
interests= I've been obsessed with artificial intelligence ever since I can remember. 
I guess some of us want to create that controlled environment. :-) I have completed 
advanced studies in AI <a href="embodied.html" target="_blank"><FONT COLOR="#99ccff">(Embodied 
intelligence - [6.836] 1996 and 1999)</font></a> at <a href="http://www.ai.mit.edu" target="_blank"><FONT COLOR="#99ccff">MIT</FONT></a> 
covering Humanoid Robotics, Cognitive Robotics and Embodied intelligence I was 
fortunate to be a student of Rodney Brooks: Fujitsu Professor of Computer Science 
and Engineering (EECS Dept), and Director of the <a href="http://www.ai.mit.edu" target="_blank"><FONT COLOR="#99ccff">Artificial 
Intelligence Laboratory</FONT></a> at the <a href="http://web.mit.edu" target="_blank"><FONT COLOR="#99ccff">Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology</FONT></a>. Rodney has turned the fields of AI on its 
head by introducing the behavior-based approach to robotics. His new book (Cambrian 
Intelligence) just came out [1999] (MIT PRESS), so if you are a fan of AI, you 
should go and get yourself a copy. This section of my web-site is dedicated to 
Rodney Brooks. To a great professor, a pioneer of AI, and a legend. Thanks Rodney! 
Some AI Resources... <a href="javascript:launchwin('http://www.kasra.com/clip.html' , 'newwindow' , 'height=400,width=400,scrollbar=0')"><FONT COLOR="#99ccff">a 
clip of Rodney from the movie "Fast, Cheap and Out of Control"</FONT></a> <a href="javascript:launchwin('http://www.kasra.com/proj.html' , 'newwindow' , 'height=400,width=400,scrollbar=1')"><FONT COLOR="#99ccff">a 
list of some of his projects</FONT></a> <a href="javascript:launchwin('http://www.kasra.com/papers.html' , 'newwindow' , 'height=400,width=400,scrollbars=1')"><FONT COLOR="#99ccff">download 
and read some of his papers</FONT></a> <a href="javascript:launchwin('http://www.kasra.com/published.html' , 'newwindow' , 'height=400,width=400,scrollbars=1')"><FONT COLOR="#99ccff">a 
listing of his published papers</FONT></a> <a href="javascript:launchwin('http://www.kasra.com/mit/slider.swf' , 'newwindow' , 'height=400,width=400,scrollbar=0')"><FONT COLOR="#99ccff">pictures 
from my visit to MIT</FONT></a> (all links open up in a new floating window)