Matthijs T. J. Spaan
Scholar

Matthijs T. J. Spaan

Google Scholar ID: twSIZSEAAAAJ
Delft University of Technology
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
3,252
 
H-index
24
 
i10-index
56
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
26
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Served as PC Co-Chair of AAAI 2022, Area Chair of IJCAI-ECAI 2018, General Co-Chair of ICAPS 2018 in Delft, Tutorials Co-Chair at AAMAS 2017, Workshops Co-Chair at ICAPS 2015, Former Editor of AI Magazine's Worldwide AI column, Associate Editor of the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, Chair of the 2015 AAAI Fall Symposium on Sequential Decision Making for Intelligent Agents, Former member of the IFAAMAS Board of Directors and former chair of the Membership Committee, Former member of the AAAI Executive Council, Member of the ICAPS Executive Council.
Research Experience
  • Was a senior research scientist at the Institute for Systems and Robotics, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal; and an Associate Professor in the Algorithmics group before joining TU Delft.
Education
  • Received a PhD degree in Computer Science (2006) and an MSc degree in Artificial Intelligence (2002), both from the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Background
  • Professor of Reliable AI Algorithms, co-directing the Sequential Decision Making group in the department of Intelligent Systems at Delft University of Technology. His recent research focus has been on developing reinforcement-learning algorithms for safe and robust decisions, making AI more reliable.
Miscellany
  • Supervised multiple PhD students who successfully defended their theses, including Miguel Suau de Castro, Canmanie Ponnambalam, Qisong Yang, and Thiago Dias Simão.