Laurie Paul, PhD

L.A. Paul's research interests are in metaphysics and epistemology, focusing on the way central philosophical questions about the self in the world can be informed by neuroscience, AI, and computational cognitive science. Her work explores questions about the way the brain builds our sense of who we are through building mental representations of ourselves as embedded in time, in space, and as agents. Paul extends this work to formal applications in decision theory, modality, and causation, with related work in ethics and practical reasoning.

computational modeling ;  naturalistic experiments  

artificial intelligence ;  decision-making ;  learning ;  machine learning ;  perception ;  philosophy  

Paul is the Millstone Family Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Cognitive Science. She chairs the Philosophical and Computational Foundations of Cognition (PCC) group for the Wu Tsai Institute, focused on developing rigorous philosophical and computational theories of cognition for collaborative, interdisciplinary research.