Nicolas Kuske
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Cape Town
Toulouse, Occitania, France
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Top SchoolNicolas Kuske is a postdoctoral researcher blending cognitive-neuroscience, consciousness science, and AI to design technologies aligned with human and animal cognition. With 11 years of research experience across European and South African institutions, he models neuro-computational processes and investigates how single- and multi-agent systems manage competing survival needs and affective decision-making. His work integrates theories like the global workspace with deep learning and multimodal continual learning to push robotics and artificial systems toward more naturalistic intelligence. He has led European projects, held visiting positions at NYU, and used virtual reality and sensory augmentation to probe spatial cognition during his PhD. Based in Toulouse, he combines rigorous physics training with interdisciplinary curiosity, exploring ethical implications if consciousness extends beyond biology. Colleagues describe him as driven by a normative mission—building tech that advances dignity and basic rights through a deeper understanding of cognition.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Ludwig Maximilian University of MunichChinese A1, Chinese A1 at Beihang UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Physics, 2.1, Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics, 2.1 at The University of Bonn
Github Skills (15)
serve10
unity3d10
deep-reinforcement-learning9
intelligent9
reinforcement-learning9
simulations9
ml-agents8
machine-learning8
deep-learning7
imitation-learning6
python6
cython6
tower4
multiagent-systems4
game-ai4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
NicolasKuske/camerapy
Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
Contributions:14 commits, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
NicolasKuske/convert_c3d
Nov 2015 - Mar 2016
Contributions:3 PRs, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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