Matthijs Pontier
Personal Information
Organization / Workplace
ENCOD: European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug PoliciesLocation
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands, Noord-Holland NetherlandsOccupation
Algemeen Bestuur Waterschap AGV Piratenpartij. Public speaking, Consultancy, AI, Board member Meer Democratie; Stichting Drugsbeleid; Piratenpartij AmsterdamIndustry
Technology / Software / Internet
About
Matthijs Pontier was born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and went to the VU University of Amsterdam. He studied Artificial Intelligence as well as (Cognitive) Psychology, and obtained his Masters degree in the direction of Cognitive Science in 2007. In 2011, he obtained his PhD project 'Virtual Agents for Human Communication', in which he developed models of human emotional intelligence, which were validated by letting virtual agents interact with humans. He was employed as a postdoc at CAMeRA@VU University under the SELEMCA project. During the final year he additionally took a seat in the employee council. Currently he is among others an elected representative in Waterschap AGV