Julian Skirzyński
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Julian Skirzynski

Julian Skirzyński

PhD Candidate
Computer Science & Engineering
University of California, San Diego

Email: jskirzynski [at] ucsd [dot] edu

About

I am a Ph.D student in Computer Science at UCSD where I work with Berk Ustun. My research lies at the intersection of machine learning, cognitive science and human-computer interaction. I am broadly interested in integrating these areas to improve human decision-making. I would like to create methods that identify parts of the input space where machine learning models outperform humans, extract interpretable strategies from models, and design and empirically evaluate interventions that use these strategies to improve decision-making.

Previously, I was a research scientist at the Max-Planck Institute where I worked with Falk Lieder on interpretable reinforcement learning and on interventions to improve human planning. I also advised Educational Entertainment One – a Polish company that developed mobile games for English language learning. I obtained M.S. in Computer Science from McGill University, M.S. in Cognitive Science from University of Warsaw, and B.S. in Mathematics and Cognitive Science from University of Warsaw. You can access my full CV here.

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