Michael Walton
PHD Student at Czech Technical University in Prague
San Diego, California, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Walton is an AI research scientist and PhD student at Czech Technical University in Prague with 12 years of experience at the intersection of multi-agent reinforcement learning, human-robot collaboration, and cognitive modeling. His background spans research scientist roles at SPAWAR, applied data science and artificial olfaction work in industry, and mentoring data science students, giving him a rare blend of rigorous research and practical product-oriented engineering. Trained in cognitive science (UC Santa Cruz) and computer science (Georgia Tech), he focuses on machine theory of mind and multi-agent systems that bridge human and robotic decision-making. Based in San Diego, he brings hands-on experience building laboratory robotics and deployed ML systems, plus a playful GitHub tagline — "Compost in training" — that hints at a pragmatic, iterative approach to research and engineering.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Czech Technical University in PragueMaster of Science (MS), Computer Science, Master of Science (MS), Computer Science at Georgia Institute of TechnologyUniversity of California Santa Cruz
English
Github Skills (28)
git10
github10
python10
machine-learning10
deep-learning10
tensorflow10
ml9
deep-neural-networks9
neural-network9
obsidian9
cpp8
keras8
reinforcement-learning8
markdown8
static-site-generator7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
mwalton/openspiel_benchmarks
Dec 2020 - Nov 2022
Contributions:116 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 10 months
mwalton/mwalton.github.io
Jan 2015 - Feb 2021
Contributions:43 pushes, 2 branches in 6 years 2 months
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