Ekechi Nzewi

Hello! My name is Ekechi Nzewi. I am currently a junior majoring in Software Development at Georgia Gwinnett College. I am interested in Combinatorial Game Theory, Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), and Reinforcement Learning (RL). Being interested in AGI, one of my goals is to hopefully create a sentient AI. To achieve this, I have been studying the software aspect of artificial intelligence. To further aid this, I have recently been trying to get into the robotics/hardware aspect because one thing science fiction has taught me is that to achieve AGI, a physical body is necessary. In the past, I’ve done research in computational neuroscience, and data analysis. This summer, I will be working with Dr. George Kantor in the Field Robotics Centre. Dr. Kantor’s research is focused on using AI and RL in agriculture. I am looking forward to expanding my horizons and interacting with world-class researchers. I am also excited to interact with other cohort members, as well as other Carnegie Mellon researchers. I would like to thank the RISS community for providing me this great opportunity, and the sponsors for making this possible.