The website is about Mark Nelson, who is an Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Director in the Computer Science Department at American University. He specializes in artificial intelligence with a focus on games. He conducts technical research on game playing analysis and design support, utilizing conceptual work and formal models to study the mechanical elements beyond games. He identifies himself with a broad tradition rather than narrow technical subfields and has wide academic interests across machine learning, computer science, and other fields that impact intelligence. Mark Nelson has a background in computer science from Harvey Mudd College and has been influenced by individuals such as Belinda Thom Marshall and Melissa O'Neill. He completed his thesis under the guidance of Michael Mateas and Charles Isbell at Georgia Institute of Technology before working in various roles at University of California Santa Cruz, University of Copenhagen Denmark, and Falmouth University before coming to American University to teach.
