Iris Groen

Iris Groen is an Assistant Professor at the Informatics Institute at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and a MacGillavry Fellow. She is affiliated with the Video & Image Sense Lab and the Department of Brain and Cognition at the UvA Psychology Research Institute.

Her research focuses on understanding vision in the human brain using advanced neuroimaging techniques (EEG, fMRI, ECoG) and computational models, including deep neural networks. The goal is to uncover how the brain processes real-world images and videos, and to leverage bio-inspired computations to enhance AI technologies.

Funding and Awards

• MacGillavry Fellowship (Faculty of Science, UvA)
• NWO Rubicon Fellowship
• Netherlands Institute for Scientific Research (NWO)
• Data Science Center (UvA)
• ELLIS unit Amsterdam

Contact: i.i.a.groen@uva.nl