AMLab, Informatics Institute, University of Amsterdam. ELLIS Scholar. Geometry-Grounded Representation Learning. Equivariant Deep Learning.
Erik Bekkers
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To kick off the PhD journey with @pseudomanifold.topology.rocks:
What are the limitations of the WL metric, and what is an 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤?
We answer these questions with our 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
arxiv.org/abs/2511.03068
@olgatticus.bsky.social, Kavir and @erikjbekkers.bsky.social
A large driver of the complexity of graph learning is the interplay between structure and features. When analyzing the expressivity of graph neural networks, however, existing approaches ignore featur...
We're looking for a new colleague at @amlab.bsky.social: Assistant Professor in AI for Science 🔬🤖
World-class ML research, Amsterdam's thriving AI ecosystem (ELLIS, startups, big tech), and some of the best academic labor conditions in Europe ❤️
Deadline: May 30 👉 werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
This week we welcome the workshop of the NIAS-Lorentz Theme Group 2025/2026: Hybrid Agencies
- Embodied Intelligence in Biological and Artificial Agents.
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@annaciaunica.bsky.social @erikjbekkers.bsky.social
<p><span>Are you passionate about advancing Machine Learning by integrating insights from the natural sciences? Are you eager to bridge the 3rd (<em><span>computational</span></em>) and 4th (<em><span...
werkenbij.uva.nl
These beautiful creatures are conscious in a way that AI systems, however smart, will never be !
Our arguments here : arxiv.org/abs/2601.21016
With the fab @erikjbekkers.bsky.social
New preprint on AI, consciousness and embodiment with the brilliant @erikjbekkers.bsky.social
arxiv.org/abs/2601.21016
We introduce a new metaphysical view - Biological Idealism
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Are we really on the verge of conscious AI?
Whether AI can "wake up" depends entirely on how you define reality itself.
What if the belief in sentient machines is based on a deep mistake about what it actually means to be alive?
Check out our latest led by fab @erikjbekkers.bsky.social
🚨2 PhD positions with me @amlab.bsky.social on learning causally grounded concepts 🚨
Are you interested in improving the #interpretability #robustness and #safety of AI by integrating #causal reasoning? Join us in beautiful Amsterdam 🇳🇱🌷🚲
Deadline: 20 April
www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3593...
Anna Ciaunica PhD
Anna Ciaunica PhD
www.academictransfer.com
Are you interested in improving the interpretability, robustness and safety of AI by integrating causal reasoning? The Causality team in the AMLab group at the University of Amsterdam is looking for 2...