Yevgen Borodin

Curriculum Vitae (Resume) | C.V. in PDF | Research Summary

Ph.D. Candidate (May 2009): Computer Science Department @ Stony Brook University
Advisors: Dr. I.V. Ramakrishnan (LMC/LL Lab) and Dr. Amanda Stent (HCI/NLP Lab)
Email: borodin HERE AT gmail.com

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Applications of Machine Learning, Information Retrieval, Data Mining, Process Models,
Natural Language Processing, Web Content Analysis, Web Accessibility, Context in User Interactions

RESEARCH ASSISTANT / HEARSAY PROJECT MANAGER

Direct several teams of M.S. students in their course projects
Lead the HearSay Context-Directed Non-Visual Web Browser
Design HearSay architecture, set development goals, assign and verify tasks
Develop critical modules for HearSay, conduct end-user evaluations
Develop VXMLSurfer (VoiceXML Interpreter - onterface layer for HearSay)
Establish and maintain industry connections, explore commercialization venues
Represent the HearSay research group at conferences and presentations
Assist in funding procurement and allocation, equipment purchases, and lab management
[Hearsay2 Video 2006] [Hearsay3 Video 2007] [Hearsay3 W4A Presentation 2008]

CURRENT RESEARCH WORK

Context analysis in relevant information searching
Context in process models for non-visual online transactions
Personalized lifelong learning for non-visual online transactions
Web page segmentation, partitioning, summarization, and labeling
Improving accessibility of dynamic content in Web pages
Navigation strategies in Non-Visual browsing
HTML form analysis and non-visual filling
VoiceXML dialog generation and dialog selection

CURRENT PROJECTS

HearSay Context-Directed Non-Visual Web Browser (Java)
VXMLSurfer VoiceXML Interpreter (Java)
CMo Context-Directed Mobile Web Browser (Java)

PAST PROJECTS

Compiler for DeCaf Programming Language (Java/JavaCC)
Interpreter of a Simple Imperative Language (Python)
Constraint-Based Pseudo-Random Relation Generator (Python)
Online Data-Acquisition and Validation Tool Based on RelaxNG XML Schema (Python)
Web Site Generator Based on XML Data (Python)
OOP database systems (SQL and XQuery/XPath)
Porting FiST (Stackable File System Language and Templates) from Linux Kernel v2.4 to v2.6 (C)
Cache-fs - Fan-Out Stackable File System Based on FiST (C)
Linux Module Implementing a System Call to Support Blowfish Encryption (C)
Echo and Time Client-Server Applications (C)
Reliable UDP File Transfer Protocol Implementation (C)
Ray-Tracing 3D Game Environment (C++)
2D Raster-Graphics Tank-Battle Multiplayer Game (C++)

PUBLICATIONS

Y. Borodin, J. Bigham, R. Raman, and I.V. Ramakrishnan. "What’s New? – Making Web Page Updates Accessible". to appear in ASSETS 2008 PDF
S. Kawanaka, Y. Borodin, J. Bigham, D. Lun, H. Takagi, and C. Asawaka. "Accessibility Commons: A Metadata Infrastructure for Web Accessibility". to appear in ASSETS 2008 PDF
Y. Borodin, J. Bigham, I.V. Ramakrishnan, and A. Stent. "Towards One World Web with HearSay3". W4A 2008 PDF
J. Mahmud, Y. Borodin and I.V. Ramakrishnan. "An Assistive Browser for Conducting Web Transaction". IUI 2008 PDF
H. Guo, J. Mahmud, Y. Borodin, A. Stent, and I.V. Ramakrishnan. "A General Approach for Partitioning Web Page Content Based on Geometric and Style Information". ICDAR 2007 PDF
Y. Borodin, J. Mahmud, and I.V. Ramakrishnan. "Context Browsing with Mobiles - When Less is More". ACM/USENIX MobiSys 2007 PDF
Y. Borodin, J. Mahmud, A. Ahmed, and I.V. Ramakrishnan. "WEBVAT: Web Page Analysis and Visualization Tool". ICWE 2007 PDF
Y. Borodin, J. Mahmud, I.V. Ramakrishnan, and A. Stent. "The HearSay Non-Visual Web Browser". W4A 2007 (Delegates' Award Winner) PDF
J. Mahmud, Y. Borodin, and I.V. Ramakrishnan. "CSurf: A Context-Driven Non-Visual Web-Browser". WWW 2007 (Best Paper Nomination) PDF
J. Mahmud, Y. Borodin, D. Das, and I.V. Ramakrishnan. "Combating Information Overload in Non-Visual Web Access Using Context". IUI 2007 PDF
J. Mahmud, Y. Borodin, D. Das, and I.V. Ramakrishnan. "Improving non-Visual Web Access Using Context". ASSETS 2006 PDF
Y. Borodin. "A Flexible VXML Interpreter for non-Visual Web Access". ASSETS 2006 (2nd place ACM Student Research Comp.)PDF