Ann Nowé is a Belgian computer scientist whose research topics in

artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI) is the capability of computer, computational systems to perform tasks typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and decision-making. It is a field of re ...

have included

reinforcement learning Reinforcement learning (RL) is an interdisciplinary area of machine learning and optimal control concerned with how an intelligent agent should take actions in a dynamic environment in order to maximize a reward signal. Reinforcement learnin ...

multi-agent system A multi-agent system (MAS or "self-organized system") is a computerized system composed of multiple interacting intelligent agents.H. Pan; M. Zahmatkesh; F. Rekabi-Bana; F. Arvin; J. HuT-STAR: Time-Optimal Swarm Trajectory Planning for Quadroto ...

artificial life Artificial life (ALife or A-Life) is a field of study wherein researchers examine systems related to natural life, its processes, and its evolution, through the use of simulations with computer models, robotics, and biochemistry. The discipline ...

, and

microarray analysis techniques Microarray analysis techniques are used in interpreting the data generated from experiments on DNA (Gene chip analysis), RNA, and protein microarrays, which allow researchers to investigate the expression state of a large number of genesin many cas ...

. She is a professor at

Vrije Universiteit Brussel The Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Dutch language, Dutch, ; lit. Free University of Brussels; abbreviated VUB) is a Dutch- and English-speaking research university in Brussels, Belgium. It has four campuses: Brussels Humanities, Science and Engine ...

, affiliated both with the Computer Science Department in the Faculty of Sciences and the Computer Science group of the Faculty of Engineering. She heads the university's artificial intelligence laboratory.

Education and career

Nowé studied mathematics with a minor in computer science at

Ghent University Ghent University (, abbreviated as UGent) is a Public university, public research university located in Ghent, in the East Flanders province of Belgium. Located in Flanders, Ghent University is the second largest Belgian university, consisting o ...

, earning a master's degree in 1987. She completed a Ph.D. in 1994 through

, after two years as a visiting student at

Queen Mary and Westfield College Queen Mary University of London (QMUL, or informally QM, and formerly Queen Mary and Westfield College) is a public research university in Mile End, East London, England. It is a member institution of the federal University of London. Today, ...

in London. Her dissertation, ''The synthesis of 'safe' fuzzy controllers based on reinforcement learning'', was promoted by Viviane Jonckers. After postdoctoral research at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, she became an assistant professor there in 1999, with a split appointment between the Faculty of Sciences and the Faculty of Engineering. She was promoted to associate professor in 2004 and full professor in 2012.

Recognition

Nowé is a Fellow of the

European Association for Artificial Intelligence The European Association for Artificial Intelligence (EurAI), formerly European Co-ordinating Committee for Artificial Intelligence (ECCAI), is the representative body for the European artificial intelligence community. Overview EurAI was establis ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nowe, Ann Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Belgian computer scientists Belgian women computer scientists Vrije Universiteit Brussel alumni Academic staff of Vrije Universiteit Brussel Fellows of the European Association for Artificial Intelligence