Dr. Oscar Lin

I am a Full Professor of School of Computing and Information Systems, Faculty of Science and Technology (FST), of Athabasca University, Canada. I am currently serving as Graduate Program Director of FST.

I am currently working on an NSERC-funded project entitled “Eliciting Adaptive Sequences for Online Learning” (2021-2026). I am interested in developing intelligent and adaptive systems (e.g., adaptive immersive cyberlearning, intelligent manufacturing systems) using Virtual Reality, Multiagent Systems, and Reinforcement Learning.

I obtained my PhD from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hongkong, China in 1998. I am a senior member of ACM and a senior member of IEEE. Prior to joining AU in 2000, I was a Research Officer of Institute of Information Technology at National Research Council of Canada. I was a postdoctoral fellow of the University of Calgary in Canada during 1998-1999.

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Research interests

My current research interests focus on AI technologies for Constructing Online Adaptive Learning Environments which can provide personalized course materials and instant feedback to self-paced online learners. Also, I have been working on machine learning algorithms in particular multiarmed bandits (MAB) for sequential decision making, and multiagent reinforcement learning and their applications in manufacturing, transportation, online education, etc.

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Educational credentials

• Ph.D, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong, China, 1998
• MSc. South China University of Technology (SCUT), Guangzhou, China, 1992
• BSc. SCUT, Guangzhou, China, 1982

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Professional affiliations

• AI in Education (Member)
• ACM (Senior Member)
• IEEE (Senior Member)
• Educational Data Mining (Member)

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