company profile

AgentSheets, Inc. emerged from over a decade of intensive research in end-user programming, human-computer interaction and simulation environments. Professor Alexander Repenning created the AgentSheets software environment and tool sets that comprise our core corporate technology. AgentSheets software became the simulation development tool of choice for a worldwide collection of researchers, teachers, students and private individuals. AgentSheets widely acclaimed software environment lets non-programmers create, combine, and modify sophisticated interactive simulations and computer models. AgentSheets is transitioning from a two-dimensional tool to a R&D / service company with its main focus on distributed, three-dimensional, interactive graphical visualisations, simulations and models that are highly customizable, independent, enhancing technologies for industry and education.

biographies

Nadia Repenning is the CEO and president of AgentSheets, Inc.. She is one of the founders of the company and has helped grow the company into international markets including Asia and Europe. AgentSheets, Inc. has been recognized and featured at conferences by national and international organizations including the National Academy of Sciences, the Japanese Ministries of Trade and Education, and the European Commission. Nadia received a business degree from Switzerland and a B.A. from the University of Colorado. She has worked for international companies and government organizations across several fields including nuclear safety and steel production. Nadia speaks five languages and is a published author. She is an active member in her community and a member of the International Sociology Honors Society.

Dr. Alexander Repenning is the CTO of AgentSheets, Inc. and a professor of computer science at the University of Colorado. Dr. Repenning is the creator of the AgentSheets environment and a founder of AgentSheets, Inc. He is the chief architect of the Mobility Agents project. Dr. Repenning's interests include end-user programmable agents, multi modal interfaces, wireless computation and artificial intelligence. He has worked in research and development at Asea Brown Boveri, Xerox PARC, Apple Computer and Hewlett Packard. His work has received numerous awards including "Best of the Best Innovators" by ACM and the Gold Medal from the major of Paris for "most innovative application in education of the World Wide Web". Dr. Repenning is an advisor to the National Academy of Sciences, the European Commission and the National Science Foundation.

Dr. Robert B. Owen is the Vice-President of Technical Development. Dr. Owen serves on the AgentSheets Board of Directors and shares responsibility for strategic business and technology planning, direction, and administration. Dr. Owen received his Ph.D. in physics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and his Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Colorado, with an emphasis on computer science methods. Dr. Owen is author on over 65 scientific publications, holds four patents, and is the recipient of scores of honors. He is a graduate-trained government contract manager, and is well experienced in product development and technology transfer. He has helped found and operate four technology-based firms, including AgentSheets, Inc. He is a founder of the Colorado Photonics Industry Association (CPIA) and serves on the Board of Directors. He is a reviewer and referee for Applied Optics, Optics Letters, the Journal of Optical Imaging, and Optical Engineering.

Dr. Andri Ioannidou is the Senior Project Manager. Dr. Ioannidou’s responsibilities are not limited to managing research and development projects, but extend to assisting higher management define the company’s business and technology directions. Dr. Ioannidou recently received her Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Colorado. Her research interests and expertise include end-user development and end-user programming, agent-based simulations, educational technology, and human-computer interaction. She engages in outreach activities in local elementary, middle and high schools, where she works with teachers and students to introduce simulation-based activities in math, science, and social studies courses, as well as extra-curricular activities. Dr. Ioannidou is author on over 15 scientific publications for journals, conference proceedings and magazines and serves as a reviewer for Visual Languages conference and the International Conference on the Learning Sciences. She has received numerous awards and honors including scholarships and other academic excellence awards, as well as the esteemed title of the Outstanding Graduate of the College of Engineering at the University of Colorado, mainly for her involvement in the LEGOsheets research project, a visual programming environment for the MIT programmable brick (now known as LEGO Mindstorms) as an undergraduate student.