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Lee Spector is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Professor of Computer Science at Amherst College. He holds the MacArthur Chair at Hampshire College and has served as Dean of the School of Cognitive Science and on the Board of Trustees. His research focuses on artificial intelligence, evolutionary computation, and their intersections with cognitive science, physics, and the arts. Notable contributions include work on genetic programming, lexicase selection, and quantum computing algorithms. He has received prestigious awards such as the NSF Director's Award for Distinguished Teaching Scholars and two gold medals in the GECCO Human Competitive Results competition. His editorial roles include Editor-in-Chief of Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines and associate editorships at ACM journals. Spector's grants include NSF and DARPA funding for projects like robust artificial system synthesis and computational creativity curricula.
Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park (1992); B.A. in Philosophy, Oberlin College (1984). Research spans evolutionary algorithms, artificial life, and interdisciplinary applications in music, art, and social science. His lab, The PUSH Lab, explores autoconstructive evolution and modular program synthesis. Recent work includes advancements in lexicase selection, quantum circuit optimization, and human-machine collaboration in innovation.
Key contributions include the Push programming language for evolutionary processes and the lexicase selection algorithm. He directs initiatives like the Artificial Intelligence in the Liberal Arts program, emphasizing computational creativity across disciplines. Spector's publications span journals like Evolutionary Computation, Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines, and Artificial Life, with over 100 peer-reviewed articles and two books.
