University of Helsinki
TRU (Traffic Research Unit)
The Traffic Research Unit of the University of Helsinki was founded in 1971.
With a 40-plus-years’ track record on experimental work in challenging naturalistic settings, its mission is to understand the human mind, brain and behavior “on the move”. We study human behaviour across the entire life span, and at all levels of skill and learning, from novice to expert.
Research methods combine controlled laboratory and simulator experiments, naturalistic field experiments, cognitive modelling, as well as survey methodologies and qualitative methods. The group is especially strong on rigorous computational analysis and modelling methods, and publishes in high-quality international peer reviewed journals. TRU has a strict Open Source Code, Open Data & Open Access policy.
The research has applications in basic and advanced driver education, vehicle engineering, the design of autonomous vehicles, driver assessment and licensing, road and traffic design and safety efforts.
Philosophy of Intelligent Cognitive Systems (PICS)
Philosophy of Intelligent Cognitive Systems (PICS) studies the philosophical and theoretical aspects of contemporary cognitive science and artificial intelligence (AI) research. Our work is centered around the topics of computational explanations and models; nature and role of cognitive representations; explainability of AI; cognitive dynamics in human-machine interaction; machine learning, deep learning, dissection, and manipulation methods.