D. Ezra Sidran
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Computer Science, University of Iowa
Master of Computer Science, 2005 University of Iowa

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Papers & Publications:

Papers related to my dissertation and research: here.

Paper to be presented at the 2007 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop sponsored by the Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO) entitled, "Implementing the Five Canonical Offensive Maneuvers in a CGF Environment." Conference information here.
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"MOG93: A Case Study of a New Approach to a Web-based MOUT Simulation" Paper to be presented at the EUROSIS ("The European Multidisciplinary Society for Modelling and Simulation Technology") ESM2007 conference in Malta. Conference information here.
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The paper for my Comprehensive Ph.D. examination:
"Good Decisions Under Fire: Human-Level Strategic and Tactical Artificial Intelligence in Real-World Three-Dimensional Environments." 
(Spring 2007)
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My research paper (Spring 2004)
"A Calculated Strategy: Readings directed towards the creation of a strategic artificial intelligence."
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A chapter for a book on educational computer games: Londoner: A Case Study of a Historical Online Game. Part 1 here. Part 2 here.

Lecture Serious Game Summit in Washington, DC on October 18-19, 2004 entitled, "The Darwinian World of Game AI: The Current State of Human-Level Artificial Intelligence in Computer Simulations and Wargames." Link here.

My research paper (Summer 2003):
Human Level Artificial Intelligence for Computer Simulations and Wargames.
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My paper published in the M&S (Modeling and Simulation) Journal for MSIAC (Modeling Simulation Information Analysis Center):
"Current Methods to Create Human-Level Artificial Intelligence in Computer Simulations and Wargames" on line here.

Link to my Data Mining (22C:196:002) project here.

My paper, "A Method of Analyzing a Baseball Pitcher's Performance Based on Statistical Data Mining" is here.

The paper for my Qualifying Exam, "An Analysis of Dimdal's (ex-Jonsson's) 'An Optimal Pathfinder for Vehicles in Real-World Terrain Maps'" is here.
The PowerPoint presentation for my Qualifying Exam is here.