Background 

Teaching

Research

Ministry

Research Involvements

	I have committed myself to the pursuit of excellence in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research and teaching in the Department of Computer and Systems Engineering of the University of Rome "La Sapienza" (Italy) through, among other things, active involvement in: leading, developing and coordinating a team of HCI researchers; teaching HCI classes and overseeing student projects; proposing and running HCI-related research projects; attending, organizing and reviewing for HCI conferences and workshops; and publishing in books, journals and leading conferences.
	Research Interests
	Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). In particular, as HCI relates to areas/aspects such as: User Interfaces, Usability, Accessibility, Visualization, Visual Information Access, Visual Data Mining, Digital Libraries, and Ubiquitous Computing.
	Organizing and Program Committees
	Involved in various Program Committees of and reviewing for international conferences and journals. For instance: INTERACT 2005, AVI 2004, VLDB 2004, WWW Journal, WWW 2003, WISE 2003, DEXA 2006. Part of the Organizing Committee of an e-learning workshop ("e-Learning and Human-Computer Interaction: Exploring Design Synergies for more Effective Learning Experiences") at INTERACT 2005. Organized a special session on "Rich Interactions with Mobile Devices and Systems" at the International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI International) 2005. Organizing a special session on "Designing for Mobile Interaction" at the International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI International) 2007.
	PhD Thesis
	Stephen Kimani: "Visual Information Discovery". University of Rome "La Sapienza", Department of Computer and Systems Engineering, XVI Cycle, 2004.
	Selected Publications
Book (Chaps)	E. Bertini, T. Catarci, L. Di Bello and S. Kimani: "Visualization in Digital Libraries". In Integrated Publication and Information Systems to Virtual Information and Knowledge Environments, M. Hemmje, C. Niederee and T. Risse Ed.s, Springer-Verlag Berlin, 2005. S. Kimani, T. Catarci and I. Cruz: "Web Rendering Systems: Techniques, Classification Criteria, and Challenges". Visualizing the Semantic Web, V. Geroimenko, C. Chen Ed.s, Springer-Verlag UK, 2002.
Journals	E. Bertini, T. Catarci, S. Kimani and A. Dix: "A Review of Standard Usability Principles in the Context of Mobile Computing". In Studies in Communication Sciences journal, 5(1):111-126, 2005. M. De Marsico, S. Kimani, V. Mirabella, K. L. Norman and T. Catarci: "Enhancing the Development of Accessible e-Learning Content by Human Involvement". Universal Access in the Information Society (UAIS) journal, Springer-Verlag, (accepted for publication). S. Kimani, S. Lodi, T. Catarci, G. Santucci and C. Sartori: "VidaMine:A Visual Data Mining Environment". Journal of Visual Languages and Computing 15 (1):37-67, Elsevier, 2004. V. Mirabella, S. Kimani, S. Gabrielli and T. Catarci: "Accessible e-Learning Material: A No-Frills Avenue for Didactical Experts". In NRHM (New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia) journal, Special Issue on Accessible Hypermedia and Multimedia 10(2): 165-180. Taylor & Francis Group, 2004.
Papers	Y. Dubinsky, T. Catarci and S. Kimani: "Active Data and the Digital Library Shell". Proceedings of the International Workshop on Digital Libraries in the Context of Users' Broader Activities (DL-CUBA) at the Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL), 2006. E. Bertini, S. Gabrielli, S. Kimani, T. Catarci and G. Santucci: "Appropriating and Assessing Heuristics for Mobile Computing". Proceedings of the International Conference in Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI), 2006. E. Bertini, A. Calì, T. Cartaci, S. Gabrielli and S. Kimani: "Interaction-based Adaptation for Small Screen Devices". Proceedings of the User Modeling International Conference (UM), 2005. S. Gabrielli, V. Mirabella, S. Kimani and T. Catarci: "Supporting Cognitive Walkthrough with Video Data: A Mobile Learning Evaluation Study". Proceedings of the International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (Mobile HCI), 2005. S. Kimani and E. Bertini: "Exploiting Ubiquitous Computing to Support Digital Library Tasks". Proceedings of HCI International 2005. E. Bertini, L. Di Bello and S. Kimani: "The Pivotal Role of Visualization in Digital Libraries". In the Seventh International Workshop of the EU Network of Excellence DELOS on Audio-Visual Content and Information Visualization in Digital Libraries (AVIVDiLib'05), 2005. S. Gabrielli and S. Kimani: "The Design of MicroLearning Experiences: A Research Agenda". Proceedings of the Microlearning Conference, 2005. S. Kimani, S. Gabrielli and T. Catarci: "Designing for Primary Tasks in Mobile Computing". Proceedings of the Workshop Describing Users in Contexts at INTERACT 2005. S. Gabrielli, V. Mirabella, S. Kimani and T. Catarci: "eLearning Accessibility: A Comprehensive Approach to Content Development". Proceedings of the Workshop e-Learning and Human-Computer Interaction at INTERACT 2005. S. Kimani, S. Lodi, T. Catarci, G. Santucci and C. Sartori: "VidaMine: User-Centred Development of a Visual Mining Environment". In Proceedings of the 19th CODATA International Conference, The Information Society: New Horizons for Science, November 2004 (Berlin). E. Bertini, T. Catarci, S. Kimani and G. Santucci: "Exploiting Multiple Views to Support Visual Exploration and Mining". In International Conference on Coordinated and Multiple Views in Exploratory Visualization, 2004. V. Mirabella, S .Kimani and T. Catarci: "Recourse for Guiding Didactical Creators in the Development of Accessible e-Learning Material". In Proceedings of APCHI 2004 (New Zealand). V. Mirabella, S. Kimani and T. Catarci: "A No-Frills Approach for Accessible Web-Based Learning Material". In Proceedings of the International Cross-Disciplinary Workshop on Web Accessibility (W4A) at the Thirteenth International World Wide Web Conference 2004 (New York). S. Gabrielli, V. Mirabella, S. Kimani and T. Catarci: "Steering the Development of Accessible e-Learning Content". In Proceedings of the European Conference on eLearning (ECEL) 2004 (Paris). E. Bertini, T. Catarci, and S. Kimani: "Library and Ubicomp: Supporting Seamless Interaction with Physical and Digital Entities". In Proceedings of the Workshop on Interaction Design for CSCL in Ubiquitous Computing at the International Conference on Mobile HCI 2004 (Glasgow, Scotland). S. Kimani, T. Catarci and G. Santucci: "Visual Data Mining: An Experience with the Users". Proceedings of HCI International - Universal Access in HCI: Inclusive Design in the Information Society, 2003. E. Bertini and S. Kimani: "Mobile Devices: Opportunities for Users with Special Needs". Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (Mobile HCI), 2003. S. Kimani, S. Lodi, T. Catarci, G. Santucci and C. Sartori: "Visual Data Mining with VidaMine". Proceedings of the Italian Symposium on Advanced Database Systems (SEBD), 2003. S. Kimani: "An Effective Visual Data Mining Environment". Doctoral Posters of the International Conference on Very Large Data Bases (VLDB), 2002. S. Kimani, T. Catarci and G. Santucci: "A Visual Data Mining Environment: Metaqueries and Association Rules". Proceedings of the International Conference in Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI), 2002. S. Kimani, T. Catarci and G. Santucci: "A Visual Data Mining Environment". Proceedings of the CODATA Workshop on Information Visualization Presentation and Design, 2002. F. Angiulli, T. Catarci, P. Ciaccia, G. Ianni, S. Kimani, S. Lodi, M. Patella, G. Santucci and C. Sartori. "An Integrated Data Mining and Data Presentation tool". In International Conference on Data Mining Methods and Databases for Engineering, Finance and Other Fields, 2002. S. Kimani, T. Catarci and G. Santucci: "A Visual Data Mining Environment". Proceedings of the ECML/PKDD Workshop on Visual Data Mining, 2002.