20-11-2025, 11:00h, room 55.309.

Towards explainable AI and artificial agency in quantum science. Professor Hans Briegel, Univ. Innsbruck. 

Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Innsbruck since 2003. He earned his PhD in 1994 from the University of Munich (LMU) and carried out postdoctoral research at Harvard University, Texas A&M University, and the University of Innsbruck. He was one of the founding directors of the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. His research focuses on quantum information science, and he has made major contributions to the development of concepts such as the one-way quantum computer, the quantum repeater, and quantum reinforcement learning. He has received numerous distinctions, including an ERC Advanced Grant (2022), the Wittgenstein Award (2023), and the Erwin Schrödinger Prize of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (2024).

A conference exploring how artificial intelligence is transforming scientific research practices and the challenge of maintaining transparency and human understanding of its processes. Physicist Hans Briegel will present the results of his work on the use and development of AI models in quantum physics, such as the projective simulation (PS) model, applied to the design of quantum experiments, robotic learning and modeling of biological behavior. The session will also analyze how the concepts of quantum information and machine learning converge to open new perspectives on the role of artificial agency in science and the foundations of physics.

Part of Biennal Ciutat i Ciència by the Barcelona City Council.