For Assistant Professor Akshat Kumar, a teenage interest in computers and science fiction movies such as The Matrix has propelled him to become a rising star in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
The 33-year-old's research focuses on agent-based systems - autonomous entities, or agents, such as self-driving cars or autonomous ships, and the effects of their behaviour on the environment.
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