Dr. Abdu Arslanyilmaz

Director and Professor
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Dr. Abdu Arslanyilmaz

Chair Professor

Computer Science, Information, & Engineering Technology

Meshel Hall 339A

phone: (330) 941-3120

aarslanyilmaz@ysu.edu

  • Education
    • 2007

      Ph D

      Texas A&M University

  • Awards and Honors
    • 2022

      Youngtown State University

      Distinguished Professor in Service

    • 2021

      Youngstown State University

      Distinguished Professor in Scholarship

    • 2020

      The International Traffic and Transportation Simulation Conference

      Best paper

      Arslanyilmaz, A., Al Matouq, S., & Doner, D. V. (2020). Driver Readiness in Autonomous Vehicle Take-Overs. Digitally Presented at The International Traffic and Transportation Simulation Conference (ICTTS). Toronto, Canada (July 16-17).

    • 2020

      National Science Foundation

      CSforAll: RPP: ISAC: Involve Students with ASD in Computing

      PI (2020-2023) / Co-PI (2023-2024). Fund total: $286,526. NSF Program: STEM + Computing (STEM+C) Partnership.

    • 2020

      NVIDIA Corporation

      DRIVE PX 2 GPU Platform

      Design, Development, and Evaluation of Multi-User Driving Simulations

    • 2020

      Safety Journal - Issue 1, Volume 6, 2020

      Cover Story

      Arslanyilmaz, A. (2020). Hazard Warning Systems to Improve Young Distracted Drivers’ Hazard Perception Skills. Safety, 6(1), 12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/safety6010012

    • 2019

      Youngstown State University

      Research Professorship

    • 2017

      Youngstown State University

      Research Professorship

      Impact of simulated hazard warning systems on distracted novice drivers' hazard perception skills

    • 2011

      Youngstown State University

      Research Professorship

      Design, development, and evaluation of an OTBLLE

  • Intellectual Contributions
    • 2024

      "Assessing the Efficacy of an Accessible Computing Curriculum for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders"

      A. Arslanyilmaz, M. Briley, G. Boerio, K. Petridis, R. Ilyas

      Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, volume 8, issue 2, p. 11

    • 2023

      "Eye-gaze data to measure students’ attention to and comprehension of computational thinking concepts"

      A. Arslanyilmaz, J. Sullins

      International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, volume 38

    • 2023

      "The Effects of an Accessible Computing Curriculum for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders"

      A. Arslanyilmaz, M. Briley, B. Gregory, K. Petridis, R. Ilyas

      2023 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), p. 1-6

    • 2022

      "The Effectiveness of an Accessible Computing Curriculum"

      A. Arslanyilmaz, M. Briley, G. Boerio, M. Loto, K. Petridis

      Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, p. 12-17

    • 2020

      "Driver Readiness in Autonomous Vehicle Take-Overs"

      A. Arslanyilmaz, M. Salman, D. Doner

      International Journal of Transport and Vehicle Engineering, volume 14, issue 8, p. 558-563

    • 2020

      "Hazard Warning Systems to Improve Young Distracted Drivers' Hazard Perception Skills"

      A. Arslanyilmaz

      SAFETY, volume 6, issue 1

    • 2019

      "Multi-player online simulated driving game to improve hazard perception"

      A. Arslanyilmaz, J. Sullins

      TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART F-TRAFFIC PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR, volume 61, p. 188-200

    • 2019

      "Eye Tracking to Evaluate Comprehension of Computational Thinking"

      A. Arslanyilmaz, K. Corpier

      PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2019 ACM CONFERENCE ON INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION (ITICSE '19), p. 296-296

    • 2017

      "Hazard Warnings on Hazard Perception in a Game-Based Multi-Player Simulation"

      A. Arslanyilmaz, J. Korchnak

      Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, p. 56-61

    • 2016

      "Hazard Warning Systems in a Game-Based Multi-Player Online Simulated Training Application to Improve Hazard Perception"

      A. Arslanyilmaz, J. Korchnak

      Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, p. 509-515

    • 2014

      "Task-based language learning and teaching with technology"

      A. Arslanyilmaz

      CALICO Journal, volume 31, issue 1, p. 134-136

    • 2013

      "The Extent of Instructor Participation in an Online Computer Science Course: How Much is Enough?"

      A. Arslanyilmaz, J. Sullins

      Quarterly Review of Distance Education, volume 14, issue 2

    • 2013

      "The Effects of Instructor Participation on the Level of Student Participation and Performance in an Online Course"

      A. Arslanyilmaz, J. Sullins

      Quarterly Review of Distance Education, volume 14, issue 2, p. 63-74

    • 2013

      "Computer-Assisted Foreign Language Instruction: Task-based vs. Form-focused"

      A. Arslanyilmaz

      Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, volume 29, issue 4, p. 303-318

    • 2012

      "An Online Task-Based Language Learning Environment: Is It Better for Advanced or Intermediate-Level Second Language Learners?"

      A. Arslanyilmaz

      Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, volume 11, issue 1, p. 20-35

    • 2010

      "Improving language production using subtitled similar task videos"

      A. Arslanyilmaz, S. Pedersen

      LANGUAGE TEACHING RESEARCH, volume 14, issue 4, p. 377-395

    • 2010

      "Enhancing Negotiation of Meaning Through Task Familiarity Using Subtitled Videos In An Online TBLL Environment"

      A. Arslanyilmaz, S. Pedersen

      Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, volume 9, issue 2, p. 64-77

    • 2010

      "E-Learning in an Undergraduate E-Commerce Course: Instructional Benefits of Using Modeling-Videos"

      A. Arslanyilmaz, A. Adeel

      International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society, volume 6, issue 4, p. 201-214

    • 2009

      "Teachers' assessment-related local adaptations of a problem-based learning module"

      S. Pedersen, A. Arslanyilmaz, D. Williams

      ETR&D-EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, volume 57, issue 2, p. 229-249