACM Press, 2004.

Timothy J Hickey, Qun Ju, Maarten van Emden. "Interval Arithmetic: from Principles to Implementation." Journal of the ACM 48. 5 (2001): 1038-1068.

Timothy J Hickey. "Metalevel Interval Arithmetic and Verifiable Constraint Solving." Journal of Functional and Logic Programming 2001. 7 (2001).