Dr. Randall Hill

Biography

Randall W. Hill, Jr. is a Research Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science at the University of Southern California (USC). He is the Executive Director of the USC Institute for Creative Technologies, a position he has held since 2006. Hill's research interests focus on using intelligent tutoring systems and virtual humans to create immersive learning environments. His career at USC began in 1995 at the USC Information Sciences Institute, where he worked on developing models of human behavior and decision-making in real-time simulation environments. In 2000, Hill joined the USC Institute for Creative Technologies as a senior scientist. Prior to his academic career, he served at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he was a group supervisor and a work area manager in network automation for the Deep Space Network Advanced Technology Program. Hill earned his Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the United States Military Academy at West Point and completed his Master's and Doctoral degrees in Computer Science at USC. He is a member of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence and has authored over 50 technical publications, with his work featured in AI Magazine.

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