From Jerry.Ball at mesa.afmc.af.mil Wed Apr 7 21:03:07 2004 From: Jerry.Ball at mesa.afmc.af.mil (Jerry.Ball at mesa.afmc.af.mil) Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 18:03:07 -0700 Subject: [ACT-R-users] Double R Theory Web Site Message-ID: <245656B34A151046B0997D34FA909F0FEF77F9@fsqbge06.mesa.afmc.af.mil> I am working on the development of a functional language comprehension system founded on the linguistic principles of Cognitive Linguistics and implemented in ACT-R. While my research is atypical for the cognitive modeling community, it may be of some interest. I have created a web site www.DoubleRTheory.com to make that research readily available. Jerry Jerry T. Ball Senior Research Psychologist Human Effectiveness Directorate Air Force Research Laboratory Jerry.Ball at mesa.afmc.af.mil www.DoubleRTheory.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From taatgen at cmu.edu Thu Apr 8 17:46:39 2004 From: taatgen at cmu.edu (Niels Taatgen) Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 17:46:39 -0400 Subject: [ACT-R-users] ACT-R summerschool - application deadline 20 April Message-ID: <377D22FE-89A6-11D8-B358-000A95C86952@cmu.edu> ELEVENTH ANNUAL ACT-R SUMMER SCHOOL =================================== Carnegie Mellon University - July 2004 ====================================== ACT-R is a cognitive theory and simulation system for developing cognitive models for tasks that vary from simple reaction time to air traffic control. The most recent advances of the ACT-R theory were detailed in the recent book "The Atomic Components of Thought" by John R. Anderson and Christian Lebiere, published in 1998 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, and in a paper available online (http://act-r.psy.cmu.edu/papers/403/IntegratedTheory.pdf). Each year, a summer school is held to train researchers in the use of the ACT-R system. This year the summer school is followed by the International Conference on Cognitive Modeling, which will also be in Pittsburgh from July 30 until August 1. See http://simon.lrdc.pitt.edu/~iccm/ for details. The Eleventh Annual ACT-R Summer School will be held at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh in July 2004. The summer school will take place from Friday July 23 to Wednesday July 28. This intensive 6-day course is designed to train researchers in the use of ACT-R for cognitive modeling. It is structured as a set of six units, with each unit lasting a day and involving a morning theory lecture, a web-based tutorial, an afternoon discussion session and a homework assignment which participants are expected to complete during the day and evening.? Computing facilities will be provided. To provide an optimal learning environment, admission is limited to a dozen participants, who must submit by April 20 an application consisting of a curriculum vitae and a statement of purpose.? Demonstrated experience with a modeling formalism similar to ACT-R will strengthen the application. Applicants will be notified of admission by May 4, with early notification upon request.? Admission to the summer school is free. More information, including papers published by the ACT-R community, can be found on the ACT-R web site (http://act-r.psy.cmu.edu/). A registration form is appended below.? Additional information (detailed schedule, etc.) will appear on the ACT-R Web site when available or can be requested at: 2004 ACT-R Summer School Psychology Department Attn: Niels Taatgen Baker Hall 345E???????????????????????????????? Fax: +1 (412) 268-2844 Carnegie Mellon University????????????????????? Tel: +1 (412) 268-2815 Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890?????????????????????? Email: taatgen at cmu.edu ? ________________________________________________________ Eleventh Annual ACT-R Summer School and Workshop July 23 to 28, 2004 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh ??????????????????????????????? REGISTRATION ??????????????????????????????? ============ Name:???? .................................................................. Address:? .................................................................. ???????? .................................................................. ???????? .................................................................. Tel/Fax:? .................................................................. Email:??? .................................................................. Summer School (July 23 to 28) ============================= Applications are due APRIL 20.? Acceptance will be notified by MAY 4. Applicants MUST include a curriculum vitae and a short statement of purpose. Demonstration of experience with a modeling formalism similar to ACT-R, such as a completed model, should also be included in the application. ??????????????????????????????? HOUSING ??????????????????????????????? ======= Housing is available in Resnick House, a CMU dormitory that offers suite-style accommodations.? Rooms include air-conditioning, a semi-private bathroom and a common living room for suite-mates.? Last year's rates were $267.75/week/person or $38.25/night/person for single rooms and $192.50/week/person or $27.50/night/person for double rooms.? Housing reservations will be taken after acceptance to the summer school.? Do not send money.? See http://www.housing.cmu.edu for further housing information. To reserve a room in Resnick House, fill in the dates and select one of the three room options: I will stay from ................ to ................ 1. ... I want a single room 2. ... I want a double room and I will room with ................ 3. ... I want a double room.? Please select a roommate of ....... gender ROOM PAYMENT IS DUE UPON CHECK-IN.? DO NOT SEND MONEY. The recommended hotel is the Wyndham Garden Hotel, located within easy walking distance of CMU.? Contact the Wyndham directly at +1 (877) 662 6242. Send this form to: 2004 ACT-R Summer School Psychology Department Niels Taatgen Baker Hall 345E???????????????????????????????? Fax: +1 (412) 268-2844 Carnegie Mellon University????????????????????? Tel: +1 (412) 268-2815 Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890?????????????????????? Email: taatgen at cmu.edu From schunn+ at pitt.edu Fri Apr 9 09:11:47 2004 From: schunn+ at pitt.edu (Christian Schunn) Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2004 09:11:47 -0400 Subject: [ACT-R-users] need reviewers for ICCM2004 Message-ID: Dear cognitive modelers, We are seeking reviewers for ICCM2004. We have a strong set of paper submissions and an excellent set of Program Committee Members to supervise the review process. If you have some expertise in any form of computational cognitive modeling, we hope that you would consider signing up to review some papers for ICCM. (For those of you who are already reviewers and PC members, thank you.) You will have the ability to say how many papers you are willing to do within the system. To sign up to be a reviewer, go to the submission website: https://precisionconference.com/~iccm If you already have an account in the system, either from submitting or reviewing for cogsci or submitting for iccm, you don't need to create and account. Just login. Otherwise, click on the 'create your own account link'. Once you have an account and are logged in, select the volunteer to review link. In the system, one first signs up to review generally within the system. Because we share the system with the cogsci conference (and they paid), it will look a little like you are signing up to review for cogsci. But fear not and more forward. After you have volunteered to review generally, the system will ask you to say which conference you are reviewing for. Here you select ICCM and list how many papers you are willing to review. We are hoping you will volunteer for at least 4, but we will take what we can get. Make sure you also tell the system your areas of expertise, so that PC members can be guided towards giving you the papers closest to your areas of expertise. From that point on, the system and our PC members will assign papers to you and you will receive emails alerting you to that activity. Thanks for your help. The quality of the conference depends upon your contributions. -Chris, Paul, Marsha, & Christian -- ====================================================== Christian Schunn Assistant Professor of Psychology, Intelligent Systems, and Education Research Scientist, Learning Research & Development Center University of Pittsburgh schunn at pitt.edu, http://www.lrdc.pitt.edu/schunn ====================================================== From Kevin.Gluck at mesa.afmc.af.mil Thu Apr 15 19:57:19 2004 From: Kevin.Gluck at mesa.afmc.af.mil (Kevin.Gluck at mesa.afmc.af.mil) Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 16:57:19 -0700 Subject: [ACT-R-users] NOW is the time to Register and get your Hotel Room for BRIMS 200 4! Message-ID: <245656B34A151046B0997D34FA909F0F012D2AC1@fsqbge06.mesa.afmc.af.mil> ******** Please forward this message to anyone who may be interested in attending BRIMS 2004 ******** BRIMS 2004 Presenters and Attendees, The deadline for early conference registration and for reserving a room at the conference hotel is April 24. After that day, registration rates increase and it may be impossible to get a room at the conference hotel, even if you are willing to pay the full rack rate, because they anticipate being sold out. That means NOW is the time to register for the conference and to reserve your hotel room for BRIMS 2004! Registration ----------------- You can register online via the link on the conference website, or download a registration form and mail or fax it in. Register now! Hotel Reservation ----------------- The conference hotel is the Hyatt Regency Crystal City. Please call them at 703-418-1234 and reserve a room under the "BRIMS Conference" block. We look forward to seeing you all at BRIMS 2004! Kevin Gluck Conference Chair ******** Please forward this message to anyone who may be interested in attending BRIMS 2004 ******** ------------------------------------------------------- Kevin A. Gluck, PhD Research Psychologist Air Force Research Laboratory 6030 S. Kent St. Mesa, AZ 85212-6061 Ph: 480-988-6561 x-234 / DSN 474-6234 Cell: 480-229-4569 Fax: 480-988-6285 PALM Lab Website: http://www.mesa.afmc.af.mil/html/palmlab.htm 2004 Conference on Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation: http://www.sisostds.org/cgf-br/04BRIMS/index.htm "Anyone with an idea whose time has come can accomplish anything provided they are willing to work hard enough." - Cecil Burney -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paul at alphamind.com Thu Apr 15 17:17:56 2004 From: paul at alphamind.com (Paul Ward) Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 16:17:56 -0500 Subject: [ACT-R-users] Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS38) Message-ID: Dear all, Please find below information for the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS38) to be held in January, 2005. Deadline for submission is June 15. Sincerely, Paul Ward, Ph.D. (Email: paul at alphamind.com) HICSS 38 (http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/) will be held Jan 3-6, 2005 on the Big Island of Hawaii. We encourage you to consider a submission to the Software Technology Minitrack: Integrating Humans with Intelligent Technologies: Merging Theories of Collaborative Intelligence and Expert Cognition This minitrack is a combination of collaborative intelligence and expert cognition, focusing on the interface between humans and intelligent technologies. We solicit topics in: - user interfaces developed from knowledge of human behavior and human - interaction with agents, robots, and sensors - metrics for evaluation of collaborative intelligence systems - theories of expertise - skill acquisition - mechanisms and models of expert cognition - adaptive and routine expert performance - expert-novice differences in complex real world tasks - mixed- initiative interaction - mixed human-computer initiative with adjustable autonomy - architectures to support symbiotic interaction - case studies of user interfaces/interactions with intelligent systems - affective user interfaces - teams of users and intelligent systems - development of models of computers for users and development of models of users for computers - issues of trust and privacy in symbiotic interfaces - social implications of physiological measures of humans - determining and monitoring cognitive status of users - multi-modal interfaces for input and output - domains such as intelligence analysis or tutoring systems where intelligent systems may be employed - issues that may arise with intelligent systems and modeling expertise Dates: June 15, 2004 Electronic submission of papers completed August 15, 2004 Submission notifications out Minitrack Co-Chairs: Jean Scholtz Martha Crosby Paul Ward Contact Details: Jean Scholtz (Primary Contact) National Institute of Standards and Technology 100 Bureau Drive, MS 8940 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 301-975-2520 Fax: 301-975-5287 jean.scholtz at nist.gov Martha Crosby Department of Information and Computer Sciences University of Hawaii 1680 East West Center Road Honolulu, HI 96822 808-956-3493 crosby at uhics.ics.hawaii.edu Paul Ward paul at alphamind.com -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://xenia.media.mit.edu/~nlc/conferences/fss04.html Description: Although there has been substantial progress in some of the subfields of artificial intelligence during the past three decades, the field overall is moving toward increasing subfield isolation and increasing attention to near-term applications, retarding progress toward comprehensive theories and deep scientific understanding, and ultimately, retarding progress toward developing the science needed for higher-impact applications. Recent work in artificial intelligence, in addition to cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and linguistics, presents an opportunity to reverse this specialization and reinvigorate the field's focus on understanding and developing human-level intelligence. Because there are so few venues for research on integration and because the opportunity is so great, we propose to gather researchers working across the boundaries of their subfields to explore new computational techniques and research methodologies for integrating research results to produce more intelligent systems. We plan to address three broad topics of interest. First, what can models of vision, language, learning, and reasoning in fields such as cognitive psychology, linguistics and neuroscience contribute to artificial intelligence? Is there a way to describe and organize these results so that they can be more easily shared and combined across subfields? Second, how can we integrate multiple perception, action, representation, learning, planning, and reasoning systems to build cognitive models and intelligent systems that significantly advance the level of intelligence we can model or achieve? Is there a way to characterize the strengths and weaknesses of each approach and determine when to use each? Finally, what kind of theoretical, methodological, or technological innovations are needed to accelerate this research? Will it require advances in cognitive modeling, cross-domain and inter-subfield ontologies, or some kind of institutional transformation? The topics of interest lead us to encourage a wide range of presentations, including presentations focused on the integration and interconnection of multiple systems, on the contributions of fields such as cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and linguistics to integration questions, and on methodological issues having to do with integration. From pescara at vreme.yubc.net Mon Apr 19 12:01:45 2004 From: pescara at vreme.yubc.net (IPSI conference) Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 18:01:45 +0200 Subject: [ACT-R-users] Invitation to Italy (and Sweden) vip/ba Message-ID: <200404191601.i3JG1jI31999@vreme.yubc.net> Dear Potential Speaker of the IPSI-2004 Pescara: I am happy to invite you to be a speaker at the VIP Scientific Forum of the International IPSI-2004 PESCARA Conference in Italy (IPSI = Internet, Processing, Systems for e-education/e-business, and Interdisciplinaries), to be held in the hotel Castello Chiola from July 28 till August 2, 2004. Detailed program and all relevant information are given at the web: www.internetconferences.net. Castello Chiola is a century IX castle on the top of a hill, with a sea view; best Italian beaches around Pescara are only about 10km away. This is our former L'Aquila conference relocated to a place which is much more attractive and convenient. Opening keynote: Professor Michael Flynn, from Stanford University. Deadlines: Abstract (100 words) = April 30, 2004 Full Papers = May 10, 2004 Paper Acceptance Notification = May 20, 2004 Hotel Payment = May 30, 2004 Fee Payment = June 10, 2004 If you are not able to accept this invitation, our next meeting is in Sweden (Stockholm Grand Hotel) and your are invited (for details see www.internetconferences.net, and let us know if you are interested, by sending email to stockholm at internetconferences.net). The IPSI-2004 PESCARA conference is limited to about 100 attendees (physical capacity of hotel Castello Chiola congress center), and only plenary sessions will be organized. So far, many more researchers expressed an interest to come, which means that a number of submissions will have to be rejected. Still, new submissions are more than welcome. In addition to other programs, a special VIP Scientific Forum is also organized. Talks of the VIP Scientific Forum are open to all participants (other fori include the High Tech Forum and Talented Students Forum). Please submit your title/abstract (which means that you have committed to participate if your paper is accepted), as soon as convenient for you,because we will be accepting papers until the limit is reached. The major goal of this forum is to establish a podium for a fruitful exchange of the newest scientific ideas, and that is why your participation is extremely important to all of us. Only elite researchers and professionals are invited. If you like to accept this invitation, please send email (with title, 100-word abstract, and affiliation) to pescara at internetconferences.net Conditions of this invitation are as follows: 1. Duration of your slot is 30 minutes (20 to 25 minutes for your talk, and the rest for discussions). 2. You are financially responsible: (a) For the air ticket to arrive to Italy, and for the local transportation to arrive to the conference site (Hotel Castello Chiola). (b) For the hotel/breakfast cost. If you like to stay in the Castello Chiola hotel, the minimum stay is 5 days, from July 28 noon till August 2 noon, and the prepayment for all 5 days has to be done, as indicated above, before May 30, 2004 (only 30 rooms are available for sale, so you have to hurry up). The prices are as follows: one person in a single room = e600, two persons in a double room = e800, three persons in a triple room, E15 extra per day. four persons in a quad room, E30 extra per day. If you like to stay in an outside hotel (in which case you can save considerably on your budget), you are entitled to a E100 insurance (both by participants and their accompanying persons), payable directly to the hotel Chiola. Please, remember that hotel Chiola has only 30 rooms for sale, and most attendees will have to stay in Pescara (25km or 30min by public busses) or better in the nearby Silvi Marina (15km or 15min by public busses, operating from 6am till 11pm). Busses are to be taken to the center of Loreto Aprutino, and the hotel is five minutes walking uphill (to the top of the hill). Of course, rent-a-car is the most convenient solution (there is a parking on the top of the hill). (c) For the conference fee (e400). 3. The conference fee covers a professional reviewing process, the conference program, a book of abstracts, a CD with full papers, a welcome dinner on the arrival day, coffee/tea breaks, and access to all professional and social activities of the IPSI-2004 PESCARA. The fee is e300 for past participants of IPSI conferences who agree to review 12 papers per year. 4. For paper layout format, you are free to select any format that meets your needs and esthetical criteria. Your paper will be reviewed, with the major intention to provide you with a feedback that can help improve the quality. 5. Full papers are limited to maximum 1MB and minimum 4 pages. 6. The scope of the conference is relatively wide: Informatics, Internet, Computer Science and Engineering, Interdisciplinary Research, MBA, Internet aspects of Medicine, Education, Management, Law, etc. Of course, traditional Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Engineering Physics, or BioEngineering and Environment Protection, too. 7. Late payments, both for the hotel Castello Chiola and the fee, extra 10 percent, and on the spot, extra 20 percent. Sincerely yours, Prof. Dr. V. Milutinovic, Chairman If you are not able to attend IPSI BgD conferences, you may like to submit a paper for one of the IPSI BgD journals. Please, check the web (www.internetjournals.net) and write to us at the email address given on the web. Thank you! PS - Please tell us if you cannot come to this conference, but you plan to come to a future scientific non-profit conference organized by IPSI BgD. If you would like not to receive information about our conferences, please let us know. From BORIRL at inel.gov Tue Apr 27 06:57:17 2004 From: BORIRL at inel.gov (BORIRL at inel.gov) Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 04:57:17 -0600 Subject: [ACT-R-users] Ronald L Boring/BORIRL/CC01/INEEL/US is out of the office. Message-ID: I will be out of the office starting 04/23/2004 and will not return until 05/04/2004. I am in Vienna to attend the CHI conference, April 23 - May 3, and will not be checking my INEEL email. Please direct any queries to Terri Flores, florta at inel.gov, (208) 526-1936. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From grayw at rpi.edu Tue Apr 27 14:54:24 2004 From: grayw at rpi.edu (Wayne Gray) Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 14:54:24 -0400 Subject: [ACT-R-users] Fwd: Member abstract deadline extended Message-ID: >Members: > >The submission deadline for member abstracts to the CogSci 2004 >conference has been extended. The new deadline is May 17, at 23:59 >Chicago time. > >For information about the conference, go to: > >http://www.cogsci.northwestern.edu/cogsci2004/ NB -- you have to be a member at the time of presentation -- not at the time of submission. -- **Rensselaer**Rensselaer**Rensselaer**Rensselaer**Rensselaer** Wayne D. Gray; Professor of Cognitive Science Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Carnegie Building (rm 108) ;;for all surface mail & deliveries 110 8th St.; Troy, NY 12180 EMAIL: grayw at rpi.edu, Office: 518-276-3315, Fax: 518-276-3017 for general information see: http://www.rpi.edu/~grayw/ for On-Line publications see: http://www.rpi.edu/~grayw/pubs/downloadable_pubs.htm If if you just have formalisms or a model you are doing "operations research" or" AI", if you just have data and a good study you are doing "experimental psychology", and if you just have ideas you are doing "philosophy" -- it takes all three to do cognitive science. **Rensselaer**Rensselaer**Rensselaer**Rensselaer**Rensselaer** From ljohnso42 at comcast.net Wed Apr 28 12:26:17 2004 From: ljohnso42 at comcast.net (Leo Johnson) Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 12:26:17 -0400 Subject: [ACT-R-users] purchasing common lisp Message-ID: <002101c42d3d$88ac8880$0000a398@LeoandSylvia> It has been explained to me that in order for me to develop modules in ACT-R, I must have the common lisp software on my computer. I am interested in purchasing the lisp software for a stand alone machine that is running Windows XP. Can anyone give me some help in finding the cheapest way that I can purchase the software? Thanks Leo A. Johnson, Jr. ljohnso42 at comcast.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From db30 at andrew.cmu.edu Wed Apr 28 13:21:22 2004 From: db30 at andrew.cmu.edu (Dan Bothell) Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 13:21:22 -0400 Subject: [ACT-R-users] purchasing common lisp In-Reply-To: <002101c42d3d$88ac8880$0000a398@LeoandSylvia> References: <002101c42d3d$88ac8880$0000a398@LeoandSylvia> Message-ID: <102706954.1083158482@whatever.psy.cmu.edu> --On Wednesday, April 28, 2004 12:26 PM -0400 Leo Johnson wrote: > > > It has been explained to me that in order for me to develop modules in > ACT-R, I must have the common lisp software on my computer. I am > interested in purchasing the lisp software for a stand alone machine that > is running Windows XP. Can anyone give me some help in finding the > cheapest way that I can purchase the software? > > First, a question - do you mean models, or do you mean actually extending ACT-R by adding new modules to it? An ACT-R model would be a simulation of a person (typically) performing some task written using ACT-R. An ACT-R module is a component of the ACT-R system that implements a set of features that can be used when building an ACT-R model (for instance the vision module or motor module). If you are talking about writing models in ACT-R, then you do not actually need to have Lisp software. We provide an application called the "Standalone ACT-R Environment" that includes a complete Lisp implementation. It can be found on the software page of the ACT-R website (http://act-r.psy.cmu.edu). It is sufficient for running all of the models in the ACT-R tutorial and also for writing ones own models. It is not as fast or robust as using ACT-R with a "better" Lisp application, but if you are not a Lisp programmer it is probably the best place to start. If you want to extend ACT-R by writing new modules for it, or you need the extra speed and debugging facilities a full Lisp system would provide, than you have lots of options. There are many Lisp systems that one can get that vary greatly in terms of price and performance, and you can find more information at http://www.lisp.org. In terms of commercial products, there are two main vendors of Lisp applications for Windows: Franz Inc. (http://www.franz.com) produces a product called Allegro Common Lisp and Xanalys (http://www.lispworks.com/) produces a product called LispWorks. Neither is what I would call cheap, but they do offer limited time trial versions which you could try if you are interested. Hope that helps, and if you have any other questions feel free to ask, Dan