Dr. Thomas Serre

Professor

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Biography

Thomas Serre is the Thomas J. Watson, Sr. Professor of Science at Brown University, holding professorships in both Cognitive and Psychological Sciences and Computer Science. He obtained his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from MIT in 2006 and previously earned an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Télécom Bretagne, France, in 2000. His research primarily focuses on understanding the computational principles underlying biological vision and developing brain-inspired models for visual intelligence. This includes exploring the quantifiable gaps between human and machine vision, advancing cognitive benchmarks, and creating AI systems that can interpret visual information like humans. He actively collaborates with theorists and experimentalists and is involved in various prestigious machine learning and computer vision conferences. Dr. Serre has received several notable awards, including the NSF Early Career Award and DARPA's Young Faculty Award, and has been recognized for his significant contributions to the field of computer vision through several prestigious prizes.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2018-01-01 — Present

Brown University • Providence, RI

Professor in Cognitive Psychological Sciences and Computer Science.

Associate Director

2020-01-01 — Present

Center for Computation & Visualization at Brown University • Providence, RI

Associate Director of Computational Brain Science.

Faculty Director

2018-01-01 — Present

Center for Computation & Visualization at Brown University • Providence, RI

Faculty Director overseeing research and academic initiatives.

Awards

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Thomas J. Watson, Sr. Professor of Science

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Manning Assistant Professorship

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PAMI Helmholtz Prize

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PAMI Mark Everingham Prize

Courses

Introduction to Programming Computational Methods Mind, Brain Behavior Deep Learning Brains, Minds Machines

Requirements for Brown University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Economics or related field
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Economics