Welcome to the Neural Networks Research Group web site.
The group is directed by Prof. Risto Miikkulainen and is located at the Department of Computer Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin.
Neuroevolution Book Published by MIT Press
10/27/2026
The book Neuroevolution: Harnessing Creativity in AI Agent Design by Sebastian Risi, Yujin Tang, David Ha, and Risto Miikkulainen is now available as a real physical paperback book by MIT Press. While it is being marketed, the free electronic version is unavailable (until Jan 2027), but all digital resources (demos, exercises, tutorials, course materials) are available, as always, from the book website. Even today, with everything available electronically, a physical book still feels concrete and substantial--and at 500 pages, it really is! You can even kill small rodents with it. Get yours today!