I am a cognitive scientist with a background in computational modelling and computational neuroscience. I lead the Foundations of Intelligent Technology (FoundIT) research group at the Donders Centre for Cognition and co-lead the "Technology for AI in Education" scientific team of the National Education Lab AI (see www.nolai.nl).

I am interested in human cognition in the context of interaction with different types of intelligent technology (including robots and smart vehicles). To me, such technologies currently provide some of the most exciting opportunities to further our understanding of cognition, both by studying how humans interact with them and by validating models of human cognition through implementation in intelligent artefacts that can interact with humans.

My work thus spans a range of disciplines, from theoretical cognitive science (in particular theories of embodiment and how these relate to machine intelligence) over language and concept grounding to (neuro)-computational models of cognitive mechanisms and practical applications in, for example, autonomous vehicles, robots for therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder, or technology for education.