Lalana Kagal Research Scientist MIT Computer Science and Artificial…

Lalana Kagal
Research Scientist
MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
Cambridge, MA 02139
Tel: 617-253-5845 Fax: 617-258-5999
Email: lkagal@csail.mit.edu

A. Education
Fergusson College (Pune University) India   Computer Science     Bachelor of Science 1994
University of Maryland, Baltimore County    Computer Science     Master of Science    2002
University of Maryland, Baltimore County    Computer Science     Doctor of Philosophy 2004

B. Professional appointments
2007 - present                 Research Scientist              MIT CSAIL
Dec 2004 - Dec 2006            Post Doctoral Associate         MIT CSAIL

C. Related Publications

1. L. Kagal, C. Hanson, and D. Weitzner, "Explanation Generation via Dependency Tracking",
   9th International IEEE Workshop on Policies for Distributed Systems and Networks (POLICY
   2008), 4-6 June 2008.
2. T. Berners-Lee, D. Connolly, L. Kagal, Y. Scharf, and J. Hendler, "N3Logic : A Logic For
   the Web", Journal of Theory and Practice of Logic Programming (TPLP), Special issue on
   Logic Programming and the Web, 2008.
3. Hanson, L. Kagal, G. Sussman, T. Berners-Lee, and D. Weitzner, "Data-Purpose Algebra:
   Modeling Data Usage Policies", 8th International IEEE Workshop on Policies for Distributed
   Systems and Networks (POLICY 2006), June 2007.
4. L. Kagal, Tim Berners-Lee, Dan Connolly, and Daniel Weitzner, "Using Semantic Web
   Technologies for Open Policy Management on the Web", 21st National Conference on
   Artificial Intelligence (AAAI 2006), July 2006.
5. L. Kagal, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "A Policy Based Approach to Security to the Semantic
   Web", 2nd International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC), October 2003.

D. Other publications

1. L. Kagal, T. Berners-Lee, D. Connolly, and D. Weitzner, "Self-describing Delegation
   Networks for the Semantic Web", 7th International IEEE Workshop on Policies for
   Distributed Systems and Networks (POLICY 2006), June 2006.
2. L. Kagal and T. Finin, "Modeling Conversation Policies using Permissions and Obligations",
   Journal of Autonomous Agents and MultiAgent Systems (JAAMAS), December 2006.
3. L. Kagal, V. Korolev, S. Avancha, A. Joshi, T. Finin, and Y. Yesha, "Centaurus : An
   Infrastructure for Service Management in Ubiquitous Computing", ACM Wireless Networks
   Journal, November 2002.
4. L. Kagal, T. Berners-Lee, D. Connolly, and D. Weitzner, "Promoting Interoperability
   Between Heterogeneous Policy Domains", W3C Workshop on Languages for Privacy Policy
   Negotiation and Semantics-Driven Enforcement, October 2006.
5. L. Kagal, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "Declarative Policies for Describing Web Service
    Capabilities and Constraints", W3C Workshop on Constraints and Capabilities for Web
    Services, October 2004.

E. Synergistic Activities
1. Guest editor for Journal of Web Semantics, 2008
2. Participated in Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, 2002
3. Panel member for "Why Go to Graduate School in the Sciences?", Computer Research
   Association's Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research (CRA-W),
   panelists Barbara J. Grosz (Harvard University), Lisa Zhang (Lucent Technologies), Barbara
   Broome (UMBC), University of Maryland, Baltimore County, April 2005
4. Co-instructor of two new seminar classes at MIT

F. Recent Collaborators
Hal Abelson                     Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tim Berners-Lee                 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dan Connolly                    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Grit Denker                     SRI
Tim Finin                       University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Sol Greenspan                   NSF
Chris Hanson                    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jim Hendler                     Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Anupam Joshi                    University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Ora Lassila                     Nokia Research Center
Ryusuke Masuoka                 Fujitsu Labs, USA
Rebecca Montanari               University of Bologna
Ravi Sandhu                     University of Texas San Antonio
Gerry Sussman                   Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Katia Sycara                    Carnegie Mellon University
Bhavani Thuraisingham           University of Texas Dallas
Danny Weitzner                  Massachusetts Institute of Technology