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Biography
James McDermott holds a BSc in Computer Science with Mathematics from the National University ofIreland, Galway, and a PhD in evolutionary computation and computer music from the University ofLimerick. He has also worked on supercomputing in CompaqHP. His post-doctoral work was in evolutionarydesign and genetic programming in University College Dublin and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.He was Associate Professor Senior Lecturer in Management Information Systems in UCD Business School and is now Senior Lecturer in the School of Computer Science, University of Galway. He has chaired EuroGP and EvoMUSARTand is a member of the GPEM editorial board. He is interested in supervisingmentoring researchers at undergrad, MSc, PhD, or post-doc level. See a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=http:www.jmmcd.netresearch.htmlhttp:www.jmmcd.netresearch.html for more.
Research Interests
Dr James McDermotts research interests include: Evolutionary computation, including representations and fitness landscapes. Genetic programming. Program synthesis. Symbolic regression. Artificial intelligence in toy domains such as ARC, Bongard problems, and CopyCat. Deep learning and neural networks for vision, audio, time-series. AI music, AI creativity, and AI aesthetics. Music information retrieval, including Irish traditional music. Applications in sustainability, including forestry and wastewater treatment. See also http://www.jmmcd.net/research.html and https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=nKNOv8oAAAAJ.
Teaching Interests
TopicsOptimisation Programming Artificial Intelligence MethodsDesign for learning in the age of AI Anti-plagiarism: design and detection Blended learning Integrated lab and lecture delivery
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Interpreting Global Perturbation Robustness of Image Models using Axiomatic Spectral Importance Decomposition
Mc Dermott, J., 1 Jul 2024, In: Trans Machine Learning Research.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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Polifonia Deliverable D3.6: Music classifier models
Mc Dermott, J., 1 Jan 2024Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › peer-review
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Polifonia Deliverable D5.6: Tool support for pattern exploration, composition and visualisation
Mc Dermott, J., 1 Jan 2024Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › peer-review
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A Prefix Tree-Based User Interface for Exploring Abstract Structure in Irish Folk Tunes
Mc Dermott, J., 1 Jan 2023, HCI International W1: Interactive Technologies for Analysing and Visualizing Musical Structure. CopenhagenResearch output: Chapter in Book or Conference Publication/Proceeding › Conference Publication › peer-review
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D7.3: Polifonia Data Management Plan - final version
Mc Dermott, J., 1 Jan 2023Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › peer-review
Activities
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Beyond Stochastic Parrots
Mc Dermott, J. (Conference Organising Committee Member) & Madden, M. (Conference Organising Committee Member)
10 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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ACM GECCO General Evolutionary Computation and Hybrid - track(External) (External organisation)
Mc Dermott, J. (Member)
1 Nov 2023 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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College of Science and Engineering Research & Innovation(Internal) (External organisation)
Mc Dermott, J. (Member)
1 Oct 2023 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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School of Computer Science Research & Graduate Studies(Internal) (External organisation)
Mc Dermott, J. (Member)
31 Aug 2023 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Fidelity - Invited keynote talk (audience 200+) and consultation session / discussion with approx 20 Fidelity engineers, researchers, managers. Topic: Large Language Models. Part of Fidelity "The perfect date with data" - Data Symposium 2023. No payment.
Mc Dermott, J. (Consultant)
25 Apr 2023Activity: Consultancy