iLab Papers, Articles, Presentations and Thesis

2011

• Mwikirize, Cosmas; Asiimwe Tumusiime, Arthur; Musasizi, Paul Isaac; Tickodri-Togboa, Sandy Stevens; Jiwaji, Adnaan; Mwambela, Alfred. Collaborative Development and Utilisation of iLabs in East Africa, conditionally accepted for publication in Internet Accessible Remote Laboratories, IGI Global, 2011.
  
  
• Guetl, Christian; Scheucher, Tina; Bailey, Philip H; Belcher, John; dos Santos, Fabio Ricardo; Berger, Stefan. Towards an Immersive Virtual Environment for Physics Experiments supporting Collaborative Settings in Higher Education, conditionally accepted for publication in Internet Accessible Remote Laboratories, IGI Global, 2011.
  
  
• Hardison, James; Garbi Zutin, Danilo. Online Workbenches for the Deployment of Electronics Experiments, conditionally accepted for publication in Internet Accessible Remote Laboratories, IGI Global, 2011.

2010

• iLabs Presentation for Amrita University. September 21, 2010. WebEx Online presentation. Presentation URL
  
  
• Mwikirize, C., Tumusiime-Asiimwe, A., Musasizi, L., Namuswa, V., Nakasozi, M.D., Mugga, C., Katumba, A., Tickodri-Togboa, S., Butime, J., and Musasizi, P.I., 2010. "Development of Online Laboratories for Modulation and Combinational Logic Circuit Analysis Using NI ELVIS II Platform". In Proceedings of the 2010 Seventh International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations (ITNG '10). IEEE Computer Society. Paper PDF\
  
  
• San Cristobal Ruiz, E. Castro Gil, M. A., Harward, V. J., Baley, P., DeLong, K., Hardison, J. (2010)"Integration View of Web Labs and Learning Management". IEEE Educon 2010. April 14-16, 2010. Madrid, Spain.
  
  
• DeLong, K., Harward, V. J., Bailey, P., Hardison, J., Kohse, G., Ostrovsky, Y. (2010) "Three Online Neutron Beam Experiments Based on the iLab Shared Architecture". IEEE Educon 2010. April 14-16, 2010. Madrid, Spain. Paper PDF
  
  
• Hardison, J. L., DeLong, K., Harward, V. J., del Alamo, J., Shroff, R., Oyabode, O. (2010) "Enabling Remote Design and Troubleshooting Experiments Using the iLab
  Shared Architecture". ASCE Earth and Space Conference 2010. March 14-17, 2010. Honolulu, HI. Paper PFD Presentation PPT Workshop PPT
  
  

  2009

• Scheucher, T., Bailey, P. H., Gütl, C., Harward, V. J. (2009). "Collaborative Virtual 3D Environment for Internet-accessible Physics Experiments." REV 2009. June 2009. Bridgeport, CT. PDF Powerpoint
  
  
• Shroff, R., Soumare, H., Hardison, J., del Alamo, J., Harward, J., Bailey, P., DeLong, K. (2009). "A Versatile Internet-Accessible Electronics Workbench with Troubleshooting Capabilities." REV 2009. June 2009. Bridgeport, CT. PDF Powerpoint
  
  
• Jiwaji, A., Hardison, J., Ayodele, K., Tickodri-Togboa, S., Mwambela, A., Harward, J., del Alamo, J., Harrison, B., Gikandi, S. "Collaborative Development of Remote Electonics Laboratories: The ELVIS iLab." ASEE. June 14, 2009. Austin, TX. PDF Powerpoint
  
  
• Ayodele, K., Akinwale, O., Kehinde, L., Osasona, O., Ajayi, E., Akinwunmi, O. "Advanced Digital Laboratory: An FPGA-Based Remote Laboratory for Teaching Digital Electronics." ASEE. June 14, 2009. Austin, TX. PDF
  
  
• Mwikirize, C., Tumusiime-Asiimwe, A., Musasizi, L., Namuswa, V., Nakasozi, M.D., Mugga, C., Katumba, A., Tickodri-Togboa, S., Butime, J., and Musasizi, P.I., 2009. "New Dimensions in Teaching Digital Electronics: A Multimode Laboratory Utilizing NI ELVIS IITM, LabVIEWTM and NI MultisimTM". Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation Conference 2009 (Proceedings published by the International Journal of Online Engineering).
  
  
• Akinwale, O., Kehinde, L., Ayodele, K., Jubril, A., Jonah, O., Ilori, S., Chen, X. "A LabVIEW-based On-line Robotic Arm for Students' Laboratory." ASEE. June 14, 2009. Austin, TX. PDF
  
  
• Chen, X., Jiang, L., Shahryar, D., Kehinde, L., Olowokere, D. "Technologies for the Development of Virtual and Remote Laboratories: A Case Study." ASEE. June 14, 2009. Austin, TX. PDF
  
  
• Clavin, Kimberly. "Implementation of Remote Laboratories into the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum at The Ohio State University". Final Report. June 2009. PDF
  
  
• Shroff, Rahul, 2009. A versatile internet-accessible electronics workbench with DC domain experimentation and troubleshooting capabilities. Masters Thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. URI
  
  
• Soumare, Hamidou, 2009. Introduction of digital experimentation capabilities on the ELVIS iLab platform. Masters Thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. URI
  
  
• Jona, K., Skolnik, J. "iLabs: Transforming Science Education Through Cyberlearning". Virtual School Symposium. November 15-17, 2009. Austin, Texas. PPT
  
  

  2008

• Ayodele, K. P.; Kehinde, L.O.; Jonah, O.; Ilori, O.; Ajayi, E.O.B.; Osasona, O.O., Development Of An Operational Amplifier Virtual Laboratory Based On ILab Architecture And NI Elvis. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2008, Pittsburgh. Nominated for Best Paper award at the Conference. PDF
  
  
• Bailey, Philip H.; White, Ray, "TS1196: The iLab Project and LabVIEW". NI Week. August 5, 2008. Austin, Texas. PowerPoint
  
  
• Bailey, Philip H., "The iLab Merged ServiceBroker", Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, July 7, 2008 PowerPoint
  
  
• Hardison, J., DeLong, K., Bailey, P., Harward, V.J., "Deploying Interactive Remote Labs Using the iLab Shared Architecture," Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, Saratoga Springs, New York, October 22-25, 2008. Paper_PDF Presentation_PPT
  
  
• Harrison, B. 2008. Expanding the Capabilities of the ELVIS iLab Using Component Switching. Masters Thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. PDF URI
  
  
• Harward, V.J. "Building an Ecology of Online Labs". Keynote Speaker. Interactive Computer Aided Learning (ICL2008). September 23-26, 2008. Paper_PDF Presentation_PPT
  
  
• Harward, V.J.; del Alamo, J.A.; Lerman, S.R.; Bailey, P.H.; Carpenter, J.; DeLong, K.; Felknor, C.; Hardison, J.; Harrison, B.; Jabbour, I.; Long, P.D.; Tingting Mao; Naamani, L.; Northridge, J.; Schulz, M.; Talavera, D.; Varadharajan, C.; Shaomin Wang; Yehia, K.; Zbib, R.; Zych, D., "The iLab Shared Architecture: A Web Services Infrastructure to Build Communities of Internet Accessible Laboratories," Proceedings of the IEEE , vol.96, no.6, pp.931-950, June 2008. PDF
  
  
• Jonah, O.P., Ayodele K.P., Kehinde, L.O., Osasona O., and Ajayi, E.O.B. (2008): Comparisons between a Web-Based Laboratory and Conventional Laboratory Models. The Journal of Computer Science and its Applications. Vol 15, No. 1, June 2008. Pp 124 - 135. Surulere, Lagos.
  
  
• Harward, V.J.; del Alamo, J.A.; Lerman, S.R.; Long, P.D.; Kehinde, K; Schulz, M. "Celebrating Ten Years of iLabs". CrossTalk Seminar. MIT. March 2008. Presentations
  
  
• Jiwaji, Adnaan, 2008. Modular Development of an Educational Remote Laboratory Platform for Electrical Engineering: the ELVIS iLab. Masters Thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. PDF URI
  
  
• Olowokere, D.; Kehinde, L.O.; Jonah, O.; Ayodele, K. P.; Ajayi, E.O.B.; Osasona, O.O., Human And Infrastructure Issues In The Development Of Web-Based Laboratories In Challenged Environments. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2008, Pittsburgh. PDF
  
  
• Olowokere, D.; Ayodele, K. P.; Kehinde, L.O.; Jonah, O.; Ajayi, T.O.; Akinwunmi, O.O., Realistic Looking Interfaces: In Search Of The Best Ergonomic Metaphors For Remote And Virtual Laboratory Interfaces. Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2008, Pittsburgh. PDF
  
  
• Theroux, Karen. Linking African Universities with MIT iLabs. Carnegie Peporter. Vol. 3/No 4. Spring 2006. http://www.carnegie.org/reporter/12/ilabs/index.html
  
  
• Sloan-C conference

2007

• L. O. Kehinde; "iLabs and Curriculum Enhancement" Engineering Africa. Conference Abuja, Nigeria. 4th-6th March, 2007. PPT
  
  
• del Alamo, J. A., "MIT iLabs: Towards a Community of Internet Accessible Laboratories" Keynote invited paper presented at International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation, Porto, Portugal, June 23-24, 2007. PDF
  
  
• Ehrmann, S.C.; Gilbert, S.W.; McMartin, F.; Abelson, H.; Long, P.D., "Factors affecting the adoption of faculty-developed academic software: A study of five iCampus projects," Frontiers in education conference - global engineering: knowledge without borders, opportunities without passports, 2007. FIE '07. 37th annual , vol., no., pp.T2G-18-T2G-23, 10-13 Oct. 2007. PDF
  
  
• Fischer, J. H., Mitchell, R., and J. A. del Alamo, "Inquiry-Learning with WebLab: Undergraduate Attitudes and Experiences." Journal of Science Education and Technology, Springer Netherlands. Volume 16, Number 4, August, 2007. PDF
  
  
• L. O. Kehinde; "Introduction to iLabs", iLab Workshop; Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. 3th-4th September, 2007
  
  
• Lindsay, E., Long, P., Imbrie, PK., "Workshop - Remote Laboratories: Approaches for the Future," Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 10-13, 2007.
  
  
• Mitros, P., The iLab Mini: A Low-Cost Experiment Platform forthe Developing World, August 1, 2007. http://mitros.org/p/projects/ilabs.pdf
  
  
• Mao, Tingting. 2007. Scheduling services and security ticket token services in iLab interactive services. Masters Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. URI
  
  
• Sloan-C Conference
  
  
• Wang, G., Master of Philosophy Thesis, Interactive Online Laboratories, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Queensland in November, 2007.
  
  
• Long, P. NACOL's 2007 Virtual School Symposium

2006

• del Alamo, J. A., "MIT iLabs: Towards a Community of Internet Accessible Laboratories," Microsoft Research Academic Summit Mexico, Guadalajara, Mexico, May 17-19, 2006.
  
  
• del Alamo, J. A., "MIT iLabs and OCW: Bringing University Innovations Across the Digital Divide" Frontiers of Knowledge University Leaders' Forum, Cape Town, South Africa, November 18-21, 2006.
  
  
• del Alamo, J. A., R. Mitchell, and J. Fischer, "Working with WebLab: Assessment and the Improvement in Teaching and Learning in an Undergraduate Course at MIT." NAE/CASEE Dane & Mary Louise Miller Annual Symposium, San Diego, CA, October 27, 2006.
  
  
• Cukalovic, B. 2006. MIT Integratiod Microelectronics Device Experimentation and Simulation iLab. MS Thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. PDF URI
  
  
• Harward, V. Judson, Tingting Mao, and Imad Jabbour, iLab Interactive Services - Overview, Center for Educational Computing Initiatives, M. I. T., (2006), http://icampus.mit.edu/iLabs/Architecture/downloads/downloadFile.aspx?id=54.
  
  
• Harward, V. Judson, Jedidiah Northridge, Rabih Zbib, Loai Naamani, Imad Jabbour, and Tingting Mao, iLab Interactive Ticketing and Integrated Management — Overview, Center for Educational Computing Initiatives, M. I. T., (2006), http://icampus.mit.edu/iLabs/Architecture/downloads/downloadFile.aspx?id=56.
  
  
• Or-Bach, R., K. Livingstone-Vale, J. A. del Alamo, and S. Lerman, "Towards a Collaboration Space for Higher Education Teachers - The Case of MIT iLab Project." ED-MEDIA, World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & telecommunications, Orlando, FL, June 26-30, 2006.
  
  
• Mitchell, R., J. Fischer, and J. A. del Alamo, "A Survey Study of the Impact of a MIT Microelectronics Online Laboratory on Student Learning." International Conference on Engineering Education (ICEE), San Juan (Puerto Rico), July 23-28, 2006.PDF
  
  
• Gikandi, S. 2006. ELVIS iLab : a flexible platform for online laboratory experiments in electrical engineering. Masters Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. URI
  
  
• Haldar, Abhra, 2006. The iLab Debugging Service Broker : a module for facilitating development of online laboratories. Masters Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. URI
  
  

2005

• Clark K. Colton, "A Suite of Web-Accessible Experiments for Teaching Heat Transfer: Pedagogical Aspects," Weblabs in Chemical Engineering: Workshop on Internet-Accessible Laboratory Experiments in Chemical Engineering, Cambridge University, Cambridge, U.K., July 8, 2005. 15.
  
  
• del Alamo, J. A., P. Bailey, J. Hardison, V. Judson Harward, S. R. Lerman, and P. D. Long, "MIT iLabs." Sloan-C Inernational Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks, Orlando, Florida, November 17-19, 2005. PDF
  
  
• del Alamo, J. A. and S. Lerman, "iLabs: Carrying out Experiments through the Internet Across the Digital Divide," Learning International Networks Consortium (LINC) Symposium, MIT, October 27-28, 2005.
  
  
• Hardison, J. L., D. Zych, J. A. del Alamo, V. J. Harward, S. R. Lerman, S. M. Wang, K. Yehia and C. Varadharajan. "The Microelectronics WebLab 6.0 - An Implementation Using Web Services and the iLab Shared Architecture." International Conference on Engineering Education and Research 2005, Tainan, Taiwan, March 1-5, 2005. Paper PDF Talk PDF
  
  
• Pridmore, D. 2005. Online Polymer Crystallization Experiment. MS Thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  
  
• Viedma, G.; Dancy, I.J.; Lundberg, K.H., "A Web-based linear-systems iLab," American Control Conference, 2005. Proceedings of the 2005 , vol., no., pp. 5139-5144 vol. 7, 8-10 June 2005. PDF http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel5/9861/31519/01470837.pdf?arnumber=1470837
  
  
• Viedma Núñez, Gerardo. 2005. Design and implementation of the feedback systems Web laboratory. Masters Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. URI
  
  
• Carpenter, Joel. 2005. A Remote Online Experiment at the University of Queensland. Bachelors Thesis. School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering. University of Queensland.
  
  

  2004

• Colton, Clark K., Marc Q. Knight, Rubiayat-Amin Khan, and Richard West. "A Web-Accessible Heat Exchanger Experiment." INNOVATIONS 2004: World Innovations in Engineering Education and Research. Ed. Win Aung, Robert Altenkirch, Tomas Cermak, Robin W. King, and Luis Manuel Sanchez Ruiz. Arlington, VA: Begell House Publishing, 2004. 93-106.
  
  *del Alamo, J., et al. "iLab: A Scalable Architecture for Sharing Online Experiments." International Conference on Engineering Education. Gainesville, FL, October 16-21, 2004.
  
  
• del Alamo, J. A. "iLabs: Performing Laboratory Experiments Across Continents," LINC Workshop, MIT, March 24-25, 2004.
  
  
• del Alamo, J. A., V. J. Harward, S. R. Lerman and K. Amaratunga, "iLabs: a Web Services Architecture to Bring Labs Online." 2004 Microsoft Research Faculty Summit , Microsoft, August 1-3, 2004.
  
  
• Harward, J., J. A. del Alamo, V. S. Choudary, K. deLong, J. L. Hardison, S. R. Lerman, J. Northridge, C. Varadharajan, S. Wang, K. Yehia, and D. Zych. "iLabs: A scalable architecture for sharing online laboratories." International Conference on Engineering Education 2004, Gainesville, Florida, October 16-21, 2004.
  
  
• Harward, V.J. The Challenge of Building Internet Accessible Labs. (2004). Draft. Internal iLabs Report. http://icampus.mit.edu/iLabs/Architecture/downloads/protectedfiles/ILabChallenge.doc
  
  
• Jeppson, K., P. Lundgren, J. A. del Alamo, J. L. Hardison, and D. Zych. "Sharing online laboratories and their components - a new learning experience." 5th European Workshop on Microelectronics Education, Lausanne, Switzerland, April 15-16, 2004.
  
  
• Jeppson, K., P. Lundgren, J. A. del Alamo, J. L. Hardison, and D. Zych. "Sharing online remote laboratory resources - a new learning experience." Net Learning 2004, Ronneby, Sweden, May 10-12, 2004. PDF
  
  
• del Alamo, J. A., V. Chang, J. Hardison, D. Zych and L. Hui, "An Online Microelectronics Device Characterization Laboratory with a Circuit-like User Interface." International Conference on Engineering Education 2002, Valencia (Spain), July 2003. Published in "Innovations 2004: World Innovations in Engineering Education and Research," edited by W. Aung, R. Altenkirch, T. Cermak, R. W. King, and L. M. Sanchez Ruiz. iNEER, 2004; pp. 153-162.
  
  
• Northridge, Jedidiah. 2004. A federated time distribution system for online laboratories. Masters Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering. URI
  
  
• Yehia, Karim Y., 2004. The iLab service broker : a software infrastructure providing common services in support of Internet accessible laboratories. Masters Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. URI
  
  
• Manasseh, Mazen. 2004. A web-controllable shaking table for remote structural testing under seismic loading. Masters Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. URI
  
  

2002-2003

• del Alamo, J. A., V. Chang, L. Brooks, C. McLean, J. Hardison, G. Mishuris, and L. Hui, "MIT Microelectronics WebLab". Book chapter in "Lab on the Web - Running Real Electronics Experiments via the Internet", T. Fjeldly and M. Shur, Eds., Wiley, 2003, pp. 49-87.
  
  
• del Alamo, J. A., L. Brooks, C. McLean, J. Hardison, G. Mishuris, V. Chang, and L. Hui, "The MIT Microelectronics WebLab: a Web-Enabled Remote Laboratory for Microelectronics Device Characterization." 2002 World Congress on Networked Learning in a Global Environment, Berlin (Germany), May 2002.
  
  
• del Alamo, J. A., J. Hardison, G. Mishuris, L. Brooks, C. McLean, V. Chang, and L. Hui, "Educational Experiments with an Online Microelectronics Characterization Laboratory." International Conference on Engineering Education 2002, Manchester (UK), August 2002. PDF
  
  
• Talavera, Daniel, 2003. On-line laboratory for remote polymer crystallization experiments using optical microscopy. Masters Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. URI
  
  

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