From Physics-Based Character Simulation to Robot Control: Developing AI for Autonomous Agents

Ioannis Karamouzas is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of California, Riverside and an adjunct professor at Clemson University. Prior to becoming faculty, he was a postdoctoral associate at the University of Minnesota and received his Ph.D. from Utrecht University. His research focuses on developing motion planning algorithms for autonomous agents, robots and crowds of virtual characters. His work has been integrated into commercial applications  including computer games and pedestrian simulation suites. He is a recipient of an NSF CAREER award and is currently serving on the editorial board of IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.