I am a student of artificial intelligence, which is the study of how apparently nonintelligent things (computers) can behave apparently intelligently. I study at the university of Toronto, under Geoffrey Hinton's excellent supervision.

Research interests:

• Neural networks (details of interest vary) - that's interesting because it's cool and it's my group's specialization.
• The theory and practice of programming (e.g. compilers and interpreters, algorithm design, programming languagues, and programming tricks) - that's interesting because I program a lot.
• Using artificial intelligence as a tool (as opposed to purpose) in programs - that's interesting because it's a useful tool, and sometimes it can do some of the boring work for me.

Other academic interests:

• The study of logic and the principles of mathematics. I find this very interesting, and I've taken some excellent courses in this field.
• Probability theory - especially its paradoxes (like the paradox of the two envelopes).