Tolga Könik
Ph.D., University of Michigan,,2007 (advisor: John Laird)
Currently, I am conducting postdoctoral research at the Logic Group, Stanford University. I am also affiliated with Arizona State University and Institute for the Study of Learning and Expertise (ISLE).
I am interested in systems that learn from multiple rich knowledge sources, in particular, relational machine learning frameworks such as Inductive Logic Programming (ILP). I have investigated systems that learn from behavior of experts or users, transfer knowledge from one domain to another, or acquire knowledge by interacting with an environment.
I am particularly interested in applying these ideas in computer game domains. My current interests in computer games involve automatic creation of game characters, simplifying behavior design of game characters, and enabling game characters to learn from users.
I am also conducting research to learn and compile knowledge from online data sources such as semantic web services and databases.