معرفی
Mike Treanor is Associate Professor and Chair of Computer Science at American University, where he co-founded the Game Center. His research develops new computational approaches to meaning-making in games and interactive media.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, UC Santa Cruz
- M.S. in Computer Science, UC Santa Cruz
- M.F.A. in Digital Arts and New Media, UC Santa Cruz
His work intersects game design, AI, and computational art, with focus areas in procedural content generation, social simulation, interactive narrative tools, and expressive game generation systems. Current projects explore ethical AI integration and player experience modeling.
Publications demonstrate consistent innovation in game AI systems, particularly in social simulation architectures and procedural content generation, with evolving focus on large language model integration in recent work.
He teaches courses including Game Programming, Computational Art, Game Prototyping, and Interactive Narrative at undergraduate and graduate levels, developing specialized curricula that integrate technical and creative frameworks for game development.
