Azzurra Ruggeri

Azzurra Ruggeri is an Associate Professor at the Central European University (CEU) and Technical University of Munich (TUM), holding positions in the Department of Cognitive Science (CEU) and School of Education (TUM). Her research focuses on how individuals actively search for information during decision-making, causal inference, and categorization tasks, emphasizing adaptability and task sensitivity.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Psychology, Humboldt University of Berlin
• Ph.D. in Cognitive Science, University of Siena
• M.A. in Philosophy, Decision Making and Philosophy of Science, University of Pisa

Research Interests:

• Cognitive development of information search strategies
• Adaptive decision-making in children and adults
• Role of active learning in cognitive development

Her work bridges developmental psychology and cognitive science, with contributions to understanding how search strategies adapt to task structures and enhance learning outcomes.

Awards:

• Volkswagen Foundation Grant (€1.5M, 2020)
• DFG Focus Program Grant (€350K, 2018)
• Marie Curie Fellowship ($282K, 2013–2017)

Labs/Teams: Leads the iSearch research group, exploring Information Search, Ecological, and Active Learning in children.