Gaurav Patil

Dr Gaurav Patil is a Research Fellow at Macquarie University's School of Psychological Sciences. He specializes in computational, dynamical, and deep reinforcement learning methods to model human-agent interactions, focusing on cooperative/competitive multiagent systems and complex movement behaviors.

• Education: PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Cincinnati (2019)

His research bridges psychology and AI through:

• Developing human-like artificial agents
• Analyzing navigation and decision dynamics
• Using VR for studying interpersonal coordination
• Exploring dynamical biomarkers in teams

Recent work emphasizes:

• Deep reinforcement learning applications
• Human-AI behavioral congruence
• Swarm system control strategies
• Perceptual-motor primitive scaffolding

He actively contributes to:

• Conference presentations (4 in 2023 alone)
• Interdisciplinary collaborations
• Open-access publications (10+ in 2023)