Masterclass in Games with David Melhart

Postdoctoral Researcher - University of Malta, Institute of Digital Games

David Melhart is a Postdoctoral AI Researcher at the Institute of Digital Games, University of Malta. His research focuses on User Research, Player Modelling, Annotation Tools for Affective Computing, and Ethics in Game AI. He was a core member and Senior Engineer at modl.ai, where he helped develop unique AI solutions that democratize automated game testing. He was a keynote speaker and panelist at the 26th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence 2023 - Ethics of Game AI Workshop EGAI @ ECAI 2023, Communication Chair of FDG 2020, Workshop and Panels Chair of FDG2023, has been a recurring Organizer and Publicity Chair of the Summer School series on Artificial Intelligence and Games (2018-2024), and currently serves as an Editorial Assistant to the IEEE Transactions on Games.