Using mathematically rigorous and algorithmically diverse tools we seek to understand the nature of representation and computations that give rise to intelligent behaviour, with particular regard to the challenges posed by inferential uncertainty and the opportunities afforded by volitional movement.
Prof. Yu has been granted a Humboldt professorship. The Alexander von Humboldt Professorship is the most prestigious German science award and is granted exclusively to top researchers who are world leaders in their field. It is designed to reinforce theoretical and methodological core expertise at TU Darmstadt and to promote the integration of AI and cognitive science.
Prof. Yu’s group uses diverse machine learning and statistical tools, e.g. Bayesian statistical modeling, control theory, reinforcement learning, and information theory, theoretical frameworks and mathematical models are developed to explain various aspects of cognition important for intelligence: perception, attention, decision-making, learning, cognitive control, active sensing, economic behavior, and social interactions. Candidates who have experience with two or more of these technical areas, and/or one or more of the application areas, are highly encouraged to apply.
Some example research questions new members of the group may pursue include the following (the funding is flexible, the only requirement being that the topic excites both Prof. Yu and the candidate):
Prof. Yu’s group strengthens and complements research at the Centre for Cognitive Science at TU Darmstadt (link below) and at , the Centre for Artificial Intelligence of Hesse based in Darmstadt. Her group members are encouraged and expected to collaborate extensively with preeminent researchers in cognitive science, AI, neuroscience, and related fields in Germany and internationally. hessian.AI
Follow this link for the Centre for Cognitive Science at TU Darmstadt