Anton Gollwitzer
Co-Leader at Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolAnton Gollwitzer is a cognitive scientist and interdisciplinary researcher who blends computer science and psychology to tackle societal and organizational challenges such as misinformation, political extremism, motivation, and leadership. He holds a PhD from Yale and serves as Full Professor at BI Norwegian Business School while maintaining an appointment at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and co-leading the Center for Democracy and Information Integrity. As founder of MAD Insights, he translates academic findings into practical interventions and policy-relevant insights. His work is notable for bridging rigorous experimental methods with computational approaches, reflecting his dual training in CS and psychology from NYU. Based in Berlin with a decade of experience, he pursues unusually diverse projects that span lab studies, fieldwork, and algorithmic analyses. Colleagues value him for turning complex behavioral theory into scalable solutions for real-world information problems.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Computer Science Psychology and Computer Science, Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Computer Science Psychology and Computer Science at New York UniversityMax Planck Institute for Human DevelopmentYale University
Github Skills (3)
r-package6
mixed-models5
rcppeigen4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
AntonGollwitzer/ReverseCorrelationRunningOnline
Sep 2019 - Feb 2020
Contributions:36 commits, 32 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
AntonGollwitzer/IAT
Jun 2016 - Sep 2019
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 3 months
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