Pascal Sager

Bio

I am a PhD candidate at the Centre for Artificial Intelligence (CAI, ZHAW) and a visiting PhD student at the Institute of Neuroinformatics (INI, UZH/ETH), working under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Thilo Stadelmann and Prof. Dr. Benjamin Grewe. My research focuses on advancing deep learning systems by leveraging insights from neuroscience, specifically enhancing and structuring latent representations. I believe current AI systems can be improved by requiring them to construct models of the world based on disentangled concepts and their relationships, with interactions with the environment being key to developing such representations. In addition to my research, I serve as a board member of the Sustainable Impact Program at ZHAW and am responsible for AI demonstrations and workshops at CAI. Prior to my academic career, I gained extensive experience as a hardware and software engineer in the industry.