Byoung-Tak Zhang

Byoung-Tak Zhang, a Korean computer scientist, cognitive scientist, professor of artificial intelligence and cognitive science at Seoul National University, and director of its Center for Biointelligence Technology, as well as head of its Cognitive Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Group (CRAIG). He holds a Ph.D. in CS and AI from University of Bonn in 1992, where his advisors include Gerd Veenker and Armin Cremers, and had various research and teaching appointments in academia and industry, such as visiting scholar and professor at MIT and Princeton University. His research interests include neuroinformatics, probabilistic models of brain and cognition, neural networks, genetic algorithms, and robotics

Companies

• Director SNU AI Institute (AIIS) (2019)
• Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science Seoul National University (1997)
• Adjunct Professor of Cognitive Science and Brain Science Programs Seoul National University (1997)
• Head Cognitive Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Group (CRAIG) (2011 — 2019)
• Director Center for Biointelligence Technology (CBIT) (2001 — 2015)
• Visiting Professor Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University (2014 — 2015)
• President Korean Society for Artificial Intelligence (2010 — 2013)
• Visiting Professor Cognitive Interaction Technology Excellence Cluster (CITEC) (2011 — 2011)
• Visiting Professor Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) (2007 — 2008)

Education

• Ph.D. in Computer Science (Informatik), University of Bonn, 1992
• M.S. in Compter Science, Seoul National University, 1988
• B.S. in Compter Science, Seoul National University, 1986