Rate My Professor Max Louwerse

Louwerse's research focuses on cognitive science, artificial intelligence, linguistics, virtual and augmented reality, non-verbal communication, educational psychology, and embodied conversational agents. He has authored over 200 peer-reviewed articles, including influential works like 'Coh-Metrix: Analysis of text on cohesion and language' (2004, with A.C. Graesser et al.), 'AutoTutor: A tutor with dialogue in natural language' (2004, with A.C. Graesser et al.), 'A linguistic analysis of simplified and authentic texts' (2007, with S.A. Crossley et al.), and recent publications such as 'Face to face: The eyes as an anchor in multimodal communication' (2025, with D. Cano Porras) and 'Effect of a Virtual Agent's Appearance and Voice on Uncanny Valley and Trust in Human-Agent Collaboration' (2024). He has written two popular science books: Keeping Those Words in Mind: How Language Creates Meaning and Understanding Artificial Minds Through Human Minds: The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence. Holding two patents, Louwerse has secured nearly €50 million in research grants from bodies including the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health. His honors include the BeNeDrone Interreg prize (2025-2028, with G. van Dijck). He has served as associate editor of Cognitive Science, sits on multiple editorial boards, contributes to the Learning and Education track of the Dutch Digital Society agenda, and participates in steering committees for smart industry and air force initiatives. Louwerse is a frequent public speaker and blogger for Psychology Today, bridging academic research with societal and industrial applications through initiatives like SpaceBuzz for educational technologies.