I've just completed my third year of graduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin.
I'm a Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Sciences,
and I've just received a Master of Science in Computer Sciences (MSCS) degree from the department as a stepping stone
on the way to my Ph.D.
I received my B.S.
from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, where I majored in
Computer Science, Math and German.
I am currently doing research under Risto Miikkulainen of the
Neural Networks Research Group.
I'm interested in automatic discovery of complex multi-modal behavior, particularly in the domain of real-time games.
Agents that can behave in different manners in response to different situations are crucial for games because
human players adapt so quickly. If a game's NPCs can learn multiple different behaviors to respond to
humans' adaptive behavior, then the game is more challenging and more fun.
This work makes use of the simulation environment BREVE.
Animations of evolved behavior learned in a battle domain can be seen here.
This summer I'm working as a Research Assisstant under Risto for the months of June and August.
In July I'll be busy getting married and then going on a honeymoon in Germany!
