Gary B. Parker

B.A. in Zoology from the University of Washington.
M.S. in Computer Science from the Naval Postgraduate School.
Ph.D. in Computer Science and Cognitive Science from Indiana University.

Professor of Computer Science

Director of the Autonomous Agent Learning Lab (AALL)

Department of Computer Science, Connecticut College

Fall 2025 Courses: COM212, COM407, COM495/6

Previous Courses: SL102, COM111, COMP 112-3 at Wesleyan University, FYS120A, FYS121A, FYS122A, FYS123A, FYS124A, FYS125A, FYS128C, COM225, COM307, COM310, COM316, COM326

Research -- Autonomous Agent Learning Lab (Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Research)


Evolutionary Robotics
Adaptive Learning Systems for Autonomous Robot Control
Gait Generation for Multi-Legged Robots
Cyclic Genetic Algorithms
Punctuated Anytime Learning
Co-Evolving Cooperative Teams of Robots
Xpilot-AI

Publications

Movies: ServoBot Gait, ServoBot from Ground Level, Hexapod II, Stiquito (2x speed), COM107 Fall01 Competition, ServoBot Recharging, CrystalBot, TouchBot1, TouchBot2, BlackMamba, COM107 Spring05 Demo, Recharging Robot (2x), Xpilot Evolved Control, Xpilot Evolved Control2, Evolve Sensor Morphology/Control, Evolve Sensor Morphology/Control2

Professional Activities

Connecticut College Faculty Profile

Curriculum Vitae

Connecticut College News Stories
Autonomous Agent Learning Lab students advance AI research and present their findings around the world
Computer science students present research at conference in Malaysia
Robots (pdf)
Building a better robot (pdf)
Computer science professor takes students to Alaska for conference - and fishing (pdf)
Students - and robots - learn in professor's robotics lab (pdf)


Email: parker@conncoll.edu
Office: New London Hall 216