about the author

Micheal Lanham is a distinguished software and technology innovator with more than two decades of experience in the industry. He has an extensive background in developing software applications across several domains, including gaming, graphics, web development, desktop engineering, AI, GIS, oil and gas geoscience/­geomechanics, and machine learning. Micheal pioneered the integration of neural networks and evolutionary algorithms into game development around the turn of the millennium. He has authored multiple influential books exploring deep learning, game development, and augmented reality, including Evolutionary Deep Learning (Manning, 2023), AI Agents in Action (Manning, 2025), and Augmented Reality Game Development (Packt Publishing, 2017). Micheal resides in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with his large family, for whom he enjoys cooking.