Senior Research Scientist

Bob Morris joined IHMC in June 2025 after more than 25 years at NASA Ames Research Center. His interests are in developing artificial intelligence and autonomous robotic systems for space exploration and other extreme environments. His research focus has been on systems that exhibit robust goal-directed adaptive behavior to enable greater levels of autonomy.

While at NASA, Bob was a sub-program manager for the Intelligent Systems program in the area of Autonomous Systems, and for the Advanced Information Systems Technology (AIST) program, focusing on AI for building autonomous observation systems and Earth System modeling. More recently his research focus has been on developing models and algorithms for multi-agent strategic planning for NASA’s Urban Transportation Management, in the Aerospace Directorate. He is co-author of a book on temporal reasoning for AI systems.

He earned his Ph.D. in philosophy at Indiana University and a master’s degree in computer science at Wright State University.

He loves cooking and collecting recipes and playing piano and attending sports events with his stepsons.