Su-Ling Yeh
Dean of Science & Distinguished Professor, National Taiwan University
About
Su-Ling Yeh is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Dean of the College of Science at National Taiwan University, where she also serves as Associate Director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Robotics. She earned her PhD in Psychology from UC Berkeley in 1994 and leads the EPA (Explorers of Perception & Attention) Lab, investigating consciousness, attention, multisensory integration, and the cognitive implications of AI. Her research bridges cognitive neuroscience with emerging technology, exploring what remains uniquely human in the age of artificial intelligence.
Key Contributions
- Leads NTU's EPA Lab, studying perception, attention, consciousness, and multisensory integration
- Connects cognitive neuroscience with AI by asking what remains distinctive about human perception and awareness
- Serves as Dean of NTU's College of Science while also helping guide NTU's AI and robotics research infrastructure
- Received Taiwan's Ministry of Education Academic Award for research contributions in psychology and cognitive science
- Her work is a needed counterweight to model-centric AI discourse, though translating consciousness research into AI practice remains difficult
