Marie Postma appointed Professor of Computational Cognitive Science

The 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. Postma will continue to serve as department chair of Cognitive Science & Artificial Intelligence at the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences and as research leader of the Computational Modeling of Brain and Behavior group. For AI-based applications to be able to provide information and advice safely and effectively in different contexts, it is important that they take into consideration human cognitive limitations, such as restricted attentional resources and perceptual biases. Computational cognitive science provides useful modeling tools for analysis and prediction of information processing in the brain and human behavior. This can be useful in domains such as education or health, as in the recently funded project on 'AI Deployment Journey in Healthcare' in which Postma participates. Computational cognitive science also has the potential to support the achievement of cognitive resilience for defense purposes.