Large Language Models are Incoherent Storytellers.
"Large Language Models are Incoherent Storytellers.", The 37th Canadian Conference on Artificial Intelligence (Canadian AI) 2024, Nisha Simon, May 2024, pp 1–5.
CV
Education
- Ph.D in Computing, Queen’s University (expected Spring 2025)
- MSc. in Computer Science, Dalhousie University
- BSc. in Computer Engineering, University of Manitoba
- BComm. Co-op Major in Finance, Dalhousie University
Selected Work Experience
- September 2020 – present GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
- School of Computing, Queen’s University, Kingston
- Automated Planning and Natural Language Processing research at the MuLab
- Mentoring graduate and undergraduate students
- September 2020 – present HEAD TEACHING ASSISTANT/ TEACHING ASSISTANT
- School of Computing, Queen’s University, Kingston
- Answered students’ questions about Computing courses during office hours and via email.
- Designed assignments and quiz questions.
- Marked assignments and exams that were submitted by students.
- Supervised other TAs
- October 2022 – September 2023 Queen’s University Graduate Computing Society (GCS) APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE OFFICER
- School of Computing, Queen’s University, Kingston
- Represented graduate students at Faculty meetings of the School of Computing Renewal, Tenure, and Promotion (Faculty Tenure and Promotion) Committee.
- Represented graduate students at Faculty meetings of the School of Computing Appointments (Faculty Hiring) Committee.
- May 2023 – August 2023 OPEN SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANT
- University Libraries, Queen’s University, Kingston
- Created a LibGuide web reference and best practices manual for creating and maintaining new journals at Queen’s University.
- Assisted in the review and processing of Open Educational Resources submissions.
- January 2023 – April 2023 SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING INTERN
- University Libraries, Queen’s University, Kingston
- Completed a review of Article Processing Charges (APCs) across the university to ascertain both the quantity and amount of article processing charges paid by Queen’s researchers to publish open access (OA) in journals.
- Assisted in planning and managing the Inquiry@Queen’s (I@Q) conference (March 2023)
- Moderated the Journal Panel conference at I@Q 2023.
- December 2020 – September 2021 GRADUATE COORDINATOR Mu (Model Understanding) Lab
- School of Computing, Queen’s University, Kingston
- Provided onboarding for new graduate students.
- Put forward suggestions on Lab Policy and Protocol.
- Represented the Mu Lab in the Queen’s University Computing Community.
Publications
Want To Choose Your Own Adventure? Then First Make a Plan.
"Want To Choose Your Own Adventure? Then First Make a Plan.", The 37th Canadian Conference on Artificial Intelligence (Canadian AI) 2024, Nisha Simon and Christian Muise, May 2024, pp 1–6.
Does Robin Hood Use a Lightsaber?: Automated Planning for Storytelling
"Does Robin Hood Use a Lightsaber?: Automated Planning for Storytelling",Twenty-Seventh AAAI/SIGAI Doctoral Consortium, Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), Nisha Simon, February 2024, pp 1–2.
TattleTale: Storytelling with Planning and Large Language Models
"TattleTale: Storytelling with Planning and Large Language Models", Proceedings of The International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS) 2022, SPARK Workshop, Nisha Simon and Christian Muise, June 2022, pp 1–8.
A Natural Language Model for Generating PDDL
"A Natural Language Model for Generating PDDL", Nisha Simon and Christian Muise, Proceedings of The International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS) 2021, KEPS Workshop, August 2021, pp 1–8.
Automatic Term Extraction in Technical Domain using Part-of-Speech and Common Word Features
"Automatic Term Extraction in Technical Domain using Part-of-Speech and Common Word Features", ACM Symposium DocEng 2018, Nisha Simon and Vlado Keselj, August 2018, Article No.: 51, pp 1–4.
Academic Awards
- Walter C. Sumner Foundation Fellowship 2023-2024
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) 2023-2024
- Robert W. & Ann C. Southam Memorial Scholarship 2022-2023
- Walter C. Sumner Foundation Fellowship 2022-2023
Academic Service and Leadership
- Program Committee Member and Reviewer for AIIDE Conference 2024
- Program Committee Member and Reviewer for AIIDE Conference 2023
- Faculty Hiring and Promotion Committee, School of Computing Graduate Student Representative 2022-2023.
- Planning Committee Member for the Inquiry@Queen’s (I@Q) Conference 2023
- Moderator for the Journal Panel at Inquiry@Queen’s (I@Q) Conference 2023
- Conference Organizer Volunteer for ACM DocEng International Conference 2018
Certifications and Training
- TCPS 2: CORE Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research
- Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans Course on Research Ethics (TCPS 2: CORE)
- SGS902: Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
- This course is intended for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows across the disciplines who want to develop as skilled, thoughtful, and confident post-secondary teachers. The goal of this course is to challenge and broaden conceptions of learning and approaches to teaching. The course has been organized in such a way as to balance theory and practice and to support both conceptual and skill development.
Extracurricular and Volunteer Activities
- Queen’s University PhD Community Initiative Program PhD-CI 2022-2023
- The PhD-Community Initiative (PhD-CI) responds to community organizations that have identified challenges and opportunities that are meaningful to their operation or mission. PhD students bring advanced research training and critical inquiry and creative thinking skills to an interdisciplinary team to support the organization’s challenge. Working in partnership with the organization and with a team mentor, teams of students define (or scope) the project, plan an approach, and identify the outputs to be achieved and/or delivered by the project completion date.
- 3MT public speaking competition
- Queen’s University participant 2022, 2024
Languages
- English
- French
- Hindi
- Tamil