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Dr. Matthew Patitz
Matt is an assistant professor of Computer Science at the University of Texas-Pan American. He graduated with his PhD in Computer Science from Iowa State University in May 2010.
Matt's research interests focus mainly on self-assembling and self-organizing systems which display complexity arising from simple components and local interactions. There are many examples in the natural world of both living and non-living systems in which large numbers of small, autonomous pieces form systems that are extremely complex without any centralized control and from simple sets of rules. By studying existing systems and designing novel ones, he hopes to help illuminate fundamental properties of such systems which give rise to their complex behavior, including life. Additionally, the creation of complex artificial systems which self-assemble and self-organize could help to revolutionize many areas of technology.
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Dr. Robert Schweller
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Raul Pena
Raul is an undergraduate student studying Computer Science at the University of Texas-Pan American. He is a research assistant to Matt Patitz and Robert Schweller, and is currently doing research in algorithmic DNA self-assembly.
