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Staff members with discipline Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence

Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.

Overview of all disciplines

Natural Language Processing, Computational Argumentation, Discourse Analysis, and Information Extraction.
K.I.J. (Khalid) Al Khatib, PhD
Contact
khalid.alkhatib rug.nl
Function
Pattern recognition, Image processing, Machine/Deep learning, Data mining, Predictive analysis
G. (George) Azzopardi, Prof
Contact
g.azzopardi rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor
Computer Vision, Image analysis: Mathematical morphology, Connected filters, Segmentation, Machine Learning.
No picture available
Contact
m.babai rug.nl
Function
Scientific programmer, Data Scientist
Image Processing, Machine Learning & Deep Learning
G.S. (Guru Swaroop) Bennabhaktula, MSc
Contact
g.s.bennabhaktula rug.nl
Function
Postdoctoral researcher
Biostatistics
A. (Arkajyoti) Bhattacharya
Contact
a.bhattacharya umcg.nl
Function
Post-doctoral researcher, Translational Bioinformatics team, Department of Medical Oncology
Computing Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Scientific Computing, Computational Science, Neural Networks, Prototype-based systems, adaptive distance measures
M. (Michael) Biehl, Prof
Contact
m.biehl rug.nl
+31 50 36 33997
Function
"Adjunct Hoogleraar" (tenured, with ius promovendi)
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Contact
j.o.van.bijsterveld rug.nl
Function
Natural Language Processing/Computational Linguistics, Neural Model Interpretability, Machine Translation, Morphology *** For more details, see link to my Homepage below ***
A. (Arianna) Bisazza, PhD
Contact
a.bisazza rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor
Computational Semantics, Computational Humanities, Conversational Interfaces
prof. dr. J. (Johan) Bos
Contact
johan.bos rug.nl
Function
Professor of Computational Semantics
Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, XAI, Interpretable Models, Interdisciplinary applications
K. (Kerstin) Bunte, Prof
Contact
k.bunte rug.nl
Function
Professor of Machine Learning for interdisciplinary data analysis
J. D. (Juan Diego) Cardenas Cartagena
Contact
j.d.cardenas.cartagena rug.nl
Function
Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence
event extaction; opinion minig, sentiment analysis, perspective extraction; abusive language; storyline & causal relation extration
T. (Tommaso) Caselli, PhD
Contact
t.caselli rug.nl
Function
Assistant professor
Research Data and Research Software Management, Machine Learning Engineering and Artificial Intelligence, Agile Product Development
S. (Saikat) Chatterjee, PhD
Contact
saikat.chatterjee rug.nl
Function
Research Software Management (RSM) Consultant
Deep Reinforcement Learning
Y. (Yifei) Chen
Contact
yifei.chen rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Dynamics and Vibration; Structural Health Monitoring; Non-Destructive Testing; Thermography Inspection; Guided-Wave Inspection; Artificial Intelligence; Data Science
L. (Liangliang) Cheng, PhD
Contact
liangliang.cheng rug.nl
Function
Tenure Track Assistant Professor
Cognitive Engineering: Cognitive Psychology and Human Factors applied to Patient Safety; Human-Machine Interaction and Usability  (esp Medical Technology) ; Human-Robot Interaction; (Medical) Skill Acquisition Driving behaviour
dr. F. (Fokie) Cnossen
Contact
f.cnossen rug.nl
+31 50 36 36336
Function
Director of Education Ba/Ma Artificial Intelligence/Computational Cognitive Science | Associate Professor Cognitive Engineering
M.M. (Matthew) Cook, PhD
Contact
m.cook rug.nl
Function
Full Professor
Computational Linguistics. Statistical parsing. Computational Literary Studies.
dr. A.W. (Andreas) van Cranenburgh
Contact
a.w.van.cranenburgh rug.nl
Function
Assistant professor Digital Humanities and Information Sciences
Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Image Processing, Statistical Image Analysis, Probabilistic Robotics, Document Analysis, Handwriting Recognition, Deep Learning
M.A. (Maruf) Dhali, Dr
Contact
m.a.dhali rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor in Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Game Theory
No picture available
Contact
j.s.dibangoye rug.nl
Function
Professor of Machine Learning
Radiotherapy; head and neck cancer; Radiomics; Deep learning; proton therapy; NTCP modelling; multi-modality imaging; lung cancer
dr. L.V. (Lisanne) van Dijk
Contact
l.v.van.dijk umcg.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
I am an Assistant Professor with Education Profile. My current research is focused on distributed decision making for smart environments, cyber-physical systems and digital twins, and pervasive computing for ambient intelligence, with a particular... read more
Industrial / Enterprise Information Systems
Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems
Human-Centric AI / Linked Data & Knowledge / Human in the Loop
Product, Asset Lifecycle, and Maintenance Management
C. (Christos) Emmanouilidis, Dr
Contact
c.emmanouilidis rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor with Ius Promovendi
Neuromorphic Engineering, Artifical Intelligence, Neuroinformatics, High-level Circuit Design,
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Contact
m.h.faezi rug.nl
Function
Reinforcement Learning
Multiagent systems
Control theory
R. (Rafael) Fernandes Cunha
Contact
r.f.cunha rug.nl
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Lecturer in AI | PhD Candidate
My research focus on tackling the challenge of figurative language, with a specific emphasis on sarcasm, within the domain of language technology, applying machine-learning-based approaches. I delve into the intricate nuances of linguistic cues associated... read more
X. (Xiyuan) Gao, MA
Contact
xiyuan.gao rug.nl
Function
R.M. (Rolando) Gonzales Martinez, PhD
Contact
r.m.gonzales.martinez rug.nl
Function
No picture available
Contact
m.groefsema rug.nl
+31 6 4342 7297
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Education Assistant Robotics
Multi-agent systems, decision-making, game theory, social choice theory, argumentation, logic
No picture available
Contact
d.grossi rug.nl
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Associate professor
Machine learning, Pattern recognition, Medical image analysis
J. (Jiapan) Guo, PhD
Contact
j.guo rug.nl
Function
Tenure Track Assistant Professor with education profile
Distributed System, Cloud Computing, Data Science, Machine Learning
Lucas works for the department of Constitutional Law, Administrative Law & Public Administration as a PhD Researcher. He holds a bachelor's degree in International and European Law, and two master's degrees, both with Cum Laude distinction, in Global... read more
mr. L.M. (Lucas) Haitsma
Contact
l.m.haitsma rug.nl
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PhD Researcher - Human Rights and Artificial Intelligence
Data Science, Machine learning, Computer Vision, Image Processing, Materials Science & Engineering
No picture available
Contact
n.haleem rug.nl
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Assistant Professor, Data Science & Society
Logic and semantics of computation, in particular, modal logic, coalgebra, and algebra, and their applications in the formal specification and analysis of software systems.
H.H. (Helle) Hansen, Prof
Contact
h.h.hansen rug.nl
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Associate Professor in Logic and Semantics of Computation
populism, visual dis/misinformation; political discourse; humane AI
Linguistics, semantics, pragmatics, language development, cognitive science, language and autism
prof. dr. P. (Petra) Hendriks
Contact
p.hendriks rug.nl
+31 50 36 35863
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Professor of Semantics and Cognition
machine learning, mathematical modeling of dynamical systems, neuromorphic computing, reservoir computing
H. (Herbert) Jaeger, Prof
Contact
h.jaeger rug.nl
Function
Professor of Computing in Cognitive Materials
Social complexity, agent based simulation, innovation diffusion, opinion dynamics
dr. W. (Wander) Jager
Contact
w.jager rug.nl
+31 6 3618 4622
Function
Associate Professor, Managing director of Groningen Center for Social Complexity Studies (GCSCS)
Molecular genetics, (meta-)genomics, (meta-)transcriptomics, microbiology, DNA-seq, RNA-seq, bacteriocins, lantibiotics, anti-microbial peptides, gene expressions and regulation, Bioinformatics, Statistics, R, Perl, Python, JavaScript, PHP, Linux... read more
dr. A. (Anne) de Jong
Contact
anne.de.jong rug.nl
+31 50 36 32047
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Bioinformatician / Lecturer
Machine Learning, Uncertainty Quantification, Brain Computer Interfaces, EEG
I.P. (Ivo) de Jong, MSc
Contact
ivo.de.jong rug.nl
Function
Lecturer/PhD Candidate
interactive geografical map applications
Scientific Visualisation; Geovisualisation; Visual Computing; Scientific Computing; Computational Geosciences; Visual- and Interaction Design
C. (Christian) Kehl, Dr
Contact
c.kehl rug.nl
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Assistant Professor, Tenure Track
Logic and Argumentation Theory
dr. B.P. (Barteld) Kooi
Contact
b.p.kooi rug.nl
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Associate professor
Language Acquisition/Development
Cognitive Modelling
dr. A.M.B. (Anna) de Koster
Contact
a.m.b.de.koster rug.nl
+31 50 36 32692
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Academic Advisor Physics and Applied Physics
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Contact
kolitha.kottagaha rug.nl
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H.T. (Herbert) Kruitbosch, MSc
Contact
h.t.kruitbosch rug.nl
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Scientific programmer
H. (Huiyuan) Lai, MA
Contact
h.lai rug.nl
Function
machine intelligence, state estimation and perception, multisensory autonomy in mobile robotics
K. (Kailai) Li, Dr
Contact
kailai.li rug.nl
+31 6 2740 9234
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Assistant Professor
My research project focus on expressive TTS in low-resource scenarios. Specifically, my current focus is on sarcastic speech synthesis.
Z. (Zhu) Li
Contact
zhu.li rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Bayesian statistics
Statistical genetics
Functional Genomics
Machine Learning
Evolutionary biology
G.A. (Gerton) Lunter
Contact
g.a.lunter umcg.nl
Function
Professor of Medical Statistics
Palaeoecology, Climate Science, Environmental Chemistry, Machine Learning in Geospatial Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence

More about my Arctic research: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QDnQS37dgU] and [https://www.youtube...
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G. (Gunnar) Mallon, Dr
Contact
g.mallon rug.nl
+31 50 36 32830
Function
Assistant Professor in Physical Geography
Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Analysts, Corporate Disclosures, Information Intermediaries
dr. S. (Sasan) Mansouri
Contact
s.mansouri rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Leadership, innovation, innovation networks.
J.M. (Jesús) Mascareño Apodaca, Dr
Contact
j.m.mascareno rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
Cognitive modeling, computational modeling, language acquisition, bilingualism, speech perception
dr. Y.E. (Yevgen) Matusevych
Contact
yevgen.matusevych rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor, Humane AI
Main interests: Parallel Computing, Programming, Signal Processing, Algorithm Design
Lecturer of several courses:  Imperative Programming,  Functional Programming,  Signals and systems,  Compiler Construction,  Discrete Structures,  Operating Systems, ...
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Multi-agent Systems, Theory of Mind, Common Ground
No picture available
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ramira.van.der.meulen rug.nl
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PhD (Guest)
Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Few-shot Learning
Z. (Zhiqi) Miao
Contact
z.miao rug.nl
Function
PhD student
S.H. (Hamidreza) Mohades Kasaei, PhD
Contact
hamidreza.kasaei rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
AI-driven solutions for medical imaging (Segmentation, Classification, tracking and detection)
Artificial Intelligence, Biophysics
No picture available
Contact
s.m.van.netten rug.nl
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Associate Professor
AI in medical imaging and health
prof. dr. W.J. (Wiro) Niessen
Contact
w.j.niessen umcg.nl
Function
Dean of Faculty Medical Sciences, University Groningen; board member UMCG
Language Technology
prof. dr. G.J.M. (Gertjan) van Noord
Contact
g.j.m.van.noord rug.nl
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Professor
AI in Radiotherapy, Medical Informatics, Advanced Visualization in Medicine, PACS, Health Information Systems
prof. dr. ir. P.M.A. (Peter) van Ooijen
Contact
p.m.a.van.ooijen umcg.nl
+31 50 361 2286
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Scientific Researcher / Professor
E.C. (Elisa) Oostwal
Contact
e.c.oostwal rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Time Series, Machine Learning, Forecasting, Data Visualization
O. (Ozancan) Özdemir, MSc
Contact
o.ozdemir rug.nl
Function
AI in Software Engineering, Software Testing, Autonomous system
S.K. (Sushant Kumar) Pandey, Dr
Contact
s.k.pandey rug.nl
Function
Pattern recognition, machine learning, big data.

I am candidate for the new University Council. I stand for:
- job security, high quality vs. quantity, reduction of work load, balance of work and private life, stimulating creativity and quality, work that...
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prof. dr. N. (Nicolai) Petkov
Contact
n.petkov rug.nl
Function
Professor, Head of the research group Intelligent Systems: http://www.cs.rug.nl/is
Information Management (BiSL/ITIL), Funding Opportunities, Research Methods in Transfusion Medicine, Biobanking Policy, Research Information Systems, Bibliometrics, Clinical Chemistry, Text Analytics, Data Analytics, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence.
dr. S. (Stephen (Stefan)) Peuchen
Contact
s.peuchen umcg.nl
+31 50 361 4357
Function
Information Manager Research, Education and Training, IM-MIT
Homogeneous Catalysis, Reaction Mechanisms, Molecular Interactions, Machine Learning
R. (Robert) Pollice, Dr
Contact
r.pollice rug.nl
Function
Neuromorphic engineering
F.M. (Fernando) Quintana Velázquez, Dr
Contact
f.m.quintana.velazquez rug.nl
Function
Postdoc
My main focus is applying Artificial Intelligence and computational methods on medical problems. Specifically, I work on (f)MR images and eye-movement signals.

For more info please visit www.nejad.info
A. (Ashkan) Rahmani Nejad
Contact
a.nejad rug.nl
Function
Ph.D. Student / Early-Stage Researcher
Asyncronus Circuit Design, Neuromporphic Chip Architectures, IC Design, Spiking Neuronal Networks, Artificial Intelligence
Cognitive Science & Neuroscience

Interested in bringing "lab-science" to the real world, and how we can use real-world data to refine psychological theories. Both the domain of Adaptive Learning and in Interval Timing.

Main Topics: Adaptive Learning,...
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(Deep) Reinforcement Learning
M. (Matthia) Sabatelli, PhD
Contact
m.sabatelli rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Natural language processing, computational linguistics, interpretability for deep learning
G. (Gabriele) Sarti, MSc
Contact
g.sarti rug.nl
Function
PhD Student in Computational Linguistics
D. (Daniel) Scalena, MSc
Contact
d.scalena rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Cognitive Engineering
M.B. (Marleen) Schippers, PhD
Contact
marleen.schippers rug.nl
Function
Lecturer, Coordinator external relations & Coordinator Master research projects (AI/CCS)
Artificial Intelligence, Pattern Recognition, Machine Learning, Cybernetics
prof. dr. L.R.B. (Lambert) Schomaker
Contact
l.r.b.schomaker rug.nl
+31 50 36 37908
Function
Full Professor
Prof. Dr. Lineke Sneller RC is Professor of Practice of Digitalization & AI in Accounting, Control, Governance, and Auditing at the University of Groningen. In 1989 she became a PhD candidate in econometrics, in 2004 chartered controller, and in 2010 she... read more
prof. dr. A.C.W. (Lineke) Sneller, RC
Contact
a.c.w.sneller rug.nl
Function
Professor of Digitalization & AI in Accounting, Control, Governance, and Auditing
P.F.A. Sorrentino, MSc
Contact
p.f.a.sorrentino rug.nl
+31 6 2501 4922
Function
PhD Student
Hybrid Intelligence, Responsible and Explainable AI
C.C. (Cor) Steging, MSc
Contact
c.c.steging rug.nl
Function
PhD-candidate
E. (Edi) Sutoyo
Contact
e.sutoyo rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Agent-based serious gaming for design in infrastructural projects, Systems engineering design, Modelling languages and techniques for complex interdisciplinary systems architectures
Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Modeling
prof. dr. N.A. (Niels) Taatgen
Contact
n.a.taatgen rug.nl
+31 50 36 36435
Function
Professor, Research Director
Machine learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Educational text mining
T.M. (Tsegaye Misikir) Tashu, PhD
Contact
t.m.tashu rug.nl
Function
No picture available
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j.j.m.a.timmermans rug.nl
Function
T.F. (Thomas) Tiotto, MSc
Contact
t.f.tiotto rug.nl
Function
PhD Candidate
electroencephalography, eyetracking, statistics, experimental design, teaching
P. (Paolo) Toffanin
Contact
p.toffanin umcg.nl
+31 50 361 3268
Function
Research coordinator and support
Psycho/Neurolinguistics, Clinical Linguistics
Acquired Language Disorders (aphasia), bi/multilingualism
Electroencephalogram (EEG) applications in linguistics, Language Modelling
S.D. (Suzan) Tokac-Scheffer
Contact
s.d.tokac rug.nl
Function
Teacher at the AI Department
F.C. (Francisco) Trucco Dalmas
Contact
f.c.trucco.dalmas rug.nl
Function
PhD Candidate
Computer and Network Security, Privacy
F. (Fatih) Turkmen, PhD
Contact
f.turkmen rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor (Adjunct Hoogleraar)
Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Uncertainty Quantification, Computer Vision, Bayesian Deep Learning, Neural Networks.
M.A. (Matias) Valdenegro Toro, Dr
Contact
m.a.valdenegro.toro rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor for Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence, Logic and Cognition, Multi-agent systems
prof. dr. L.C. (Rineke) Verbrugge
Contact
l.c.verbrugge rug.nl
+31 50 36 36334
Function
Professor
Artificial Intelligence, Computational argumentation, AI & Law
prof. dr. H.B. (Bart) Verheij
Contact
bart.verheij rug.nl
+31 50 36 36396
Function
Head of department AI, full professor, chair of AI & argumentation
Social Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction, Developmental Robotics, Cognitive Science, Language Development
P.A. (Paul) Vogt, PhD
Contact
p.a.vogt rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
W. (Wietse) de Vries, MA
Contact
wietse.de.vries rug.nl
Function
PhD-candidate
Artificial Intelligence, memory, decision making, EEG, cognitive modeling; mindfulness, attention, social neuroscience, brain decoding
dr. M.K. (Marieke) van Vugt
Contact
m.k.van.vugt rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor in Cognitive Modeling
Multi-agent systems
Agent-based modeling
Statistics
dr. H.A. (Harmen) de Weerd
Contact
harmen.de.weerd rug.nl
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Lecturer
G.M. (Gabriel) Weindel, PhD
Contact
g.m.weindel rug.nl
Function
Postdoctoral researcher
Current:
Digital image analysis and computer vision: 
Segmentation - Mathematical morphology - Connected filters - Biomedical imaging and visualization - Remote sensing - Astronomical image analysis
In the past:
Simulation of living systems - The...
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M.H.F. (Michael (he/him)) Wilkinson, Dr
Contact
m.h.f.wilkinson rug.nl
+31 50 36 38140
Function
Senior Lecturer/Associate professor
No picture available
Contact
z.zhang rug.nl
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A. (Alireza) Zolanvari
Contact
a.zolanvari rug.nl
Function
L. (Leonidas) Zotos, MSc
Contact
l.zotos rug.nl
Function
PhD Student in Computational Linguistics
Deep Learning, Machine Learning, pruning/model compression, Computer Vision, Expainable AI
M. (Marco) Zullich
Contact
m.zullich rug.nl
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