Ying Ying Seah

Dr. Ying Ying Seah

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Room 258, Koch Center for Engineering and Science
812-488-2330
ys55@jiado.net

Dr. Ying Ying Seah is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Evansville (UE) and holds a Ph.D. in Technology from Purdue University. Before joining UE, she served as an Assistant Professor of Creative Technologies at Oakland City University. Informed by research, Dr. Seah is committed to integrating innovative pedagogies into her classroom. Her research interests include STEM Education, Design Thinking, Argumentation, Simulation-based Learning, and Learning Analytics.

Education:

  • PhD Technology, Purdue University
  • MS Computer Information Technology, Purdue University,
  • BS in Computer Information Technology  Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana May 2015

Graduate Certificate Programs

  • Composites Training Certificate, Markforged University, May 2022

Previous Experience:

  • Oakland City University, Oakland City, IN, 2021-2024
  • Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 2015-2021
  • Accenture Solutions SDN BHD, Kuala Lumpur, MY, 2016

Professional Memberships:

  • Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)
  • American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
  • National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST)

Honors and Awards

  • Best Showcase of Empathy Winner (Project Supervisor), Make:able Challenge 2024, July 2024
  • Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching, Advising, and Supervising, Oakland City University, May 2022
  • Best Open Source Design Finalist (Project Supervisor), Make:able Challenge 2022, May 2022
  • DEED Best Paper Finalist (Design in Engineering Education Division), ASEE Virtual Conference, July 2021
  • Competent Communicator Award, Toastmasters International, July 2018
  • JISE Best Paper Honorable Mention Award, Journal of Information Systems Education, May 2018

Publications:

  • Chiu, J. L., *Bywater, J. P., *Karabiyik, T., *Magana, A. J., *Schimpf, C., *Seah, Y. Y. (2024). Comparing optimization practices across engineering learning contents using process data. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 33(1), 143-155.
  • Karabiyik, T., Magana, A. J., Parsons, P., & Seah, Y. Y. (2022). Pedagogical approaches for eliciting students’ design thinking strategies: tell-and-practice vs. contrasting cases. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 1-33.
  • Singh, J., Perera, V., Magana, A. J., Newell, B., Wei-Kocsis, J., Seah, Y. Y., Strimel, G. J. & Xie, C. (2022). Using machine learning to predict engineering technology students’ success with computer-aided design. Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 30(3), 852-862.
  • Magana, A. J., Chiu, J., Seah, Y. Y., Bywater, J. P., Schimpf, C., Karabiyik, T., Rebello, S., & Xie, C. (2021). Classroom orchestration of computer simulations for science and engineering learning: A multiple case study approach. International Journal of Science Education, 1-32.
  • Seah, Y. Y., & Magana, A. J. (2019). Exploring students’ experimentation strategies in engineering design using an educational CAD tool. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 28(3), 195-208.
  • Magana, A. J., Elluri, S., Dasgupta, C., Seah, Y. Y., Madamanchi, A., & Boutin, M. (2019). The role of simulation-enabled design learning experiences on middle school students’ self-generated inherence heuristics. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1-17.
  • Vieira, C., Seah, Y. Y., & Magana, A. J. (2018). Students' experimentation strategies in design: Is process data enough? Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 26(5), 1903-1914.
  • Magana, A., Seah, Y. Y., & Thomas, P. (2018). Fostering cooperative learning with scrum in a semi-capstone systems analysis and design course. Journal of Information Systems Education, 29(2).

Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings:

  • Quintana-Cifuentes, J., Seah, Y. Y. (2023). The interplay of first-year engineering students' engineering design reasoning and quality of the sources for problem framing. Proceedings of the 53rd Annual Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference. College Station, TX. October 18-21, 2023.
  • Seah, Y. Y., Karabiyik, T., Magana, A. J. (2021). Managing uncertainty in CAD-enabled engineering design tasks. Proceedings of the 128th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Virtual Meeting. July 26-29, 2021.
  • Karabiyik, T., Seah, Y. Y., Magana, A. J., Huang, X., Sung, S., Xie, C. (2021). Assessing the engineering identity in CAD simulated engineering design challenge. Proceedings of the 128th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Virtual Meeting. July 26-29, 2021.
  • Karabiyik, T., Magana, A. J., Parsons, P., & Seah, Y. Y. (2020). Characterizing students’ design strategies during simulation-based engineering of sustainable buildings. Proceedings of the 127th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Montréal, Quebec. June 22-26, 2020.
  • Seah, Y. Y., Karabiyik, T., & Magana, A. J. (2020). The interplay between design strategies use and design performance. Proceedings of the 2020 International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS), Nashville, TN. June 19-23, 2020.
  • Seah, Y. Y., Magana, A. J., & Rebello, C. M. (2020). Fostering informed design decision-making using argumentation. Proceedings of the NARST 2020 Annual International Conference, Portland, OR. March 15-18, 2020.
  • Seah, Y. Y., Vieira, C., Dasgupta, C., & Magana, A. J. (2016). Exploring students' experimentation strategies in engineering design using an educational CAD tool. Proceedings of the 46th Annual Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference. Erie, PA. October 12-14, 2016.
  • Seah, Y. Y. (2016). Students’ experimentation strategies in engineering design. Paper presented at Indiana Celebration of Women in Computing (INWIC) Conference, West Lafayette, IN.