KRISTIN N. ROHER

KRISTIN N. ROHER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE DONALD BREN SCHOOL OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCE 5243 BREN HALL • IRVINE • CALIFORNIA • 92697-3440 E-MAIL: [email protected] • WEB: http://www.ics.uci.edu/~kroher

EDUCATION Ph.D. in Informatics - University of California, Irvine Advisor: Debra Richardson Research Focus: Sustainable Human Computer Interaction

In Progress

Permaculture Design Certificate - Regenerative Leadership Institute

August 2012

B.S. in Computer Engineering - University of Pittsburgh

May 2012

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Dance Robotics Camp – Girls Inc. of Orange County Summer 2014&15 Intern • Worked with Girls, Inc. to provide week-long summer camps at UCI that aimed to engage high school girls in robotics and STEM fields and to increase their confidence in pursuing these commonly male-dominated fields • Performed lessons and hands on teaching instruction regarding how to program a humanoid robot to dance using Choregraphe (a drag and drop, behavioral based platform), as well as basics of the robots physical capabilities • Developed a curriculum for the camp in coordination with another Girls, Inc. staff member, including a schedule of activities and projects to accomplish within each hour of the camp • Assisted in organizing and providing technical support for a robotics dance competition at the completion of camp each week as an opportunity for the girls to showcase their work to Girls, Inc. board members and staff, community partners, and parents • Gained an expertise regarding the robots functionality and software, which allowed me to assist in teaching the other interns to program the robot as well as troubleshoot any problems that arose during the camp Simulation and Modeling - University of Pittsburgh Spring 2012 Teaching Assistant • Provided support for students to enable them to graphically simulate physical systems • Critiqued lab reports based on results achieved and C code based on coding style COORDINATION EXPERIENCE Verano Residents Council - University of California, Irvine Council Member

2014 - 2016

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Acted as a liaison between the Verano residents and the Verano Housing Staff Advocated for the concerns of the community, such as more sustainable options within the community, a less abrasive/harmful termite treatment plan, and concerns with the intrusiveness of various construction projects Worked with the Verano housing staff to pursue projects and community improvements, such as a composting program, installation of additional bike racks, and replacement of landscape with native, drought resistant plant species Responsible for maintaining a website and mailing list for the community Provided community services, events, and goods within a strict budget, which was planned out at the beginning of each year and revised as needed Planned community social events that addressed the diverse population of residents in Verano

Associated Graduate Students Social Committee - University of California, Irvine 2012 - 2014 Committee Member • Organized social events geared toward the interests of the graduate-professional student body at UCI • Worked on a team of 3-10 people to plan, prepare, execute and debrief events varying in size from 50 to 1000 people. FUNDING NSF Graduate Research Fellowship ($126,000) Eugene Cota-Robles Fellowship ($55,200) Competitive Edge Summer Research Program ($5,000) Recruitment Fellowship ($5,000) SMART Grant ($6,000) New Economy Technology Scholarship ($7,500)

2013 - 2016 2012 - 2016 2012 2012 2010 - 2011 2009 - 2012

PUBLICATIONS Written for University of California, Irvine Leveraging Social Media as a Means to Achieve Sustainability – K. Roher

In Progress

International Conference on ICT for Sustainability August 2014 Best Paper Nominee ICT4S 2029: What will be the systems supporting sustainability in 15 years? – B. Penzenstadler et al. (29 authors) 3nd Workshop on Requirements Patterns July 2013 Held in conjunction with the IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference Sustainability Requirement Patterns – K. Roher and D. Richardson 2nd Workshop on User evaluations for Software Engineering Researchers May 2013 Held in conjunction with the International Conference on Software Engineering A Proposed Recommender System for Eliciting Software Sustainability Requirements – K. Roher and D. Richardson

PRESENTATIONS CRA-W Grad Cohort, Santa Clara, CA – Poster Presentation Using ICT and the Framing Effect to Incentivize Sustainable Behavior

Spring 2014

 

3rd Workshop on Requirements Patterns, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Sustainability Requirement Patterns

Summer 2013

2012 Summer Research Program Symposium, University of California, Irvine Greening the Developing World

Fall 2012

2010 Product Realization Expo, University of Pittsburgh Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines

Spring 2010

Freshman Engineering Sustainability Conference, University of Pittsburgh Life Cycle Assessment of Solar Power

Spring 2008

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE Software Engineering for Sustainability - University of California, Irvine 2012-present • Examined ways in which environmental sustainability can be incorporated into the software engineering process through use of: o A recommender system for eliciting software sustainability requirements o Sustainability requirement patterns, which will provide guidance on how to write specific types of sustainability requirements Co-operative Software Engineer - Ansys Incorporated Summer 2011 • Collaborated with the Add-in Infrastructure team to integrate and implement new functionalities into the existing Ansys Workbench product • Developed tools in C# and Python and wrote extensive unit tests • Obtained requirements elicitation skills by creating user stories and attending meetings Vertical Axis Wind Turbines - University of Pittsburgh Spring 2011 • Collaborated with a group as well as a corporate sponsor to develop a new wind turbine design based on an existing patent that reduced drag by using a rotatable flap system attached to horizontal blade arms • Created a scaled down model to test turbulence and vibration Co-operative Software Test Engineer - Ansys Incorporated 2009-2010 • Worked with engineering teams on evaluating 3D meshes by means of finite element analysis and regression testing • Created/edited test scripts written in Python and JScript languages • Trained and supervised new employees by introducing them to the ANSYS software and API