Hanna Dettki

I am a Master’s student in Psychology at New York University (NYU) and in Computer Science at the University of Tübingen. I am also a guest researcher at the Center for Computational Neuroscience of the Flatiron Institute.

I am interested in human and artificial intelligence and how to bridge the gap between the two. Specifically, I am interested in developing computational models of the complex cognitive abilities of humans from visual information processing to natural language. My current research investigates to what degree large language models can understand cause and effect and reason in ways similar to humans. I am also developing tools to understand internal representations of vision models.

In October 2023, I founded the Cognitive Science Club at NYU, which features regular speakers and discussions on topics related to Computer Science, Neuroscience, and Psychology. Prior to starting my Master’s degree at NYU on a Fulbright scholarship, I studied Cognitive and Computer Science at the University of Tübingen with semesters abroad at National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan and Hong Kong University (HKU).

In my free time, I enjoy running, bikepacking, and exploring NYC.