Daniel Pfister

• PhD Student

Biography

Daniel Pfister is a student in the Intelligent Systems and Robotics Ph.D. program at UWF. Daniel is interested in using machine learning and virtual environments to train humans for adversarial situations requiring highly adaptive responses, such as in sports or combat scenarios.  

He comes from an interdisciplinary background, with a bachelor’s degree in international politics, a master’s degree in information science, and a master’s degree in kinesiology. Daniel uses his background to consider how emerging technologies can benefit humanity.

Daniel has been an avid martial artist since high school and even spent five years training in Taiwan.  He also enjoys hiking in the mountains and, of course, video games.