Scholar
Friedrich T Sommer
Google Scholar ID: lA-oLkgAAAAJ
UC Berkeley
Citations & Impact
Citations
3,087
H-index
29
i10-index
58
Publications
20
Co-authors
43
list available
Contact
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Publications
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Published extensively across various fields such as deep learning, neural networks, cognitive maps, etc., and is a primary author on multiple journal articles and conference papers. Involved in research regarding brain circuit dynamics, theories of learning and perception, among others.
Research Experience
- Currently a Research Engineer/Scientist at Intel Labs and Adjunct Professor at the Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience & Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley; Former faculty member (Hochschuldozent) in the Department of Computer Science, University of Ulm; Associate Adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley from 2005-2011; Acting director of the Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience at UC Berkeley in 2009.
Education
- Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley (specific advisor information not provided)
Background
- Research interests include how unsupervised learning shapes the brains of animals and humans, and the virtually unlimited capacity of long-term memory and its close connection to spatial navigation. Also interested in neurobiological design principles for building artificial intelligence systems.
