Nikolaos Papahristou
This webpage gives an overview of my research activities and interests. I have received a PhD doctorate from the Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, under the supervision of Assistant Professor Ioannis Refanidis. My main research interests are: Artificial Intelligence, Game AI, Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Neural Networks, Data Visualization.
Projects
Palamedes
Palamedes is a research project focused on developing expert-level artificial intelligence for backgammon and related variants. It explores whether techniques used by strong backgammon programs can be generalized across multiple variants, and investigates new algorithms and methods to advance expert AI for these games.
AnyGammon
Normally backgammon games are played in a 24-point board using 15 checkers or men per side and 2 six-sided dice. This project attempts to extend the popular backgammon games to arbitrary configurations. Games can be played using different board sizes, number of checkers, and number of die sides. Smaller board configurations make the game easier for players and AI algorithms, while larger board configurations make it more challenging.
Publications
View on my Google Scholar page.