Iftekhar Ahmed

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Abstracts and Proceedings

• Ahmed, I., Poole, M.S., Trudeau, A.B. (2018). A Typology of Virtual Research Environments. 51 IEEE. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/49974
• Ahmed, I., Cai, Y., Pilny, A., Brown, C., Atouba, Y., Poole, M. (2013). SocialMapExplorer: visualizing social networks of massively multiplayer online games in temporal-geographic space. Proceedings of the Conference on Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment: Gateway to Discovery. 18. ACM. http://delivery.acm.org/10.1145/2490000/2484805/a18-cai.pdf?ip=129.120.246.12&id=2484805&acc=ACTIVE%20SERVICE&key=F82E6B88364EF649.3BFCD970B3FB0BEC.4D4702B0C3E38B35.4D4702B0C3E38B35&CFID=752387798&CFTOKEN=73125238&__acm__=1492531571_365925b9fc78fa8bb5ed4b8e62dec0d2
• Ahmed, I., Brown, C., Poole, M., Pilny, A., Cai, D., Atouba, Y. (2012). Comparing the performance of group detection algorithm in serial and parallel processing environments. Proceedings of the 1st Conference of the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment: Bridging from the eXtreme to the campus and beyond. 21. ACM. http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2335817
• Ahmed, I., Pilny, A., Brown, C., Cai, D., Ada, Y., Poole, M. (2011). Identification of groups in online environments: The twist and turns of grouping groups. Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE International Conference on Social Computing (SocialCom2011). IEEE. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6113184/
• Ahmed, I., Ahmad, M., Srivastava, J., Poole, M. (2011). Trust me, I am an expert: Trust, homophily and expertise in MMOs. Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE International Conference on Social Computing (SocialCom2011). IEEE. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6113234/
• Weber, I., Ahmed, I. (2009). Toward a theory of online learning behavior: An environmental model for participation, interaction, and collaboration. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of Teaching and Learning. INTI University College. http://ictl.intimal.edu.my/ictl2009/proceedings/index.html

Book Chapter

• Ahmed, I., Poole, M.S. (2023). A Process Method Approach to Study the Development of Virtual Research Environments: A Theoretical Framework.. Learning, Design, and Technology (1) 1019–1039. Berlin, Springer Nature. https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-319-17461-7_118
• Ahmed, I., Pilny, A., Poole, M.S. (2018). Understanding aggressive and non-aggressive individual behaviors in MMOPG. Lakkaraju, K. & Sukthankar, G. (Eds.), Social Interaction in Virtual Worlds. 1 (1) New York, USA, Cambridge University Press. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/social-interactions-in-virtual-worlds/CC24773513E05F24CAC9AD1A6F009D9C
• Ahmed, I., Proulx, J., Pilny, A. (2017). Causal Inference Using Bayesian Networks. Group Processes. 1 (1) 29-49. USA, Springer International Publishing. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-48941-4_3
• Ahmed, I., Poole, M.S. (2017). A Process Approach to Study the Development of Virtual Research Environments: A Theoretical Framework. An International Compendium of Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-319-17727-4_118-1
• Ahmed, I., Mahapatra, A., Poole, M., Srivastava, J., Brown, C. (2014). Identifying a Typology of Players Based on Longitudinal Game Data. Predicting Real World Behaviors from Virtual World Data. 103-115. New York, NY, Springer International Publishing. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-07142-8_7/fulltext.html

Encyclopedia Article

• Poole, M.S., Ahmed, I. (2015). Decision Making Processes in Organizations. The Concise Encyclopedia of Communication. 138-139. Malden, MA, Wiley. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118789353
• Poole, M.S., Ahmed, I. (2009). Group decision support systems. W. Eadie (Ed.): 21st Century Communication: A Reference Handbook. 2 550-557. Thousand Oaks, CA, SAGE. http://sk.sagepub.com/reference/communication/n61.xml
• Poole, M.S., Ahmed, I. (2008). Organizational decision making. W. Donsbach (Ed.) Blackwell Encyclopedia of Communication. 3 1181-1188. Oxford, Wiley-Blackwell.

Journal Article

• Ahmed, I., Poole, M.S., Norman, E., Simpson, E. (2024). An analysis of scientific group collaboration at JLESC.. Future Generation Computer Systems. 159 (1) 284-289. Amsterdam, Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167739X24002474
• Ahmed, I., Poole, M.S., Pilny, A.N. (2019). Stability of Membership and Persistence in Teams: Impacts on Performance. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice. 23 (3-4) 156-169. Washington DC, American Psychological Association. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/gdn0000109
• Ahmed, I., Cooper, K., McGrath, R., Griego, G., Poole, M., Hanisch, R. (2014). A process study of the development of virtual research environments. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series. Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XXIII. 485 325-328. Chicago, IL, Astronomical Society of the Pacific. http://www.aspbooks.org/a/volumes/article_details/?paper_id=36243

White Paper

• Ahmed, I., Poole, M.S., Simpson, E. Comparative analysis of different models of IVRO to identify similarities and differences among structural components.. http://gecat.ncsa.illinois.edu/research/publications-and-presentations/
• Ahmed, I., Poole, M.S., Simpson, E. Identification of Factors that Facilitate IVRO Structuring to Promote Idea Generation, Collaboration, and Network Development.. http://gecat.ncsa.illinois.edu/research/publications-and-presentations/
• Ahmed, I., Poole, M.S., Simpson, E. Identification of Tools and Technologies for IVROs.. . http://gecat.ncsa.illinois.edu/research/publications-and-presentations/

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research

• Ahmed, I. (Principal), "GECAT: Global Initiative to Enhance @ Scale and Distributed Computing and Analysis Technologies to Address Grand Challenge Problems Around the World," sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $142751 Funded. (2014 - 2020).
• Ahmed, I. (Principal), "VOSS: Research on the process of development of virtual research environments," sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $248551 Funded. (2012 - 2017).
• Ahmed, I. (Principal), "GECAT- Global Initiative to Enhance @ Scale and Distributed Computing and Analysis Technologies to Address Grand Challenge Problems Around the World," sponsored by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, NFP, Funded. (2014 - 2020).
• Ahmed, I. (Principal), "VOSS: Research on the Process of Virtual Environment," sponsored by National Science Foundation, FED, Funded. (2012 - 2017).