James Boggs
Software Engineer at Softmax
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Boggs is a software engineer and AI researcher with 11 years of experience and a PhD in Computer Engineering focused on artificial intelligence, specializing in computer vision and neuro-symbolic integration. He has applied his research skills at the Center for Integrated Cognition to advance scene understanding in simulated environments (iThor) and to bridge deep learning with the Soar cognitive architecture. Based in Ann Arbor, he blends academic rigor—teaching AI courses at the University of Michigan—with hands-on engineering roles, most recently joining Softmax as a software engineer. His background spans autonomous agent goal-reasoning research for the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and practical systems work from lead developer roles to helpdesk and robotics projects, giving him a rare mix of theoretical depth and pragmatic implementation experience. Colleagues value his ability to translate cognitive architectures into deployable vision systems that align with broader agent frameworks.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science at Union CollegeDoctor of Philosophy, Computer Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Engineering at University of Michigan
English, Latin
Github Skills (12)
intelligent8
minecraft7
architecture5
gaussian-processes5
bayesian5
anki4
artificial-intelligence3
python3
turing-machine3
multiplayer2
ai1
documentation1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
JBoggsy/Quotes
Jun 2018 - Dec 2025
Literally just a repo for quotes I find interesting or memorable
Contributions:3 PRs, 27 pushes, 4 branches in 7 years 7 months
JBoggsy/CozmoSoar
Nov 2018 - Jun 2019
Contributions:101 commits, 38 PRs, 64 pushes in 6 months
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