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.
11 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 (18)
unity3d10
reinforcement-learning9
simulation9
deep-reinforcement-learning9
ml-agents8
deep-learning8
machine-learning8
robotics8
imitation-learning8
cython7
ai6
python6
anonymous5
tower4
open-science4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
NicolasKuske/GenesisRobustRobotics
Jun 2025 - Aug 2025
Genesis Reinforcement Learning Environments
Contributions:215 pushes in 2 months
NicolasKuske/camerapy
Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
Contributions:14 commits, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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