Assoc. Prof. Tsung-Ren Huang
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Associate Professor, Department of Psychology / Mathematics / Division of Statistics, National Taiwan University
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Researcher, NTU AI and Robotics Research Center
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Outstanding Young Scholar, National Science and Technology Council's 2030 Cross-Generation Program
About Assoc. Prof. Tsung-Ren Huang
Associate Professor Tsung-Ren Huang is jointly appointed across eight teaching and research units at National Taiwan University (NTU), including the Department of Psychology, the Center for Neurobiology and Cognitive Science, the Graduate Institute of Brain and Mind Sciences, the Center for Mind, Body, and Culture Integrated Imaging Research, the Institute of Applied Mathematics, the Program in Statistics, the Center for Quantitative Theory and Applications, and the AI and Robotics Research Center. As head of the "Model Construction and Informatics Laboratory," Professor Huang focuses on "enhancing technology through psychology" and "improving psychology with technology," integrating both theoretical and applied research. His work has earned him recognition as an Outstanding Talent by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) from 2014 to 2016 and a "2030 Cross-Generational Outstanding Young Scholar" by the National Science Council from 2023 to 2027. He also served as the sole principal investigator in the field of psychology for the national "AI in Humanities and Social Sciences" project.
In recent years, Professor Huang's research has centered on psychological issues in human-machine interaction (Huang, Hsu, & Fu, 2023; Huang, Chen et al., 2023; Huang et al., 2021) and the philosophy of science and social impact surrounding AI and robotics (Huang, Cheng, & Rajaram, 2023; Huang et al., 2022; Huang, 2019). He is also dedicated to promoting psychology and AI, frequently speaking at popular science events related to psychology, AI, and robotics in Taiwan. In 2022, he appeared in the Golden Bell Award-winning documentary Next, AI, as an AI scientist, and in 2023, he served as a scientific advisor for the AI-focused film Science Girl. Professor Huang’s extensive experience enables him to engage in deep dialogues and successful collaborations between the humanities and social sciences and STEM fields, managing and executing large-scale, interdisciplinary projects effectively.