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Rodrigo Canaan

Evolutionary Computing Quality-diversity Algorithms Reinforcement Learning Co-creativity In Games Interactive Game-based AI Systems
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Department of Computer Science & Software engineering

About

Rodrigo Canaan is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science and Software Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly). His research focuses on artificial intelligence, games, and co-creativity, with particular interests in evolutionary computing, quality-diversity algorithms, machine learning, and reinforcement learning. His work explores how AI techniques can be used to create intelligent and creative systems, especially in interactive and game-based environments.

Research Performance Summary

23
Total Papers
459
Total Citations
11
H-Index
2013-2024
Active Research Span

First Recorded Paper

Energy footprint framework: A pathway toward smart grid sustainability

Year: 2013

Citations: 6

Venue: IEEE Communications Magazine 51 (1)

Latest Recorded Paper

Coralai: Intrinsic Evolution of Embodied Neural Cellular Automata Ecosystems

Year: 2024

Citations: 0

Venue: Artificial Life Conference Proceedings 36 2024 (1)

Last 10 Years Publication Activity

This timeline shows the professor's yearly publication activity.

2024
1
2023
1
2022
2
2021
3
2020
5
2019
4
2018
5
2014
1
2013
1

Publication Venues and Collaboration

Journal, Conference, and Book Publication Breakdown

Conference 15
Journal 2
Book 1

Top Coauthors

Canaan Togelius Nealen

Research Impact by Period

2020-2024

Period Stats
Papers 12
Citations 151
Avg. Citations / Paper 12.6
H-Index 7

2015-2019

Period Stats
Papers 9
Citations 302
Avg. Citations / Paper 33.6
H-Index 7

2010-2014

Period Stats
Papers 2
Citations 6
Avg. Citations / Paper 3
H-Index 1

Contact and Professional Links

Contact Information

rcanaan@calpoly.edu

Detected Research Keywords

Generative Design Minecraft Ai Settlement Generation Settlement Generation Challenge Generation Challenge Minecraft Hanabi Unseen Partners Game Mechanic Alignment Mechanic Alignment Theory