My research stands at the intersection of the fields of computer science and evolutionary biology, combining the strengths of each. Using both artificial life and evolutionary computation techniques, I study general properties of evolving systems, gaining insight into mechanics that have facilitated natural evolution. Applying our expanding knowledge of evolution, I also work to harness its power to solve complex engineering problems.
I am currently a Ph.D. student in computer science at Michigan State University, working in the Digital Evolution Laboratory. My advisor is Dr. Charles Ofria.
Current Projects
- Historical Contingency in Evolving Computational Systems
- Evolvable Instruction Set Design
- Modularity, Robustness, and Evolvability
- Computational Evolution Experiments in Conservation Biology
- Mobile, Cooperative Robots
Last updated: 2011-01-20