Center for Identification Technology Research (CITeR)An NSF Industry University Cooperative Research Center

Automated Attendance and Exam Systems

Dr. Venu Govindaraju University at Buffalo

Center for Identification Technology Research (CITeR)An NSF Industry University Cooperative Research Center

Outline

• Attendance

• Learning

• Invigilation

• Grading

• Challenges ahead

Education in the Internet era ?

Center for Identification Technology Research (CITeR)An NSF Industry University Cooperative Research Center

Time and Attendance

• RFID• Biometrics

Center for Identification Technology Research (CITeR)An NSF Industry University Cooperative Research Center

First Aadhaar number issued: September 29, 2010

ID

• User-friendlymodalities

• False rejects• Remote

authentication

Center for Identification Technology Research (CITeR)An NSF Industry University Cooperative Research Center

Biom

etric

Mod

aliti

esFingerprin

tFace Iris

Vascular

Palm

Hand

VoiceSignature Gait

Ear

Retina

DNA

Keystroke

PHYSICAL

BEHAVIORAL

Center for Identification Technology Research (CITeR)An NSF Industry University Cooperative Research CenterLearning

Multilingual Digital Library

Searchable repository

Provide relevant, distilled, actionable information automatically (for a non-native user)

Center for Identification Technology Research (CITeR)An NSF Industry University Cooperative Research Center

MOOC

The Economist, July 2013

Center for Identification Technology Research (CITeR)An NSF Industry University Cooperative Research Center

Grading

• Keeping tabs on student progress• Identifying areas needing help

Center for Identification Technology Research (CITeR)An NSF Industry University Cooperative Research CenterAES

Automatic Essay Scoring

ML approaches: • Qualitative evaluation to a scoring rubric derived from calibrated peer review• Bag of keywords - “cat chased the mouse “ vs “mouse chased the cat”, rare words etc.• Large training sets are counter productive ; learning at the question level.• How does machine learn logical proofs? Metaphors? Humor? • How do you give feedback to students?

Center for Identification Technology Research (CITeR)An NSF Industry University Cooperative Research Center

Invigilation

• Who wrote the exam?• Remote authentication

Center for Identification Technology Research (CITeR)An NSF Industry University Cooperative Research Center

• Emotion driven facial expressions originate in different neuroanatomical substrates than posed expressions (subcortical v. motor strip)

Are they “learning”?Facial Expressions

Center for Identification Technology Research (CITeR)An NSF Industry University Cooperative Research Center

Challenges

• K-12

• Holding student interest in online course

• Grading

• Rural India: power, computers, connectivity