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. and one of the founders of the company. She has helped the company advance from academic research to commercially viable products and services and has lead the company to grow into international markets including Asia and Europe. She has been instrumental in getting recognition for AgentSheets Inc. by national and international organizations including the National Academy of Sciences, the Japanese Ministries of Trade and Education, the European Commission, and most recently the Colorado's Technology Association (CSIA) with the 2008 “Colorado Top Tech Education Initiative” APEX award - an honor that recognizes educational initiatives with a tangible impact on K-12 education and an emphasis on achieving measurable improvements in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) skills. In addition to her executive duties, Ms.Repenning teaches game and simulation design courses at all levels nationally and internationally. She received a business degree from Switzerland and a B.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She has worked for international companies and government organizations across several fields including nuclear safety and steel production. Ms. Repenning speaks five languages and is a published author. She is an active member in the local business 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 of AgentSheets Inc. In that role, she is responsible for managing the company's large-scale R&D projects and assisting higher management in defining the company's business and technology directions. She has been part of the AgentSheets academic and later commercial team since 1994. Dr. Ioannidou currently works with academic collaborators and school district administrators to develop and disseminate AgentSheets-based Scalable Game Design curriculum throughout Colorado and the U.S. She leads collaborative efforts with companies and educators in Greece in projects funded by the European Commission and the Greek Ministry of Education to develop educational activities using AgentSheets for use in all Greek schools. She engages in outreach activities in local schools, where she works extensively with teachers and students to introduce simulation-based activities in computer education, math, science, and social studies courses, as well as extra-curricular activities. She teaches game design workshops and classes at the all levels level nationally and internationally as well as trains teachers. Dr. Ioannidou received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her research interests and expertise include end-user development, agent-based simulations, educational technology, game design, computational science, and human-computer interaction. Her work has been published in numerous international conference proceedings, academic journals, trade magazines, and books. She has served as a reviewer for the National Science Foundation and academic conference proceedings. She has received numerous awards and honors including scholarships and the esteemed title of the Outstanding Graduate of the College of Engineering at the University of Colorado, mainly for her involvement in LEGOsheets-a visual programming environment for the MIT programmable brick (now known as LEGO Mindstorms).