Department of Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence
Members of the Cognitive Science & Artificial Intelligence (CSAI) department conduct research in the interdisciplinary domain of Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science and are involved in teaching the Bachelor and Master’s educational programs on Cognitive Science & Artificial Intelligence and Data Science & Society. The department is located on the Tilburg University campus (Dante Building) and in the Spoorzone/MindLabs. The department maintains a close collaboration with the Jheronimus Academy of Data Science (JADS) in ‘s-Hertogenbosch and with other departments and research institutes at Tilburg University. We are member of the Benelux Association for Artificial Intelligence (BNVKI), participate in the Special Interest Group for AI (SIG AI) and the Tilburg University Special Interest Group for AI (TAISIG), contributed to the Dutch AI Manifesto, and take active part in the Confederation of Laboratories for Artificial Intelligence Research in Europe (CLAIRE).
Head of Department: prof. dr. Marie Šafář Postma
Research
- Human – Technology Interaction
Research leader: prof. dr. Pieter Spronck - Deep Learning for Perception
Research leader: prof. dr. Eric Postma - Computational Linguistics
Research leader: dr. Afra Alishahi - Computational Brain and Behaviour
Research leader: prof. dr. Marie Šafář Postma - Data Science, Safety and Security
Research leader: prof. dr. Roy Lindelauf
Strategic leadership: drs. ir. Renato Calzone
Education
- BSc Cognitive Science & Artificial Intelligence
Academic Director: dr. Emmanuel Keuleers
Thesis Coordinator: dr. Çiçek Güven
Program Committee Chair: dr. Afra Alishahi
Academic Coordinator: Simone Willekens - Minor in Artificial Intelligence
Coordinator: dr. Peter Hendrix - MSc Cognitive Science & Artificial Intelligence
Academic Director: dr. Henry Brighton
Thesis Coordinator: dr. Çiçek Güven
Program Committee Chair: dr. Afra Alishahi
Academic Coordinator: Susanne Warmerdam, MSc. - Pre-Master and MSc Data Science & Society
Academic Director: dr. Marijn van Wingerden
Thesis Coordinator: dr. Marijn van Wingerden
Program Committee Chair: dr. Marijn van Wingerden
Academic Coordinator: Shinta The, MA
News
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Large NWO grant for research into swarms of small drones that collect information in crisis situations
06th February 2024In the STEADFAST project, Tilburg University is going to conduct research into swarms of small drones that can operate (semi-)autonomously under human supervision. These so-called Human-Swarm Teams can be applied in military as well as civilian missions. Especially in complex crisis situations, Human-Swarm Teams offer the possibility of quickly getting an accurate picture of the situation by collecting information in a coordinated manner from various vantage points and at low altitudes. The total grant for the project amounts to € 2.7 million.
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NWO grant for research into use of virtual reality in visual rehabilitation at home
22nd January 2024NWO has awarded a grant of €2.7 million to a partnership between lead researcher UMCG, Koninklijke Visio and various other healthcare providers and academic institutions including Tilburg University. The aim is to develop care for people with visual complaints after a stroke. The research therein from the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences (TSHD) uses artificial intelligence and brain scans to predict success of Virtual Reality (VR)-based home rehabilitation of such patients.
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10:30 - 14:00
EEG Workshop: Exploring Brain Waves: A Practical Workshop on the Fundamentals of EEG Data Collection and Visualization
Join us for an immersive journey into the domain of brain waves at a workshop entitled "Exploring Brain Waves: A Practical Workshop on the Fundamentals of EEG Data Collection and Visualization", hosted collaboratively by Tilburg University & MindLabs.
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Condolences to our colleagues and friends at the Faculty of Arts at Charles University in Prague
22nd December 2023We would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to students and staff at the Faculty of Arts at Charles University in Prague.
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10:30 - 17:00
1UP Symposium on games, gamification, health and wellbeing
1UP Symposium on games, gamification, health and wellbeing
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CSAI Represented at MindLabs Official Opening
16th October 2023At the opening of MindLabs, after a welcome by Tilburg Mayor, Theo Weterings, visitors were invited for a tour along five knowledge stations demonstrating the research that takes place at MindLabs. Tilburg University presented the five MasterMinds projects together with its (business) partners.
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Consortium receives NWO subsidy for research on more effective treatment of depression
04th October 2023Depression is the leading cause of disability. Patients receive treatment on a trial-and-error basis because it is unknown which treatment will benefit a patient. The BOOST Depression consortium will use artificial intelligence to develop biomarkers that can predict treatment outcome and guide the selection of the best treatment for each patient.
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New MindLabs building officially opened
28th September 2023On Wednesday, September 27, the Grand Opening of the new MindLabs building in Spoorzone took place. We celebrated this moment together with the other founders and members of MindLabs, partners, colleagues and invited guests.
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Using Virtual Reality to investigate driver mind-wandering
26th September 2023Mind-wandering is one of the leading causes of fatal traffic accidents. Andrew Reid and his team want to create an ecologically valid VR environment to study when, why, and how the mind wanders while driving, and how it can be detected and potentially prevented.
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Working towards more inclusive artificial intelligence
19th September 2023Gender bias in Machine Translation is not just a technical challenge, but a social, ethical, and legal one that stems from everyday communication. Through an interdisciplinary analysis Eva Vanmassenhove and her team want to contribute to more inclusive artificial intelligence.
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Dr. Marie Postma appointed Professor of Computational Cognitive Science
18th July 2023The Executive Board of Tilburg University has appointed Dr. Marie Postma as Professor of Computational Cognitive Science effective August 1, 2023. Postma’s research focuses on improving our understanding of human cognition in support of collaboration between humans and AI systems.
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Improving cultural heritage accessibility with AI gets major funding
13th July 2023The HAICu project of a national consortium of universities, libraries, citizens and partners from the cultural sector receives funding from the NWO as part of the National Science Agenda. The project focuses on using artificial intelligence to improve the accessibility of cultural heritage to citizens.
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Dr. ir. Roy Lindelauf appointed Professor as endowed chair of Data Science, Safety & Security
27th June 2023The Board of Governors has appointed Dr. ir. Roy Lindelauf as endowed Professor of the Chair of Data Science, Safety & Security. The appointment in the Department of Cognitive Science and AI at Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences, is for a period of five years, effective June 1, 2023. The chair is subsidized by the Dutch Ministry of Defense. Lindelauf, who works at this Ministry, will strengthen the faculty's fast-growing data science discipline.
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Tilburg University invests in Digital Sciences for Society: first € 240,000 awarded to 14 Growth Projects
09th June 2023Tilburg University has awarded funding to 14 research projects for their potential to help society move forward by applying, reflecting on, or further developing digital sciences. By awarding this funding, the Digital Sciences for Society program encourages research with impact.
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New TAISIG Talks online
22nd June 2023TAISIG Talks #20 now online on YouTube and Spotify. Pieter Spronck, Marleen Balvert and Wouter De Baene discuss how AI can help combat hunger and the effects of poverty
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First four MA CSAI students graduated
24th May 2023On March 24, 2023, the first four students graduated from our MSc. in Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence: Sander van Donkelaar, Alexis Lombard, Alberto Garcia Arroba Parrilla, and Harold Pijpelink.