Marco Ragni
Note that Prof. Ragni can now be reached at TU Chemnitz.
apl. Prof. Dr. Dr. Marco Ragni, DFG-Heisenberg-Fellow
Research Interests
- Predictive modeling of higher-level cognitive processes
- Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
- Cognitive modeling
- Neuronal localization of reasoning processes
- Cognitive systems and social robotics
Third-party Fundings
- Currently 5 projects are funded, for more information see projects
- I am grateful for having been awarded in 2015 with the highly selective DFG-Heisenberg-Fellowship
Publications
- Overview of computer science and cognitive science publications at DBLP: Marco Ragni
- Overview at scholar google: Marco Ragni
Five most relevant papers in the past 5 years:
- Ragni, M., Kola, I., & Johnson-Laird, P. N. (2018). On selecting evidence to test hypotheses: a theory of selection tasks. Psychological Bulletin 2018, 144(8), 779 –796.
- Wertheim, J., & Ragni, M. (2018). The neural correlates of relational reasoning: A meta-analysis of 47 functional magnetic resonance studies. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 30(11), 1734-1748.
- Ragni, M., Franzmeier, I., Maier, S., & Knauff, M. (2016). Uncertain relational reasoning in the parietal cortex. Brain and Cognition, 104, 72–81.
- Ragni, M., Eichhorn, C., & Kern-Isberner, G. (2016). Simulating human inferences in the light of new information: A formal analysis. In S. Kambhampati, (Ed.), Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI-2016) (pp. 2604–2610). Palo Alto, CA, USA: AAAI Press.
- Ragni, M., & Knauff, M. (2013). A theory and a computational model of spatial reasoning with preferred mental models. Psychological Review, 120(3), 561–588.
Associated as Adjunct/Associate Professor
- Department for Psychology: research group social psychology and methodology, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg
- Center for Cognitive Science, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg
- Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Science, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen
Activities
- Editor of the KI-Journal
- Member of the BrainLinks-BrainTools Cluster of Excellence
- Chair of the SIG Cognition in the Section of Artificial Intelligence of the GI
- Principle investigator of DFG-Heisenberg-Project "Neuro-cognitive Theory of Reasoning" (2016-2020)
- Principle investigator of the DFG-project FADE within the SPP 1921 "Intentional Forgetting in Enterprises"
- Principle investigator of the DFG-project Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Reasoning (2015-2018) within the SPP 1516 "New Frameworks of Rationality" (Phase II) (2016-2019)
- Principle investigator the DFG-project Nonmonotonic Logics and Human Reasoning within the SPP 1516 "New Frameworks of Rationality" (Phase I) (2012-2016)
- 2008-2012: Member of the Executive Board for the German Society of Cognitive Sciences
- Principle investigator of Project R8-CSPACE (2009-2014) within the SFB/TR 8 "Spatial Cognition"
- Principle investigator of Project ActivationSpace (2008-2010)
- Previous website www.marcoragni.de
Teaching
Winter term 2018/2019
- Seminar: Predictive Modeling in Spatial Cognition
- Seminar: Machine Learning and Predictive Modeling
Summer term 2018
- Seminar: Logics in AI
Winter term 2017/2018
- Seminar: Cognitive Modeling of Human Reasoning
Vita
- 07/2017 Promotion to Adjunct Professor (apl. Prof.)
- 08/2015 Associate Professor: Habilitation (Venia Legendi) in General Psychology and Methods, Faculty of Economics and Behavioral Sciences, University of Freiburg
- 01/2015 Associate Professor: Habilitation (Venia Legendi) in Cognitive Science, Faculty of Economics and Behavioral Sciences, University of Freiburg
- 07/2014 Associate Professor: Habilitation (Venia Legendi) in Computer Science, Technical Faculty, University of Freiburg.
Thesis: Models, Systems, and Algorithms for High-Level Cognition: Reasoning and Problem Solving. - 2013 Ph.D. (Dr. phil.) in Cognitive Science.
Thesis: The Psychology of Human Spatial Relational Reasoning. - October 2008-2012: Member of Executive Board and Treasurer for the Society of Cognitive Science
- January 2008-2014 Lecturer (Akademischer Rat) at the Center for Cognitive Science, University of Freiburg
- 2008 Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) in Computer Science.
Thesis: Räumliche Repräsentation, Komplexität und Deduktion: Eine kognitive Komplexitätstheorie - 2002-2007 Research assistant at the Foundations of Artificial Intelligence, University of Freiburg
- 2002 Diploma (equivalent Master) in Mathematics
- 1995-2001 Studies in Mathematics and Computer Science University of Freiburg