[MS] Summer Directed Research Opportunity “eSports AI DR”

The following announcement is from [Dr. Scott Easley]. Please contact them directly if you have any questions.

I have a summer directed research to have students experiment with and help write a course curriculum and conference paper in esports AI. They need solid coding foundations (Java, Python, some C#), exposure to ML/AI algorithms, simulation coursework (e.g., Reinforcement Learning, Game Theory) and any experience building data pipelines or logic systems. Fans of EA’s FIFA, Madden or other team eSports games is a plus.

 

Any prior exposure to finite state machines, utility-based AI, or Unity is helpful. If you are interested, please contact seasley@usc.edu with the subject line “eSports AI DR” and include your portfolio projects or coursework in game AI, simulations, or agent-based modeling.

 

You will be working on all of the above with meeting on Zoom twice a week. Remote work is fine.

 

The deadline is 6/16/2025 to apply –

 

Thanks.

 

Scott

 

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Scott Easley
Senior Lecturer CS Games

Co-Lead GART Faculty/USC Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science

Viterbi Engineering, University of Southern California

Website: https://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/faculty/Easley/Scott

Media Portfolio: http://www.scotteasley.com/mediaportfolio/MediaPortfolio.htm

Published on June 5th, 2025Last updated on June 5th, 2025