Matthias Hofer

Matthias Hofer

Cognitive Science, MIT

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About Me

Hi! I’m a PhD candidate in MIT’s Brain and Cognitive Sciences Department where I work in the Computational Psycholinguistics Laboratory. I am supervised by Roger Levy and Josh Tenenbaum.

Earlier I obtained a MSc in Cognitive Science from the University of Vienna, worked at the VisionLab at Central European University and the Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition (ABC) at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin.

In my research I combine behavioral experiments and computational modeling to gain insights into how communication systems are learned and how they evolve over time.

I am one of the co-founders of the MIT BCS Philosopy Circle. Besides research, I enjoy photography and making electronic music.