Katie Winkle, PhD  [Host: Prof. Dr. Tobias Schlicht]             Time:  November 2023 Katie Winkle is Assistant Professor of Social Robotics in the Department of Information Technology at Uppsala University. The work of her team is focused on trustworthy human-robot interaction. She completed her PhD at the FARSCOPE centre for doctoral training at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory. The thesis has the title “Expert-Informed Design and Automation of Persuasive, Socially Assistive Robots”…. » read more

18. – 20.07.2023 Institut für Philosophie II, Ruhr-Universität Bochum Mercator Raum GAFO 04/187 Description While understanding has recently become the object of intense debate among philosophers, it remains an open question how to make sense of different forms of understanding. These include scientific understanding (e.g. understanding scientific theories, phenomena, models, etc.), moral understanding (e.g. understanding other people, understanding political subjects, etc.), aesthetic understanding (e.g. understanding an artwork, like a novel or painting,… » read more

Tuesday, 27.6.2023:  14.30-16.00 Uhr, Location (hybrid): GA 04/187 Mercatorraum und online via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89147315543?pwd=aTNPMzdJdkhZbFluUXJKeHp5emVNQT09 Prof. Cameron Buckner, University of Houston (USA) Fellow-Lecture Theory of Attention and Artificial Intelligence: Ideational Preparation Is All You Need – Deep Learning Meets William James’ Theory of Attention Abstract:  Deep learning is a research area in computer science that has over the last ten years produced a series of transformative breakthroughs in artificial intelligence—creating systems… » read more