Arnav Jhala

Arnav Jhala is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at North Carolina State University, where he joined in 2016 as part of the Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program. He co-directs the Digital Games Research Initiative and has held previous roles at UC Santa Cruz, USC Institute for Creative Technologies, Virtual Heroes Inc., and Indian Space Research Organization.

• Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science from NC State University
• B.Eng. in Computer Engineering from Gujarat University, India

His research focuses on Artificial Intelligence, Computer Games, and Human-Computer Interaction, with emphasis on computational narrative modeling, VR camera control systems, and creativity formalization. Projects include transVRse for VR cinematography tools and Urban Panorama for urban change analysis via historical imagery.

Recent publications span 2021–2025, addressing topics like immersive biotechnology training, narrative reporting systems for communication datasets, and procedural content generation in games. Collaborations include institutions such as Saint-Cyr Military Academy (France) and Duke TIP.