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Biography

Jan is an assistant professor at the Department of Industrial Sciences (INDI) and the Department of Electronics and Informatics (ETRO) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). He is responsible for several bachelor’s and master’s courses in informatics and electronics. His earlier research focused on parallel computing, in particular performance modelling for GPU computing and machine learning, with a strong emphasis on probabilistic models and causality. This work resulted in multiple publications in top‑tier journals and conferences, as well as innovation projects conducted in collaboration with academic and industrial partners.

More recently, his research has shifted toward self‑learning embodied agents, addressing key challenges in autonomous robotics. Within this context, qualitative models are identified as a missing link in cognitive architectures. Together with his team, he is developing causal extensions to qualitative models and investigating methods for their learning and practical use.