Heuristic move pruning in monte carlo tree search for the strategic card game Lords of War
Dr Nick Sephton
Senior Software Architect
Department of Computer Science
University of York
Nick Sephton is a Software Developer and Certified ScrumMaster with a strong background in the Software and Games Industry, and a strong academic and personal interest in Games. He previously worked for Stainless Games on the award winning Duels of the Planeswalkers series, and subsequently completed his doctorate in Artificial Intelligence in games at the University of York.
While with the DC Labs, Nick has successfully overseen the delivery of many projects, including the e-Sports analytical software Echo and the language teaching tool Gaming Grammar.
Publications
Combining gameplay data with monte carlo tree search to emulate human play
Parallelization of information set monte carlo tree search
Using bugs and viruses to teach artificial intelligence
Win Prediction in Esports: Mixed-Rank Match Prediction in Multi-player Online Battle Arena Games
Using association rule mining to predict opponent deck content in android: Netrunner
An experimental study of action selection mechanisms to create an entertaining opponent
Narrative Bytes: Data-Driven Content Production in Esports
How the Business Model of Customisable Card Games Influences Player Engagement