Education

North Carolina State University

• Doctorate of Philosophy in Computer Science, expected 2013
• Master of Computer Science, expected 2011

Loyola University New Orleans

• Bachelor of Science Summa Cum Laude with University Honors - May, 2008
  • Major in Computer Science
  • Major in Philosophy
• Ignatian Scholar

Research

My main area of interest is computational models of narrative, especially conflict in computer-generated stories.

• Controlling Intent Revision and Conflict Underlying Stories (CIRCUS) Project
  Research Assistant to Dr. R. Michael Young, NCSU - August 2009 to present
• The Wizard as a Jungian Archetype
  Honors Thesis under Dr. William T. Cotton, Loyola - August to December, 2007

Teaching

• Guest Instructor for CSC 482 "Advanced Computer Game Projects," NCSU - February, 2011
• Guest Lecturer for CSC 295 "Foundations of Game Design," NCSU - November, 2010
• Instructor for CSC 216 "Programming Concepts in Java," NCSU - May to August, 2009
• Teaching Assistant for Dr. Tao Xie in CSC 326 "Software Engineering," NCSU - January to May, 2009
• Teaching Assistant for Dr. Laurie Williams in CSC 326 "Software Engineering," NCSU - August to December, 2008

Publications

Abstracts and Downloads

• Computer Science - Peer Reviewed Conference Papers
  • CPOCL: A Narrative Planner Supporting Conflict - Artificial Intelligence in Interactive Digital Entertainment (AIIDE), 2011
• Computer Science - Peer Reviewed Conference Papers Presented as Posters
  • Modeling Narrative Conflict to Generate Interesting Stories - Artificial Intelligence in Interactive Digital Entertainment (AIIDE), 2010
• Computer Science - Peer Reviewed Workshop, Symposium, and Consortium Papers
  • Initial Results for Measuring Four Dimensions of Narrative Conflict - Fourth Workshop on Intelligent Narrative Technologies (INT), 2011
  • A Computational Model of Narrative Conflict - Foundations of Digital Games Doctoral Consortium, 2011
  • Rethinking Traditional Planning Assumptions to Facilitate Narrative Generation - AAAI Fall Symposium on Computational Models of Narrative, 2010
• Computer Science - Book Chapters
  • Introduction to Graph Theory in Practical Graph Mining with R: Students' Series (to appear)
  • Frequent Subgraph Mining in Practical Graph Mining with R: Students' Series (to appear)
• Literary Theory
  • A Jungian Exploration of the Wizard Archetype in Literature, Opera, and Cinema - Loyola Honors Festival, 2008 and Louisiana Collegiate Honors Conference, 2007
• Philosophy
  • Epistemological Themes in Ghost in the Shell - Loyola Philosophy Journal, 2008
  • Nobody's Problem: A Response to Thomas Metzinger's Being No One - Loyola Philosophy Journal, 2008

Invited Talks

• The Four Kinds of Silence You Encounter While Teaching in College - STARS Celebration, 2010
• The Wizard Archetype - Loyola Honors Festival, May 2008

Work

• Software Engineer, Intern at DAXKO - May to August, 2007
• Web Designer - May to August, 2006

Ninja Skills

• Lurking in the shadows
• Vanishing in a puff of smoke
• Fending off evildoers

Awards

• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, Honorable Mention - NCSU, 2010
• Outstanding Teaching Assistant - NCSU, 2009
• Dr. William T. Cotton Service Award - Loyola College of Humanities and Natural Sciences, 2008
• Wizard of the Year Award - Loyola Honors Program, 2008
• Outstanding Computer Science Major - Loyola College of Humanities and Natural Sciences, 2008
• Guy Lemieux S.J. Award for excellence in the study of Philosophy - Loyola College of Humanities and Natural Sciences, 2008
• Percy A. Roy S.J. Award for obtaining at 4.0 GPA - Loyola College of Humanities and Natural Sciences, 2008

Memberships and Positions of Responsibility

• (STARS) Students and Technology in Academia, Research, and Service - Member, Project Coordinator
• (AAAI) Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence - Member
• (ACM) Association for Computing Machinery - Member
• Loyola University Gaming Society - Founder, President
• Loyola University Philosophy Club - President
• Alpha Sigma Nu, International Jesuit Honor Fraternity - Member
• Phi Sigma Tau, Philosophy Honor Fraternity - Member