Curriculum Vitae

Christopher John Crick, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Brown Department of Computer Science
Box 1910
Providence RI 02912
(203)907-5734
chriscrick@cs.brown.edu

Education

Yale University
PhD Computer Science, 2009
Dissertation Topic: Inferring Social Roles and Intention from Motion and Interaction
Committee: Brian Scassellati, Brian Scholl, Drew McDermott, Benjamin Kuipers
MPhil Computer Science, 2008
MS Computer Science, 2008

Harvard University
MS Computer Science, 2003
Thesis Topic: Iterative Belief Propagation and Probabilistic Reasoning
BA History, 1995
Thesis Topic: Reformation and Continuity in the 16th Century English Church

Publications

Christopher Crick and Brian Scassellati. Controlling a Robot with Intention Derived from Motion. Topics in Cognitive Science, vol. 2, Jan. 2010, pp. 114-126. PDF

Christopher Crick and Brian Scassellati. Intention-based Robot Control in Social Games. Proceedings of the Cognitive Science Society Annual Meeting, 2009. Winner of 2009 Higher-Level Cognition Modeling Prize. PDF

Kevin Gold, Marek Doniec, Christopher Crick and Brian Scassellati. Robotic Vocabulary Building Using Extension Inference and Implicit Contrast. Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 173, Issue 1, Jan. 2009. PDF

Christopher Crick and Brian Scassellati. Inferring Narrative and Intent from Playground Games. Proceedings of the 12th IEEE Conference on Development and Learning, 2008. PDF

Christopher Crick, Marek Doniec and Brian Scassellati. Who is IT? Inferring Role and Intent from Agent Motion. Proceedings of the 11th IEEE Conference on Development and Learning, 2007. PDF

Brian Scassellati, Christopher Crick, Kevin Gold, Elizabeth Kim, Frederick Shic and Ganghua Sun. Social Development. IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine, Vol. 1, Issue 3, Aug. 2006. PDF

Maurizio Borsotto, Weihong Zhang, Emir Kapanci, Avi Pfeffer and Christopher Crick. A Junction Tree Propagation Algorithm for Bayesian Networks with Second-Order Uncertainties. Proceedings of the 18th IEEE International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence, 2006. PS PDF

Christopher Crick, Matthew Munz and Brian Scassellati. Robotic Drumming: Synchronization in Social Tasks. Proceedings of the 15th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, 2006. PS PDF

Christopher Crick and Willard Miranker. Apoptosis, Neurogenesis, and Information Content in Hebbian Networks Biological Cybernetics, Vol. 94, Issue 1, Jan. 2006. PS PDF

Christopher Crick and C. Thomas Savell. A Search Method for Scientific Data in Digital Libraries. NASA Ames Research Center publication NNA04CB31C, 2004.

Maurizio Borsotto, C Thomas Savell, Jaques Reifman, Reed W Hoyt, Gavin Nunns and Christopher Crick. Life-Signs Determination Model for Warfighter Physiological Status Monitoring. NATO Research and Technology Organization publication RTO-MP-HFM-109-28, 2004. PDF

Christopher Crick and Avi Pfeffer. Loopy Belief Propagation as a Basis for Communication in Sensor Networks. Proceedings of the 19th Conference on Uncertainty in AI, 2003. PS PDF

Teaching Experience

Yale University
September 2006 to December 2009
Teaching Fellow

Research Experience

Brown Department of Computer Science
December 2009 to Present
Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Yale Social Robotics Laboratory
September 2005 to December 2009
Research Fellow

GCAS, Inc.
June 2004 to August 2005
Knowledge Engineer

Professional Activities

Reviewer for: Member of:

University Service

Director of the Graduate School's Conference Travel Fund, 2008-2009
Yale Graduate School Executive Committee, 2007-2008
Yale Graduate Student Assembly, 2005-2009
Graduate Teaching Center advocate, 2006-2009
University Committee on Teaching and Learning, 2006

Employment History

Knowledge Engineer/System Specialist
GCAS, Inc.
Sep. 2003 - Aug. 2005

Engaged in cutting-edge research in knowledge representation and probabilistic reasoning for a variety of clients. Implemented and tested ideas from current academic and industry research. Developed new applications and techniques at the frontiers of probabilistic AI research, such as second-order uncertainty and object-oriented Bayesian models.

Independent Software Contractor
Apr. 2002 - Sep. 2002

Refined system specifications for database-backed websites and enterprise services based on conversations with clients. Designed entire system architectures and implemented same. Provided fully supported software products to clients.

Senior Applications Engineer
Voxiva, Inc.
Jul. 2001 - Apr. 2002

Responsible for designing, building, testing and deploying integrated, database-backed telephony and web services for clients in developing countries.

Program Administrator
Harvard School of Public Health
Nov. 1999 - Aug. 2000

Helped develop, market, coordinate and launch a nonresident degree program in health policy and management for midcareer physicians. Conducted extensive planning and negotiations among several departments and schools within Harvard University and managed a budget of nearly a million dollars.

Ocean Systems Analysis Supervisor
Office of Naval Intelligence
Oct. 1998 - Oct. 1999

Headed team of 22 personnel in performing acoustic and environmental analysis and research. Supervised communications and electronics maintenance associated with the team's activities. Responsible for all training, performance, and welfare, and for the employment of four oceanographic research vessels. Planned and coordinated training exercises throughout the Pacific Ocean area.

Operational Intelligence Cell Supervisor
Defense Intelligence Agency
Aug. 1995 - Oct. 1998

Managed team of 10 intelligence specialists in collecting, analyzing and presenting worldwide intelligence information to senior Defense Department officials. Identified intelligence gaps and orchestrated collection action. Incorporated data into intellegence estimates, plans and orders. Specialized in electronic intelligence and counterterrorism.


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