Josh Tenenbaum

Josh Tenenbaum is a Professor of Computational Cognitive Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, affiliated with the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, CSAIL, and CBMM. His research focuses on computational models of human cognition, integrating Bayesian inference, probabilistic programming, and machine learning with behavioral experiments in adults and children.

• Research spans concept learning, causal reasoning, word meaning acquisition, and theory-of-mind modeling.
• Recent publications emphasize neuro-symbolic integration, physical reasoning, and adaptive world modeling.
• Awards include multiple Cognitive Science Computational Modeling Prizes and IEEE CVPR/NIPS recognitions.