In my research group, we are interested in using serious games for the purpose of training and education.

Research Interests

• Computer Games, Serious Games
• Immersive Technologies, including Virtual Reality, Eye-Tracking Technology
• Artificial Intelligence, including Supervised/Unsupervised Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning

Office hours

• TBA

Prospective Graduate Students

• If you are interested in working with me, fill out this form and also email me your CV.
• Our guaranteed funding package can be found here. Deadline and requirements can be found here. We support Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.

Prospective Undergraduate Research Students

• Our summer research application can be found here. Deadline is in February each year.

Links

• My Department of Computer Science Profile
• Researchers Active in Technical Games Research
• Academic Lineage: The Mathematics Genealogy Project
• Connect: LinkedIn, GitHub
• For undergraduates: Concentration in Computer Game Development

Podcast

• Oct 12, 2020: Video Games, AI, and Why You Should Study Both

News

Research
• Dec 19, 2018: National Science Foundation funds 2-year study of Behrend engineering teams

Teaching
• Apr 17, 2020: Behrend professors use custom Zoom backgrounds to boost student engagement

Students
• Apr 17, 2018: Game on: Students Make Connections at Conference
• Nov 14, 2017: Penn State Behrend gamers go the distance for good cause

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computing Science, University of Alberta.
• Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computing Science, University of Alberta.
• Honours Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science - AI Specialization, University of Toronto.