Viktor Kewenig

Researcher at Microsoft, PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience (Leverhulme Ecoological Brain DTP, UCL)

Currently, I am a researcher at Microsoft Research Cambridge, thinking about how we can evaluate successful collaboration between humans and agentic AI systems - and whether we can use that information to produce better agents.

In my PhD thesis, I used multimodal computational and ecologically valid research methods to investigate alignment principles between AI and human cognition

Between 2022 and 2024, I already collaborated with Microsoft Research Cambridge to find out more about how generative AI impacts human cognition in knowledge work and education.

My undergraduate studies were in logic and philosophy of science and mind at Cambridge, I transitioned to cognitive neuroscience of language comprehension during my MSc at UCL.

Music brings an important balance to my life - I curate a podcast series called "5918mins" and sometimes mix records myself under an alias called "No Frills". The best finds are uploaded to my YouTube channel.

For a comprehensive overview of my academic and professional background, you can have a look at my CV.

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