Aaron Halfaker's CV

Education

								
									University of
									Minnesota,
									Twin Cities
								
									Minneapolis,
									MN
								
									Doctoral Candidate of 
									Computer Science
								
								GPA: 3.8

Fall-2006 - current

								
									The College of
									St. Scholastica
								
									Duluth, MN
								
									Completed (with
									Honors) BA in CS
								
								GPA: 3.7

Fall-2002 - Spring 2006

Refereed publications

Making peripheral participation legitimate: Reader engagement experiments in Wikipedia
Halfaker, A, Keyes, O. & Taraborelli, D. CSCW. San Antonio, TX, USA, (2013). [summary, pdf]
Using Edit Sessions to Measure Participation in Wikipedia,
Geiger, R. S. & Halfaker, A. CSCW. San Antonio, TX, USA, (2013).
The Rise and Decline of an Open Collaboration System: How Wikipedia's reaction to sudden popularity is causing its decline,
Halfaker, A, Geiger, R. S., Morgan, J. & John Riedl. American Behavioral Scientist. (2013). [summary, pdf]
What aren't we measuring? Methods for quantifying wiki-work,
Halfaker, A., Keegan, B., Forte, A., Geiger, R. S., Taraborelli, D., Pinchuk, M. & Masli, M. WikiSym, Linz, Austria, (2012).
Defense Mechanism or Socialization Tactic? Improving Wikipedia's Notifications to Rejected Contributors,
Geiger, R. S., Halfaker, A., Pinchuk, M. & Walling, S. ICWSM, Dublin, Ireland, (2012). [pdf]
Don't Bite the Newbies: How Reverts Affect the Quantity and Quality of Wikipedia Work,
Halfaker, A., Kittur, A. & Riedl, J., WikiSym, Mountain View, CA, (2011). 10.1145/2038558.2038585 [summary, pdf]
NICE: Social translucence through UI intervention,
Halfaker, A., Song, B., Stuart, D.A.,; Kittur, A. & Riedl, J., WikiSym, Mountain View, CA, (2011). 10.1145/2038558.2038575 [summary, pdf]
A Jury of Your Peers: Quality, Experience and Ownership in Wikipedia,
Halfaker, A., Kittur, N., Kraut, R. & Riedl, J., WikiSym, Orlando, FL, USA, (2009). 10.1145/1641309.1641332 [summary, pdf]
Wikipedians are born, not made: a study of power editors on Wikipedia,
Panciera, K., Halfaker, A. & Terveen, L., GROUP, Sanibel Island, FL, USA, p.51-60, (2009). 10.1145/1531674.1531682 [pdf]

Other publications

Robots and Cyborgs: Wikipedia's Immune System,
Halfaker, A.; Riedl, J., IEEE Computing, 45(3), 79-82, (2012).
Kids these days: The quality of new Wikipedia editors over time,
Halfaker, A. Wikimedia Blog, (2012).
Wikimedia Foundation technical documents:
- Article Feedback Tool Quality Analysis, Halfaker, A., Keyes, O., Taraborelli, D. (2012).
- Article Feedback Tool Prominence Analysis, Halfaker, A. (2012).
- Article Feedback Tool Newcomer Conversion Analysis, Halfaker, A. (2012).
Wikimedia Summer 2011 of Research technical documents:
- Newbie reverts and article length, Halfaker, A. (2011).
- New page patroller work load, Halfaker, A. (2011).
- Multiprocessing software for Wikidumps, Halfaker, A. (2011).
- Rejection in the first edit session, Halfaker, A. (2011).
- Vandal fighter work load, Halfaker, A. (2011).

Research Experience

Google Inc. Mountain View, CA

Research Intern

Identify and formalize research questions
Design and manage field studies
Write and present research results

Jan. 2013 - Apr. 2013

Wikimedia Foundation San Francisco, CA

Research Intern Leader / Research Analyst

Identify and formalize research questions
Design and manage field studies
Direct team of intern researchers
Write and present research results

May 2011 - current

GroupLens Research Minneapolis, MN

Graduate Research Assistant

Identify and formalize research questions
Designed and manage experiments
Bid data analysis on limited hardware
Write and present research results
Direct undergraduate researchers

Aug. 2007 - current

Industry Experience

Thomson-Reuters Eagan, MN

Release Management / Software Engineer Intern

Desgined and implemented a software release tracking system
Designed and implemented an automated, redundant ETL & reporting system
Usability analysis
Large data transfer, analysis and redundancy

May 2006 - Aug. 2006

May 2007 - Aug. 2007

The College of St. Scholastica Duluth, MN

Web Application Developer

Performed user interviews and identifier needs
Design and implemented software solutions
Document systems and educate maintainers

Oct. 2004 - May 2006

3M Maplewood, MN

Software Engineer Intern

Resurrected, respecified and redesigned old software project
Designed and implemented rich web interface
Usability analysis

May 2005 - Aug. 2005

Activities and Leadership

Wikimedia Research Committee Wikimedia Foundation Vet subject recruitment proposals Advise researchers on methods, datasets, etc.	Subject Recruitment Chair: 2011 - 2013
Computer Science Graduate Student Association University of Minnesota Student support and organization Interface between department and students	President: 2011-current Secretary: 2009-2010
Adaptive Sports Club University of Minnesota Organize games, repair wheelchairs and publicize events Recruitment of new players	Recruiter: 2010-current President: 2008-2010
Young Scientist Round Table Volunteer University of Minnesota Encourage elementary school students to pursue math and science	Oct 2006
Quest Lectures The Colege of St. Scholastica AJAX: why it matters and how you use it. -- Dec. 2006 Why go to graduate school? -- Mar. 2007