Contact me:

E-mail: fox -at- macalester -dot- edu

Phone: 651-696-6553

Find me:

Office: Olin-Rice 230

Lab: Olin-Rice 257

Find my schedule:

Spring 2013

Related pages:

Math/Stats/CS Department

Macalester College

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Current Term: Spring 2013

Comp 121: Intro to Scientific Programming
Textbooks:
Kaplan, Introduction to Scientific Computation and Programming
Comp 123: Core Concepts in Computer Science
Textbooks:
Downey*, Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist, interactive variant
Guzdial and Ericson, Introduction to Computing and Programming in Python: A Multimedia Approach, 3rd edition
Comp 261/Math 361 Introduction to Theory of Computation
Textbooks:
SipserIntroduction to the Theory of Computation, 3rd edition

Courses taught

Comp 120: Computing and Society (topics)
Comp 121: Introduction to Scientific Programming
Comp 123: Core Concepts in Computer Science
Comp 240: Computer Organization and Architecture
Comp 221: Algorithm Design and Analysis
Comp 261/Math 361: Theory of Computation
Comp 325: Compilers, Interpreters, and Programming Languages
Comp 380: Bodies and Minds: AI Robotics
Comp/Neur 484: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Comp 490: Senior Capstone Seminar

Association for Computing Machinery:


Research interests:

I do research in Artificial Intelligence, particularly using robots. My emphasis is on learning systems that perform low level and high level planning and execution in the world. My current research uses a case-based reasoning knowledge core to serve a hybrid robot control system. I also have interests in introspective and metacognitive reasoning. I am always looking for students interested in independent study or working with me on summer research.

Current CV is here


Research with Students

Picture of Comp 494 class with our robot