MIN Faculty
Department of Informatics
Knowledge Technology

Dipl.-Inf. Doreen Jirak

Research and Teaching Associate of Knowledge Technology Group

Contact Info

Address University of Hamburg
Department of Informatics
Vogt Koelln Str. 30
22527 Hamburg, Germany
Office: F-209
Phone: +49 40 428 83 2517
Fax: +49 40 428 83 2515
Secretary: +49 40 428 83 2433
Email: jirak at informatik.uni-hamburg.de Office hour: by arrangement


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Research Interests


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Teaching

SoSe 2012 WiSe 2011/2012
  • Praktikum: Grundlagen der Wissensverarbeitung, Mi: 12-14, Raum F-132
  • Übung: Rechnerstrukturen (AB TAMS), Mo: 13-14 Uhr, Raum F-009
  • Proseminar: Künstliche Intelligenz, Fr 12-14 Uhr, F-235
SoSe 2011
  • Übung: Multidimensionale und Multimodale Signale (AB KOGS); Mo: 16-18 Uhr, Raum F-009
  • Proseminar: Künstliche Intelligenz, Fr 12-14 Uhr, F-235
WiSe 2010/2011
  • Übung: Rechnerstrukturen (AB TAMS), Mo: 12-14, Raum F-334
  • Praktikum: Grundlagen der Wissensverarbeitung, Mi: 12-14, Raum F-334
  • Proseminar Künstliche Intelligenz
Supervision of Bachelor or Master Thesis : Students should have background in algorithmic learning, artificial cognitive systems and robotics. Good programming skills (C, C++, Python, Matlab) and high motivation to deepen the knowledge in related fields are mandatory. Please contact me via e-mail for topics and discussion or refer to BSc & MSc Theses


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Curriculum Vitae

2002 Abitur (Berlin, Germany)
10/2002 Studies: Informatics; Medicine, minor subject (University of Hamburg, Germany)
2004-2006 Student assistant: Property Management, Hamburg
2006-2008 Student assistant: Neuro-and Pathophysiologie, University Medical Centre Eppendorf (UKE)
2007 Student assistant: Technical Information Systems, Department of Informatics, University of Hamburg
2008-end 2009 Student assistant: Systems Neuroscience (Neuro Image Nord), University Medical Centre Eppendorf (UKE)
10/2009 Student assistant: Cognitive Systems Group (KOGS), Department of Informatics, University of Hamburg (Teaching)
2010 Research and Teaching Associate of Knowledge Technology Group (WTM), Department of Informatics, University of Hamburg

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Thesis

Networks in the Brain: Anatomical links between Functional Nodes
Diploma Thesis (2009), Department of Informatics, University of Hamburg in cooperation with Neuroimage Nord (NIN) Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. H.S. Stiehl (University of Hamburg, AB KOGS), Prof.Dr. F. Binkofski (University of Luebeck) Technical supervisor: Dr. Mareike Menz

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Publications

Grasping language - A short story on embodiment.
Doreen Jirak, Mareike M. Menz. Giovanni Buccino, Anna Borghi, Ferdinand Binkofski (Consciousness&Cognition, 2010)

Affiliation

EUCOG II
EUCOG III
Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI)