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Neil R. Grabois Professor in Natural Sciences and Engineering
Computer Science
Swarthmore College
500 College Ave.
Swarthmore, PA 19081
610-328-8565
meeden@cs.swarthmore.edu

I am a Full Professor in the Computer Science Department at Swarthmore College. I also participate in the interdisciplinary program Cognitive Science. I received my Ph.D. in Computer Science with a minor in Cognitive Science from Indiana University. I received my B.A. in Mathematics from Grinnell College.

Spring 2024

Teaching Schedule
  CS19/Phil27: Ethics and Technology
      Seminar    W 1:15 - 4:00 pm     SCI 183  
      Office hours     Tu 1:30-3:00 pm     SCI 243  
  CS63: Artificial Intelligence  
      Lab B     M 3:00 - 4:30 pm    SCI 240  
      Office hours     F 2:15 -3:45 pm     SCI 243  

Research

My current research is in the field of developmental robotics where the goal is to create intelligent robots by allowing them to go through a developmental process, rather than being directly programmed to solve a particular task. By endowing a robot with an appropriate control architecture and adaptive mechanisms, it can learn through interactions with the world, developing its own knowledge about itself and its environment.

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