Marie Postma PhD

Dr. Marie Postma (born 1974 in former Czechoslovakia) received a master’s degree in computational and theoretical linguistics from the University of Tromsø in Norway and a master’s degree in logic from the University of Amsterdam with high honors. In 2006, she obtained her PhD from the Institute of Logic, Language, and Computation at the University of Amsterdam with her dissertation focusing on modal-logic models of speech patterns, based on a theory anchored in biological mechanisms of sound frequency perception. In her current research, she further explores the link between perception and attention using analyzing and modeling experiences with a high degree of attentional focus in simulated environments, using behavioral and neurophysiological measurements.

At Tilburg University, Postma established and served as the academic director of three new educational programs in the domain of data science and artificial intelligence. The inter-school MSc in Data Science & Society and the BSc and MSc in Cognitive Science & Artificial Intelligence offer a human- and society-oriented perspective on recent rapid developments in the area of information and communication technology. Under Postma’s leadership, the programs grew rapidly in size and led to the establishment of a new department at Tilburg University which she is currently heading. The Department of Cognitive Science & Artificial Intelligence houses a vibrant international community of more than 100 researchers and professionals in the domain of cognitive science, artificial intelligence, computer science, and computational social sciences.