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Julian Togelius

As of October 2026, Julian Togelius is a professor at New York University, and he will join Chalmers University of Technology at the end of the year. His work centers on procedural content generation and artificial intelligence in video games, the field the IEEE cited when it named him a Fellow. Lund University gave him a philosophy degree, and Essex gave him a PhD in 2007. After a post at the IT University of Copenhagen, he moved to NYU, and the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society gave him its Outstanding Early Career Award in 2020. He was appointed honorary doctor at Malmö University in September 2025, and he was named to Unity's AI Advisory Council later that month.

Works
549
Citations
16,756
h-index
65

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 14 October 2026.

Photo of Julian Togelius

Timeline

  1. 2001–2007

    From philosophy to a doctorate

    Lund University gives him a BA in theoretical philosophy in 2001, the University of Sussex an MSc in 2003, and the University of Essex a PhD in 2007.

  2. By 2020

    From Copenhagen to New York

    Copenhagen gives way to NYU Tandon, where by February 2020 he is an associate professor.

  3. 2020

    An early career award

    The IEEE Computational Intelligence Society gave him its 2020 Outstanding Early Career Award for contributions to computational intelligence and games.

  4. 2024–2025

    Named an IEEE Fellow

    He is named an IEEE Fellow in December 2024 for contributions to procedural content generation and artificial intelligence in video games. The IEEE Computational Intelligence Society lists him in its Fellow class of 2025.

  5. 2025

    A second textbook edition

    A second edition of the textbook Artificial Intelligence and Games appears in 2025.

  6. September 2025

    An honorary doctorate in Malmö

    Malmö University's Faculty of Technology and Society appoints him honorary doctor.

  7. September 2025

    A seat on Unity's AI council

    Unity's newly formed AI Advisory Council names him one of two inaugural members, and he is a co-founder of modl.ai.

  8. As of October 2026

    A move to Sweden

    At the end of the year he joins Chalmers University of Technology; until then he remains a professor at New York University.

Sources and credits

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  1. Julian Togelius - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Modl.ai: Creating the Ultimate AI Game Testers - THINK Magazine thinkmagazine.mt. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Using Machine Learning for Procedural Content Generation in Games - Public Guest Lecture by Prof. Julian Togelius - NYU game.edu.mt. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. Engineering society IEEE honors NYU Tandon Game Innovation Lab director for contributions to computational intelligence | NYU Tandon School of Engineering engineering.nyu.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Farshad Khorrami, Julian Togelius named as IEEE Fellows | NYU Tandon School of Engineering engineering.nyu.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. Fellows Evaluation Committee - IEEE Computational Intelligence Society cis.ieee.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. Pioneer in game development appointed honorary doctor | Malmö University mau.se. Checked 14 October 2026.
  8. Unity Forms AI Council to Accelerate Product Innovation | NYU Tandon School of Engineering engineering.nyu.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  9. WASP strengthens Swedish AI research through recruitment of Julian Togelius wasp-sweden.org. Checked 14 October 2026.