Resume/CV

Education

2020 - 2025 (expected)	Doctor of Philosophy in Computational Media University of California, Santa Cruz Computational Media Department Baskin School of Engineering Advised by: Michael Mateas, Noah Wardrip-Fruin
2017 - 2019	Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering Biomedical Engineering Department Advised by: Pulkit Grover
2013 - 2017	Bachelor of Science in Computer Science University of Delaware College of Engineering Computer Information Sciences Department Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience University of Delaware College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Publications

Year	Title	Download
2023	Toward Using ChatGPT to Generate Theme-relevant Simulated Storyworlds
2022	Exploring the Design Space of Social Physics Engines in Games
2022	Neighborly: A Sandbox for Simulation-based Emergent Narrative
2021	Centrifuge: A Visual Tool for Authoring Sifting Patterns for Character-Based Simulationist Story Worlds
2020	A novel approach towards computing global maps for multi-robotic operations in tactical environments
2018	Head movements are correlated with other measures of visual attention at smaller spatial scales
2017	Head movements during visual exploration of natural images in virtual reality

Recorded Talks

2021	AIIDE 21, PLIE Workshop, "Centrifuge: A Visual Tool for Authoring Sifting Patterns for Character-Based Simulationist Story Worlds"
2018	National Cyber Security Alliance: "Interview with Dr. Charles Johnson-Bey, Director of Cyber Innovations, Lockheed Martin and Shi Johnson-Bey, Graduate Student, Carnegie Mellon University"

Press

11/2021	"Meet Liz Beal and Shi Johnson-Bey". Voyage Baltimore
05/2021	Hinton, J., "Couple creates business to identify, promote every DMV Black-owned food establishment". ABC 7 News
08/2020	Cirrizzo, C., "10 D.C. TikTok Accounts To Follow For Local Food, Sports, And Views". dcist.com
06/2019	Forney, E., "The power of EEG and student innovation". Carnegie Mellon University, College of Engineering Magazine
10/2011	Thomson, C., "'Cyber Challenge' encourages teen hackers to seek security jobs". The Baltimore Sun

Software Engineering Positions

09/2023 - Present	Simulation Engineer / Grad Student Researcher (GSR) University of California, Santa Cruz, Computational Media Dept. NSF Grant: #2202521
07/2021 - 03/2023	Co-Founder & Lead Web Developer Jyackl LLC Baltimore MD
06/2021 - 08/2021	Part-time Research Staff American University, Computer Science Dept. Washington, D.C.
08/2019 - 06/2020	Full-time Research Software Engineer (Contractor) US Army Research Lab, Computer Information Sciences Directorate Adaptive Computing Lab Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
06/2016 - 08/2016	Summer Software Engineer Intern SevOne Newark, DE
06/2015 - 08/2015	VR Developer / Research Intern Johns Hopkins University, Mind Brain Institute Computational Neuroscience Lab Baltimore, MD

Committees and Leadership Positions

2023	AIIDE-23 Workshop on Experimental AI in Games (EXAG) Track Chair
2023	Grad Student Researcher @ UC Santa Cruz Center for Monster Studies
2022	AIIDE-22 Workshop on Experimental AI in Games (EXAG) Track Chair
2022	International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling (ICIDS) Publicity Chair
2021	AIIDE-21 Artifact Evaluation Committee
2015 - 2016	University of Delaware Computer animation and Game Design Club President
2014 - 2016	University of Delaware Mascot Team Captain
2014 - 2017	University of Delaware RISE Program Student Advisory Council

Awards, Honors, and Fellowships

2018 - 2019	ORAU Journeyman Fellow @ US Army Research Lab, Human Research & Engineering Directorate
2018	Carnegie Mellon University Graduate Small Research Grant
2017	ORAU Summer Journeyman Fellow @ US Army Research Lab, Human Research & Engineering Directorate
2017	University of Delaware, Computer Information Sciences Department, Steven Geracimos Memorial Reward
2015 - 2016	Microsoft Student Partner @ University of Delaware
2015	University of Delaware, College of Engineering, Elbert C. Wisener RISE Corporate Friends Award

Classes Taught

Spring 2023, Winter 2022, Spring 2022	CMPM 80K: Foundations of Video Game Design Teaching Assistant University of California, Santa Cruz
Winter 2023	HCI202A: Introduction to Build Teaching Assistant University of California, Santa Cruz
Fall 2022	GAME 200: Game Design systems Teaching Assistant University of California, Santa Cruz
Fall 2021	CMPM 176: Game Systems Teaching Assistant University of California, Santa Cruz
Spring 2017	CISC 181: Intro to Computer Science II Teaching Assistant University of Delaware