Nikolas Zöller

Nikolas Zöller is a research scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development's Adaptive Rationality department. His work focuses on collective intelligence, human-AI collaboration, and computational modeling of social systems. He combines methods from physics, computer science, and psychology to study decision-making processes in both natural and artificial collectives.

• Ph.D. candidate at Constructor University Bremen (2020-2024)
• Research Associate at Potsdam University of Applied Sciences (2015-2022)
• Master of Science in Physics from Freie Universität Berlin (2014)
• Bachelor of Science in Physics from Freie Universität Berlin (2010)

His research spans:

• Collective intelligence frameworks
• Human-AI collaborative diagnostics
• Agent-based modeling of social networks
• Technological co-diffusion patterns
• Thermodynamic optimization in physical systems

Recent publications highlight his work on:

• Diagnostic accuracy in human-AI collectives
• GitHub collaboration topology
• Affect control theory in group dynamics
• Co-diffusion of complementary technologies

Scientific recognition includes:

• European Press Prize (2022) as part of a team
• Springer Best Masters Award (2014)