معرفی
Tran Cao Son is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at New Mexico State University, specializing in Reasoning about Actions and Changes, Planning, Scheduling, Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, Autonomous Agents, Robotics, and Control Theory. He leads the Knowledge Representation, Logic, and Advanced Programming Laboratory (KLAP).
Research Interests include:
- Reasoning about Actions and Changes, Planning, Scheduling
- Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (Argumentation, Logic Programming, Nonmonotonic Reasoning)
- Autonomous Agents, Robotics, Control Theory
- Web Agents
Notable Publications focus on approximation-based planning, belief state representations, and conformant planning systems. His work has led to the development of planners like CpA(H) and GC-LAMA.
Scientific Awards include:
- Best Non-Observable Non-Deterministic Planner award at IPC 2008
- Best Student Paper Award at ICAPS 2012
Grants include NSF grant IIS-0812267 on Approximation-based Reasoning and Planning. He has supervised numerous PhD and Master’s students, many of whom have taken positions at institutions like Microsoft Research and Apple.

