Wandering labyrinths of good ideas.

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