Introduction of New Associate Editors
Kathryn E. Merrick received the bachelor’s degree in computer science and technology (Advanced, Hons., University Medal), from the University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, in 2002, and the Ph.D. degree in computer science from the National ICT Australia and University of Sydney, in 2007. She is a Senior Lecturer in Information Systems and Computer Science from the University of New South Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy. Her research interests include the broad areas of artificial intelligence and machine learning, with applications in virtual characters, robotics, intelligent environments and network security. Her research is principally concerned with the development of algorithms and metrics for self-motivated learning agents. She is coauthor of the book “Motivated Reinforcement Learning: Curious Characters for Multiuser Games” (Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 2009) and over forty refereed conference and journal papers.