Niels is a student assistant at SCIoI. He who was involved in the research project „Knowledge-augmented face perception“ (Project 08) for two years. Now, he is currently is involved in the project „Electrophysiological Investigations of Social Intelligence“. It is his goal to enhance/enrich the development of artificial intelligence and robots by providing a broader and deeper understanding of the psychological mechanisms that underlie human social interaction and intelligence. Niels is part of the Master’s program Cognitive Science – Embodied Cognition at the University of Potsdam, and beforehand graduated a Bachelor in Psychology at Humboldt University of Berlin