I am currently doing research under Risto Miikkulainen of the
Neural Networks Research Group.
I'm interested in ways to drive evolution via human interaction, particularly in the domain of real-time games.
By interacting directly with an evolving population, a human agent's actions in an artificial world can serve as a
fitness function. This can lead to games where the opponents tailor themselves to the human player, making the game
more fun. This work makes use of the simulation environment BREVE.
I am currently a member of the Masters Admissions Committee, helping
decide what applicants will be admitted to the CS Masters program at UT.
I'm also serving on the Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Award Committee this semester.
Finally, I am also currently a TA for
Theory In Programming Practice, taught
by Jayadev Misra.
My Discussion Sections for CS 337 - Theory In Programming Practice
