CURRICULUM VITAE
Thomas Eric
Whalen
Business
Address: Communications Research
Centre
K2H
8S2
Telephone: (613) 990-4683
Personal
Information:
Birthdate:
Birthplace:
Citizenship: Canadian
Academic Record:
Ph.D.: 1979,
Experimental Psychology
(specializing
in Learning and Animal Cognition)
M.A.: 1975,
Experimental Psychology
(specializing
in Psychometrics and Animal Learning)
B.A.: 1973,
Social Psychology
Employment History:
1979-1980
Visiting Fellow, Department of Communications,
Government of
1980-1981
Research Psychologist, Department of
Communications, Government of
1981-1982
Program Manager, Behavioural
Evaluation, Department of Communications, Government of
1982-1992
Research Manager, Interactive
Dialogues Research, Communications Research Centre, Government of
1992-present Scientist, Networked Media Laboratory,
Communications Research Centre, Government of Canada
Grants and Scholarships:
1992-1994
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Operating Grant
(with Eric Lee as principle investigator)
1982-1984
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Strategic Grant (with Alan Moffit as principle investigator)
1979-1980
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of
1974-1978
National Research Council of
Honorary Appointments:
1980-1983 Adjunct Researcher,
1983-present Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology,
1992-present Adjunct Professor, Department of Management and Finance, St.
Mary's University,
Scientific Prize:
Loebner
Prize 1994 for the most human-like computer simulation of natural language
conversation.
Publications
in Academic Journals:
Petriu, E. M., T. E. Whalen, R. Abielmona, and A. Stewart, Robotic Sensor Agents, IEEE
Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine, September 2004, 7(3), 46-51.
Lee, Whalen, Terris, M.,
McCarthy, A. Computerized Feature Systems for Identifying Suspects: Empirical
Tests using Crime Scenarios, Behaviour and
Information Technologies, 23, 83-96, 2004.
Cordea, M. D., D. C. Petriu , E. M. Petriu, N. D. Georganas and T. E. Whalen, 3D Head Pose Recovery for
Interactive Virtual Reality Avatars, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation
and Measurement, 51(4), 640-644, 2002.
Petriu, E.M.,
and T.E. Whalen, Computer-Controlled Human Operators, IEEE Instrumentation
and Measurement, 5(1), 35-38, 2002.
Whalen, T. E., Navigation
through Knowledge Spaces, Leonardo Online
Almanac, 8(12), MIT Press, 2001, http://mitpress.mit.edu/LEA.
Lee, E. S., Whalen, T. E., Bisesar,
C., Reid, G., Baigent, G., Suspect Identification by
Facial Features, Ergonomics. (in press).
Cordea, M. D., Petriu,
E. M., Georganas, N.D., Petriu,
D.C., and Whalen, T. E., Real-Time 2½D Head Pose Recovery for Model-Based
Video-Coding, IMTC/2000 special issue of the IEEE Transactions on
Instrumentation and Measurement, 2001, 50(4), 1007 –1013.
Lee, E. S., Whalen, T. E., Jollymore,
G., Read, C., and Swaffer, M., The effects of Delay
on the perfomance of computerized feature systems for
identifying suspects. Behavoiur and Information Technology, 1998, 17(5), 294-300.
Patrick,
A.S., Black, A., and Whalen, T.E., CBC Radio on the Internet: An experiment in
convergence. Canadian Journal of
Communications, 1996, 21, pp 125-140.
Lee,
E.S., and Whalen, T. E., Feature approaches to suspect identification: The
effect of multiple raters on system performance, Ergonomics, 1996, 39, pp
17-34.
Whalen,
T.E., Lee, E.S., and Safayeni, F., The retrieval of
images from image databases: trademarks. Behaviour and Information Technology,
1995, 14(1). pp 3-13.
Lee,
E.S., and Whalen, T.E., Computerized feature retrieval of images: suspect
identification. Ergonomics, 1995, 38(9), pp 1941-1957.
Patrick, A. S., Jacques-Locmelis, W., and
Whalen, T. E., The roll of previous questions and answers in natural-language
dialogues with computers. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 1993, 5(2), 129-145.
Patrick,
A. S., and Whalen, T. E., Field testing a natural-language
information system: Usage characteristics and users' comments. Interacting with Computers.
1992, 4, 218-230.
Whalen,
T. E. and Patrick, A. S., COMODA: A conversational model for data base access. Behaviour and Information Technology.
1990, 9(2), 93-110.
MacGregor, J. N., Lee, E. S., and Whalen, T. E., The feature matching approach
to the computer retrieval of graphics: An enhancement. Information Services and Use.
1989, 9, 127-137.
Pressman,
D. E., Whalen, T. E., and Pressman,
Phillips, D. A., Hearty, P., Latrèmouille,
S., Treurniet, W. C., and Whalen, T. E., Behavioural
research in telematics. Canadian Psychology. 1985, 26, 219-230.
Lee, E. S., Whalen, T. E., McEwen, S., and Latrèmouille,
S., Optimizing the design of index systems for information retrieval. Ergonomics. 1984, 27, 1051-1069.
Hakstian, A. R., Whalen, T. E., and Rank, D., Confidence intervals for
maximized alpha coefficients: An evaluation of Joe and Woodword's
procedures and an alternative method. Multivariate Behavioural Research.
1980, 15, 99-108.
Whalen, T. E., and Wilkie, D. M., Failure to
find schedule-induced polydipsia in the pigeon. Bulletin of the Psychonomic
Society. 1977, 10, 200-202.
Wilkie, D. M., and Whalen, T. E.,
Inhibition of observing by a concurrent reinforcement schedule. Bulletin of the Psychonomic
Society. 1976, 7, 367-369.
Hakstian, A. R.,
Whalen, T. E., and Masson, M., A K-sample procedure for comparatively assessing
multivariate association. Psychological Bulletin. 1976, 83, 922-927.
Hakstian, A. R.,
And Whalen, T. E., A K-sample significance test for independent alpha
coefficients. Psychometrika. 1976, 41,
219-231.
Book Chapters and Monographs:
Whalen,
T. E., A Computational Behaviourist Takes Turing’s
Test. To appear in The Turing Test Sourcebook (In
press).
Whalen,
T. E., Accessing the magic of virtual worlds. In Bioapparatus,
Whalen,
T. E., and Latrèmoille, S., The effectiveness of a
tree-structured index when the existence of information is uncertain. In Telidon Behavioural
Research 2: The Design of Videotex Tree Indexes. D. A. Phillips, Ed., Department of Communications,
Whalen,
T. E., and Mayson, C., The use of a tree-structured
index which contains design defects. In Telidon Behavioural Research 2: The Design of Videotex
Tree Indexes. D. A. Phillips, Ed., Department of
Communications,
Conference Sessions
Organized
Published Conference
Proceedings:
Whalen,
T. E., Putting usability first: A case study, WWCS’04,
Cordea, M. D., E. M. Petriu, and T. E. Whalen, A
3D-anthropometric-muscle-based active appearance model, VECIMS 2004 – IEEE
International Conference on Virtual Environments, Human Computer Interfaces,
and Measurement Systems, Boston, MA, July 2004, 88-93.
Petriu, E. M., T. E. Whalen, and R. Abielmona,
Autonomous robotic sensor agents, Proceedings of ROSE’03: First IEEE
International Workshop on Robotic Sensing,
Mihaela D. Petriu, Nicholas D. Georganas,
Thomas E. Whalen, Development of a Humanoid Avatar in Java3D, HAVE’03, Ottawa,
September 2003.
Thomas
E. Whalen, Sylvie Noël, John Stewart, Measuring the Human Side of Virtual
Reality, IEEE Virtual Environments, Human-computer Interfaces, and Measurement
Systems, Lugano, Switzerland, 27-29 July 2003
Rami Abielmona, Emil Petriu,
Voicu Groza and Thom
Whalen, Can an Intelligent Society of Robots Survive in a Hostile Environment?
CCECE 2003 - CCGEI 2003,
Xiaoli Yang, Dorina C. Petriu,
Thom E. Whalen, Emil M. Petriu, Avatar Animations in
a 3D Virtual Environment, CCECE 2003 - CCGEI 2003, Montreal, May 2003
Emil
M. Petriu , Gilles G. Patry,
Thom E. Whalen, and Rami Abielmona,
Robotic Sensor Agents for Active Environment Monitoring, IMTC/2003, Vail, CO,
USA, 20-22 May 2003
Noël, S., Whalen, T. (2002). WebScribe: Co-Writing on
the Web. Interactive Poster, Conference Proceedings, Conference Supplement,
CSCW'02, 16-20 November,
E.M.
Petriu, T.E. Whalen,
V. Z. Groza, Haptic
perception system for robotic tele-manipulation, INES
2002 Conference, 26-28 May 2002, Opatija,
Croatia.
Dorina C. Petriu,
Xiao Li Yang, and Thom E. Whalen,
Behavior-Based Script Language for Anthropomorphic Avatar Animation in Virtual
Environments, VIMS2002, 19-20 May 2002, Mt. Alyeska
Resort, AK, USA
P. Rusu, E. M. Petriu, A. Cornell,
T. E. Whalen, Behavior-Based Neuro-Fuzzy Controller
for
E.M.
Petriu, T.E. Whalen,
H.J.W. Spoelder, and C. Gal, Human Aided
Computer Perception in Virtualized Reality
Environments , VIMS2002, 19-20 May 2002, Mt. Alyeska
Resort, AK, USA
E.M.
Petriu , G.G. Patry, T.E.
Whalen, A. Al-Dhaher, and V.Z. Groza,
Intelligent Robotic Sensor Agents for Environment Monitoring , VIMS2002, 19-20
May 2002, Mt. Alyeska Resort, AK, USA
Bondy, M. D., E. M. Petriu, M. D. Cordea, N. D. Georganas, D. C. Petriu, and T.
E. Whalen, Model-based Face and Lip Animation for Interactive Virtual
Reality Applications, Proceedings of ACM Multimedia 2001, 559-563,
Ottawa, ON, Canada, Sept. 2001.
E.M.
Petriu, T.E.
Whalen , H.J.W. Spoelder
, P. Wide , and A. Cornell, Computer Controlled Human Operators, IEEE
International Workshop onVirtual and Intelligent Measurement Systems, Budapest,
Hungary, May 19-20, 2001.
Cordea, M.D., Petriu, E.M.,
Cordea, M.D., Petriu, E.M.,
Spoelder, H.J.W., Petriu E., Whalen T.,
Patrick, A.S., Black, A., & Whalen, T.E. Rich, young, male,
dissatisfied computer geeks? Demographics and satisfaction
from the National Capital FreeNet. In D. Godfrey & M.
Levy
(Eds.), Proceedings of Telecommunities 95: The International Community Networking
Conference. pp. 83-107.
Lee,
E.S., Jollymore, G., and Whalen, T. E., Computerized
feature systems for identifying suspects: The effects of delay. In S. A.
Robertson(ed) Proceedings
of the annual Conference of the Ergonomics Society: Contemporary
Ergonomics, 1995,
Lee,
E.S., Whalen, T.E., Sakalauskas, J., Wotton, C., and McCarthy, A. Computerized feature systems
for identifying suspects: Empirical tests in naturalistic settings. In Proceedings of SPIE '95.
Lee,
E.S., Whalen, T.E., Bisesar, C., and Reid, G. Suspect
identification: Traditional mugshot album versus
computerized feature system. In E. Nordby, P.H. Helmersen, D.J. Gilmore, and S.A. Arnesen
(eds) Human-computer interaction: Interact '95,
Lee,
E. S., and Whalen, T. E., Empirical tests of a computer suspect identification
system: An alternative to mugshot albums. In the Proceedings of the
1994 Engineering Systems Design and Analysis Conference. (Annual Conference of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers,
Engineering Systems Design),
Lee,
E. S., and Whalen, T. E., Computer image retrieval by features: Selecting the
best facial features for suspect identification systems. In
the Proceedings of the Third
International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management.
(National
Lee,
E. S., Whalen, T. E., and Astad, U., Empirical tests
of a communication model of image retrieval by features. In Software Systems in Engineering 1994.
(The Energy-Sources Technology Conference),
Whalen,
T. E., Lee, E. S., and Baigent, G., A computerized
feature approach to suspect identification: Empirical tests with live suspects.
In The Proceedings of
the 12th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association,
Lee,
E. S., and Whalen, T. E., Feature approaches to suspect identification: The
effect of multiple raters on system performance, Faces '93 (International Conference on Face Recognition),
University of Wales, College of Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, 1993.
Lee,
E. S., and Whalen, T. E., Computer image retrieval by features: Suspect
identification. In Proceedings of 1993
Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. INTERCHI'93
(Annual Conference of the Computer-Human Interaction SIG of the Association for
Computing Machinery),
Lee,
E. S., Densmore, H., and Whalen, T. E., Suspect
identification by features, Contemporary
Ergonomics 1993, (Annual Conference of the Ergonomics Society)
Casserly, C., Patrick, A. S. and Whalen, T. E., CHAT on Job Interviews: New
Software for Career Counselling, Proceedings of the 14th World Congress of the International Association
for Educational and Vocational Guidance.
Whalen,
T. E., and Patrick, A. S., Conversational hypertext: Information access through
natural language dialogues with computers. CHI'89
Conference Proceedings (Annual Conference of the Computer-Human Interaction
SIG of the Association for Computing Machinery),.
Whalen,
T. E., Design for a Telidon-based business graphics
processor. Proceedings of Graphic
Interface '84. National Research Council of
Invited Conference
Presentations:
Whalen,
T.E., and Patrick, A.S., Radio Program Dissemination by Computer Networks, WorldSpace Users' Conference,
Whalen,
T. E., Panel on Multimedia Broadcasting, Annual Conference of the National
Association of Broadcasters, 1994.
Whalen,
T. E., and Patrick, A. S., Multimedia Services and Interfaces, Image
Interactive Conference, Invited presentation to the Annual Conference of the
Ottawa-Hull Film and Television Association, 1994.
Phillips, D. A. and Whalen, T. E., Designing Satisfying User Interfaces
to Electronic Information. Canadian Association of
Information Science.
Whalen, T. E. and Patrick, A. S., The
Development of a Natural Language Dialogue System for Computers. 1990 National Conference of the Canadian Operations Research
Society.
Whalen,
T. E., Information Access through Natural Language Conversations with
Computers. Canadian Communication Association. Learned
Societies Meeting,
Unpublished Conference
Presentations
Whalen,
T.E., Distance Education Research at the Communications Research Centre,
Conference of the Network Centres of Excellence: Telelearning,
Whalen,
T. E., The design of index systems for information retrieval by naive users. Twentieth International Congress of Applied Psychology.
Whalen,
T. E., The implementation of Interactive Fiction on Telidon.
Canadian Psychological Association.
Whalen,
T. E., A dual process model of short-term memory in pigeons. Canadian
Psychological Association.
Whalen,
T. E., The role of stimulus-stimulus associations in a finite automaton model
of learning. Annual Meeting of the Society of Mathematical
Psychology.
Invited
Addresses:
Whalen, T., E., Navigation through Knowledge Spaces,
Presented at the Living Architectures
Whalen, T. E., Avatar Control and Human Interfaces
for Virtual Environments, Presented at CITO/OCRI TechTalk: Virtual
Environments and Applications,
Whalen,
T.E., New Services and Interfaces for Computer Networks, Invited address to the
Canadian Operations Research Society, Ottawa Chapter, May 1995.
Whalen,
T.E., Future Applications for Computer Networks, The Medium is the Message:
Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association,
Patrick,
A.S., Sutherland, D., and Whalen, T.E., Invited address to the National
Advisory Council on the
Whalen,
T.E., Future Directions for Internet Development. Presentation
to the joint OCRI/CRC Workshop on the World Wide Web, 1994.
Patrick,
A.S., and Whalen, T.E., Developing and Maintaining a WWW Site. Presentation to the joint OCRI/CRC Workshop on the World Wide Web,
1994.
Whalen, T. E., and Patrick, A. S., Efficent
Alternatives to Human Factors Experiments.
Whalen,
T. E., Educational Uses of the Internet,
Whalen,
T. E., Current Directions in the Development of the Internet, Workshop on Commecial Uses of the Internet, sponsored by the
Ottawa-Carleton Research Institute and the Communications Research Centre,
1994.
Whalen,
T. E., Natural Language Interface to Multimedia. Media Arts
Faculty,
Whalen,
T. E., and Patrick, A. S., Natural Language Interfaces, Canadian Information
Processing Society, 1993.
Whalen,
T. E., and Kostaszek, K., Careers in Computer
Engineering, Encounters
Whalen,
T. E., and Patrick, A. S., Interacting with Movies by Natural Language, SAW
Video Gallery, 1993.
Whalen,
T. E., Natural language interfaces in office automation. Department
of Management and Finance, St. Mary's University,
Whalen, T. E. and Patrick, A. S., Natural-language multi-media systems
for training. 1991 Heads of Training and Development Conference,
Whalen,
T. E., The development of a natural language technology.
Whalen,
T. E. and Patrick, A. S., When technologies collide:
Natural language access to multimedia.
Whalen,
T. E. and Patrick, A. S., CHAT: A natural language dialogue system for
counselors.
Whalen,
T. E. and Patrick, A. S., CHAT: A Natural Language Technology Ready for
Transfer to Industry. DOC Regional Offices,
Whalen,
T. E., Results of the CHAT/AIDS Field Trials.
Whalen,
T. E., Natural Language Conversations with Computers.
Whalen, T. E., Natural Language conversations with
computers. Department of Computer Science,
Whalen,
T. E., Natural language conversations with computers. Department
of Psychology,
Whalen,
T. E., The design of a business graphics processor. Program
in Interactive Communications,
Whalen,
T. E., Behavioural research in the federal Department
of Communications. Department of Psychology, Saint Mary's
University,
Art Exhibition
Whalen,
T.E., and Patrick, A.S., "
Internal Government Reports:
Whalen, T. E., and Patrick, A. S., A Methodology for Evaluating
Videoconferencing Systems for Government Use. Contract
Report for the Government Telephone Agency, 1993.
Whalen,
T. E., Specification for the Human Interface for an Electronic Directory of
Government Employees, Contract Report for the Government Telephone Agency,
1991.
Patrick,
A. S., and Whalen, T. E., The CHAT/AIDS
Patrick,
A.S., Jacques-Loemelis, W., and Whalen, T.E., The Characteristics of Natural-Language Conversations with
Computers, DOC Technical Memorandum BT0091/89, 1989.
Whalen, T.E. Impacts of Electronic Publishing. DOC
Technical Memorandum BT0083/88, 1988.
Whalen,
T.E. The Feasibility of Natural Language Interfaces for
Electronic Database Access, DOC Technical Memorandum IR0073/83, 1987.
Whalen,
T. E. Assessment of Health and Safety Issues in
Whalen,
T. E. How to Design Electronic Databases. DOC Technical Memorandum TS0062/86, 1986.
Whalen,
T. E. Assessment of Health and Safety Issues in
Whalen,
T.E. How to Design Electronic Databases, DOC Technical
Memorandum TS0062/86, 1986.
Invited
Lectures to Students:
Whalen,
T. E., Artistic expression using Web-based technologies, Invited
lecture to
Whalen,
T. E., Emerging Applications for the World Wide Web, Invited lecture to
Carleton University Course 49.405: Human Factors in Product Development, 2000.
Whalen,
T. E., Human Factors of the Web, Invited lecture to Carleton University Course
49.405: Human Factors in Product Development, 1999.
Whalen,
T. E., Human factors of Web applications. Invited lecture to Carleton
University Course TSE 59.405: Technology and Society: Information, November
1998
.
Whalen,
T. E., The Human Factors of Network Applications, Invited lecture to Carleton
University Course 49.405: Human Factors in Product Development, 1998.
Whalen,
T. E., Emerging Communications Technologies. Invited lecture to Carleton
University Course TSE 59.405: Technology and Society: Information.,
November 1997.
Whalen,
T. E., Research on Network Services and Interfaces, Invited lecture to Carleton
University Course 49.405: Human Factors in Product Development, 1997.
Whalen,
T. E., Simple Approaches to Natural Language Interfaces, Futures Conference for
Whalen,
T. E., Network Services and Interfaces Research, Invited lecture to Carleton
University Course 49.405: Human Factors in Product Development, 1996.
Whalen,
T. E., Anticipated Developments in Communications. Invited lecture to Carleton
University Course TSE 59.405: Technology and Society: Information, November
1996.
Whalen,
T.E., Future Perspectives on Communications Technologies and Industries, Course
TSE 59.405: Technology, and Society: Information.
Whalen,
T.E., The Future of Computer Networks, Futures Conference for Ottawa high
school students, 10 May 1995 University of Ottawa
Whalen,
T. E., Convergence of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Industries.
Whalen,
T.E., The Future of Broadcasting, Futures Conference for Ottawa high school
students, 12 May 1994, Carleton University, 1994.
Whalen, T. E., Technologies for Fine Art.
Whalen,
T. E., State of the Multimedia Industries.
Whalen, T. E., Natural language interfaces and other future
perspectives.
Student Theses and Projects
Supervised:
XiaoLi Yang, Control of Avatars in Virtual Environments. Master’s
Thesis (co-supervised with Dorina Petriu),
Lee,
J., Social Planning Over the Internet:
Replacing Traditional Communications Media? Honours
Thesis,
Reeve,
S: Psychology and Computer Supported
Cooperative Work: Group Processes and Design Issues, Honours
Essay,
Pigeot, R., Fundamental Limits to
Artificial Intelligence, Comprehensive Examination,
Medgesi, M., Shared Collaborative Work
Spaces, Graduate Independent Study Course,
Thornley, C., Browsing through Menu
Structures, Honours Thesis,
Media Reports:
The
role of the Internet for entrepreneurial businesses in G. Gertz,
"Northern Exposure," International
Entrepreneur, April/May 1999, pp 6-8.
Description
of TIPS performance in The Science of the
X Files, by Jeanne Cavelos,
Discussion
of the nature of intelligence in E. J. Martin, "Virtual Personality",
The X Files Official Magazine, Fall,
1998, pp 62-65.
Discussion
of the role of natural language in information retrieval in Bots, by Andrew Leonard, Hardwired:
Description
of TIPS performance in the Loebner Competition, in The X Files Book of the Unexplained: Volume One, by Jane Goldman, HarperPrism:
"Pushing
the Envelope: Broadcasters board the Internet" Description of the CBC
Internet radio broadcasting including credit to CRC for initiating the service.
Broadcaster:
"Open
Minds" Article about recent natural language interface research which
features a description of Thom Whalen's work, Internet and Comms Today, United Kingdom,
December 1995
"What's
It Mean to be Human, Anyway?" description of the Loebner Prize Competition
and Thom Whalen's winning entry, Wired,
April 1995, pp 132-180.
"Les
machines peuvent-elles penser?"
description of the Loebner Prize Competition and Thom Whalen's winning entry, Science & Vie Junior, France, May
1995, pp 80-85.
BBC
International Interview about broadcasting radio programming on the Internet,
May 1995.
CNN news report on the Loebner Competition,
CNN Showbiz report on the Loebner Competition,
Patrick, A. S., Black, A., and Whalen, T. E., "Basic decisions
needed on accessibility," The Ottawa
Citizen,
"Speed
limit snarls info highway," description of collaboration with Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation, Globe and Mail,
Toronto, 20 September 1994.
CBC Ottawa Midday radio report describing accessing CBC radio programs
from the Network Services and Interfaces Laboratory via the Internet,
CBC Ottawa Newsday television interview on the Network Services and
Interfaces Laboratory with Thom Whalen,
"Government
'shop' open for business," description of collaboration with Industry
"Catching
criminals through computer mugshot album,"
description of collaborative project with St. Mary's University, Chronicle-Herald and Mail Star,
Halifax, Nova Scotia, 23 March 1994.
"High-tech
mugging," description of collaborative project with St. Mary's University,
The Daily News,
"Computerized
criminal catching," description of collaborative project with St. Mary's
University, Nova Scotia Business Journal,
Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 1993.
Video Productions:
A
Video Tour of CRC, 1994, 8 minutes. Director, Writer, Editor,
Camera.
The First Canadian Freenet Conference, 1993,
7 minutes, Director, Editor.
Video Demonstration of CHAT Natural Language Shell, 1992, 6 minutes,
Director, Editor.