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I am a doctoral candidate in the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at the University of Michigan, pursuing a degree in Computer Science and Engineering. I received a B.S.E. in Computer Engineering in 2002 and an M.S.E. in Computer Science and Engineering in 2006, both at the University of Michigan. Between degrees, I worked for two years as a software developer at Creative Solutions.
My primary research interest is creating artificial intelligent agents that learn to act in their environments. While pursuing this direction, I am inspired by our understanding of human cognition and the underlying biological computations that give rise to our thoughts, learning, and decision making. My interests thus revolve around the fields of cognitive modeling, machine learning, cognitive and developmental psychology, and biologically inspired computation.
I am currently working under the tutelage of Prof. John Laird to research the adaptive control of internal actions. I am a member of the Soar group. I previously worked with Prof. Laird on TOSCA and a Transfer Learning project.