Steven Rice

Tech Stack

Projects

TREY

Unity Robotics and Vision Simulation Framework

AIS Technologies Group

• Framework to easily simulate robotics, camera systems, and other manufacturing processes in Unity.
• Used for internal work cell concept validation greatly reducing research and design costs.
• Produced simulations for clients resulting in improved development cycle times.

Easy-AI

Unity Artificial Intelligence Library

University of Windsor

• Teaches students sensors and actuators, finite state machines, navigation, and multi-agent behaviours.
• Used to instruct a fourth-year artificial intelligence for games course.

Dynamic Duos

Unity Multiplayer Game and Template

University of Detroit Mercy

• Used to teach networking and multiplayer to students for a game development course.
• Developed with Mirror networking.

Experience

Founder

Kaiju Solutions Inc.

• Developing custom Unity tooling to streamline networking and AI development processes.
• Developing custom Unity-based simulation and digital twin frameworks.

Researcher

WASP Labs

• Researching applications of agentic AI for digital twins.
• Developed novel AI-based robot manipulation methodologies producing highly efficient inverse kinematics calculation speeds.

Software Developer

AIS Technologies Group

• Lead developer for the company's Unity robotics and vision simulation platform.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams ensuring our simulation development met all team goals.
• Communicated with both suppliers and customers to best provide simulation services.
• Developed C# applications in ASP.NET and WPF ensuring proper MVC and MVVM architecture.

Software Developer

Ground Effects Ltd.

• Automated the company's order confirmation process reducing completion time from hours to minutes.
• Led development of the company's first ASP.NET project to streamline global plant site access.

Adjunct Professor

University of Detroit Mercy

• Designed and instructed a game development course focusing on Unity, networking, and AI techniques.
• Mentored students on best practices in architecture, debugging, and design patterns, and version control.

Facility Coordinator

Town of Tecumseh

• Supervised, scheduled, and trained twenty staff members.
• Developed software to automate shift logging and payroll calculations, reducing completion time from several hours of manual work to minutes of simple approval.

Graduate and Teaching Assistant

University of Windsor

• Created an artificial intelligence library and an automatic grading server for teaching students.
• Taught artificial intelligence concepts, game development, networking, algorithms, and data structures.

Publications

Google Scholar

Fusion IK: Solving Inverse Kinematics using a Hybridized Deep Learning and Evolutionary Approach

Solving Inverse Kinematics using Large Language Models

A Novel Hybridized Forecasting Technique Utilizing ARIMA and Large Language Models

Speaker

Windsor-Essex Google Developers Group DevFest 2024 - Build With AI

• Presented how my research at the University of Windsor is proposing novel applications of large language models in areas they are known to be weaker in such as robotics and forecasting.

52^nd North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC 52)

• Presented my research "Fusion IK: Solving Inverse Kinematics using a Hybridized Deep Learning and Evolutionary Approach".
• Discussed digital twinning and simulations with other researchers, offering them guidance on their Unity-based projects.

Education

PhD in Computer Science

MSc in Computer Science

Artificial Intelligence Stream

Honours Bachelor of Computer Science

Artificial Intelligence Specialization

Honours Bachelor of Commerce Business Administration

Minor in Mathematics

Awards

$61,000 Total in Scholarships

Vector Scholarship in AI

$17,500 ● Vector Institute

Ontario Graduate Scholarship

$30,000 ● University of Windsor

$15,000 × 2