Prof. HOORN Johan

Professor · Department of Computing

Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Hong Kong

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About

Prof. Hoorn started his research in the Humanities, focusing on fictional characters. After he joined Computer Science of Vrije University Amsterdam, he ventured into avatars and game characters. After implementing a number of cognitive models in artificial systems, he turned to social robots as the universal interface between the digital and the analogue world. At PolyU, he will further the Robot Brain Server, handling data, data security, AI, and Cloud for the robot to be a safe and trustworthy confidante to its user. Prof. Hoorn is one of the Distinguished Scholars of PolyU.

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