Nathan Partlan

(he/him/his)

PhD Student

Nathan Partlan
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Games Research
  • Human-Centered Computing
  • BS in Computer Science, Brown University

Nathan Partlan is a PhD candidate studying game AI and procedural content generation at Northeastern University's Khoury College of Computer and Information Sciences, advised by Dr. Magy Seif El-Nasr and Dr. Stacy Marsella. He is developing practical and designer-focused methods to expand the possibilities for artificial agents and games through computationally co-creative tools.

Before returning to academia, and after completing his Bachelor of Science degree in computer science at Brown University, Nathan enjoyed several years of implementing AI, procedural content generation, and gameplay systems as an engineer at Turbine, Inc. He has worked on six commercial game titles, including Game of Thrones: Conquest, Infinite Crisis, and two expansions for The Lord of the Rings Online (at Turbine), and The Nightworld (at Demiurge Studios). He has also contributed to several released open-source games. Nathan wants to help you bring your unique vision to life.