Marcello Balduccini Research Scientist Intelligent Systems Group Kodak Research Labs E-mail: marcello.balduccini@gmail.com Note: the email address marcello.balduccini@ttu.edu no longer works.

Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science (2005), Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Laurea in Computer Science (1998), Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy

Research Interests   Knowledge Representation   Commonsense Reasoning   Intelligent Agents   Robotics Current Research Activities   Design of answer set based autonomous, rational agents   Extensions of A-Prolog: CR-Prolog   Planning, Diagnostics, Learning with A-Prolog and CR-Prolog   Representation of and reasoning about complex flight systems, e.g. the Reaction Control System of the Space Shuttle   Deep reasoning for natural language processing systems Past Research Activities   Parallelization of the smodels algorithm using traditional parallel processing techniques   Computation of the answer sets of logic programs using neural networks   Extensions of A-Prolog: Epistemic Specification   Investigation of techniques for the integration of learning, planning, and action execution   Construction of a deliberative agent employing propositional learning and planning to interact with an initially unknown environment   Development of a module for SWI-Prolog supporting parallel processing Academic Activities   Instructor for CS3361 Concepts of Programming Languages (Fall 2006, Spring 2007)   Instructor for CS4000 Java Applications (Summer 2002)   Instructor for Introductory Computer Science (Fall 1999)   Instructor for Algorithms and Data Structures (Fall 1999) Invited Talks   Answer Set Based Design of Autonomous, Rational Agents, New Mexico State University, Nov 18, 2005.   Progress Report on Logic Form Translator, University of Texas at Dallas, Feb 4, 2005.

Publications Click here for a list of my publications Membership and Service   Member of the Knowledge Representation Lab   Member of the Texas Action Group   Member of AAAI, AIAA   Member of the Program Committee of: LPNMR'05 Systems and Application Session, PREFS 2006, ASP07   Reviewer for TPLP, AIJ, ACM TOCL journals   Reviewer for various conferences and workshops, including: AAAI, ICLP, JELIA, LPNMR, PADL   Webmaster of the KRLab site   Administrator of the KRLab Forum Software Development   RSig, extension of lparse allowing the specification of modules and signatures   APLAgent Manager, Java-based interface for A-Prolog intelligent agents   crmodels, an inference engine for CR-Prolog (by L.Kolvekal and M.Balduccini)   Java interface for the A-Circuit system (by M.Balduccini, M.Gelfond, M.Nogueira)   RCS/USA-Advisor, Java interface for the USA-Advisor reasoning system (by M.Nogueira, M.Balduccini, M.Gelfond, R.Watson, M.Barry)   JInstall, Java-based abstract class for software installers -- used in the installers for the USA-Advisor and A-Circuit   crmodels3, prototype of an inference engine for CR-Prolog - OBSOLETE: use crmodels instead   Romeo, parallel implementation of the smodels algorithm   NNEngine, engine for the computation of the answer sets of logic programs based neural networks   MKAtoms, postprocessor for smodels   BibPHP, web site for the management of BibTeX bibliographies using PHP and MySQL   sismodels, frontend to smodels for Strong Introspection Spare-Time Activities and Interests   System administration of several NetBSD boxes on both sides of the Atlantic   Network security   Embedded systems programming (e.g. PIC, MIPS, HRI)   Mechanical & electrical works on my 92 Ford Ranger, 93 Chevrolet Corsica, and 85 Yamaha Virago XV700

Teaching Information

	CS3361 Concepts of Programming Languages (Spring 2007)
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	CS3361 Concepts of Programming Languages (Fall 2006)
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	CS4000 Java Applications (Summer 2002)
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	Project 1
	Project 2 UPDATE (08/01/02): according to the latest news, the robocode simulation only allows socket connections among robots belonging to the same team. This prevents communication between client and server using CORBA. In order to complete the project you are no more required to extend the Robot class in your server. Just build a "normal" server (like the ones we saw in class) by removing the extend clause, by adding a main method, and by removing the run method. When the client invokes methods on the server, the server is required to print on the screen a message notifying that the method has been invoked. Return values may either be fixed (and arbitrary) or randomly generated.
	Project 3
	Sample Project (.tgz, .zip)