Researcher
Danijar Hafner
Current role not listed
Hafner created Dreamer, a family of agents that learn an internal model of their environment and use it to imagine outcomes before acting. The approach has let AI master video games and control robots while needing fewer real-world attempts.
Career & education
Previously
Google DeepMindApr 2025-Nov 2025Staff Research Scientist
Google DeepMindApr 2025-Nov 2025
Google
Hasso Plattner Institute
UCL
University of TorontoWork and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
Citation Trend
Total citations to scholarly work, including research papers, technical reports, books and theses, as recorded by Google Scholar. Each point is a dated snapshot.
citations19,327As of Oct 21, '26
citations+3,398Since last snapshot, Jun 15, '26
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