Tomohiro Nagashima, Junior Professor of Computer Science at Saarland University, has been appointed a Henriette Herz Scout by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. This distinction enables him to nominate three promising international researchers. Following a formal review, these candidates will be awarded a research fellowship from the Humboldt Foundation, allowing them to conduct research at Saarland University for a period of six months to two years.

In his research group, Tomohiro Nagashima explores topics at the intersection of human-computer interaction, learning sciences, and cognitive science.
“Our goal is to better understand and support human learning through advanced technologies. To achieve this, we work closely with teachers and students in schools to co-develop new learning technologies. We aim not only to create tools for academic research, but also to support day-to-day practice in classrooms and other learning environments,” says Tomohiro Nagashima.

The international postdoctoral researchers selected by the Saarbrücken-based junior professor will enjoy a high degree of freedom and flexibility in choosing their research topics.
“My aim is to bring them into my group so that we can collaboratively investigate AI-based learning technologies together with educational practitioners,” Nagashima explains. He also sees this as an opportunity to strengthen the interdisciplinary focus of his group and welcomes candidates from related fields such as design, psychology, or cognitive science.

About the Saarland Informatics Campus
With around 1,000 researchers and 2,800 students from more than 81 nations, the Saarland Informatics Campus (SIC) is one of the leading locations for computer science in Germany and Europe. It brings together four world-renowned research institutes — the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, and the Center for Bioinformatics — as well as Saarland University, whose three interconnected departments and 24 degree programs cover the full spectrum of computer science.

Further information:
https://tomonag.org/
https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/bewerben/foerderprogramme/henriette-herz-scouting-programm

For inquiries (in English):
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Tomohiro Nagashima
Phone: +49 681 302-64103
E-Mail: nagashima@cs.uni-saarland.de