Timothy W. Finin Professor - Computer Science and Electrical Engineering University of Maryland Baltimore County 1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore, MD 21250 phone: (410) 455-3522 email: finin@umbc.edu website: http://www.umbc.edu/~finin

Education:
Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Illinois
B.S., Electrical Engineering, MIT

Research Areas:
Dr. Finin's research focuses on the theory and applications of intelligent software agents. He has over 30 years of experience in the applications of AI to problems in information systems, intelligent interfaces and robotics. He holds degrees from MIT and the University of Illinois. Before joining the UMBC, he held positions at Unisys, the University of Pennsylvania, and the MIT AI Laboratory. Finin is the author of over 180 refereed publications and has received research grants and contracts from a variety of sources. He has been the past program chair or general chair of several major conferences, is a former AAAI councillor and is AAAI's representative on the board of directors of the Computing Research Association.