Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing
Faculty and Staff
Forest Agostinelli
| Title: | Assistant Professor |
| Department: | Computer Science and Engineering, AI Institute Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing |
| Email: | foresta@cse.sc.edu |
| Phone: | 803-576-7707 |
| Office: | Science & Technology Building, Room 516 AI Institute at University of South Carolina (AIISC) 1112 Greene Street |
| LinkedIn: | My LinkedIn profile |
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Education
- Ph.D., Computer Science, University of California, Irvine, 2019
- M.S., Computer Science, University of Michigan, 2014
- B.S., Computer Engineering, Ohio State University, 2012
Research Overview
Forest Agostinelli's research involves designing new artificial intelligence algorithms and applying these algorithms to problems in the sciences. Simultaneously, his research draws upon the sciences to provide inspiration for new artificial intelligence algorithms.
His research interests include:
- Deep learning: Neural network architectures, learning activation functions
- Reinforcement learning: deep RL, model-based RL
- Search: Learning heuristics, large state spaces, theoretical guarantees
- Interpretability/Explainability
His application interests include:
- Logic: Puzzle solving, theorem proving
- Bioinformatics: Circadian rhythms, protein folding
- Neuroscience: Hippocampus and memory
- High energy physics: Identifying exotic particles
- Chemistry: Molecular optimization, retrosynthesis