Thesis-based M.Sc. student. Computer Science.
Publications:
Mahdi Farrokhimaleki, Parsa Rahmati, Richard Zhao. From Unstable to Playable: Stabilizing Angry Birds Levels via Object Segmentation. Proceedings of the Twenty-First AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment (AIIDE-25), Edmonton, Canada, November, 2025. [Link]
Mahdi Farrokhimaleki, Richard Zhao. Procedural Content Generation in Games: A Survey with Insights on Emerging LLM Integration. Proceedings of the Twentieth AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment (AIIDE-24), Lexington, USA, November, 2024. [Link]
Mohammad Javad Sahebnasi, Mahdi Farrokhimaleki, Nanjia Wang, Richard Zhao, Frank Maurer. Exploring the Potential of Generative AI in Prototyping XR Applications. Proceedings of the First Workshop on Prototyping and Developing Real-World Applications for Extended Reality (RealXR), Arenzano, Italy, June, 2024.
Internship:
City of Calgary.
Academic Service:
Workshop Co-Organizer. The 15th AIIDE Workshop on Intelligent Narrative Technologies (INT), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. November 2025.
Workshop Co-Organizer. The 14th AIIDE Workshop on Intelligent Narrative Technologies (INT), Lexington, Kentucky, USA. November 2024.
