Julio Bahamon

Julio Bahamon is a Teaching Associate Professor and Graduate Certificates Program Director (AAI & GDD) in the Department of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from North Carolina State University, with prior degrees from Texas A&M University–Kingsville (B.Sc.) and Florida State University (M.Sc.). His research focuses on Artificial Intelligence, Serious Games, and Interactive Narrative, particularly in character personality modeling and procedural content generation. Bahamon has industry experience in IT before transitioning to academia, emphasizing education's role in empowering society.

Education:

• Ph.D., Computer Science, North Carolina State University
• M.Sc., Computer and Information Sciences, Florida State University
• B.Sc., Computer Science, Texas A&M University–Kingsville

Research Interests: Bahamon’s work bridges AI and interactive systems, including narrative generation algorithms, forensic 3D environments (e.g., IC-CRIME project), and serious games for training. He explores computational models of character personality and collaborative web-based tools for crime scene analysis. His methodologies often integrate planning algorithms, behavioral modeling, and agent-based systems.

Labs and Projects: He leads the IC-CRIME initiative, a collaborative 3D platform for forensic investigation and crime scene annotation. This work demonstrates his focus on applying technology to real-world challenges through interdisciplinary collaboration.