Michael P. Wellman

Michael Paul Wellman (born March 27, 1961) is an American computer scientist and Lynn A. Conway Collegiate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He formerly led his department as Richard H. Orenstein Division Chair of Computer Science and Engineering.

Early life and education He was born March 27, 1961. In 2016, he became the college's associate dean for academic affairs. He was elected an Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Fellow in 2001 for his work in decision theory, qualitative probabilistic and utilitarian reasoning, planning, multiagent systems, computational economics, e-commerce, and his role as editor of the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research.

He was also elected as a fellow of Association for Computing Machinery In 2016, he was named the Lynn A. Conway Collegiate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering

He contributed to the development of the Trading Agent Competition (TAC).

Wellman has investigated the risks posed by autonomous trading agents, exploring vulnerabilities and potential instabilities in algorithmic trading. His recent work models how AI trading systems can impact financial stability, particularly examining manipulative behaviors like spoofing and the broader implications of AI in financial markets.