About Me
Jacob Sherson holds a joint professorship at the Departments of Management, Physics, and Cognitive Science at Aarhus University. He is the Founder and Director of the Center for Hybrid Intelligence and the game-based citizen science platform ScienceAtHome with more than 300,000 contributors.
In his interdisciplinary Center both human and algorithmic problem-solving is investigated through the lense of machine optimization, psychology, cognitive science and behavioral economics. Apart from natural and social science games, he is also investigating large-scale game-based assessment of both basic cognitive skills and 21st century skills like creativity.
Additionally, Jacob is a scientific advisor to several education technology and AI companies and organizations, advisor to both Danish government and EU parliament on AI and quantum technologies, and has been a TedX speaker (+245k views). Among other accolades, he was the winner of 2020 Falling Walls in Science and Innovation Management, 2019 Bold Award on Boldest AI + Boldest Scientific Project, 2018 Grundfos Prize and 2017 Ministerial Research Communication Prize
Academic Positions
2020 -
Professor MSO
Head of Center for Hybrid Intelligence
Department of Management, Department of Cognitive Science
Aarhus University, Denmark
2017 -
Professor MSO
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Aarhus University, Denmark
2014 - 2016
Associate Professor
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Aarhus University, Denmark
Awards & Recognition
2020
Falling Walls Breakthrough of the Year “Innovation and Science Management” category
for 'Breaking the Wall of Hybrid Intelligence'
2019
"Boldest AI" and "Boldest Scientific Project"
2018
2017
Danish Ministerial Research Communication Prize (Forskningskommunikationsprisen)
Selected Talks
May 2021
Closing the Loop
HumanE-AI: Pleanary Talk
February 2021
Hybrid Intelligence: First Rate Humans, Not Second Class Robots
GOTOpia: Keynote
January 2021
Think globally and act locally, but how: solving the SDGs one game at a time
#LearningPlanet Festival: GPS - the Pioneers: Celebrating Exemplary Learning Outcomes
November 2020
Quantum Flagship Coordination and Support Action
European Quantum Week: Opening Event
June 2020
SEL and Education in Emergencies
Karanga Social-Emotional Learning Conference
May 2019
Beyond AI: Using games to create human-machine intelligence
SDU: D-IAS
November 2018
Public hearing on AI (starting at 1:13:00)
Folketinget
September 2016