Yassine Taoudi-Benchekroun

Hi! I am Yassine – born and raised in sunny and beautiful Morocco.

I am a 2nd year PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Benjamin Grewe at the Institute of Neuroinformatics, ETH Zurich. I am particularly interested in the topics of Compositionality and Generalization in Machine Learning, and am always on the lookout on what can we learn from Cognitive science and Neuroscience about our how our intelligence comes to be. You can work with me by browsing through my open projects or by contacting me .

I sometimes give talks about my research and related topics. I also frequently teach programming and machine learning to teens and adults, and very much enjoy it. I particularly enjoy creating fun teaching material, and telling funny dad jokes while presenting ideas I’m passionate about.

I have been blessed with the love of music (not so much with talent for it, but never mind that). I play piano in a few musical projects around Zurich, mainly playing Jazz, Funk and occasionally classical. I hold a particular love for the universe of Opera and Orchestral Music, which pushed me to pick up orchestral conducting in my London days. I have had the chance to form a small ensemble - the Boyce Camerata - with whom I gave several concerts in different London venues.

When I’m not doing science or music, you can find me reading literature, running around Zurich, writing some random thoughts, and making fun of my Italian flatmates in their own language.