Christian Balkenius, Professor of Cognitive Science at Lund University has been appointed director of WASP-HS graduate school.
His research interest is to understand cognitive development, which he investigates by designing computational models based on neurophysiological data that are subsequently used to control humanoid robots. His multidiciplinary approach combines techniques from many different areas ranging from psychology and neuroscience to computer science and robot engineering.
For more information on Prof. Balkenius see his webpage