Cognitive Systems and Processes (Integrated PhD) – (Ph.D.)

The transdisciplinary graduate program "Cognitive Systems and Processes", short COSYP, is linked to the Research Center with the same name at Jacobs University. It has the main aim to study the generic processes in cognition as basis for artificial systems. This aim is linked to two core scientific endeavors, namely the transdisciplinary understanding of cognition

* as one of the most fundamental basic research questions
* which can only be tackled in a collaborative effort of researchers working in different disciplines

and the quest for building artificial intelligent systems

* to constructively understand principles of natural systems
* and to enable novel applications, namely machines operating on complex missions in challenging environments without permanent human supervision

The COSYP graduate program is strongly transdisciplinary and it offers a researchoriented education by faculty from Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, especially robotics, automation, and machine learning Psychology, especially cognitive and social psychology Neuroscience, especially computational neuroscience and neurobioloy.

This graduate program is part of an Integrated PhD program. Students who enter with a Master Degree will obtain their PhD after 3 years; those who enter with a Bachelor Degree usually finish with their PhD within 4-5 years. Alternatively, the latter have the chance to graduate with a Master after 2 years of study.