Director: Ned Bent

Ned received a B.S. and M. Eng. in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University. He was a developer of the Brawler air combat simulation (USAF) for 20 years including the development of the fighter pilot decision model. He was lead developer for the TRACES helicopter combat simulation (US Army) for 15 years and lead developer for the SOCRATES agent-based simulation (USMC) for 5 years. All of these simulations have significant computer decision-making capabilities. Currently he is a developer for the STORM simulation (USAF) at Group W Inc.

Ned discovered Arimaa after reading about it in GAMES Magazine and has been a regular Arimaa player since 2003. He has taken part in the 2005 and 2006 postal tournaments and has a current rating of 2037. Ned plays under the username of RonWeasley and occasionally adds a little witty humor based on the Harry Potter theme to the Forum postings.




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