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Julian Togelius

b. 1979

Game researcher

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About Julian Togelius

Born 1979. Julian Togelius is a Swedish computer scientist and university teacher.

Julian Togelius is a Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering.

Career Togelius holds a BA from Lund University, an MSc from the University of Sussex, and a PhD from the University of Essex.

He was an associate professor at the Center for Computer Games Research, IT University of Copenhagen before moving to NYU.

Togelius was the editor in chief of the IEEE Transactions on Games journal. He is also, with Georgios N. Yannakakis, the co-author of the Artificial Intelligence and Games textbook and the co-organiser of the Artificial Intelligence and Games Summer School series.

Togelius co-edited the book Procedural Content Generation Book for games.

Research Togelius was described by Kenneth O. Stanley as one of "the world's most accomplished experts at the intersection of games and AI". His research has appeared in media such as New Scientist, and Le Monde, The Verge, The Economist, and the MIT Technology Review.

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Important facts

Born
1979, Malmö
Birth century
Nationality
Education
University of Essex, University of Sussex, Lund University
Positions held
Editor-in-chief, Chief research officer
Employers
IT University of Copenhagen, New York University, Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Julian Togelius's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Julian Togelius?

Game researcher

When was Julian Togelius born?

Julian Togelius was born in 1979 in Malmö.

What is Julian Togelius's occupation?

Julian Togelius is a computer scientist and university teacher.

What nationality is Julian Togelius?

Julian Togelius is Swedish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Julian Togelius

· Wikidata: Q17049007

· DBpedia: Julian Togelius

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