Kenneth O. Stanley | |
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Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin (PhD) |
Known for | Neuroevolution of augmenting topologies |
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Thesis | Efficient Evolution of Neural Networks Through Complexification (2004) |
Doctoral advisor | Risto Miikkulainen |
Website | www |
Kenneth Owen Stanley is an artificial intelligence researcher, author, and former professor of computer science at the University of Central Florida known for creating the Neuroevolution of augmenting topologies (NEAT) algorithm. He coauthored Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective with Joel Lehman which argues for the existence of the "objective paradox", a paradox which states that "soon as you create an objective, you ruin your ability to reach it".[1] While a professor at the University of Central Florida, he was the director of the Evolutionary Complexity Research Group (EPlex)[2] which led the development of Galactic Arms Race. He also developed the HyperNEAT,[3] CPPNs,[4] and novelty search[5] algorithms.[6] He also co-founded Geometric Intelligence, an AI research firm, in 2015.[7][8]