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Professor, Teaching Stream,
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto
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Personal Information
Steve Engels is a Professor, Teaching Stream in the Department of Computer
Science at the University of Toronto. Steve came to the department at the
end of 2002, and has recently been teaching courses in computer hardware,
artificial intelligence and video game design. Steve has research interests
in game design & programming, educational game design, generative AI (artificial
creativity, music generation), open data and artificial intelligence applications.
Schedule
Steve's most recent schedule.
If possible, please call or drop by during office hours. If you wish to meet
with me outside of these hours, please email me to make an appointment, or call
to confirm whether I'm in my office.
Research
My research interests started in areas related to artifical intelligence and machine learning at
the University of Waterloo. Since then, my research interests still involve aspects of AI
(particularly generative AI), but also include video game design, AR/VR applications and
educational research. For more on my research interest, please check out my
Research page.
Education
- Doctorate Degree: PhD,
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University
of Toronto, 2021.
Area of
Study: Educational video game design (through the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning).
- Master's Degree: M.Math,
Department of Computer Science, University
of Waterloo, 2002.
Area of
Study: Artificial
intelligence, machine learning, natural
language and information extraction.
- Undergraduate Degree:
B.A.Sc., Cognitive Science Option,
University
of Waterloo, 1999.
Area of
Study: Computer Engineering. Focus on
high-level software design.
General Interests
I am interested in many things. I like
photography, jazz music, birds, movies,
science fiction, swing dancing, volleyball,
psychology, cooking, poetry and cheese that is
good and stinky.
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