Simona Vasilache

   Affiliation

• Assistant professor
  Department of Computer Science
  TISS Program - Undergraduate English Program, School of Social and International Studies
  

   Background

• "Politehnica" University of Bucharest, Romania; Computer Science and Engineering Faculty, Control Engineering and Industrial Informatics Dept.
• University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Systems and Information Engineering, Dept. of Computer Science (Ph.D, 2007)

   Fields of interest

• Software engineering, software development process, global software engineering
• Human-computer interaction
• Cultural aspects of e-learning, intercultural communication

   Courses

• Principles of Software Engineering (0AL5400)
• Topics in Computer Ethics (0AL5443)
• Introduction to Programming (BE21131)
• Academic Discussion Seminar (BE21511)
• Information Literacy (Lectures) (6190101)
• Information Literacy (Exercises) (6490102)
• Data Science (6590102)


• Seminar: "SNS & Software Engineering"

    Publications

• S. Vasilache, J. Tanaka, "Support in the Software Development Process Using Dependency Diagrams," International Journal of Computer & Information Science (IJCIS), Vol.11, No.2, 2010.
• S. Vasilache, "Information Technology and Natural Disasters: Japan Case Study", Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Society and Information Technologies (ICSIT 2012), Orlando, Florida, USA, Mar. 25-28, 2012.
• S. Vasilache, "Software Development Support with Automatic Test Generation", 17th World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (WMSCI 2013), Orlando, Florida, USA, Jul. 9-15, 2013.
• D. Haggis, S. Vasilache, "Facilitating Public Archaeology and e-learning: Use of Information and Communication Technology and the Construction of Virtual Worlds", 11th International Conference on Education and Information Systems (EISTA 2013), Orlando, Florida, USA, Jul. 9-15, 2013.
• S. Vasilache, "Early Warning Systems and Information Technology in the Context of Disaster Management", 8th International Multiconference on Society, Cybernetics and Informatics (IMSCI 2014), July 15-18, pp. 90-94, 2014.
• S. Vasilache, "DePAT: A Framework for Specification-Based Automatic Test Generation", The 2015 IAENG International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE2015), in the context of International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists (IMECS 2015), Hong Kong, March 18-20, pp. 517-522, 2015.
• S. Vasilache, "Cultural Dimensions of Using a Learning Management System by Non-native English Speaking International Students in Japan", Journal of Advanced Distributed Technology, Vol.3, No. 7, 2015.
• S. Vasilache, "Academic Discussions and Intercultural Communication in an International Environment in Japan", Proceedings of the 9th International Conference Language, Culture, Civilization, University Politehnica of Bucharest, pp. 381-386, 2015.
• S. Vasilache, "Student Perspectives of Computer Literacy Education in an International Environment", Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Education and Social Sciences (ICEASS 2016), Singapore, Feb. 18-20, pp. 448-456, 2016.
• S. Vasilache, "International students' perspectives on academic discussions in a multicultural environment", Proceedings of the 12th eLearning and Software for Education Conference (eLSE2016), Bucharest, April 21-22, Vol. II, pp. 273-279, 2016.
• S. Vasilache, "Student Perspectives of Computer Literacy Education in an International Environment”, Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 4 (June), No. 6, pp. 1426-1431, 2016.
• H. Tomita, S. Vasilache, J. Tanaka, "Using the office desk as a touch interface", Proceedings of HCI International, Human Interface and the Management of Information: Information, Design and Interaction, Part I, Toronto, Canada, July 17 – 22, pp. 585-595, 2016.
• H. Kaburagi, S. Vasilache, J. Tanaka, "Detecting Multitasking Work and Negative Routines from Computer Logs", Proceedings of HCI International, Human Interface and the Management of Information: Information, Design and Interaction, Part II, Toronto, Canada, July 17 – 22, pp. 542-549, 2016.
• S. Vasilache, "Specification-Based Test Case Generation Using Dependency Diagrams", IAENG World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science (WCECS2016), San Francisco, USA, Oct. 19-21, Vol. I, pp. 185-189, 2016.
• S. Vasilache, "An Adaptive Model of Teaching Computer Literacy in the Context of Multicultural Instruction ", The 5th IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assesment and Learning for Engineering (TALE2016), Bangkok, Thailand, Dec. 7-9, 2016.
• S. Vasilache, "Learning Management Systems and the Use of English Interface: Japan Case Study", Proceedings of the 10th International Conference Language, Culture, Civilization, University Politehnica of Bucharest, pp. 375-379, 2016.
• Shuta Nakamae, Shumpei Kataoka, Can Tang, Yue Pu, Simona Vasilache, Satoshi Saga, Buntarou Shizuki, Shin Takahashi, "BLE-Based Children's Social Behavior Analysis System for Crime Prevention", Lecture Notes in Computer Science, HCII2017, LNCS volume 10283, pp. 429-439, 2017.
• Shuta Nakamae, Shumpei Kataoka, Can Tang, Simona Vasilache, Satoshi Saga, Buntarou Shizuki, Shin Takahashi, "Children's Social Behavior Analysis System using BLE and Accelerometer", The Ninth International Conference on Collaboration Technologies, CollabTech2017, LNCS, volume 10397, pp. 153-167, 2017.
• S. Vasilache, "Computer Literacy Education: Challenges in Multicultural Environments", Proceedings of the IEEE 41st Annual Computer Software and Applications Conference (COMPSAC), pp. 278-279, 2017.
• S. Vasilache, "Teaching Software Engineering in a Multicultural Environment", Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL), pp. 1467-1472, 2017.
• S. Vasilache, "Dependency Diagrams: From Requirements Specifications to Test Case Generation”, IAENG Transactions on Engineering Sciences - Special Issue for the International Association of Engineers Conferences 2016, Volume II, pp. 461-474, World Scientific, 2018.
• H. Tomita, S. Saga, H. Kajimoto, S. Vasilache, S. Takahashi, "A Study of Tactile Sensation and Magnitude on Electrostatic Tactile Display", IEEE Haptics Symposium, March 25-28, San Francisco, California, USA, 2018.
• D. Iliescu, F. Banciu, S. Vasilache, "Collaborative Scientific Writing Between Writing Art and Project Management", Chapter 16, Handbook of Research on Student-Centered Strategies in Online Adult Learning Environments. IGI Global, 2018.
• Shotaro Agatsuma, Masafumi Nakagawa, Tomoyoshi Ono, Satoshi Saga, Simona Vasilache, Shin Takahashi, "Classification Method of Rubbing Haptic Information Using Convolutional Neural Network", Lecture Notes in Computer Science, HCII2018, Volume 4, LNCS_10904, pp. 159-167, 2018.
• Shotaro Agatsuma, Junya Kurogi, Satoshi Saga, Simona Vasilache and Shin Takahashi, "Signal Generation for Vibrotactile Display by Generative Adversarial Network", Proceedings of ASIA Haptics, 2018.
• Hirobumi Tomita, Satoshi Saga, Hiroyuki Kajimoto, Simona Vasilache, and Shin Takahashi, "An Attempt of Displaying Softness Feeling Using Multi-Electrodes-Based Electrostatic Tactile Display", Proceedings of ASIA Haptics, 2018.
• Hirobumi Tomita, Shin Takahashi, Satoshi Saga, Simona Vasilache, Hiroyuki Kajimoto, "Toward the Modeling of Tactile Sensation on Electrostatic Tactile Display", International Display Workshops (IDW) 2018, Nagoya, December 12-14, 2018.
• Simona Vasilache, "From an International Classroom to a Distributed Work Environment: Student Perspectives on Global Software Engineering", International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE2018), Wollongong, Australia, December 4-7, pp. 825-828, 2018.
• Simona Vasilache, "I Don’t Want to Disagree: Communication Barriers in a Multicultural Context", Proceedings of the 12th International Conference Language, Culture, Civilization, University Politehnica of Bucharest, pp. 291-295, 2018.
• Tomita Hirobumi, Saga Satoshi, Kajimoto Hiroyuki, Vasilache Simona, “An Attempt of Displaying Method by Passive Touch with Electrostatic Tactile Display”, Poster, IEEE World Haptics Conference, July 9-12, 2019.
• Simona Vasilache, "Do You Care Where I Come from? Cultural Differences in the Computer Literacy Classroom", In: Stephanidis C. (eds) HCI International 2019 - Posters. HCII 2019. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1034. Springer, Cham.
• Devena Haggis, Simona Vasilache, "The Olympic Games as a Multicultural Environment and Their Relationship with Social Media", HCI International, July 26-31, Orlando, USA, 2019, In: Meiselwitz G. (eds) Social Computing and Social Media. Design, Human Behavior and Analytics. HCII 2019. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 11578. Springer, Cham.
• Simona Vasilache, "Science Language: Universal or Culturally Dependent? Multicultural Instruction and Engineering Students’ Perception", World Congress on Engineering (WCE2019), 3-5 July, London, 2019, Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science: Proceedings of The World Congress on Engineering 2019, 3-5 July, 2019, London, U.K.
• Simona Vasilache, "Communication and In-Class Participation of Japanese Students in Multicultural Academic Settings", Proceedings of the 13th International Conference Language, Culture, Civilization, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 2019.
• Shotaro Agatsuma, Junya Kurogi, Satoshi Saga, Simona Vasilache and Shin Takahashi, “Simple Generative Adversarial Network to Generate Three-axis Time-series Data for Vibrotactile Displays”, Proceedings of International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions, ACHI 2020, 2020.
• Simona Vasilache, ““Ad Meliora”: Towards an Improved Approach to Global Software Engineering Curriculum”, In: Stephanidis C., Antona M. (eds) HCI International 2020 - Posters. HCII 2020. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1225. Springer, Cham, 2020.
• Simona Vasilache, "Students’ Response to Emergency Remote Teaching in an Academic Discussion Course", Proceedings of the 14th International Conference Language, Culture, Civilization, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 2020.
• Shotaro Agatsuma, Satoshi Saga, Simona Vasilache and Shin Takahashi, “Machine Learning-based Classification and Generation of Vibrotactile Information”, International Journal on Advances in Networks and Services, Vol. 13, No. 3&4, 2020.
• Simona Vasilache, “Building an Academic Identity: Benefits and Drawbacks in Multicultural Engineering Classrooms” In: Ao SI., Gelman L., Kim H.K. (eds) Transactions on Engineering Technologies. Springer, Singapore, 2021.
• Simona Vasilache, “A Taste of Distributed Work Environments: Emergency Remote Teaching and Global Software Engineering”, In: Stephanidis C., Antona M., Ntoa S. (eds) HCI International 2021 - Posters. HCII 2021. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1421. Springer, Cham, 2021.
• Simona Vasilache, “Suddenly Online: Active Learning Implementation Strategies During Remote Teaching of a Software Engineering Course”, Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning, ICL2021.
• Simona Vasilache, Fabio Tanaka, “Online Deliberation Systems; Design, Current State and Future Directions”, in Resonance and Mutual Association in Deliberative Democracy, Science Technology and Law: Seeds of New Research Area, 筑波法政学会, March 2022.
• Simona Vasilache, "“I CAN Do This!”: Teaching Introductory Programming in Face-to-Face vs. Online Classes". In: Stephanidis, C., Antona, M., Ntoa, S., Salvendy, G. (eds) HCI International 2022 – Late Breaking Posters. HCII 2022. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1655. Springer, Cham.
• Simona Vasilache, "More Than Just Listening: Active Learning in Face-to-Face and Online Multicultural Software Engineering Classes", In 2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), IEEE.
• Simona Vasilache, "Offline and Online Active Learning: Lessons in Teaching Software Engineering to Multicultural Groups", Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Software Engineering Advances (ICSEA), 2022.
• Simona Vasilache, “Active and Cooperative Learning in a Multicultural Software Engineering Class: Impact of Switching from Offline to Online Classroom Modality”, IARIA International Journal On Advances in Software, vol. 16, no 1&2, 2023.
• Simona Vasilache, "Effects of Class Modality Switches in Teaching Introductory Programming to Humanities Students", Proceedings of the 2024 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2024.