About
Luc De Raedt is a Full Professor of Computer Science at KU Leuven, where he serves as the Director of Leuven.AI - KU Leuven Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Head of the Subdivision Declarative Languages and Artificial Intelligence within the Faculty of Engineering Science. He is also a Wallenberg Guest Professor at Örebro University's Center for Applied Autonomous Sensor Systems.
Professor De Raedt's research focuses on the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Logic Programming. His work spans probabilistic logic programming, neurosymbolic AI, statistical relational learning, and applications in various domains. He leads the Declarative Languages and Artificial Intelligence research unit (DTAI) at KU Leuven, which has been at the forefront of integrating symbolic and subsymbolic AI approaches. His research has evolved from traditional Inductive Logic Programming to Statistical Relational Learning and more recently to Neurosymbolic AI, which combines neural networks with symbolic reasoning for more transparent and trustworthy AI systems.
His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on neurosymbolic AI, with work spanning theoretical foundations as well as practical applications in areas like constraint learning, relational reinforcement learning, and probabilistic programming. His research integrates learning and reasoning in AI, with particular emphasis on creating systems that can both perceive patterns and perform logical reasoning.
- ERC Advanced Grant 2015
- ERC Advanced Grant 2023
- EurAI Fellow
- AAAI Fellow
- ELLIS Fellow
- Former IJCAI Trustee
- Elected Member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium
- Wallenberg Guest Professor
Professor De Raedt leads numerous research projects including "Bayesian Neurosymbolic AI for Trustworthy Machine Learning," "Neurosymbolic AI," "Theoretically Sound Neurosymbolic AI," and "Deep Probabilistic Logics." He is also involved in the Flanders Artificial Intelligence Research program (FAIR) as a work package leader. His research group includes PhD students and postdocs working on various aspects of neurosymbolic AI and probabilistic programming, with significant funding from European Research Council grants.
He leads the Declarative Languages and Artificial Intelligence research unit (DTAI) at KU Leuven, which consists of multiple research teams focusing on different aspects of AI, machine learning, and logic programming. The unit has a strong international presence and collaborates with researchers worldwide, maintaining leadership in probabilistic logic programming through systems like ProbLog.