[ACT-R-users] Graduate study and postdoctoral work at RPI Human-Level Intelligence Laboratory

[Nick Cassimatis]

I have funding for new graduate students and postdocs in the
Human-Level Intelligence Laboratory at the Rensselaer Department of
Cognitive Science.  The deadline for applying to the graduate program
is January 15.  Postdoc positions (which I would like to fill ASAP)
start in the spring and fall of this coming year, though there is some
flexibility.

The overall aim of the Human-Level Intelligence Laboratory is to
advance the level of intelligence computational systems can model by
developing a framework for integrating the strengths of multiple
computational methods into a single system.  Current projects involve
natural language understanding, hybrids of probabilistic, logical and
structured inference strategies, and reasoning about the beliefs,
desires and intentions people.

RPI is a top-tier research university.  The Cognitive Science
department has identified the PhD program and research as its primary
missions.  The department is conducting research in a number of areas:
cognitive modeling, human and machine learning, multi-agent
interactions and social simulation, neural networks and connectionist
models, human and machine reasoning, cognitive engineering, etc.

RPI is located in historic Troy NY, in the Hudson River Valley,
approximately 5 miles North of Albany, NY. It is three hours south of
Montreal, 2.5 hours west of Boston, and two hours north of New York
City, to which Amtrak runs several trains daily. The Albany area is
notable for any things, including its affordable housing, cultural
events (e.g., the famed Saratoga Performing Arts Center), and
proximity to outdoor recreation (e.g., hiking/skiing in the
Adirondack, White, Green, and Berkshire Mountains).

See the Web page below regarding research:
http://www.cassimatis.com/hlil.html

For the application procedure, see
http://www.cogsci.rpi.edu/

If you decide to apply for graduate study, let me know by sending a
short email.