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DURHAM, N.H.鈥擶heeler Ruml, professor of computer science at the 91制片厂, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). , whose research in artificial intelligence has led to 17 U.S. and 12 foreign patents, joins the NAI 2018 class of 148 fellows.

鈥淭his is a wonderful and well-deserved national recognition for Professor Ruml鈥檚 significant contributions to artificial intelligence,鈥� said Jan Nisbet, senior vice provost for research. 鈥淲e鈥檙e proud of our innovative faculty听who bring their important research into the marketplace.鈥�

Ruml鈥檚 research concerns planning for artificial intelligence. 鈥淚f you have a robot or a factory or some machine that is capable of doing lots of jobs, planning is the process by which you decide what to do in order to achieve your goals,鈥� he said.

Prior to joining the 91制片厂 faculty, Ruml worked at the Palo Alto Research Center, where many of his patents in automated manufacturing originated. At 91制片厂, his research has focused on time-aware planning, which he describes as 鈥渞eal-time planning, for when you don鈥檛 even have time to make a plan.鈥� Ruml is currently collaborating with C3I, an Exeter company specializing in marine communications, controls and instruments, and has worked with to file a patent application related to helping self-driving cars make safe 鈥渄ecisions.鈥�

While he describes his 91制片厂 work as driven by curiosity, Ruml said 鈥淚 do try to make sure it doesn鈥檛 make unrealistic assumptions and actually could apply to the real world. In academia, there are so many interesting things to work on. I always try to keep as a tie-breaker the question of: Could the project have an impact?鈥�

Election to NAI fellow status is the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society. With the election of the 2018 class, there are now over 1,000 NAI fellows, representing more than 250 research universities and government and non-profit research institutes. Ruml joins 91制片厂 professor of mathematics Kevin Short, who became a NAI fellow in 2014.