Hi, I'm Sara!

I am a research assistant and PhD student in Computer Science at the University of Technology Chemnitz in Germany. My dissertation work explores cognitive complexity as a generative parameter for designing and analyzing behavioral experiments in the fields of algorithmic thinking, intentional forgetting and syllogistic reasoning.

Before starting my PhD, I completed a B.Sc. in Computer Science at Jacobs University Bremen (now Constructor University). In the final semesters, I focused on Computer Graphics and Image Processing. During that time I also worked as a student assistant at the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) at the Robotics Innovation Centre in Bremen where I developed software for using the robot Compi within the HySociaTea project.

I went on to complete my M.Sc. in Computer Science at the University of Freiburg. While in Freiburg, I specialized in Cognitive Technical Systems, focusing on Computer Graphics, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Additionally, I worked as a student assistant at the Cognitive Computation Lab, where I did research on cognitive models for conditional reasoning, which was my first deep dive into the role of computer science in cognitive science. My master thesis focused on developing a conditional reasoning model and benchmarking it against existing deductive and probabilistic models.

Currently, my research interests extend into the Semantic Web and knowledge representation. I am particularly interested in exploring how insights from cognitive science can inform the design of semantically rich, human-centered web technologies.

Outside of research, I enjoy video games and resisting the mindflayer tadpole temptation, the occasional digital art (I am getting better at drawing hands), traveling, exploring new cities and meeting old friends. But mostly, I enjoy spending time with my cats, Moon and Jimmy.