Nature inspired computing (evolutionary, swarm, and neural algorithms) for design and AI; metamodeling and multi-fidelity optimization; MINLP; swarm systems and swarm-bots; autonomous systems; and unmanned aerial vehicles
Interesting Engineering and The Daily Mail were among outlets reporting on UB engineering research led by Souma Chowdhury that will use gamers' brain waves to teach hives of defense robots how to swarm together to complete missions.
Popular Mechanics, MSN, SyFy, Fox News and other outlets report that DARPA is funding UB engineering research led by Souma Chowdhury that will use gamers' brain waves to teach hives of defense robots how to swarm together to complete missions.
Futurism reports on an artificial intelligence (AI) project in which UB engineering researchers plan to study brain waves and eye movements of people playing a video game.
An article in Digital Trends on the DARPA’s research to train military robots with human brain waves features a real-life strategy game designed by UB engineers in which players must use resources to build units and defeat enemies, manipulating large numbers of agents on-screen to complete their mission objectives.
Technology.org reported on a $316,000 federal grant awarded to a research team led by mechanical and aerospace engineer Souma Chowdhury from UB’s Artificial Intelligence Institute to study decision-making – as well as biometric information such as brain waves and eye movements – while gaming.