David L. Roberts: Ph.D. Student, Georgia Tech. CoC

David L. Roberts
College of Computing
Georgia Institute of Technology
85 5th St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30308
404-385-1104
robertsd (at) cc.gatech.edu

Journal Articles:

[4] David L. Roberts and Charles L. Isbell. A Survey and Qualitative Analysis of Recent Advances in Drama Management. International Transactions on Systems Science and Applications, Special Issue on Agent Based Systems for Human Learning. Volume 4, Number 2, 2008.

[3] David L. Roberts and Fred S. Roberts. Locating Sensors in Paths and Cycles: The Case of 2-Identifying Codes. European Journal of Combinatorics. Volume 29, Issue 1, January 2008, Pages 72-82.

[2] David L. Roberts, Charles L. Isbell and Michael L. Littman. Optimization Problems Involving Collections of Dependent Objects. Annals of Operations Research, Special Issue on Decision Theory and Computer Science, 2007. To appear.

[1] Mark J. Nelson, Michael Mateas, David L. Roberts, and Charles L. Isbell. Declarative Optimization-Based Drama Management in the Interactive Fiction Anchorhead. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications (Special Issue on Interactive Narrative), 26(3):30-39, May 2006.
[ pdf ]

Conference Papers:

[7] David L. Roberts, Sooraj Bhat, Kenny St. Clair, and Charles L. Isbell. Authorial Idioms for Target Distributions in TTD-MDPs. In Proceedings of the 22st Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-07), Vancouver, British Columbia, 2007.
[ pdf ]

[6] David L. Roberts, Andrew S. Cantino, and Charles L. Isbell. Player Autonomy versus Designer Intent: A Case Study of Interactive Tour Guides. In Proceedings of the Third Conference and Artificial Intelligence for Interactive Digital Entertainment (AIIDE-07), Palo Alto, California, 2007.
[ pdf ]

[5] Sooraj Bhat, David L. Roberts, Mark J. Nelson, Charles L. Isbell, and Michael Mateas. A Globally Optimal Online Algorithm for TTD-MDPs. In Proceedings of the Sixth International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS-07), Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2007.
[ pdf ]

[4] Andrew Cantino, David L. Roberts, and Charles L. Isbell. Autonomous Nondeterministic Tour Guides: Improving Quality of Experience with TTD-MDPs. In Proceedings of the Sixth International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS-07), Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2007.
[ pdf ]

[3] David L. Roberts, Mark J. Nelson, Charles L. Isbell, Jr., Michael Mates, and Michael L. Littman. Targeting Specific Distributions of Trajectories in MDPs. In Proceedings of the 21st National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-06), Boston, Massachusetts, 2006.
[ pdf ]

[2] Mark J. Nelson, David L. Roberts, Charles L. Isbell, and Michael Mateas. Reinforcement learning for declarative optimization-based drama management. In Proceedings of the Fifth International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 06), Hakodate, Japan, 2006.
[ pdf ]

[1] David L. Roberts, Sooraj Bhat, Charles L. Isbell, Brian F. Cooper, and Jeffrey S. Pierce. A decision-theoretic approach to file consistency in constrained peer-to-peer device networks. In Proceedings of the Fifth International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 06), Hakodate, Japan, 2006.
[ pdf ]

Workshop Papers, Technical Reports and Unpublished Presentations:

[14] David L. Roberts. Computational Influence for Training and Entertainment. Proceedings of the AAAI 2008 Doctoral Consortium. Chicago, IL. 2008.
[ pdf ]

[13] Michael L. Best, Daniel Serrano-Baquero, Corbin L. Pon, Thomas N. Smyth, David L. Roberts, and Hasan Abbasi. Video Sharing as a Tool for Post-Conflict Reconciliation in Liberia. The 9th Global Information Technology Management Association (GITMA) World Conference. Atlanta, GA. 2008.
[ pdf ]

[12] Michael L. Best, Thomas N. Smyth, Hasan Abbasi, Corbin L. Pon, David L. Roberts, and Daniel Serrano-Baquero. Design of Video-Sharing Kiosks for Liberia's Post-Conflict Reconciliation. The CHI 2008 workshop workshop on HCI for Community and International Development. Florence, Italy. 2008.
[ pdf ]

[11] David L. Roberts, Mark Riedl, and Charles L. Isbell. Opportunities for Machine Learning to Impact Interactive Narrative. Presented at the NIPS 2007 workshop on Machine Learning and Games (MALAGA), Whistler BC, Canada.
[ pdf ]

[10] David L. Roberts, Christina R. Strong and Charles L. Isbell. Using Feature Value Distributions to Estimate Player Satisfaction Through an Author's Eyes. In Proceedings of the AAAI 2007 Fall Symposium on Intelligent Narrative Technologies , Arlington, Virginia, 2007.
[ pdf ]

[9] David L. Roberts, Christina R. Strong and Charles L. Isbell. Estimating Player Satisfaction Through the Author's Eyes. In Proceedings of the Second Workshop on Optimizing Player Satisfaction , Palo Alto, California, 2007.
[ pdf ]

[8] David L. Roberts and Charles L. Isbell. Desiderata for Managers of Interactive Experiences: A Survey of Recent Advances in Drama Management. In Proceedings of the First Workshop on Agent-Based Systems for Human Learning and Entertainment (ABSHLE 07), Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2007.
[ pdf ]

[7] Andrew Cantino, David L. Roberts, and Charles L. Isbell. Autonomous Nondeterministic Tour Guides: Improving Quality of Experience with TTD-MDPs. Technical report GIT-IIC-07-02, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology. 2007.
[ pdf ]

[6] David L. Roberts and Tina Eliassi-Rad. A Position Paper: Value of Information for Evidence Detection. In Papers from the AAAI Fall Symposium - Capturing and Using Patterns for Evidence Detection Washington D.C., USA. October, 2006.
[ pdf ]

[5] David L. Roberts and Fred S. Roberts. The Paradoxical Nature of Locating Sensors in Paths and Cycles: The Case of 2-Identifying Codes. DIMACS Technical Report 2006-02.
[ request a copy / abstract ]

[4] David L. Roberts, Sooraj Bhat, Charles L. Isbell, Brian F. Cooper, and Jeffrey S. Pierce. A decision-theoretic approach to file consistency in constrained peer-to-peer device networks. Technical report GIT-CC-06-05, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology. 2006.
[ pdf ]

[3] Brian F. Cooper, Charles L. Isbell, Jeffrey S. Pierce, David L. Roberts, and Sooraj Bhat. Accord: Middleware Support for Contextual Ubiquitous Data Management on User Devices. Technical report GIT-CC-06-06, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology. 2006.
[ pdf ]

[2] Thomas M. Parks and David L. Roberts. Distributed process networks in Java. In Proceedings of the International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, Workshop on Java for Parallel and Distributed Processing, Nice, France, April 2003.
[ pdf ]

[1] David Koziol and David L. Roberts. Adaptive Agent Based Simulations of Global Trade. Presented at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 2003.
[ pdf ]

Last updated: 7 - 17 - 08

Journal Articles:


[4]	David L. Roberts and Charles L. Isbell. A Survey and Qualitative Analysis of Recent Advances in Drama Management. International Transactions on Systems Science and Applications, Special Issue on Agent Based Systems for Human Learning. Volume 4, Number 2, 2008.
[3]	David L. Roberts and Fred S. Roberts. Locating Sensors in Paths and Cycles: The Case of 2-Identifying Codes. European Journal of Combinatorics. Volume 29, Issue 1, January 2008, Pages 72-82.
[2]	David L. Roberts, Charles L. Isbell and Michael L. Littman. Optimization Problems Involving Collections of Dependent Objects. Annals of Operations Research, Special Issue on Decision Theory and Computer Science, 2007. To appear.
[1]	Mark J. Nelson, Michael Mateas, David L. Roberts, and Charles L. Isbell. Declarative Optimization-Based Drama Management in the Interactive Fiction Anchorhead. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications (Special Issue on Interactive Narrative), 26(3):30-39, May 2006. [ pdf ]
Conference Papers:


[7]	David L. Roberts, Sooraj Bhat, Kenny St. Clair, and Charles L. Isbell. Authorial Idioms for Target Distributions in TTD-MDPs. In Proceedings of the 22st Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-07), Vancouver, British Columbia, 2007. [ pdf ]
[6]	David L. Roberts, Andrew S. Cantino, and Charles L. Isbell. Player Autonomy versus Designer Intent: A Case Study of Interactive Tour Guides. In Proceedings of the Third Conference and Artificial Intelligence for Interactive Digital Entertainment (AIIDE-07), Palo Alto, California, 2007. [ pdf ]
[5]	Sooraj Bhat, David L. Roberts, Mark J. Nelson, Charles L. Isbell, and Michael Mateas. A Globally Optimal Online Algorithm for TTD-MDPs. In Proceedings of the Sixth International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS-07), Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2007. [ pdf ]
[4]	Andrew Cantino, David L. Roberts, and Charles L. Isbell. Autonomous Nondeterministic Tour Guides: Improving Quality of Experience with TTD-MDPs. In Proceedings of the Sixth International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS-07), Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2007. [ pdf ]
[3]	David L. Roberts, Mark J. Nelson, Charles L. Isbell, Jr., Michael Mates, and Michael L. Littman. Targeting Specific Distributions of Trajectories in MDPs. In Proceedings of the 21st National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-06), Boston, Massachusetts, 2006. [ pdf ]
[2]	Mark J. Nelson, David L. Roberts, Charles L. Isbell, and Michael Mateas. Reinforcement learning for declarative optimization-based drama management. In Proceedings of the Fifth International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 06), Hakodate, Japan, 2006. [ pdf ]
[1]	David L. Roberts, Sooraj Bhat, Charles L. Isbell, Brian F. Cooper, and Jeffrey S. Pierce. A decision-theoretic approach to file consistency in constrained peer-to-peer device networks. In Proceedings of the Fifth International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 06), Hakodate, Japan, 2006. [ pdf ]
Workshop Papers, Technical Reports and Unpublished Presentations:


[14]	David L. Roberts. Computational Influence for Training and Entertainment. Proceedings of the AAAI 2008 Doctoral Consortium. Chicago, IL. 2008. [ pdf ]
[13]	Michael L. Best, Daniel Serrano-Baquero, Corbin L. Pon, Thomas N. Smyth, David L. Roberts, and Hasan Abbasi. Video Sharing as a Tool for Post-Conflict Reconciliation in Liberia. The 9th Global Information Technology Management Association (GITMA) World Conference. Atlanta, GA. 2008. [ pdf ]
[12]	Michael L. Best, Thomas N. Smyth, Hasan Abbasi, Corbin L. Pon, David L. Roberts, and Daniel Serrano-Baquero. Design of Video-Sharing Kiosks for Liberia's Post-Conflict Reconciliation. The CHI 2008 workshop workshop on HCI for Community and International Development. Florence, Italy. 2008. [ pdf ]
[11]	David L. Roberts, Mark Riedl, and Charles L. Isbell. Opportunities for Machine Learning to Impact Interactive Narrative. Presented at the NIPS 2007 workshop on Machine Learning and Games (MALAGA), Whistler BC, Canada. [ pdf ]
[10]	David L. Roberts, Christina R. Strong and Charles L. Isbell. Using Feature Value Distributions to Estimate Player Satisfaction Through an Author's Eyes. In Proceedings of the AAAI 2007 Fall Symposium on Intelligent Narrative Technologies , Arlington, Virginia, 2007. [ pdf ]
[9]	David L. Roberts, Christina R. Strong and Charles L. Isbell. Estimating Player Satisfaction Through the Author's Eyes. In Proceedings of the Second Workshop on Optimizing Player Satisfaction , Palo Alto, California, 2007. [ pdf ]
[8]	David L. Roberts and Charles L. Isbell. Desiderata for Managers of Interactive Experiences: A Survey of Recent Advances in Drama Management. In Proceedings of the First Workshop on Agent-Based Systems for Human Learning and Entertainment (ABSHLE 07), Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2007. [ pdf ]
[7]	Andrew Cantino, David L. Roberts, and Charles L. Isbell. Autonomous Nondeterministic Tour Guides: Improving Quality of Experience with TTD-MDPs. Technical report GIT-IIC-07-02, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology. 2007. [ pdf ]
[6]	David L. Roberts and Tina Eliassi-Rad. A Position Paper: Value of Information for Evidence Detection. In Papers from the AAAI Fall Symposium - Capturing and Using Patterns for Evidence Detection Washington D.C., USA. October, 2006. [ pdf ]
[5]	David L. Roberts and Fred S. Roberts. The Paradoxical Nature of Locating Sensors in Paths and Cycles: The Case of 2-Identifying Codes. DIMACS Technical Report 2006-02. [ request a copy / abstract ]
[4]	David L. Roberts, Sooraj Bhat, Charles L. Isbell, Brian F. Cooper, and Jeffrey S. Pierce. A decision-theoretic approach to file consistency in constrained peer-to-peer device networks. Technical report GIT-CC-06-05, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology. 2006. [ pdf ]
[3]	Brian F. Cooper, Charles L. Isbell, Jeffrey S. Pierce, David L. Roberts, and Sooraj Bhat. Accord: Middleware Support for Contextual Ubiquitous Data Management on User Devices. Technical report GIT-CC-06-06, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology. 2006. [ pdf ]
[2]	Thomas M. Parks and David L. Roberts. Distributed process networks in Java. In Proceedings of the International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, Workshop on Java for Parallel and Distributed Processing, Nice, France, April 2003. [ pdf ]
[1]	David Koziol and David L. Roberts. Adaptive Agent Based Simulations of Global Trade. Presented at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 2003. [ pdf ]