Sergio Gago-Masague

Computer Science, 3064 Bren Hall, 92697 Irvine
+1 (949) 824-7208 | sgagomas@uci.edu

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Publications

Journal Publications

  • J11 Lim, P. S., Fortier, M. A., Kaplan, S. H., Gago-Masagué, S., & Kain, Z. N. (2025, in press). Predictors of postoperative recovery using self-reported HRQoL among children undergoing elective surgery. Paediatrics & Child Health.
  • J10 Peterson, D. J., de Haro, C. M., Kilgore, D. B., Sorkin, D. H., Gago-Masagué, S., & Billimek, J. (2025). Barriers and facilitators to video telehealth use in low-income Hispanic patients. Family & Community Health, 48(3), 223.
  • J9 Lim, P. S., Fortier, M. A., Kaplan, S. H., Gago-Masagué, S., & Kain, Z. N. (2025). Racial/ethnic and linguistic disparities in self-reported health-related quality of life among children undergoing elective surgery. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.
  • J8 Lim, P. S., Fortier, M. A., Kaplan, S. H., Gago-Masagué, S., & Kain, Z. N. (2025). Predictors of pain concordance among caregiver–child dyads undergoing elective surgery. Pediatric Anesthesia, 35(5), 359–366. https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.14068
  • J7 Kaplan, S. H., Shaughnessy, M., Fortier, M. A., Vivero-Montemayor, M., Gago-Masagué, S., Hayes, D., Stern, H., Dai, M., Heim, L., & Kain, Z. (2022). The role of parental health and distress in assessing children’s health status. Quality of Life Research, 31, 3403–3412. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-022-03186-z
  • J6 Kaplan, S. H., Fortier, M. A., Shaughnessy, M., Maurer, E., Vivero-Montemayor, M., Gago-Masagué, S., Hayes, D., Stern, H. S., Dai, M., & Kain, Z. N. (2021). Development and validation of computer-administered self-report measures for young children. Pediatric Anesthesia, 31(2), 150–159. https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.14068
  • J5 Hunter, J. F., Acevedo, A. M., Gago-Masagué, S., Kain, A., Yun, C., Torno, L., Jenkins, B. N., & Fortier, M. A. (2020). A pilot study of Pain Buddy for children’s cancer-related pain. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 67(10):e28278. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.28278
  • J4 Gago-Masagué, S. (2018). Designing digital applications to promote physical activity and healthy eating among young people. Journal of Childhood Obesity, 3(2):6. https://doi.org/10.21767/2572-5394.100046
  • J3 Deshpande, P., Tauber, S., Chang, S., Gago-Masagué, S., & Jameson, K. A. (2016). Digitizing a large corpus of handwritten documents using crowdsourcing and cultural consensus theory. International Journal of Internet Science, 11(1), 8–32.
  • J2 Lee, J., Evangelista, L. S., Moore, A. A., Juth, V., Guo, Y., Gago-Masagué, S., Lem, C. G., Nguyen, M., Khatibi, P., Baje, M., & Amin, A. N. (2016). Feasibility of a mobile health intervention for older adults on oral anticoagulation therapy. Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine, 2, 2333721416672970. https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721416672970
  • J1 Fortier, M. A., Chung, W. W., Martinez, A., Gago-Masagué, S., & Sender, L. (2016). Pain Buddy: A novel use of m-Health in the management of children’s cancer pain. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 76, 202–214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2016.07.012

Book Chapters

  • B4 Gago-Masagué, S., Chen, T., & Li, G. P. (2016). Promoting physical exercise through embodied trainers: A systematic literature review. In The Digitization of Healthcare. Palgrave MacMillan, Springer International.
  • B3 Jameson, K. A., Benjamin, N. A., Chang, S. M., Deshpande, P. S., Gago-Masagué, S., Harris, I. G., Jiao, Y., & Tauber, S. (2015). Mesoamerican color survey digital archive. In R. Luo (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27851-8_375-1
  • B2 Gago-Masagué, S., & Lloveras-Macia, J. (2015). User-centered design for emotion: A case study in wellness products. In Complex Systems Design & Management, 193–206. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11617-4_14
  • B1 Gago-Masagué, S., & Lloveras-Macia, J. (2013). Human emotional interaction and hydrotherapy: Industrial design keys. In Complex Systems Design & Management, 259–272. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34404-6_17

Refereed Conference Proceedings

  • C24 Weber, J. L., Maldonado, U., Diaz Cama, A., Chen, J. T. J., Angulo, A. H., Martinez Neda, B., Wong-Ma, J., & Gago-Masagué, S. (2025). Lightweight LLM for accurate & accessible automated course support in student forums. IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Nashville, TN. (To appear)
  • C23 Segura, M. E., Vergés, P., Ky, R., Aragott, R., Garcia, A. K., Trong, T. D., Hyodo, M., Nicolau, A., Givargis, T., & Gago-Masagué, S. (2025). Advancing intoxication detection: A smartwatch-based approach. 11th IEEE World Forum on IoT (WF-IoT), Chengdu, China. (To appear)
  • C22 Martinez Neda, B., Singh, A., Wang, M., Zhang, Z., Weber, J. L., Gago-Masagué, S., & Wong-Ma, J. (2025). Using admission records and survey responses for early prediction of CS1 performance. 17th ICETC, Barcelona, Spain. (To appear)
  • C21 Vergés, P., Segura, M., Arangott, R., Garcia, A. K., Reynoso, L. G., Nicolau, A., Givargis, T., & Gago-Masagué, S. (2024). Smartwatch-based prediction of transdermal alcohol levels using hyperdimensional computing. 10th IEEE World Forum on IoT (WF-IoT), Ottawa, Canada, pp. 1–6.
  • C20 Priyadarshini, A., & Gago-Masagué, S. (2024). Fair Evaluator: An adversarial debiasing-based deep learning framework in student admissions. IEEE 6th International Conference on Cognitive Machine Intelligence (CogMI), Washington, DC, pp. 152–161.
  • C19 Weber, J. L., Martinez Neda, B., Gago-Masagué, S., & Wong-Ma, J. (2024). Maximizing learning goals through customized project matching in CS capstone projects. IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Washington, DC, pp. 1–8.
  • C18 Segura, M., Vergés, P., Chen, J. T., Arangott, R., Garcia, A. K., Reynoso, L. G., Nicolau, A., Givargis, T., & Gago-Masagué, S. (2024). Enhanced detection of transdermal alcohol levels using hyperdimensional computing on embedded devices. International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN), Yokohama, Japan, pp. 1–8.
  • C17 Martinez Neda, B., Morales, F., Carbajal Juarez, K., Wong-Ma, J., & Gago-Masagué, S. (2024). Beyond the hype: Perceptions of large language models in CS education at an R1 university. IEEE EDUCON, Kos, Greece.
  • C16 Weber, J. L., Martinez Neda, B., Carbajal Juarez, K., Wong-Ma, J., & Gago-Masagué, S. (2024). Socioeconomic factors and CS1 performance. IEEE EDUCON, Kos, Greece.
  • C15 Martinez Neda, B., Weber, J. L., Gago-Masagué, S., & Wong-Ma, J. (2024). Enhancing learning in CS capstone courses through project matching. ACM Journal in Computer Science Coll., 39(10), 33–39.
  • C14 Segura, M., Hu, T., Martinez-Neda, B., Xia, L., Randy, W., Padma, G., Liao, S., Li, G. P., & Gago-Masagué, S. (2023). PICARD: A smart dispenser for prescription abuse prevention. IEEE WF-IoT, Aveiro, Portugal.
  • C13 Priyadarshini, A., Martinez-Neda, B., & Gago-Masagué, S. (2023). Admission prediction in undergraduate applications. IEEE TransAI, Laguna Hills, CA.
  • C12 Martinez-Neda, B., Wang, M., Errahmouni Barkam, H., Wong-Ma, J., & Gago-Masagué, S. (2023). Early prediction of academic probation in first-year CS students. ICAPAI, Halden, Norway, pp. 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICAPAI58366.2023.10194020
  • C11 Geleta, M., Xu, J., Loya, M., Wang, J., Singh, S., Li, Z., & Gago-Masagué, S. (2023). Maestro: A gamified platform for teaching AI robustness. EAAI Symposium, AAAI, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.1609/aaai.v37i13.26878
  • C10 Martinez-Neda, B., Wang, M., Errahmouni Barkam, H., Wong-Ma, J., & Gago-Masagué, S. (2023). Revisiting academic probation in CS. CCSC Southwest, Irvine, CA.
  • C9 Martinez-Neda, B., & Gago-Masagué, S. (2022). Machine learning support for holistic review of applications. ICAPAI, Halden, Norway, pp. 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICAPAI55158.2022.9801571
  • C8 Pixley, J. E., Kunrath, S., Fallman, R. N., Gago-Masagué, S., & Li, G. P. (2019). Using feedback on computer states to improve power management behaviors. In B. Bertoldi (Ed.), Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79124-7_19
  • C7 Pixley, J. E., Gago-Masagué, S., Fallman, R., & Li, G. P. (2018). Field test of a new user interface for computer sleep settings. ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Pacific Grove, CA.
  • C6 Xia, L., Klopfer, M., Guo, G., Zhang, Y., Qang, L., Kazmi, U., Gago-Masagué, S., Pixley, J., Levorato, M., & Li, G. P. (2017). Behavior adaptive scalable energy management. EEDAL, Irvine, CA.
  • C5 Gago-Masagué, S., Fallman, R., Xia, L., Klopfer, M., & Li, G. P. (2017). Real-time energy feedback using low-cost non-intrusive load monitoring. EEDAL, Irvine, CA.
  • C4 Jameson, K. A., Deshpande, P. S., Tauber, S., Chang, S. M., & Gago-Masagué, S. (2016). Normative responses in crowdsourced transcription tasks. Electronic Imaging (EI), San Francisco, CA.
  • C3 Gago-Masagué, S., & Lloveras-Macia, J. (2011). Design for emotional wellness products. XV Intl. Congress of Engineering Projects, Huesca, Spain.
  • C2 Gago-Masagué, S., & Lloveras-Macia, J. (2010). Globalizing the final design of products. XIV Intl. Congress of Engineering Projects, Madrid, Spain.
  • C1 Gago-Masagué, S., & Lloveras-Macia, J. (2009). Design engineering versus artistic engineering. XIII Intl. Congress of Engineering Projects, Badajoz, Spain.

Government Technical Reports

  • G5 Pixley, J., Kunrath, S., Gago-Masagué, S., Fallman, R., & Li, G.P. (2021). The Power Management User Interface Study. Energy Research and Development Division, California Energy Commission.
  • G4 Pixley, J., Gago-Masagué, S., Fallman, R., & Kunrath, S. (2019). Software Development Report for the Power Management User Interface Study. Energy Research and Development Division, California Energy Commission.
  • G3 Xia, L., Pixley, J., Gago-Masagué, S., & Li, G.P. (2017). The SIM Home. Emerging Technologies, Southern California Edison.
  • G2 Gago-Masagué, S., Fallman, R., Pixley, J., Xia, L., Klopfer, M., & Li, G.P. (2017). The Energy Channel 2.0. Emerging Technologies, Southern California Edison.
  • G1 Guo, J., Sun, Z., Zhang, A.Y., Gago-Masagué, S., & Li, G.P. (2014). Display of Smart Meter Information via Set-Top Box Systems. Emerging Technologies, Southern California Edison.

Records of Invention

  • I5 Gago-Masagué, S., Nicolau, A., Givargis, T., Segura, M., Vergés, P., Hyodo, M., & Saitou, J. (2024). StressDX: Wearable-Based Software for Chronic Stress Estimation and Notification. University of California, Irvine, CA, U.S. Software/Copyright Disclosure. UC Case [pending]
  • I4 Kaplan, S., & Gago-Masagué, S. (2023). Child Health Rating Inventories (CHRIS). University of California, Irvine, CA, U.S. UCI Case 2023-771. (CHRIS App/Web)
  • I3 Donovan, R., Li, G.P., Gago-Masagué, S., & Ren, Y. (2020). Non-Intrusive Workflow Assessment (NIWA) for Manufacturing Optimization. University of California, Irvine, CA, U.S. Patent No. US 2020/0104779 A1
  • I2 Fortier, M., & Gago-Masagué, S. (2019). Pain Buddy. University of California, Irvine, CA, U.S. UCI Case 2019-536. (App/Web)
  • I1 Padma, G., Randy, W., Li, G.P., Xia, L., Gago-Masagué, S., & Salomon, L. (2018). Patient-Initiated Controlled Analgesic Recording Dispenser. University of California, Irvine, CA, U.S. Patent No. US 2018/0082408 A1

Invited Talks, Conference Abstracts & Events

  • T37 Weber J.L., Park H., Song D.J., Apillanes J., Martinez-Neda B., Wong-Ma J., and Gago-Masagué S. Investigating Autograder Usage in the Post-Pandemic and LLM Era. In Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE), Pittsburgh, PA, Feb 26–Mar 1, 2025.
  • T36 Martinez-Neda B., Morales F., Carbajal Juarez K., Wong-Ma J., and Gago-Masagué S. Impacts of Academic Preparedness on CS1 Performance. In Proceedings of the 55th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE), Portland, OR, Mar 15, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1145/3626253.3635614
  • T35 Weber J.L., Martinez-Neda B., Carbajal Juarez K., Wong-Ma J., Gago-Masagué S., and Ziv H. Measuring CS Student Attitudes Toward Large Language Models. In Proceedings of the 55th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE), Portland, OR, Mar 15, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1145/3626253.3635604
  • T34 Gago-Masagué S., Ahmed I., and Perez N. Tailoring Students’ Skills Training to Broaden Participation in Software Engineering. Southern California Software Engineering Symposium (SuCSES), UC Irvine, CA, May 26, 2023.
  • T33 Geleta M., Xu J., Loya M., Wang J., Singh S., Li Z., and Gago-Masagué S. Design Factors of Maestro: A Serious Game for Robust AI Education. In Proceedings of the 54th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE), Mar 16, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1145/3545947.3576265
  • T32 Jameson K.A., Deshpande P., and Gago-Masagué S. Internet-based solutions with Machine-Learning and Human Choice Behavior. IMBS Mini-conference, UC Irvine, Jan 19, 2023.
  • T31 Gago-Masagué S. Smart Spaces, Challenges and Opportunities. Seminar, Master in Electrical Engineering, ETSEIB-UPC, Barcelona, Spain, Sept 22, 2022.
  • T30 Gago-Masagué S. Engineering Education and Workforce Demand in California. Orientation for graduate engineering students, UPC, Barcelona, Spain, Sept 21, 2022.
  • T29 Martinez-Neda B., Wang M., Wong-Ma J., and Gago-Masagué S. Insights into Students’ Academic Challenges in Computer Science. UC Tenure-Track Teaching Professor Network (T3PN), UC Irvine, Sept 10, 2022.
  • T28 Pease H.G., Torres L.B., Cortes H.G., Patel I., Gago-Masagué S., Fortier M.A. Designing a Social Support Platform for Adolescents Diagnosed with Cancer. American Psychosomatic Society (APS) 79th Annual Scientific Meeting, Long Beach, CA, Mar 23, 2022.
  • T27 Errahmouni Barkam H., Wang M., Martinez-Neda B., and Gago-Masagué S. Testing Machine Learning Models to Identify Computer Science Students at High-risk of Probation. In Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE), New York, NY, Mar 2, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1145/3478432.3499103
  • T26 Gago-Masagué S. Graduate Paths for Engineering and Computer Science Students. 10th UPC Networking Talent Day, Virtual, July 6, 2021.
  • T25 Lee J., Nguyen M., Alpesh A., and Gago-Masagué S. Language-Specific m-Health App to Improve Knowledge of Oral Anticoagulation Therapy. WIN 54th Annual Conference, Apr 14, 2021.
  • T24 Martinez-Neda B., Zeng Y., Gago-Masagué S. Using Machine Learning in Admissions: Reducing Human and Algorithmic Bias. In Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Virtual, Mar 3, 2021.
  • T23 Chaulagain A., Fing-Castro K., Salazar A., Cervantes B., Gago-Masagué S., Sorkin D., Kilgore D., Billimek J. Economic Instability and Readiness for Behavior Change Among Latinx Hypertensive Patients. Society for Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA, Apr 1, 2020.
  • T22 Harris P., Gago-Masagué S., Khan J., and Lopez J. Career Hacking in Computer Science. CAMP Seminar, UC Irvine.
  • T21 Gago-Masagué S., Lim P. How IoT and ML Improve Quality of Life. UC Irvine International Programs, Calit2, Sept 5, 2019.
  • T20 Gago-Masagué S., Lim P. Engaging Technology for Health Education. UC Irvine International Programs, Calit2, Aug 14, 2019.
  • T19 Gago-Masagué S. Evaluation of a Real-world Project-based Course as an Active Learning Strategy in STEM. 3rd Int’l Conf. on Education and Distance Learning (ICEDL), Barcelona, Spain, July 2019.
  • T18 Gago-Masagué S. US Higher Education: New Challenges and Opportunities. COnTIC, University of Lleida (UdL), Spain, July 2019.
  • T17 Pixley J.E., Gago-Masagué S., Fallman R.N., Kunrath S., and Li G.P. Power Management User Interface: Sleep, Computer States, and Energy Savings. CalPlug Workshop, Irvine, CA, Apr 2019.
  • T16 Pixley J.E., Gago-Masagué S., Fallman R.N., Kunrath S., and Li G.P. A Feedback App that Improves Use of Computer Sleep Settings. BECC 2018, Washington, DC, Oct 2018.
  • T15 Pixley J.E., Gago-Masagué S., Fallman R.N., and Li G.P. Field Test of a New User Interface for Computer Sleep Settings. ACEEE Summer Study, Pacific Grove, CA, Aug 2018.
  • T14 Fortier M.A., Chung W.W., Cortes H.G., and Gago-Masagué S. Preliminary Efficacy Testing of Pain Buddy. ISRII 9th Meeting, Berlin, Germany, Oct 2017.
  • T13 Gago-Masagué S. Monitoring Technology for Persuasive Health Care. NurSci 222C Doctoral Seminar, UCI School of Nursing, June 5, 2017.
  • T12 Gago-Masagué S. The Role of Technology in Healthy Aging. STEM at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), UC Irvine, Mar 3, 2017.
  • T11 Gago-Masagué S. User-Centric IoT: How Technology Can Empower Quality of Life. IBM IoT Lecture Series, UC Irvine, Feb 1, 2017.
  • T10 Gago-Masagué S. & Li G.P. Energy Channel – New Generation of Home Energy Displays. CalPlug Workshop #9, UC Irvine, May 2016.
  • T9 Chung W.W., Martinez A., Gago-Masagué S., and Fortier M.A. A Mobile Intervention for Symptom Management and Quality of Life in Children with Cancer. ISOQOL, Copenhagen, Denmark, Oct 2016.
  • T8 Chung W.W., Martinez A., Gago-Masagué S., and Fortier M.A. Feasibility Testing of Pain Buddy. ASA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Oct 2016.
  • T7 Chung W.W., Martinez A., Gago-Masagué S., and Fortier M.A. Pain Buddy: An Interactive, Mobile Intervention for Pain and Symptom Management in Children with Cancer. ISRII, Seattle, WA, Apr 2016.
  • T6 Deshpande P., Jameson K.A., Tauber S., Chang S., Gago-Masagué S., and Narens L. Cultural Consensus Theory Analysis of Crowdsourced Transcription Data. Applications of Mathematical Psychology in Industry, Newport Beach, 2015.
  • T5 Gago-Masagué S., Levorato M., and Li G.P. Energy Disaggregation and Plug Loads Modeling. CalPlug Workshop #8, UC Irvine, Oct 2015.
  • T4 Gago-Masagué S. & Li G.P. Humanizing Digital Health. SURF-IoT Seminar, UC Irvine, July 2015.
  • T3 Gago-Masagué S., Benjamin N., and Reinkensmeyer D.J. A Virtual Agent to Provide Feedback and Motivate Patients During Rehabilitation Training of the Hand. Medicine 2.0, Maui, HI, Nov 2014.
  • T2 Zhang A.Y., Gago-Masagué S., Martinez A., and Fortier M.A. Pain Buddy: Using Virtual Characters to Improve Home-Based Therapy for Children Suffering from Cancer. Medicine 2.0, Maui, HI, Nov 2014.
  • T1 Gago-Masagué S., Zhang A.Y., and Li G.P. The Wall of Power Interface: Improving Residential Energy Efficiency. Information Architecture Summit, San Diego, CA, Mar 2014.