Max Kleiman-Weiner
Scholar

Max Kleiman-Weiner

Google Scholar ID: SACXQKYAAAAJ
University of Washington
Cognitive ScienceCooperationReinforcement LearningConsumer BehaviorArtificial Intelligence
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
2,605
 
H-index
26
 
i10-index
43
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
22
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Published multiple papers, such as 'Too Many Cooks: Bayesian Inference for Coordinating Multi-Agent Collaboration' and 'Downloading Culture.zip: Social learning by program induction'.
Research Experience
  • Assistant Professor at the University of Washington and PI of the Computational Minds and Machines lab; conducted research at MIT, Oxford, and Beijing; co-founded two AI companies: Common Sense Machines and Diffeo.
Education
  • PhD in Computational Cognitive Science from MIT, advised by Josh Tenenbaum; MSc in Statistics from Oxford, advised by Tim Behrens; Fulbright Scholar in Beijing, advised by Scott Rozelle; Undergraduate at Stanford, worked with John Huguenard.
Background
  • Principal Investigator of the Computational Minds and Machines lab, aiming to create computational models that explain how the mind works and use insights from human learning, thinking, and acting to build smarter and more human-like AI. Research interests include social learning, cooperation, and morality.
Miscellany
  • Grew up in Santa Monica, enjoys surfing, skiing, and sushi.