G. Ayorkor Korsah (PhD)
Head of Department: Computer Science and Information Systems;
Hopper-Dean Fellow in Computer Science
G. Ayorkor Korsah teaches courses and works with students in the areas of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Programming, Data Structures, and Algorithms. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Dartmouth College, and a PhD in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University.
Her scholarly interests follow three main thrusts, that is: strengthening computing education, particularly in the African context; solving optimization problems, such as those that arise in robotics planning and coordination; and exploring the application of technology to various development-related problems.
Dr. Korsah is a passionate advocate for women in STEM and broadening participation in technology disciplines. To strengthen the pipeline of students entering university, she co-created and is part of a dedicated team that runs the annual Ashesi Innovation Experience (AIX), a pre-college enrichment program aimed at inspiring high school students by engaging them in leadership, design, robotics, engineering, entrepreneurship and the creative arts.
- Computer Programming for CS
- Object Oriented Programming
- Data Structures & Algorithms
- Algorithm Design & Analysis
- Introduction to AI Robotics
- Strengthening computing education, particularly in the African context: Examples of projects in this area include designing contextually relevant materials for computing education in Africa, and exploring the impact and implication of AI on higher education in Africa.
- Solving optimization problems, such as those that arise in robotics planning and coordination: An example of prior work in this area includes developing algorithms for bounded optimal multi-robot coordination.
- Exploring the application of technology to various development-related problems: Examples of projects in this area include automatic detection of road surface quality using mobile devices and work related to exploring the effectiveness of intelligent tutoring systems for children in Ghanaian settings.
- Benedict Quartey and G. Ayorkor Korsah, “Affordable Modular Autonomous Vehicle Development Platform,” IEEE 7th International Conference on Adaptive Science & Technology (ICAST), August 2018.
- Nanette Taylor and G. Ayorkor Korsah, “Technology-Based Tutoring To Improve Second Language Literacy Among Children: Proof-of-Concept Study in Rural Ghana,” IEEE 7th International Conference on Adaptive Science & Technology (ICAST), August 2018.
- Ayorkor Korsah, Anthony Stentz, and M. Bernardine Dias, “A comprehensive taxonomy for multi-robot task allocation”, The International Journal of Robotics Research, October 2013 Vol 32, Issue 12: pp. 1495-1512.
- Ayorkor Korsah, Balajee Kannan, Brett Browning, Anthony Stentz and M. Bernardine Dias, “xBots: An Approach to Generating and Executing Optimal Multi-Robot Plans with Cross-Schedule Dependencies,” 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2012.
- Ayorkor Korsah, Jack Mostow, M. Bernardine Dias, Tracy Morrison Sweet, Sarah M. Belousov, M. Frederick Dias, Haijun Gong, “Improving Child Literacy in Africa: Experiments with an Automated Reading Tutor,” Information Technologies & International Development, vol 6 no. 2, 2010.
- Ph.D., Robotics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (2011)
- M.S., Robotics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (2006)
- M.S., Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA (2003)
- BE, Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA (2003)
- BA, Computer Science modified with Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA (2001)
