Tamara Babaian

Tamara Babaian is a Professor at Bentley's Computer Information Systems department, a member of ERP Usability, RealViz and Music Analytics research groups at Bentley. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses, mostly in programming and data management.

Education

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Tufts University, 2000
• M.S. in Computer Science, Tufts University, 1996
• Honors Diploma of Higher Education (M.S. + B.S. equivalent) in Applied Mathematics, Yerevan State University of Armenia, 1994

Academic Experience

Bentley University, Computer Information Systems Department

• Professor July, 2019 - present
• Associate Professor July, 2008 - July, 2019
• Assistant Professor September, 2001 - July 2008

Harvard University, Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow August, 2000 - August, 2001

Tufts University, EECS Department

• Lecturer January, 2000 - May, 2000

Teaching Interests

• Computer Programming and Languages;
• Database theory, design and implementation;
• Analysis of Algorithms

Research Interests

• Intelligent and Collaborative Interfaces;
• Human-Computer Interaction;
• Usability

Awards and Honors

• 2008, NSF Award #0819333 "Software for Real Life Systems" program within Computing and Communications Foundations. Title: "Design and Evaluation Methodologies for Enhancing ERP System Usability", Amount: $400,000; 2008-2011, NSF

Publications

Journal Articles

• Xu, J., Babaian, T. (2021). Artificial Intelligence in Business Curriculum: The Pedagogy and Learning Outcomes. International Journal of Management Education, (19) 3
• Babaian, T., Xu, J., Lucas, W. T. (2018). ERP Prototype with Built-in Task and Process Support. European Journal of Information Systems, (27) 2 189-206. (Link)
• Lucas, W. T., Babaian, T. (2015). The Collaborative Critique: An Inspection Method for Expert Evaluation of User Interfaces. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (IJHCI), Taylor and Francis.
• Babaian, T., Lucas, W. T. (2013). Modeling Data for Enterprise Systems with Memories. Journal of Database Management, (24) 2 1-12.
• Babaian, T., Schmolze, J. G. (2009). Practical Reasoning about Knowledge States for Open World Planning with Sensing. Journal of Applied and Non-Classical Logics, (19) 1 7-41.
• Babaian, T., Lucas, W. T. (2006). Black-Box Testing in the Introductory Programming Course. Journal of Informatics Education Research.
• Babaian, T., Schmolze, J. G. (2006). Efficient Open World Reasoning for Planning. Logical Methods in Computer Science, (2) 3 1-39. (Link)
• Babaian, T., Lucas, W. T., Topi, H. (2006). Improving ERP Usability Through User-System Collaboration. International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems, (2) 3 10-23.
• Topi, H., Lucas, W. T., Babaian, T. (2006). Using informal notes for sharing corporate technology know-how. European Journal of Information Systems, (15) 5 486-499.
• Carlin, A., Schmolze, J. G., Babaian, T. (2005). Graphplan Based Conformant Planning with Limited Quantification. Research on Computing Science: Advances in Artificial Intelligence Theory, (16) 65-75. (Link)
• Babaian, T. (2003). Knowledge-Based Personalization. Idea Group Inc.

Book Chapters

• Babaian, T., Lucas, W. T., Chircu, A. M., Power, N. (2017). Interactive Visualizations for Workspace Tasks,Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing book series (LNBIP), vol. 291, pp. 389-413 In , (Eds.) . Springer
• Lucas, W. T., Babaian, T., Topi, H. (2008). Applying Collaboration Theory for Improving ERP System-User Interaction In Angappa Gunasekaran, (Eds.) Techniques and Tools for the Design and Implementation of Enterprise Information Systems (Vol. 2). 1-21. Hershey, PA: Idea Group, Inc.
• Babaian, T. (2005). Reasoning about User Preferences In Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, (Eds.) . Hershey, PA: Idea Group Reference