Dr Michael Cook
Senior Lecturer in Computer Science
Research interests
- Computer science
Contact details
Biography
Dr Michael Cook is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Informatics, with his research focusing on computational creativity and applications of AI to game design and development. He earned his PhD in 2016 from Imperial College London, and currently holds a Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship.
Research interests
- Computational Creativity
- Automated Game Design
- Design & Analysis of Generative Software
- General Game Playing
- Computational Subjectivity
Further information
Research
Centre for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP) London
Supporting interdisciplinary research and innovation in and for London
Human Centred Computing Research
The group is concerned with the design, development and evaluation of human computer systems.
Arts & Creativity Hub
The Arts & Creativity Hub is composed of researchers interested in applying Informatics research to creative domains such as art, music, games, storytelling and theatre
News
'Everyone plays games, they have for a long time' – King's delves into the future of AI and play at Next Level
Game developers and AI researchers came together to probe the impact of AI and science on the games industry in an interdisciplinary one-day conference.
COMMENT: OpenAI's content deal with the FT is an attempt to avoid more legal challenges – and an AI 'data apocalypse'
OpenAI’s new “strategic partnership” and licensing agreement with the Financial Times (FT) follows similar deals between the US tech company and publishers...
New Scientist Live 2023
From fortune-telling with ChatGPT to the cybersecurity of fairy tales, King’s academics showcased their latest research and demonstrations in physics,...
'Inspirational, informative and thought-provoking': King's Festival of Artificial Intelligence
King’s opened its doors to the public to explore the latest AI developments at this five-day festival.
King's scientists explore the effects of AI on human life
Bringing the Human to the Artificial presents cutting-edge AI research at King’s.
Puck – An Automated Game Designer
Puck is a computationally creative AI that uses many different AI techniques to design games. It will be exhibited in the Bringing the Human to the Artificial...
AI researcher and game designer, Dr Michael Cook, joins the Department of Informatics
AI researcher and game designer, Dr Michael Cook, joins the Department of Informatics.
Events
Next Level 2024: exploring the future of science and games
A free public event about the future of games from AI researchers, game developers, digital artists and more.
Please note: this event has passed.
Nothing Beside Remains: Archaeological Records & Generative Systems
Try Nothing Beside Remains, a game about exploration and archaeology, as part of research into how generative algorithms can tell stories and create worlds.
Please note: this event has passed.
Next Level - AI and the Future of Games
Join us at King's for a public day of talks about the future of the games industry, from scientists, sociologists, game designers, YouTube essayists, AI...
Please note: this event has passed.
Puck
Watch the AI system Puck design games live, and try them out yourself, with Puck designer Dr Michael Cook.
Please note: this event has passed.
Puck
Watch the AI system Puck design games live, and try them out yourself, with Puck designer Dr Michael Cook.
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
Students welcomed to King's for first ever STEM work experience week
30 students from secondary schools across London joined the Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences (NMES,) for an interactive week exploring...
Meet: Dr Mike Cook
Meet: Dr Mike Cook
Reimagining AI Futures - Dr Mike Cook: Building the Future of AI
What is AI and who is it for? Dr Mike Cook examines AI's control by corporations asks what kind of AI future we want to see.
Meet our new researchers from the Department of Informatics
We interview some of our academics who started September 2022.
Research
Centre for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP) London
Supporting interdisciplinary research and innovation in and for London
Human Centred Computing Research
The group is concerned with the design, development and evaluation of human computer systems.
Arts & Creativity Hub
The Arts & Creativity Hub is composed of researchers interested in applying Informatics research to creative domains such as art, music, games, storytelling and theatre
News
'Everyone plays games, they have for a long time' – King's delves into the future of AI and play at Next Level
Game developers and AI researchers came together to probe the impact of AI and science on the games industry in an interdisciplinary one-day conference.
COMMENT: OpenAI's content deal with the FT is an attempt to avoid more legal challenges – and an AI 'data apocalypse'
OpenAI’s new “strategic partnership” and licensing agreement with the Financial Times (FT) follows similar deals between the US tech company and publishers...
New Scientist Live 2023
From fortune-telling with ChatGPT to the cybersecurity of fairy tales, King’s academics showcased their latest research and demonstrations in physics,...
'Inspirational, informative and thought-provoking': King's Festival of Artificial Intelligence
King’s opened its doors to the public to explore the latest AI developments at this five-day festival.
King's scientists explore the effects of AI on human life
Bringing the Human to the Artificial presents cutting-edge AI research at King’s.
Puck – An Automated Game Designer
Puck is a computationally creative AI that uses many different AI techniques to design games. It will be exhibited in the Bringing the Human to the Artificial...
AI researcher and game designer, Dr Michael Cook, joins the Department of Informatics
AI researcher and game designer, Dr Michael Cook, joins the Department of Informatics.
Events
Next Level 2024: exploring the future of science and games
A free public event about the future of games from AI researchers, game developers, digital artists and more.
Please note: this event has passed.
Nothing Beside Remains: Archaeological Records & Generative Systems
Try Nothing Beside Remains, a game about exploration and archaeology, as part of research into how generative algorithms can tell stories and create worlds.
Please note: this event has passed.
Next Level - AI and the Future of Games
Join us at King's for a public day of talks about the future of the games industry, from scientists, sociologists, game designers, YouTube essayists, AI...
Please note: this event has passed.
Puck
Watch the AI system Puck design games live, and try them out yourself, with Puck designer Dr Michael Cook.
Please note: this event has passed.
Puck
Watch the AI system Puck design games live, and try them out yourself, with Puck designer Dr Michael Cook.
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
Students welcomed to King's for first ever STEM work experience week
30 students from secondary schools across London joined the Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences (NMES,) for an interactive week exploring...
Meet: Dr Mike Cook
Meet: Dr Mike Cook
Reimagining AI Futures - Dr Mike Cook: Building the Future of AI
What is AI and who is it for? Dr Mike Cook examines AI's control by corporations asks what kind of AI future we want to see.
Meet our new researchers from the Department of Informatics
We interview some of our academics who started September 2022.