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Peter Jansen is an Associate Professor at the University of Arizona's College of Information Science with a joint appointment at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Ai2). He specializes in natural language processing (NLP), cognitive artificial intelligence, and automated scientific discovery. His research focuses on virtual environments for scientific reasoning, such as ScienceWorld and DiscoveryWorld, and methods for explainable AI through projects like the Explanation Bank.
Education: PhD in Psychology and Neuroscience from McMaster University, and a Bachelor of Independent Studies from the University of Waterloo. His interdisciplinary background combines NLP, computer science, physics, and electrical engineering.
Key projects include open-source hardware initiatives like the science tricorder (featured in over 50 media outlets and exhibited at the German Museum of Technology in Berlin) and TextWorldExpress, a text-game simulator. His work emphasizes grounding science education through sensing and developing AI systems capable of systematic reasoning and explanation generation.
Current roles include advising students in automated scientific discovery and contributing to cross-listed courses in Computer Science and Linguistics. He maintains an active presence in academic outreach through teaching, conferences, and publications.
