Philip Feldman CV

CURRICULUM VITAE

Philip Feldman, MA, MS, PhD
feld1@umbc.edu
@philfeld
@philfeld@fediscience.org

Professional

Adjunct Research Assistant Professor of Information Systems: University of Maryland Baltimore County (2020 - present)
AI/ML Futurist: ASRC Federal (2015 - present)
Technology Architect: Novetta, Inc (2009 - 2015)
Senior Member of Technical Staff: Proteus Technologies (2005 - 2009)
Chief Technical Officer: Powergrid Fitnes (2002 - 2009)
Independent Consultant (2002 - 2009)
Senior Scientist/ Director of Software Development: Immersion Medical (1996 - 2002)

Education

PhD Human-Centered Computing: University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2020
MS Human-Centered Computing: University of Maryland Baltimore County, (Cum Laude) 2014
MS Interdisciplinary Studies: Johns Hopkins University (Summa Cum Laude), 1995
BA Interdisciplinary Studies: University of Maryland (Magna Cum Laude) 1983

Speaking

GSAW 2023 panel: Intelligent Systems / Machine Learning for Space Ground Systems
GSAW 2022 panel: Intelligent Systems / Machine Learning for Space Ground Systems
GSAW 2021 panel: Intelligent Systems / Machine Learning for Space Ground Systems
GSAW 2020 panel: Intelligent Systems / Machine Learning for Space Ground Systems, with Jon Neff, Dan Balderston, John Donahue, and Jacob Everist
Collective Intelligence 2018 panel: Crowdsourcing and Crowd-driven Innovation, with Christopher Tucci, Gianluigi Viscusi, Rosy Mondardini, Thomas Malone, and Joel Chan

Books

Stampede Theory: Human Nature, Technology, and Runaway Social Realities (Elsevier, 2023)

Publications

The Keyword Explorer Suite: A Toolkit for Understanding Online Populations (ACM IUI 2023)
Down the Rabbit Hole: Detecting Online Extremism, Radicalisation, and Politicised Hate Speech (ACM Computing Surveys)
Ethics, Rules of Engagement, and AI: Neural Narrative Mapping Using Large Transformer Language Models (Dec 2021 Bulletin of the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Data Engineering)
Who is the Ringleader? Modelling Influence in Discourse using Doc2Vec (poster) (ACSOS 2021)
Analyzing COVID-19 Tweets with Transformer-based Language Models (SocialSens 2021 prepub)
Guest Editorial Diversification in Urban Transportation Systems and Beyond: Integrating People and Goods for the Future of Mobility (2021 IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems)
Training robust anomaly detection using ML-Enhanced simulations Proceedings of the 2020 Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium)
Stampede Theory: Mapping and Treating Dangerous Misinformation at Scale (2020 doctoral dissertation)
Evolving Neural Network Ensembles for Reliable Time Series Prediction (Ground Systems Architecture Workshop March 2020) (slides)
The Resilience of "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" (IEEE Technology and Society Magazine June 2019) (article)
Disrupting the Coming Robot Stampedes: Designing Resilient Information Ecologies (Best "Blue Sky" paper) (iConference 2019) (paper)
Diversity in Massively Multi-agent Systems: Concepts, Implementations, and Normal Accidents (2018 International Workshop on Massively Multiagent Systems) (paper)
This One Simple Trick Disrupts Digital Communities (Best Poster) (SASO 2018) (paper)
Simon's Anthill: Mapping and Navigating Belief Spaces (Collective Intelligence 2018) (paper)
With Maps and Mobs: Searching for Trustworthiness using Belief Spaces (CHIIR 2018) (paper)
Modeling the Law of Group Polarization (Collective Intelligence 2017) (poster)
Modeling Polarizing Network Behaviors with Flocking Simulations (HCIC 2017)
Tagibly Enhancing Haptics (TEI 2015)(paper) (poster)(code)(code)
Towards Supporting Situational Awareness using Tactile Feedback (3DUI 2014) (paper) (poster) (code)

Submitted Papers and Posters

Polling Latent Opinions: A Method for Computational Sociolinguistics Using Transformer Language Models (AAMAS 2022 - Rejected) (paper)
Navigating Language Models with Synthetic Agents (AAMAS 2021 - Rejected (paper)
Belief places and spaces: Mapping cognitive environments (JASSS - Rejected)(paper)
Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Weapon Systems ( 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Technologies for Homeland Security - Rejected)(paper)
Dungeons for Science: Mapping Belief Places and Spaces (CHIPLAY 2019 - Rejected)(paper)
Echo Chambers: Modeling, Identifying, and Disrupting them (CHIIR 2017 - Rejected)
Modeling the Law of Group Polarization (CSCW 2018 - Rejected)
Modeling the Law of Group Polarization (Pysical Review E - Rejected)
Trustworthy, Distrustworthy and Newsworthy, Fact Checking by Inferred Reputation (CSCW 2015 - Rejected) (paper)
The development of a novel haptic prototype using force input/kinesthetic feedback (UIST 2012 - Rejected) (paper)

Related Websites

Prior Papers

United States Patents

7,931,470: Interface device and method for interfacing instruments to medical procedure simulation systems
7,864,164/8,638,308: Haptic Interface for Palpation Simulation
7,819,799: System and Method for Controlling Force applied to and Manipulation of Medical Instruments
7,727,117: Method and Apparatus for operatively controlling and Virtual Reality Scenario with a Physically Demanding Interfaces
7,331,226: Force measurement system for an isometric exercise device
7,308,831: Interface device and method for interfacing instruments to vascular access simulation systems
7,307,619, 7,202,851: Haptic interface for palpation simulation
7,121,982: Computer interactive isometric exercise system.
7,033,176: Motion platform system and method of rotating a motion platform about plural axes
6,817,973: Apparatus for controlling force for manipulation of medical instruments
6,470,302: Interface device and method for interfacing instruments to vascular access simulation systems
5,584,700: Virtual-reality based flycycle exercise machine