Kristian Kersting
Email: kersting@cs.tu-darmstadt.de
Title: Full Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Affiliation: Department of Computer Science, Technical University of Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt), Germany
Academic Summary:
Prof. Dr. Kristian Kersting is a German computer scientist and full professor at the Department of Computer Science, Technical University of Darmstadt. He heads the **Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AIML) Lab** and is Co-Director of the Hessian Center for Artificial Intelligence (hessian.AI). His research interests include statistical relational artificial intelligence, probabilistic programming, deep probabilistic learning, and neurosymbolic AI. He has published extensively and received numerous awards for his contributions to AI research. [oai_citation:0‡ML Research](https://ml-research.github.io/people/kkersting/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
Education:
• Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Freiburg, Germany (2006). [oai_citation:1‡维基百科](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristian_Kersting?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
Professional Experience:
• Full Professor for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Department of Computer Science, TU Darmstadt, Germany (2019–present). [oai_citation:2‡维基百科](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristian_Kersting?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
• Professor for Machine Learning, TU Darmstadt (2017–2019). [oai_citation:3‡维基百科](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristian_Kersting?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
• Associate Professor for Data Mining, TU Dortmund University (2013–2017). [oai_citation:4‡维基百科](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristian_Kersting?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
• Juniorprofessor for Spatio-Temporal Pattern Mining, University of Bonn (2012–2013). [oai_citation:5‡维基百科](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristian_Kersting?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
• Research Group Leader, Fraunhofer IAIS (2008–2012). [oai_citation:6‡维基百科](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristian_Kersting?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
• Postdoctoral Associate, MIT CSAIL (2007). [oai_citation:7‡维基百科](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristian_Kersting?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
Research Interests:
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Statistical Relational AI, Probabilistic Programming, Deep (Probabilistic) Learning, Neurosymbolic Methods. [oai_citation:8‡ML Research](https://ml-research.github.io/people/kkersting/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
Key Contributions & Honors:
• Fellow of the **European Association for Artificial Intelligence (EurAI)** and the **European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS)**. [oai_citation:9‡维基百科](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristian_Kersting?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
• Recipient of the **German AI Award (Deutscher KI-Preis)** for outstanding research contributions. [oai_citation:10‡维基百科](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristian_Kersting?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
• Published foundational work in statistical relational AI and co-edited influential texts on probabilistic inference. [oai_citation:11‡ML Research](https://ml-research.github.io/people/kkersting/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
• Held leadership roles at major AI/ML conferences and workshops. [oai_citation:12‡ML Research](https://ml-research.github.io/people/kkersting/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
Professional Service:
• Head of AIML Lab, TU Darmstadt. [oai_citation:13‡TU Darmstadt Machine Learning](https://www.ml.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
• Founding Co-Director, Hessian Center for Artificial Intelligence (hessian.AI). [oai_citation:14‡ML Research](https://ml-research.github.io/people/kkersting/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
• Editorial roles for top AI/ML journals and reviews for premier conferences. [oai_citation:15‡ML Research](https://ml-research.github.io/people/kkersting/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
Contact & Profiles:
• **Official Profile:** https://ml-research.github.io/people/kkersting/
• **Google Scholar:** search “Kristian Kersting TU Darmstadt” for publications & citations.