UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1340

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  approximately_how_many_hours_a_week_would_the_research_assistant: '10 hours/week'
  are_you_currently_looking_for_students_: 'Yes'
  confirmation_1: '1'
  contact_email_fsu_email: ''
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  contact_email_fsu_email_if_affiliated_: m.vasconcelos@fsu.edu
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  faculty_advisor_name: ''
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  fsu_college: 'FAMU-FSU College of Engineering'
  fsu_department_if_applicable_: 'Electrical and Computer Engineering'
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  if_the_project_location_is_off_campus_does_the_student_need_to_p: 'Yes'
  mentoring_philosophy: 'Our mentoring philosophy centers on empowering students to gain confidence in their ideas and nurturing their creativity. At the MINDS lab, we embrace the motto that there is no limit to what the human mind can accomplish and that the world of ideas offers an infinite number of low-hanging fruits. Currently, our lab supports a diverse group of researchers, including five undergraduate students, two PhD students, and one postdoc. We believe that a diverse team, representing a wide spectrum of backgrounds and perspectives, leads to more innovative work, thereby contributing to the broadening of participation of underrepresented groups in the scientific community and society as a whole.'
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  name_of_other_faculty_collaborator_if_applicable_: ''
  number_of_assistants_needed_faculty_postdoc_max_6_graduate_stude: '4'
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  overall_research_project_description: |-
    Network coordination games provide powerful insights into strategic behavior. However, such results are often derived in highly idealized settings, making them difficult to validate in real-world contexts. This project will develop a massive open online network coordination game platform in which human players and artificial agents (including bots powered by algorithms and large language models) interact, form teams, and compete against rival groups. By creating this experimental environment, we will test the predictions of theoretical models and uncover how boundedly rational human agents coordinate anonymously alongside machines.

    Objectives:

    1. Engage students in research by designing and developing a multiplayer online game platform that blends entertainment with rigorous experimental design.

    2. Observe and measure emergent teaming behaviors when humans with limited rationality interact in networked coordination settings.

    3. Collect and analyze experimental data to inform theories of autonomous teaming and support ongoing research in multi-agent systems.
  please_add_any_additional_information_here: ''
  please_provide_a_link_to_your_publications_a_video_clip_or_a_web: ''
  please_select_the_choice_that_most_accurately_describes_your_exp: In-person
  please_select_the_location_of_your_project_: 'FAMU-FSU College of Engineering'
  position_availability_for_student_research: 'Flexible schedule'
  position_title: Faculty
  primary_research_mentor_name: 'Marcos Müller Vasconcelos'
  project_keywords: 'Human-AI teaming, Game Theory, Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO) platform'
  relevant_student_major_s_: 'Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering'
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  research_tasks_for_student_research_assistant_s_: |-
    Task 1: Game design and platform development: Students will contribute to front-end and back-end coding, user interface design, and server management to ensure a scalable and engaging online environment.

    Task 2: Bot and agent integration: Simple bots, advanced AI models, and potentially large language models will be embedded in the platform to serve as teammates or opponents, enabling diverse experimental conditions.

    Task 3: Experimentation and data collection: Controlled experiments will be run with groups of players, both human and hybrid (human + bot), to track decision-making, coordination efficiency, and team performance.

    Task 4: Analysis: Data will be analyzed statistically to identify emergent patterns of cooperation, conflict, and efficiency in team formation.
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  skills_that_research_assistants_may_need_: |-
    0. Enthusiasm and passion for gaming (required)

    1. Software Development & Systems (recommended)
    Basic programming experience (Python, JavaScript, or similar)
    Web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
    Backend/server programming 
    Database management (SQL or NoSQL systems)

    2. Game Development (recommended)
    Familiarity with game engines
    Experience designing multiplayer systems or network protocols

    3. Artificial Intelligence & Bots (recommended)
    Understanding of basic machine learning or reinforcement learning
    Interest in agent-based modeling and integrating bots into interactive environments
    Familiarity with large language models (LLMs) and APIs

    4. Data Analysis & Experimentation (recommended)
    Skills in data collection, cleaning, and analysis (Python, R, MATLAB)
    Understanding of statistics and experimental design
  title_of_the_project: 'Building a Massive Open Online Coordination Game for Human–Machine Teaming Research'
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  urop_performance_evaluation: '1'
  urop_poster_presentation: '1'
  when_potential_research_assistants_are_reaching_out_via_email_2: ''
  when_potential_research_assistants_are_reaching_out_via_email_wh: ''
  when_students_are_reaching_out_via_email_what_is_your_preferreda: ''
  would_you_like_to_participate_in_the_urop_research_mentor_round2: 'No'
  would_you_like_to_participate_in_the_urop_research_mentor_roundt: ''
  year: '2025'