About Me

Hello there!

I am Ankit Gupta, PhD student (Fall 2023 - present) in Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University, USA. Additionally, I am part of the MSU’s Dual PhD program in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior (EEB). In the summer of 2024, I will be a visiting researcher at the Artificial Intelligence & Innovation Lab at Cedars-Sinai in West Hollywood, Los Angeles.

I completed my undergraduate engineering degree in 2021 at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-KGP), India, spending five of the most precious and memorable years of my life there. Following this, I pursued an MS degree in Cognitive Neuroscience on a full scholarship in Taipei City, graduating in May 2023.

My primary research focuses on the synthesis and evolution of intelligent systems within digital environments, guided by insights from natural intelligence. I am deeply captivated by how evolution, as an algorithm, can lead to emergent complexity in both natural and artificially intelligent systems. This fascination has led me to explore diverse research domains, including evolutionary computation, artificial life, digital evolution, emergence, intelligent systems, and complex systems. I leverage simulation and computational modeling to unravel the intricacies of these compelling fields. In short, my core interest lies in evolving complex systems, particularly related to Neuroevolution and Open-endedness. I am also interested in automated Machine Learning (autoML) methods that are based on Evolutionary Computation.

My passion for programming began in junior high school when I started coding in Java, and I continue to find joy in using code to explore the mysteries that interest me.

I am humbled and honored to have my research published in the MIT Press Journal and Springer International Publishing. Recently, I presented my work at the International Conference on the Evolution of Language (Evolang XV), held in Madison, Wisconsin, in May 2024. I am excited about the opportunities ahead in evolution-inspired computing as I delve further into my Ph.D. journey.

I am grateful for the guidance and support of people in the picture below - my advisors, mentors, supervisors, and course instructors - on my academic journey until starting my current doctoral degree.

My primary affiliations until now!