Published on November 12, 2011
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Jesse Kawell
Jesse Kawell took third place in the undergraduate student competition for his presentation, “Multi-Agent Collaboration on the Nao Platform.” Chris Walling gave a student presentation on, “Evolving Neural Architectures for Locomotion.” Dr. Steve Donaldson gave a professional talk on, “Computer Science Perspectives on Transhumanism.” Mr. Greg Kawell served as chair for the conference and Dr. Brian Toone coordinated judging for the student paper competition.
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.
