AIICS

Fredrik Heintz, Professor

Biography

Dr. Fredrik Heintz is a Professor of Computer Science at Linköping University, Sweden. He leads the Reasoning and Learning lab within the Division of Artificial Intelligence and Integrated Systems (AIICS) in the Department of Computer Science (IDA). His research focus is artificial intelligence especially Trustworthy AI, autonomous systems, stream reasoning and the intersection between knowledge representation and machine learning. He is the Coordinator of TAILOR the H2020-ICT-48 Network of AI Research Excellence Centers TAILOR developing the scientific foundations for Trustworthy AI, Director of the Wallenberg AI and Transformative Technologies Education Development Program (WASP-ED), Director of the Graduate School for the Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP) with more than 120 PhD students, the President of the Swedish AI Society (SAIS), and a member of the European Commission High-Level Expert Group on AI. He was the Local Arrangements Chair for IJCAI-ECAI-18 in Stockholm. He is also very active in education activities both at the university level and in promoting computer science and computational thinking in primary and secondary education. He was responsible for the creation and design of the 5-year engineering program in computer science and software engineering (Civilingenjör Mjukvaruteknik).

I became a full professor in September 2021 and a docent in January 2014. I completed my PhD in March 2009 and my supervisor was Patrick Doherty. I graduated from the Computer Science program in Linköping March 2000.

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