Ashok K. Goel is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Cognitive Science in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology. He is the Director of the Design Intelligence Laboratory in the College of Computing, and has a courtesy appointment as an Adjunct Professor in the School of Psychology.
He conducts research in artificial intelligence, cognitive science, design computing, and human-centered computing, with a focus on functional modeling, analogical reasoning, visual reasoning and meta-reasoning. Creative design of physical systems and design of self-adaptive software agents form the context for much of this research.
Ashok received his Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science from The Ohio State University, where he was a member of the Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence Research. At Georgia Tech, he teaches classes in Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge-Based AI, Cognitive Science, Design Cognition and Computing, and Computing and Society.
He is affiliated with the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, the Intelligent Systems Group, the Human Centered Computing Program, the Graphics, Visualization and Usability Center, and the Southeastern Regional Visual Analytics Center.
Ashok is a member of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), and the Cognitive Science Society. He a Vice-Chair and Local Chair of the Third International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition (DCC'08) to be held at Goergia Tech in June 2008. He serves on the editorial boards of Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing (AIEDAM), published by the Cambridge University Press, and the International Journal of Design Computing, an electronic journal, and on the Board of Reviewers of Journal of Applied Intelligence, published by Springer.
Contact Information
Ashok K. Goel
School of Interactive Computing
Technology Square Research Building 219
85 Fifth Street NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30308, USA
Email: goel@cc.gatech.edu
Phone: (404) 894-4994
Fax: (404) 894-0673
Administrative Assistant: Ms. Cynthia Bryant
cebryant@cc.gatech.edu; 404-894-3807
Travel Information
3/25 - 3/31, 2008 - Stanford University
Personal Information
Ashok has two sons: Kunal (12 years old) who is in the Sixth Grade at the Kittredge Magnet
School for High Achievers, and Gautam (14 years old) who is in the Ninth Grade in the Magnet Program for
High Achievers at Chamblee Charter High School.