Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence

Overview

In addition, you will acquire techniques such as Machine Learning and Deep Learning, and you will develop skills in the areas of data mining, text mining, online data collection, data processing and programming. The theoretical insights and programming skills that you gain during the Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence program offered at Tilburg University , enable you to understand artificial intelligence, optimize learning systems and develop new intelligent applications.

Program and courses

• Based on theoretical insight and programming skills, you learn to understand artificial intelligence, optimize learning systems and develop new intelligent applications.
• Discover how human cognition and artificial intelligence relate to each other. You study processes regarding attention, visual and auditory perception, memory, language use and decision making.
• Gain practical experience with the latest techniques to create an attractive professional profile for the job market. In the DAF Technology Lab you employ virtual and augmented reality applications and persuasive and sensing technology. Furthermore, you acquire recent data-driven methods in digital content analysis, such as data mining, data visualization and natural language processing.

Career prospects

With a specialization in Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence from Tilburg University, you have profound knowledge of human cognition and communication, and the creative and technical skills to design artificial intelligence solutions. As such the program provides excellent opportunities to contribute to advancements in working fields like artificial intelligence and robotics, data science, data mining, and knowledge technology, and decision making.

Graduates work or start for example as:

• Senior Language Technologist at CLS Communication

• Professional Services Consultant at Teradata

• Software Engineer at Nspyre