Scholar
Nick Cheney
Google Scholar ID: gwpqf8sAAAAJ
Associate Professor of Computer Science, University of Vermont
Citations & Impact
Citations
2,583
H-index
21
i10-index
35
Publications
20
Co-authors
139
list available
Contact
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Recipient of NSF CAREER Award and SIGEVO Impact Award.
Research Experience
- Serves as the director of the UVM Neurobotics Lab, working on developing machine learning algorithms and collaborating with researchers in fields such as medicine, agriculture, and environmental science to accelerate scientific research and make a positive societal impact.
Education
- PhD in Computational Biology and Biological Statistics from Cornell, advised by Hod Lipson and Steve Strogatz.
Background
- Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Vermont, directing the UVM Neurobotics Lab. The lab is an interdisciplinary group inspired by biological systems to design machine learning algorithms for artificial neural networks, focusing on creating more flexible, scalable, and context-aware robots and decision-making systems through techniques like deep learning, reinforcement learning, evolutionary adaptation, etc.
Miscellany
- Enjoys being an interdisciplinary researcher and is part of the Vermont Complex Systems Center.
