From ritter at ist.psu.edu Sat Jan 1 16:56:29 2011 From: ritter at ist.psu.edu (Frank Ritter) Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2011 16:56:29 -0500 Subject: [ACT-R-users] CogModel notes: ICCM12/BRIMS11&10/EuroCogSci11/Newell video/Prizes/Book/Positions Message-ID: <111656.UYOBSTEA@ist.psu.edu> This is based on the International Cognitive Modeling Conference mailing list that I maintain. I forward messages about twice a year. (this is the firstone for ICCM 2012.) The first announcement is driving this email, ICCM 2012 will be in Berlin. If you would like to be removed, please just let me know. I maintain it by hand to keep it small. (and I wish you a happy new year!) cheers, Frank Ritter frank.e.ritter at gmail.com http://acs.ist.psu.edu http://www.frankritter.com 1. ICCM 2012, April 2012, Berlin, Germany http://www.iccm2012.com 2. ICCM 2010, Philadelphia, PA proceedings now available online, http://iccm2010.cs.drexel.edu/proceedings/ 3. BRIMS 2011, 21-24 March 2011, 6 Jan 2011 submission deadline http://www.brimsconference.org 4. BRIMS 2010 proceedings available, BRIMS special issue in CMOT http://brimsconference.org/archives/2010/toc.htm http://acs.ist.psu.edu/papers/CMOT-brims09-si10/special-issue.txt 5. Dissertation Prizes in Cognitive Science http://cognitrn.psych.indiana.edu/CogSciPrizes/index.htm 5b. CogSci Conference, 20-23 July 2011, Boston, Due 1 Feb 2011 http://cognitivesciencesociety.org/conference2011/index.html 6. European Conference on Cognitive Science, 21-24 May 2011 http://nbu.bg/cogs/eurocogsci2011 7. Newell's Desires and Diversions videos now online http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH6oRMNk6hw 8. Cognitive scientist, Anderson, recieves Franklin Medal http://fi.edu/franklinawards/ 9. Practical guide to running studies book available for use frank.ritter at psu.edu 10. Free iPhone app to compute caffeine usage http://caffeinezone.net 11. New book on modeling multi-tasking, Salvucci & Taatgen 12. CFP 8th ACM Conf on Creativity & Cognition, 3-6 nov 2011, due 25 mar 11 http://dilab.gatech.edu/ccc/index.html 13. CFP: Cognitive Modeling and Computational Linguistics, 23 Jun 11, due 1 apr 11 http://www.psy.cmu.edu/~cmcl/ 14. Assoc. Prof., Florida State, learning 15. Department head, U. of North Florida, review from 6 Dec 2010 http://www.unf.edu/ccec/cis/ 16. 3 year post-doc in intelligent tutoring, Canterbury, NZ, due 14 Jan 2011 http://ictg.canterbury.ac.nz/ 17. Postdoc in computational cognition at PARC, no date given 18. Lectureship in Multi-Agent Systems, Liverpool (DEADLINE: 04:01:2011) http://www.liv.ac.uk/working/job_vacancies/ 19. Professor in Interaction Design at UCL Interaction Centre, due 31 Jan 2011. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/uclic *************************************************** 1. ICCM 2012, Berlin, Germany http://www.iccm2012.com The conference will be held from 13 to 15 April 2012 in Berlin at the Technische Universitat Berlin (Berlin Institute of Technology (TU/Berlin)). The conference web page will be htpp://www.iccm2012.com (although this is still under construction). The first version will go online in January (the web address has been reserved). The chairs are: "Nele Russwinkel" , "Uwe Drewitz" , "Hedderik van Rijn" , "Jeronimo Dzaak" *************************************************** 2. ICCM 2010, Philadelphia, PA proceedings now available online, http://iccm2010.cs.drexel.edu/proceedings/ *************************************************** 3. BRIMS 2011, 21-24 March 2011, 6 Jan 2011 submission deadline http://www.brimsconference.org http://brimsconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/BRIMS_2011_Call_for_Papers.pdf You are invited to participate in the 20th Conference on Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation (BRIMS), to be held at the Sundance Resort in Sundance, UT. BRIMS enables modeling and simulation research scientists, engineers, and technical communities across disciplines to meet, share ideas, identify capability gaps, discuss cutting-edge research directions, highlight promising technologies, and showcase the state-of-the-art in Department of Defense related applications. The BRIMS Conference will consist of many exciting elements in 2011, including special topic areas, technical paper sessions, special symposia/panel discussions, and government laboratory sponsor sessions. Highlights of BRIMS 2011 include a fantastic lineup of keynote speakers spanning cognitive modeling, sociocultural modeling, and network science: John Laird, University of Michigan, http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/laird/ Lael Schooler, Max Planck Institute, http://ntfm.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/mpib/FMPro Kathleen Carley, CMU, http://www.casos.cs.cmu.edu/bios/carley/carley.html Chris Barrett, Virginia Tech, http://ndssl.vbi.vt.edu/people/cbarrett.html The BRIMS Executive Committee invites papers, posters, demos, symposia, panel discussions, and tutorials on topics related to the representation of individuals, groups, teams and organizations in models and simulations. All submissions are peer-reviewed (see www.brimsconference.org for additional details on submission types). KEY DATES: All submissions due: 6 Jan 2011 Tutorial Acceptance: 31 Jan 2011 Authors Notification 31 Jan 2011 Final version due: 18 Feb 2011 Tutorials: 21 March 2011 BRIMS 2010 Opens: 22 March 2011 Special Topic Areas of Interest are identified to elicit specific technical content: * M&S in network science * Statistical/Graphical approaches to M&S * M&S for asymmetric warfare and joint force applications * Cognitive or behavioral performance moderators in M&S * Integration and reuse of models * Large-scale, persistent, and generative modeling issues ACCOMMODATIONS and REGISTRATION The conference will be held at the Sundance Resort in Sundance, UT (http://www.sundanceresort.com) BRIMS PROGAM COMMITTEE: Bradley Best (Adaptive Cognitive Systems) William Kennedy (George Mason University) Frank Ritter (Pennsylvania State University) If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the BRIMS 2011 Conference Chair, Dr. Tiffany Jastrzembski (tiffany.jastrzembski at wpafb.af.mil). *************************************************** 4. BRIMS 2010 proceedings available, BRIMS special issue in CMOT http://brimsconference.org/archives/2010/toc.htm http://acs.ist.psu.edu/papers/CMOT-brims09-si10/special-issue.txt The BRIMS 2010 proceedings are now available at http://brimsconference.org/archives/2010/toc.htm A special issue of the best papers from BRIMS 2009 revised and extended was recently published as a special issue in Computational and Mathematical Organizational Theory: Kennedy, W. G., Ritter, F. E., & Best, B. J. (2010). The best papers from BRIMS2009: Cultural and group models. Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory, 16(3), 217-219. Reitter, D., & Lebiere, C. (2010). A cognitive model of spatial path-planning. Computational and Mathematical Organization Science, 16, 220-245. Morgan, J. H., Morgan, G., & Ritter, F. E. (2010). A preliminary model of participation for small groups. Computational and Mathematical Organization Science, 16, 246-270. Ball, J., Myers, C., Heiberg, A., Cooke, N. J., Matessa, M., Freiman, M., & Rodgers, S. (2010). The synthetic teammate project. Computational and Mathematical Organization Science, 16, 271-299. Lin, L., & Goodrich, M. A. (2010). A Bayesian approach to modeling lost person behaviors based on terrain features in Wilderness Search and Rescue. Computational and Mathematical Organization Science, 16, 300-323. The listing is also available at http://acs.ist.psu.edu/papers/CMOT-brims09-si10/special-issue.txt *************************************************** 5. Dissertation Prizes in Cognitive Science http://cognitrn.psych.indiana.edu/CogSciPrizes/index.htm Call for Nominations The Robert J. Glushko Dissertation Prizes in Cognitive Science Nomination Deadline: January 15, 2011 The Cognitive Science Society and the Glushko-Samuelson Foundation seek nominations for up to five outstanding dissertation prizes in cognitive science. The goals of these prizes are to increase the prominence of cognitive science, and encourage students to engage in interdisciplinary efforts to understand minds and intelligent systems. The hope is that the prizes will recognize and honor young researchers conducting ground-breaking research in cognitive science. The eventual goal is to aid in efforts to bridge between the areas of cognitive science and create theories of general interest to the multiple fields concerned with scientifically understanding the nature of minds and intelligent systems. Promoting a unified cognitive science is consistent with the belief that understanding how minds work will require the synthesis of many different empirical methods, formal tools, and analytic theories. 2011 is the inaugural year of this annual prize. Up-to-date information on the prizes can be found at http://cognitrn.psych.indiana.edu/CogSciPrizes/index.htm . A Description of the Prizes 1) Up to five Robert J. Glushko Dissertation Prizes in Cognitive Science will be awarded annually. Each prize will be accompanied by a certificate and a $10,000 award to be used by the recipient without any constraints. Prize winners will also receive three years of complimentary membership in the Cognitive Science Society starting with the year in which they have won the prize. 2) Prize-winning dissertations are expected to transcend any one of the individual fields comprising cognitive science. They should centrally address issues of interest to multiple fields that comprise cognitive science, including: psychology, computer science, philosophy, linguistics, anthropology, neuroscience, and education. 3) Prize-winners must have received a PhD degree no more than two years before the January 15 nomination deadline. For the 2011 prizes, dissertations will be considered from individuals who received their PhD degrees during the period from January 15, 2009 to January 15, 2011. 4) The dissertation prizes are open to any student who has conducted dissertation research related to cognitive science, regardless of nationality or originating department. How to submit details are on the web site. The deadline for nominations is January 15, 2011. Awardees will be announced by April 15, 2011. *************************************************** 6. European Conference on Cognitive Science, 21-24 May 2011 http://nbu.bg/cogs/eurocogsci2011 European Conference on Cognitive Science EuroCogSci 2011 New Bulgarian University in Sofia May 21-24, 2011 Paper submission deadline: December 20, 2010 Program co-chairs are: Annette Karmiloff-Smith (Birbeck College, London, UK) Nancy Nersessian (Georgia Tech, Atlanta, USA) Boicho Kokinov (New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria) http://nbu.bg/cogs/eurocogsci2011/ or by email: eurocogsci2011 at cogs.nbu.bg *************************************************** 7. Newell's Desires and Diversions videos now online http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH6oRMNk6hw Allen Newell, Desires and Diversions video is now online on YouTube. This video talks about how to do research. Fatslowkid put them up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH6oRMNk6hw part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1XeIFgXtWc part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=874dCzBLyZM part3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b8gQ0EBdyg part 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmRXNP44KMU part 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swzUAqo5lwY part 6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXHT8hv7y44 part 7 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FYKBV6p7vM part 8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYBl6KlApP4 part 9 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfrS3sQwcmc part 10 *************************************************** 8. Cognitive scientist, John Anderson, recieves Franklin Medal details at: http://fi.edu/franklinawards/ *************************************************** 9. Practical guide to running studies frank.ritter at psu.edu We have written a 70 page practical guide to running cogsci and HCI studies for research assistants, e.g., how to dress, how to setup and breakdown for each subject. It is used in teaching at 5 universities. If you would like a copy or would like to use it to teach with, please let me know and I'll send you a copy. It may be available in the future from a publisher, and we are continuing to revise it based on feedback. *************************************************** 10. Free iPhone app to compute caffeine usage http://caffeinezone.net This is an application that when you type in your caffeine usage will display your caffeine dose, dosage, and the time course of the caffeine level with respect to default (changable) caffeine levels, including amount you can sleep with. It is free and works on iPhones, iPads, and iPods. *************************************************** 11. New book on modeling multi-tasking, Salvucci & Taatgen http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Psychology/CognitivePsychology/?view=usa&ci=9780199733569 The Multitasking Mind Dario D. Salvucci and Niels A. Taatgen Oxford University Press, $45 Multitasking is all around us: the office worker interrupted by a phone call, the teenager texting while driving, the salesperson chatting while entering an order. When multitasking, the mind juggles all the many tasks we're doing this second, this hour, this week, and tries to perform them together-sometimes with great ease, sometimes with great difficulty. We don't often stop to think about how exactly we accomplish these feats of multitasking great and small. How do we switch from one task to another? What types of multitasking are disruptive, and when are they most disruptive? And ultimately, how can we take advantage of the benefits of multitasking while alleviating its negative effects in our daily lives? This book presents the theory of threaded cognition, a theory that aims to explain the multitasking mind. The theory states that multitasking behavior can be expressed as cognitive threads-independent streams of thought that weave through the mind's processing resources to produce multitasking behavior, and sometimes experience conflicts to produce multitasking interference. Grounded in the ACT-R cognitive architecture, threaded cognition incorporates computational representations and mechanisms used to simulate and predict multitasking behavior and performance. The book describes the implications of threaded cognition theory across three traditionally disparate domains: concurrent multitasking (doing multiple tasks at once), sequential multitasking (interrupting and resuming tasks), and multitask skill acquisition (learning and practicing multiple tasks). The work stresses the importance of unifying basic and applied research by alternating between in-depth descriptions of basic research phenomena and broader treatments of phenomena in applied domains, such as driver distraction and human-computer interaction. The book also includes practical guidelines for designers of interactive systems intended for multitasking contexts. *************************************************** 12. CFP 8th ACM Conf on Creativity & Cognition, 3-6 nov 2011, due 25 mar 11 http://dilab.gatech.edu/ccc/index.html We cordially invite submissions to the 8th ACM Conference on Creativity & Cognition (C&C 2011) as well as to the related art program, tutorials, workshops, and graduate student symposium. Conference: Creativity & Cognition 2011 http://dilab.gatech.edu/ccc/index.html Conference dates: November 3-6, 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA Submission deadline (for all kinds of submissions): March 25, 2011. [including tutorials, art works, graduate symposium] We welcome contributions from researchers and practitioners, from artists and scientists, from designers, educators and decision makers. Please send all inquiries to: acmcc2011 at gmail.com Program Co-Chairs: Ashok Goel, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Fox Harrell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Brian Magerko, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Yukari Nagai, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan Jane Prophet, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK **************************************************************** 13. CFP: Cognitive Modeling and ComputationalLinguistics, 23 Jun 11, due 1 apr 11 http://www.psy.cmu.edu/~cmcl/ From: "David Reitter" Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 09:27:32 -0500 To: Subject: [Call for Papers: Cognitive Modeling and ComputationalLinguistics Cognitive Modeling and Computational Linguistics (CMCL) and TopiCS special issue Models of Language Comprehension A workshop to be held June 23, 2011 at the Association for Computational Linguistics meeting in Portland, Oregon http://www.psy.cmu.edu/~cmcl/ CALL FOR PAPERS Workshop Description This workshop provides a venue for work in computational psycholinguistics. ACL Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Martin Kay described this topic as "build[ing] models of language that reflect in some interesting way, on the ways in which people use language." The 2010 workshop follows in the tradition of several previous meetings (1) the computational psycholinguistics meeting at CogSci in Berkeley in 1997 (2) the Incremental Parsing workshop at ACL 2004 (3) the first CMCL workshop at ACL 2010 in inviting contributions that apply methods from computational linguistics to problems in the cognitive modeling of any and all natural language abilities. Scope and Topics The workshop invites a broad spectrum of work in the cognitive science of language, at all levels of analysis from sounds to discourse. Topics include, but are not limited to * incremental parsers for diverse grammar formalisms; models of comprehension difficulty derived from such parsers * models of factors favoring particular productions or interpretations over their competitors * models of semantic interpretation, including psychologically realistic notions of word and phrase meaning * models of human language acquisition, including the prediction of generalizations and time course in acquisition * applications of cognitive models of language, e.g., in tutoring systems, human evaluation, clinical and cognitive neuroscience settings Submissions This call solicits 8-page, full papers reporting original and unpublished research that combines cognitive modeling and computational linguistics. Accepted papers are expected to be presented at the workshop and will be published in the workshop proceedings. They should emphasize obtained results rather than intended work, and should indicate clearly the state of completion of the reported results. A paper accepted for presentation at the workshop must not be presented or have been presented at any other meeting with publicly available proceedings. If essentially identical papers are submitted to other conferences or workshops as well, this fact must be indicated at submission time. To facilitate double-blind reviewing, submitted paper should not include any identifying information about the authors. Submissions must be formatted using ACL 2011 style files available at http://www.acl2011.org/latex/ http://www.acl2011.org/word/ Contributions should be submitted in PDF via the submission site: https://www.softconf.com/acl2011/CogModCL The submission deadline is 11:59PM Eastern Time on April 01, 2011. Pathway to Journal Publication All accepted CMCL papers will be published in the workshop proceedings as is customary at ACL. However, CMCL presenters whose work holds broad interest for the wider cognitive science community will be encouraged to prepare extended versions of their papers (16 pages in APA format). If approved by a second round of reviewing, these extended papers will appear in a forthcoming issue of TopiCS, a Journal of the Cognitive Science Society, entitled entitled "Models of Language Comprehension". These expanded papers will need to be substantially adapted to address the broader TopiCS readership. The Program Committee will be assisted by additional experts, as needed, to apply this and other review criteria. Important Dates Submission deadline: April 01, 2011 Notification of acceptance: April 25, 2011 Camera-ready versions due: May 06, 2011 Workshop: June 23, 2011, at ACL 2011 Workshop Chairs Frank Keller, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh David Reitter, Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University Program Committee Steven Abney Michigan Harald R. Baayen Alberta Matthew Crocker Saarland Vera Demberg Saarland Tim O'Donnell Harvard Amit Dubey Edinburgh Mike Frank Stanford Ted Gibson MIT John Hale Cornell Keith Hall Google Florian Jaeger Rochester Lars Konieczny Freiburg Roger Levy San Diego Richard Lewis Michigan Stephan Oepen Oslo Ulrike Pado VICO Research Douglas Roland Buffalo William Schuler Ohio State Mark Steedman Edinburgh Patrick Sturt Edinburgh Shravan Vasishth Potsdam **************************************************************** 14. Assoc. Prof., Florida State, learning Subject: [ACT-R-users] Faculty Position Available - Associate Professor This is an informal call for your input regarding a position at here at LSI, at FSU. I have been asked to consider people suitable for a mid-level position (i.e., Associate Professor), who would interested in joining LSI to undertake interdisciplinary work in the area of the psychology of skill acquisition and skilled and expert performance. The appointment would involve earning tenure in an academic department at FSU such as Psychology or Educational Psychology and Learning Systems (LSI is a research institute, not a formal academic department, and thus does not offer tenure). It would be expected that candidates have established funding connections with state and federal agencies or foundations. They will have published in outlets concerned with these topics such as applied psychology, applied cognitive psychology, applied experimental psychology, human factors, and cognitive field research. Faculty in LSI have reduced teaching and advising loads and thus have opportunities (as well as expectations) for grant capture and project delivery surpassing those associated with more traditional faculty. About LSI: Located on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, the Learning Systems Institute is a multidisciplinary organization dedicated to bridging the gap between research and practice in education and training. The institute develops practical and workable solutions in learning and performance, based on solid research. The Learning Systems Institute maintains project-based teams led by FSU faculty and graduate students with a wide range of experience in many varied disciplines. These multidisciplinary teams develop robust solutions using systems approaches to the planning, design, evaluation, and improvement of instruction, learning, and human performance. Over the past 40 years, the Learning Systems Institute has made significant contributions, nationally and internationally. If you know of anyone that you feel would be interested in this opportunity, please pass on this information to them or their names to me (with their permission) for consideration. We plan to invite interested parties for virtual and actual meetings to explore the possibility of their joining our team. Very best regards, David W. Eccles, BSc. (Hons.), PhD. Associate Professor and Lead Research Scientist, Learning Systems Institute, and Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, College of Education, Florida State University. Learning Systems Institute, C-4600 University Center, Tallahassee, Florida 32306. Direct line: 850-644-5465. Fax: 850-644-4952. deccles at lsi.fsu.edu **************************************************************** 15. Department head, U. of North Florida, review from 6 Dec 2010 http://www.unf.edu/ccec/cis/ Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:19:03 -0400 From: "Umapathy, Karthikeyan" Subject: Position announcement for Director, School of Computing, U. of North Florida To: CHI-JOBS at LISTSERV.ACM.ORG List-Subscribe: The University of North Florida, one of eleven public universities in the State of Florida, invites applications and nominations for the position of Director of the School of Computing. The School of Computing resides within College of Computing, Engineering and Construction, offering a bachelor's degree in Computing and Information Sciences with specializations in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Science, and Information Technology and a master's degree in Computing and Information Sciences with specializations in Computer Science, Information Systems, and Software Engineering. The undergraduate computer science, information systems, information science, and information technology programs are accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of ABET Inc. UNF consists of five colleges and has over 16,000 students. The university is located seven miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean and twelve miles southeast of downtown Jacksonville and is a comprehensive urban university in the midst of a nature preserve of more than 1,300 acres. For more information about the city of Jacksonville, visit the official city website at http://www.coj.net/. Candidates for this position must have attained the rank of Full Professor, have an earned doctorate in computing, and must be eligible for tenure within the School of Computing. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience in developing and growing academic programs as well as having a national presence in his/her discipline. Duties will include budget management and oversight, strategic planning, conducting personnel evaluations, community outreach and service, and overseeing accreditation and program assessment activities. The Director reports to the Dean of the College of Computing, Engineering and Construction. For more information about the School of Computing, visit the website: http://www.unf.edu/ccec/cis/. Review of applications begins December 6, 2010 and the position is open until filled. The anticipated start date is July 1, 2011. To apply for this position (#315250), a candidate must complete a one-page online application in the UNF Human Resource system (OASys) at http://www.unfjobs.org, and upload a letter of interest addressing the qualifications mentioned above, a curriculum vitae and a list of three references including the names, titles, phone numbers, physical addresses and email addresses. Questions regarding this search should be directed to: Dr. Bob Roggio, Search Committee Chair School of Computing University of North Florida 1 UNF Drive Jacksonville, FL 32224 socsearch at unf.edu *************************************************** 16. 3 year post-doc in intelligent tutoring, Canterbury, NZ, due 14 Jan 2011 http://ictg.canterbury.ac.nz/ Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:10:08 +1300 From: Tanja Mitrovic Subject: post-doc at ICTG To: CHI-ANNOUNCEMENTS at LISTSERV.ACM.ORG 3 year Post-doc position within the Intelligent Computer Tutoring Group Applications are invited for a 3-year, fixed-term Post Doctoral Research Fellowship in the Intelligent Computer Tutoring Group within the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. The position is a part of the new project titled "Adaptive computer-based cognitive training for post-stroke rehabilitation", funded by the prestigious Marsden Fund of the Royal Society of New Zealand. The Fellow will be expected to contribute to the project, and enhance the research of the Department. A Ph.D. degree in Computer Science is required, as well as experience in Artificial Intelligence in Education and/or Cognitive Psychology. The candidate should have prior experience and future goals of publishing research. The successful applicant must be able to take up the position by 1 February 2011, or as soon as possible thereafter. The project will develop a new ontological modelling methodology that will enable computer-based training systems adapt to users' specific cognitive functioning abilities. Current intelligent systems do not take the user's cognitive functioning into account; they assume all users have the same level of cognitive functioning, with no restrictions on memory, attention, learning capability, or speed of processing. This new modelling method will be tested in the context of adaptive cognitive training for stroke patients. Current assistive technologies provide simple reminders to stroke patients to compensate for memory loss, but do not provide adaptive training. The proposed intelligent and adaptive training system will use the created methodology to monitor each patient's cognitive deficit and initiate adaptive strategies (e.g. provide specific exercises or tailored advice). Such adaptive training is extremely important to a country with an ageing population such as New Zealand, as it decreases substantial costs of specialized human treatment and patient care. This project will provide a framework for neuropsychological researchers to conduct similar rehabilitative research into training strategies with other brain injuries (even degenerative conditions like Parkinson's disease). It also advances the field of knowledge engineering and paves the way for next-generation, human-centred intelligent systems. The Department of Computer Science is a strong and forward-looking department, dedicated to excellence in research and teaching. It has research strengths across a broad range of areas in pure and applied Computer Science. Information on the Department's research is available at http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/research/. Information about the Intelligent Computer Tutoring Group is available at http://ictg.canterbury.ac.nz/ Enquiries of an academic nature are to be made to the Head of Department, Professor Tanja Mitrovic (tanja.mitrovic at canterbury.ac.nz). Please complete an on-line application at https://ucvacancies.canterbury.ac.nz/psp/ps/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS _CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=1134&SiteId=1&PostingS eq=1 The closing date for applications is 14 Jan 2011 *************************************************** 17. Postdoc in computational cognition at PARC, no date given From: "Peter Pirolli" Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:29:31 PST To: Subject: [ACT-R-users] Postdoc in computational cognition at PARC The Augmented Social Cognition area (ASC) at the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) is opening a postdoctoral position in computational cognitive modeling. Applications are welcome for a postdoctoral position under the direction of Dr. Peter Pirolli. The overall goal of the project is to develop integrated cognitive-neuroscience architectures for understanding sensemaking. The project brings together researchers in cognitive psychology and neuroscience from multiple organizations to develop biologically-inspired computational cognitive systems. The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, or related fields, with experience in performing empirical psychological studies and developing computational models of cognition. Experience with ACT-R models and/or spatial cognition would be a plus. _______________________________________________ ACT-R-users mailing list ACT-R-users at act-r.psy.cmu.edu http://act-r.psy.cmu.edu/mailman/listinfo/act-r-users *************************************************** 18. Lectureship in Multi-Agent Systems, Liverpool (DEADLINE: 04:01:2011) http://www.liv.ac.uk/working/job_vacancies/ From: "T.J.M.Hendrey-Seabrook" Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:53:01 +0000 Subject: AISB OPPORTUNITIES BULLETIN To: "Therie Hendrey-Seabrook" Dear AISB members This is the AISB opportunities bulletin for 15/12/2010 ----------------------------- 2. Lectureship in Multi-Agent Systems, Liverpool (DEADLINE: 04:01:2011) www.liv.ac.uk/working/job_vacancies/ (DEADLINE: 04:01:2011) Lecturer in Multi-Agent Systems Department of Computer Science University of Liverpool - Faculty of Science and Engineering ?36,715 - ?46,510 pa The Department, ranked in the top 10 UK Computer Science Departments in RAE2008, is seeking to further strengthen their current research portfolio around existing themes in the Agent ART group including: Logical Approaches to Multi-agent Systems, Co-operation and Game Theory, The Semantic Web and Argumentation and Dialogue. The Agent ART group enjoys close collaborative links with other research groups in the Department (Economics and Computation, Logic and Computation, Complexity Theory and Algorithms). You should have a PhD in computer science or a related discipline, and demonstrated the ability to carry out independent research to a high standard. Job Ref: A-557059/JAC Closing date : 4 January 2011 For full details, or to request an application pack, visit www.liv.ac.uk/working/job_vacancies/ or e-mailjobs at liv.ac.uk Tel 0151 794 2210 (24 hr answerphone) please quote job ref in all enquiries. Committed to diversity and equality of opportunity ******************************************************** 19. Professor in Interaction Design at UCL Interaction Centre, due 31 Jan 2011. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/uclic Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:59:55 +0000 "ACM SIGCHI Job Postings in HCI (Mailing List)" From: Louise Gaynor Subject: Professor in Interaction Design at UCL Interaction Centre Please find below details of a Chair position in the UCL Interaction Centre. University College London, UCL Interaction Centre Professor in Interaction Design Applications are invited for newly established post of Professor in Interaction Design in the UCL Interaction Centre (UCLIC). The successful applicant will serve a term of office as Director of UCLIC after a brief handover period. UCLIC is a Centre of Excellence in Human Computer Interaction, working collaboratively with industry and the research community and drawing on the best scientific traditions in computer science and psychology. It is a leading research centre, with both an EPSRC Platform Grant and a Programme Grant on human error and medical devices, as well as several other substantial grants. In UCLIC, we offer an advanced Masters course in HCI with Ergonomics which regularly recruits over 50 high calibre students. We are seeking to appoint someone with an international reputation for excellent research, with enthusiasm for both research and teaching, who will further raise the international profile of the Centre, particularly in the area of novel technology design. The appointment will be on the UCL professorial grade. The salary range will be negotiable on the professorial scale, but not less than ?61,713 per annum. Applications for the position should be made online at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs/. Any candidates unable to apply online should submit an electronic copy to academic.services at ucl.ac.uk or a hard copy to the Director of Academic Services, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT. Please note that the job reference is 1170959. Further information about UCLIC, its staff, research and teaching can be found at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/uclic/. If you have any queries about the application process, please contact Nick McGhee (N.McGhee at ucl.ac.uk, tel: +44 (0)20 7679 8878). Informal inquiries about the post can also be made to Prof. Ann Blandford (Director of UCLIC: A.Blandford at ucl.ac.uk, tel. +44 (0)20 7679 0688) or Prof. John Shawe-Taylor (J.Shawe-Taylor at cs.ucl.ac.uk, tel. +44 (0)20 7679 7680). The closing date for applications is 31 Jan 2011. Interviews are provisionally scheduled for 25 March 2011. -- Dr. Louise Gaynor, Scientific Manager, UCL Interaction Centre, Malet Place Engineering Building 8th floor, Malet Place, London WC1E 7JE Tel: +44 (0)20 7679 0686 Internal extension: 30686 L.Gaynor at ucl.ac.uk From hedderik at van-rijn.org Mon Jan 3 10:12:38 2011 From: hedderik at van-rijn.org (Hedderik van Rijn) Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 16:12:38 +0100 Subject: [ACT-R-users] 2011 ACT-R Spring School, Master Class and Workshop: deadline January 10! Message-ID: <2185D393-1EE2-4E08-B3A4-1C4BB89F5825@rug.nl> Please find below the call for the 2011 ACT-R Spring School and Master Class. Deadline for registration is next Monday. Further information on the Workshop will follow. - Hedderik. 2011 ACT-R Spring School, Master Class and Workshop --------------------------------------------------- http://www.ai.rug.nl/actr-springschool Organizers: Niels Taatgen and Hedderik van Rijn Location: University of Groningen, Netherlands Dates: April 11-16, 2011 ACT-R ----- ACT-R is a cognitive theory and simulation system for developing cognitive models for tasks that vary from simple reaction time experiments to driving a car, learning algebra and air traffic control. Following the very successful 2010 ACT-R Spring School and Workshop organized last year, the University of Groningen will again host a spring school and workshop in addition to the post-graduate workshop that will be organized in summer 2011 in the US. There will be a "traditional" four-day spring school and a two-day workshop, but we will also offer a one or two week master class. Spring School ------------- The spring school will take place from Monday April 11 to Thursday April 14. Participants will follow a compressed four-day version of the traditional summer school curriculum. The standard curriculum is structured as a set of six units, of which we will cover four in the course of the week. Each unit lasts a day and involves a morning theory lecture, an afternoon discussion session on advanced topics, and an assignment which participants are expected to complete during the day. Computing facilities will be provided or attendees can bring their own laptop on which the ACT-R software will be installed. To provide an optimal learning environment, admission is limited. Prospective participants should submit an application by January 10, consisting of a curriculum vitae and a statement of purpose. Demonstrated experience with a modeling formalism similar to ACT-R will strengthen the application, as well as general programming experience. Applicants will be notified of admission by January 20. Note that there will be no ACT-R summer school at Carnegie Mellon University this year. Master Class: Work on your own project -------------------------------------- Organized parallel to the spring school, the master class offers the opportunity for modelers to work on their own projects with guidance from experienced ACT-R modelers. Last year, the master class lasted for one week. This year, we have the opportunity for interested modelers to stay for one additional week (i.e., from Monday, April 18 to Thursday, April 21), during which they can continue to work on their own models. Note that signing up for the Master Class assumes some prior ACT-R experience, either through self-study, or having followed an earlier ACT-R spring or summer school. European ACT-R Workshop ----------------------- The ACT-R workshop will take place from Friday April 15 to Saturday April 16. The workshop will feature invited lectures, research presentations, discussion sessions and instructional tutorials. Suggestions for topics of the tutorials and symposia or discussion sessions are welcome. Admission to the workshop is open to all. Registrations fees and housing ------------------------------ Spring School + Workshop: Euro 150 Master Class + Workshop: Euro 150 Workshop only: Euro 100 Late fee (registration after March 12): Euro 50 Housing will be offered in the university guesthouse for approximately Euro 65/day (single, double rooms are around Euro 75). Registration ------------ To apply to the 2011 Spring School or Master Class, send an email to Hedderik van Rijn (hedderik at van-rijn.org) and attach the requested documents before January 10, 2011. Please indicate if you would like to stay for the second week of the Master Class. From Tiffany.Jastrzembski at wpafb.af.mil Mon Jan 3 16:33:19 2011 From: Tiffany.Jastrzembski at wpafb.af.mil (Jastrzembski, Tiffany S Civ USAF AFMC 711 HPW/RHAC) Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 16:33:19 -0500 Subject: [ACT-R-users] BRIMS 2011 Submission Deadline Reminder - January 6, 2011 In-Reply-To: <9AC197D8D0788140BC98A478FB3852A861FFEC@VFOHMLMC11.Enterprise.afmc.ds.af.mil> References: <9AC197D8D0788140BC98A478FB3852A861FFEC@VFOHMLMC11.Enterprise.afmc.ds.af.mil> Message-ID: <9AC197D8D0788140BC98A478FB3852A8659EAD@VFOHMLMC11.Enterprise.afmc.ds.af.mil> (Best viewed in HTML; Apologies for Cross-Postings) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As a final reminder, all submissions for BRIMS 2011 are due by Thursday, January 6, 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For details on submission content and guidelines, please navigate to: http://brimsconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/BRIMS_2011_Call_fo r_Papers.pdf For submission templates, please navigate to: http://brimsconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/Authors-Template-f or-BRIMS-Submissions.doc You are invited to participate in the 20th Conference on Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation (BRIMS), to be held at the Sundance Resort in Sundance, UT. BRIMS enables modeling and simulation research scientists, engineers, and technical communities across disciplines to meet, share ideas, identify capability gaps, discuss cutting-edge research directions, highlight promising technologies, and showcase the state-of-the-art in Department of Defense related applications. The BRIMS Conference will consist of many exciting elements in 2011, including special topic areas, technical paper sessions, special symposia/panel discussions, and government laboratory sponsor sessions. Highlights of BRIMS 2011 include a fantastic and eclectic lineup of keynote speakers spanning cognitive modeling, sociocultural modeling, and network science: John Laird, PhD University of Michigan, http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/laird/ Lael Schooler, Phd Max Planck Institute, http://ntfm.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/mpib/FMPro Kathleen Carley, PhD Carnegie Mellon University, http://www.casos.cs.cmu.edu/bios/carley/carley.html Chris Barrett, PhD Virginia Tech, http://ndssl.vbi.vt.edu/people/cbarrett.html The BRIMS Executive Committee invites papers, posters, demos, symposia, panel discussions, and tutorials on topics related to the representation of individuals, groups, teams and organizations in models and simulations. All submissions are peer-reviewed (see www.brimsconference.org for additional details on submission types). Key Dates: All submissions due: December 21, 2010 Tutorial Acceptance: January 31, 2011 Authors Notification January 31, 2011 Final version due: February 18, 2011 Tutorials held: March 21, 2011 BRIMS 2010 Opens: March 22, 2011 Special Topic Areas of Interest are identified to elicit specific technical content: * M&S in network science * Statistical/Graphical approaches to M&S * M&S for asymmetric warfare and joint force applications * Cognitive or behavioral performance moderators in M&S * Integration and reuse of models * Large-scale, persistent, and generative modeling issues General Topic Areas of Interest include, but are not limited to: Modeling * Intelligent agents and avatars/adversarial modeling * Cognitive robots and human-robot interaction * Models of reasoning and decision making * Model validation & comparison * Socio-cultural M&S: team/group/crowd/ behavior * Physical models of human movement * Performance assessment and skill monitoring/tracking * Performance prediction/enhancement/optimization * Intelligent tutoring systems * Knowledge acquisition/engineering * Human behavior issues in model federations Simulation * Synthetic environments for human behavior representation * Terrain representation and reasoning * Spatial reasoning * Time representation * Human behavior usability and interoperability * Efficiency, usability, affordability issues * Operator interfaces * Multi-resolution/fidelity simulations * Science of simulation issues ACCOMMODATIONS and REGISTRATION The conference will be held at the Sundance Resort in Sundance, UT. Visit www.sundanceresort.com for general information about the site and accommodations. Conference and hotel registration, general area, and travel information can be found at www.brimsconference.org. BRIMS PROGAM COMMITTEE: Bradley J. Best (Adaptive Cognitive Systems) William G. Kennedy (George Mason University) Frank E. Ritter (Pennsylvania State University) BRIMS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Joe Armstrong (CAE), Brad Cain (Defence Research and Development Canada), Bruno Emond (National Research Council Canada), Coty Gonzalez (Carnegie Mellon University), Brian Gore (NASA), Jeff Hansberger (Army Research Laboratory), Kenneth Kwok (DSO National Laboratories, Singapore), John Laird (University of Michigan), Christian Lebiere (Carnegie Mellon University), Christopher Myers (Air Force Research Laboratory), Bharat Patel (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, UK), Sylvain Pronovost (Carleton University & CAE), Venkat Sastry (University of Cranfield), Barry Silverman (University of Pennsylvania), Neil Smith (QinetiQ), LtCol David Sonntag (AOARD), Webb Stacy (Aptima), Mike van Lent (SoarTech), Walter Warwick (Alion Science and Technology), Jason Wong (Naval Undersea Warfare Center), Patrick Xavier (Sandia National Laboratories) A special thanks to the BRIMS 2011 Government Sponsors for their support of this event: Air Force Research Laboratory, Army Research Laboratory, DARPA, Office of Naval Research, Natick Soldier Center, NASA, and the UK Ministry of Defence. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the BRIMS 2011 Conference Chair, Dr. Tiffany Jastrzembski (tiffany.jastrzembski at wpafb.af.mil). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tiffany S. Jastrzembski, Ph.D. Cognitive Research Scientist Air Force Research Laboratory 2698 G Street, Building 190 Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7604 Phone: (937) 255-2085 tiffany.jastrzembski at wpafb.af.mil -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andreas.luedtke at offis.de Tue Jan 4 10:27:30 2011 From: andreas.luedtke at offis.de (Andreas Luedtke) Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 16:27:30 +0100 Subject: [ACT-R-users] Two job openings at OFFIS, Germany (Cognitive Modelling) Message-ID: Could you please post the following job openings? The OFFIS Research Division Transportation (www.offis.de) has open positions for two research assistants on a full-time basis available immediately. The positions are for 3 years with an optional extension up to 5 years. Position 1: Postdoc with a Mangement Role Position 2: Doctoral candidate for Human-Machine Interaction You will work in a German Project in the Transportation domain with leading scientists in the field of Human-Machine Interaction and with experts from the Transportation Industry. Both positions foresee to work with a team to research and model human behaviour. You will define requirements for a cognitive model/task model in cooperation with experts from the application domain; you will specify conceptual enhancements of an existing model architecture and will implement this concept into executable code. Furthermore, you will participate to the definition of simulator experiments and will elaborate a methodology to validate the model by comparing model predicted data and actual human behaviour. The resulting model is intended to be applied for assessment of system performance and usability, furthermore, for assistance systems and autonomous transportation systems. You should be highly motivated and posses the competence to work independently in a team. You should enjoy facing interdisciplinary challenges. As an application-oriented researcher you are interested in communicating and cooperating with industrial partners. We expect an outstanding M.Sc. or Diploma in Computer Science or a related discipline with a strong programming background. An interest in, and preferably experience with, either Cognitive Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Development and Assistance Systems are essential for both positions. Position 1 (postdoc) has a strong focus on the management of the project including the management of the human modeling activities. For this position a completed doctoral thesis and experience in leading research teams is required. German language skills are useful, but not mandatory. OFFIS is located in Oldenburg (north western Germany). A dynamic university city with a distinct sense of personality and an unique quality of life offering many cultural and free time possibilities. Oldenburg is located near Bremen and Hamburg with the North Sea only few kilometres away. We offer a salary according to your qualifications and experience. As a research institute and in cooperation with the University of Oldenburg OFFIS offers excellent opportunities for scientific careers. For more information, please contact the Head of the Department: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Josko (josko (at) offis.de, Tel. +49-441-9722-520) Please submit your application including the usual documents to personal (at) offis.de Thank you and best regards, Andreas Luedtke -- Dr. Andreas Luedtke Group Manager Human-Centred Design OFFIS FuE Bereich Verkehr | R&D Division Transportation Escherweg 2 - 26121 Oldenburg - Germany Phone/Fax.: +49 441 9722-530/-102 E-Mail: luedtke at offis.de URL: http://www.offis.de -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From greg.trafton at nrl.navy.mil Wed Jan 5 14:58:08 2011 From: greg.trafton at nrl.navy.mil (Greg Trafton) Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 14:58:08 -0500 Subject: [ACT-R-users] Postdoc needed on predicting and preventing procedural errors Message-ID: <7C5C2DD1-D11D-4174-9584-B6429C12CED3@nrl.navy.mil> I am currently looking for a postdoc to work on predicting and preventing errors in procedural tasks. A brief description of the position is below. In the last few years, we have been working on errors that occur in procedural tasks from both a theoretical and applied perspective. We attempt to understand errors by experimentation and modeling of the perceptual, goal-based, and memory processes that occur when people make procedural errors, and by studying how those processes differ from correct behavior. We use our theoretical models to build statistical models to predict when people will make errors. Finally, we use our predictive statistical models running in real-time on procedural tasks to prevent people from making errors. We have used this approach for post-completion errors and have recently been working on sequence errors. I am looking for people that * Have a Ph.D in cognitive psychology, computer science, or cognitive science * Have cognitive modeling experience * Have experience with eye-tracking methods * Have a very strong statistical background, including logistic regression and signal detection theory * Are interested in both theory and application We develop theories and have the potential to carry them through to practical application. The opportunity to participate in all phases of this process is rarely found in the research world, and offers its own set of challenges and satisfactions. The position would be an NRL/NRC postdoc for 2-3 years; payment is approximately 74,000 / year + a travel stipend + moving expenses. NRL is located in the Washington, DC area. Only US citizens and permanent residents are eligible. The deadline for application is February 1, 2011. Details about NRC postdocs are at http://hroffice.nrl.navy.mil/jobs/postdoc.htm If interested, please contact me at greg.trafton at nrl.navy.mil http://www.nrl.navy.mil/aic/iss/aas/errors.php gives some recent papers on this work. ACT-R modelers are especially encouraged to contact me ;-) thanks, greg From zhang at cis.uab.edu Tue Jan 11 16:19:54 2011 From: zhang at cis.uab.edu (IEEE-IRI-Publicity) Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:19:54 -0600 (CST) Subject: [ACT-R-users] IRI'11 CFP: IEEE Intl. Conf. on Information Reuse and Integration Message-ID: --- Apologies for cross-posting --- The 12th IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration (IEEE IRI-2011) Tuscany Suites & Casino, Las Vegas, USA August 3-5, 2011 http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~iri2011/ Given the emerging global Information-centric IT landscape that has tremendous social and economic implications, effectively processing and integrating humongous volumes of information from diverse sources to enable effective decision making and knowledge generation have become one of the most significant challenges of current times. Information Reuse and Integration (IRI) seeks to maximize the reuse of information by creating simple, rich, and reusable knowledge representations and consequently explores strategies for integrating this knowledge into systems and applications. IRI plays a pivotal role in the capture, representation, maintenance, integration, validation, and extrapolation of information; and applies both information and knowledge for enhancing decision-making in various application domains. This conference explores three major tracks: information reuse, information integration, and reusable systems. Information explores theory and practice of optimizing representation; information integration focuses on innovative strategies and algorithms for applying integration approaches in novel domains; and reusable systems focus on developing and deploying models and corresponding processes that enable Information Reuse and Integration to play a pivotal role in enhancing decision-making processes in various application domains. The IEEE IRI conference serves as a forum for researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, and government to present, discuss, and exchange ideas that address real-world problems with real-world solutions. Theoretical and applied papers are both included. The conference program will include special sessions, open forum workshops, panels and keynote speeches. The conference includes, but is not limited to, the areas listed below: - Large Scale Data and System Integration - Component-Based Design and Reuse - Unifying Data Models (UML, XML, etc.) and Ontologies - Database Integration - Structured/Semi-structured Data - Middleware & Web Services - Reuse in Software Engineering - Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery - Sensory and Information Fusion - Reuse in Modeling & Simulation - Automation, Integration and Reuse across Various Applications - Information Security & Privacy - Survivable Systems & Infrastructures - AI & Decision Support Systems - Heuristic Optimization and Search - Knowledge Acquisition and Management - Fuzzy and Neural Systems - Soft Computing - Evolutionary Computing - Case-Based Reasoning - Natural Language Understanding - Knowledge Management and E-Government - Command & Control Systems (C4ISR) - Human-Machine Information Systems - Space and Robotic Systems - Biomedical & Healthcare Systems - Homeland Security & Critical Infrastructure Protection - Manufacturing Systems & Business Process Engineering - Multimedia Systems - Service-Oriented Architecture - Autonomous Agents in Web-based Systems - Information Integration in Grid Computing Environments - Information Integration in Mobile Computing Environments - Information Integration in Ubiquitous Computing Environments - Systems of Systems - Semantic Web and Emerging Applications - Information Reuse, Integration and Sharing in Collaborative Environments Best Paper Award: Starting this year, IEEE IRI will be presenting a Best Paper award. The best paper will be selected by separate committee and will be the one that reports the most novel and promising research work that has a high potential impact in the real world. Instructions for Authors: Papers reporting original and unpublished research results pertaining to the above and related topics are solicited. Full paper manuscripts must be in English of length 4 to 6 pages (using the IEEE two-column template). Submissions should include the title, author(s), affiliation(s), e-mail address(es), tel/fax numbers, abstract, and postal address(es) on the first page. The online submission site is: https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=ieeeiri2011. If web submission is not possible, please contact the program co-chairs for alternate arrangements. Papers will be selected based on their originality, timeliness, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation. Paper submission implies the intent of at least one of the authors to register and present the paper, if accepted. Best Paper Award: Starting this year, IEEE IRI will be presenting a Best Paper award. The best paper will be selected by separate committee and will be the one that reports the most novel and promising research work that has a high potential impact in the real world. Important Dates: January 10, 2011 Workshop/Special session proposal February 15, 2011 Paper submission deadline April 15, 2011 Notification of acceptance May 1, 2011 Camera-ready paper due May 1, 2011 Presenting author registration due June 30, 2011 Advance (discount) registration for general public and other co-author July 15, 2011 Hotel reservation (special discount rate) closing date August 3-5, 2011 Conference events Keynote Speakers Prof. Lotfi A. Zadeh, University of California Berkeley Prof. Elisa Bertino, Purdue Unviersity Organizing Committee * Honorary General Chair Lotfi Zadeh, University of California, Berkeley, USA * General Chairs Stuart Rubin, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific (SSC-Pacific), USA Shu-Ching Chen, Florida International University, USA * Program Chairs Reda Alhajj, University of Calgary, Canada James Joshi, University of Pittsburgh, USA Mei-Ling Shyu, University of Miami, USA * Workshop Chairs Barbara Carminati, University of Insubria, Italy Surya Nepal, CSIRO, Australia * Industry/Government/Application Track Chairs Marion Ceruti, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific (SSC-Pacific), USA James J. Marshall, INNOVIM / NASA, USA Tanvir Ahmed, Oracle, USA * Special Session Chairs Gordon K. Lee, San Diego State University, USA Tao Li, Florida International University, USA * Best Paper Award Chairs Du Zhang, California State University, USA Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar, Florida Atlantic University, USA Eric Gregoire, Universite d'Artois, France Hui Xiong, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. USA * Publicity Chairs Chengcui Zhang, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA Louellen McCoy, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific (SSC-Pacific), USA Nan Niu, Mississippi State University, USA * Finance & Registration Chair Suresh Vadhva, California State University, USA * Publications Chairs Min-Yuh Day, NTU, Taiwan, R.O.C. Seung-Yun Kim, Shepherd University, USA * Local Arrangements Chairs Ju-Yeon Jo, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA * Asian Liaison Wen-Lian Hsu, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, R.O.C. * Asia-Pacific Liaison Xingquan (Hill) Zhu, Florida Atlantic University, USA * Africa Liaison Thouraya Bouabana-Tebibel, National School of Computer Science, Algeria * Canadian Liasion and Ethics Chair June R. Massoud Genesis Consulting Inc., Canada * Webmaster Nathalie Baracaldo. University of Pittsburgh, USA -- Chengcui Zhang Ph.D. Associate Professor Associate Director of the Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Lab Department of Computer and Information Sciences University of Alabama at Birmingham _______________________________________________ ieeeauthors mailing list ieeeauthors at cis.uab.edu http://crier.cis.uab.edu/mailman/listinfo/ieeeauthors _______________________________________________ ieeeauthors mailing list ieeeauthors at cis.uab.edu http://crier.cis.uab.edu/mailman/listinfo/ieeeauthors From cl at cmu.edu Fri Jan 14 22:07:55 2011 From: cl at cmu.edu (Christian Lebiere) Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:07:55 -0500 Subject: [ACT-R-users] 2011 ACT-R Post-Graduate Summer School Message-ID: Instead of the traditional summer school and workshop, this year a post-graduate summer school (PGSS) targeted at experienced users of ACT-R will take place from Saturday July 16 to Tuesday July 19, 2011 at the White Mountain Hotel in North Conway, NH (http://www.whitemountainhotel.com/). The goal of the post-graduate summer school is to reflect on the ACT-R theory and discuss in depth the issues that have arisen since the last major architectural developments (and the last PGSS in 2001). After an opening reception on Saturday evening, the PGSS will be organized in sessions consisting of extended presentations and open discussions around a specific theme. Each day will feature three 90-minute sessions from 9am to 3pm, plus a free-ranging evening discussion of the topics of the day led by a discussant. The time between the end of the afternoon session at 3pm and dinner is set aside for informal discussions and collaboration and for recreation. Participants attending the Cognitive Science Conference Workshop and Tutorials program on Wednesday July 20 can leave at 3pm on Tuesday after the afternoon session. The White Mountain Hotel is situated on a 250-acre estate in the White Mountains of New Hampshire near the town of North Conway, the White Mountain National Forest, and a number of State Parks and State Forests. The hotel is located within a 3-hour drive of Boston, where the Cognitive Science Conference will take place from Wednesday July 20 to Saturday July 23. We have reserved a block of 35 rooms. The cost of the package for 4 nights (Saturday 7/16 to Wednesday 7/20), including free breakfast every morning, 1 dinner and all taxes is $819.00/person single occupancy and $465.00/person double occupancy. A modest PGSS registration fee will cover lunches and coffee breaks. At this point, we would like to solicit expressions of interest for planning purposes. If you are interested in attending the PGSS, please email Christian Lebiere at cl at cmu.edu to register your interest. Actual registration will take place at a future date. Mike Byrne, Christian Lebiere, Dario Salvucci, Niels Taatgen & Greg Trafton From db30 at andrew.cmu.edu Thu Jan 20 09:52:03 2011 From: db30 at andrew.cmu.edu (db30 at andrew.cmu.edu) Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:52:03 -0500 Subject: [ACT-R-users] Ignore this test Message-ID: Sorry for the test message, but we've been having some issues with the machine running the mailing list and I wanted to make sure that things are working again. Dan From schulth at sfbtr8.uni-bremen.de Thu Jan 20 04:04:42 2011 From: schulth at sfbtr8.uni-bremen.de (Holger Schultheis) Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:04:42 +0100 Subject: [ACT-R-users] Open Position - Junior Researcher in Spatial Cognition and Computation Message-ID: <8D324878-4BD5-4DA4-B4E5-97D665D4D070@sfbtr8.uni-bremen.de> - OPEN POSITION - Postgraduate Position / Junior Researcher at the Transregional Collaborative Research Center SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition, Universitaet Bremen Project R1-[ImageSpace] - Mental Representations of Spatial Environments -Under the condition of job release / reference number: A189/10 ? - Project Description: - Mental reasoning about spatial environments often involves specific and task-sensitive spatio-analogical or quasi-pictorial mental representations. Mental processes dynamically construct and explore these representations to obtain desired spatial information and they do so with restricted working memory capacities. One goal of the project R1-[ImageSpace] is to build a cognitive architecture which comprises the components and processes necessary to accurately model human spatial cognition. A second focus is on how to best employ such architectures in applications that assist or train humans in spatial cognition tasks (e.g., in architectural design and spatial planning). Empirical studies are used to inform and evaluate modeling work (e.g., to identify the nature of the representation formats employed during reasoning) as well as developed assistance tools. More information on the project can be found at www.sfbtr8.spatial-cognition.de/project/r1/ - Qualifications: - Applicants should have expertise in computer science / artificial intelligence and cognitive psychology and should hold a master or diploma degree in computer science, cognitive science, or a related field. They should be committed to interdisciplinary, team-based research and be fluent in spoken and written English. Ideally, an applicant will also have knowledge of / interest in more than one of the following areas: computational cognitive modeling of human spatial cognition; psychological experimentation; model-based human-computer interaction. Additional training will be provided on the job. - Main Tasks: - * Contributing to conceptual and computational modeling of human spatial cognition. * Applying cognitive models to computer-based training and tutoring. * Planning / Designing and conducting experiments; statistical analyses of experimental data. * Management of experimental lab and equipment. * Preparing manuscripts for publication in international journals / at conferences. The successful applicant is expected to work on obtaining a doctoral degree in the scope of this position. - Conditions of Employment: - Salary is according to the German Federal pay scale (TV-L 13, approx. EUR 34,000 p.a.). The position is available from April 2011 until the end of 2012 with the possibility of extension. Application deadline: 13. February 2011 (or until a suitable candidate is found). As the University of Bremen intends to increase the proportion of female employees in science, women are particularly encouraged to apply. In case of equal personal aptitudes and qualification, disabled persons will be given priority. Applicants with a migration background are welcome. - How to Apply & What to Do in Case of Questions: - Please address questions about the position and send your application under the reference number (preferably by email) to: Dr. Holger Schultheis SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition Universitaet Bremen P.O. Box 330 440 28334 Bremen / Germany For a paper-based application, please make sure to only send document copies as all received application material will be destroyed after the selection process. From mpavone at dmi.unict.it Mon Jan 24 11:05:26 2011 From: mpavone at dmi.unict.it (Mario Pavone) Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:05:26 +0100 Subject: [ACT-R-users] CFP 10th Int. Conf. on Artificial Immune Systems - July 18-21, 2011 University of Cambridge, UK Message-ID: <20110124170526.15402ip827vw57wm@mbox.dmi.unict.it> CALL FOR PAPERS **apologies for cross-posting** The 10th International Conference on Artificial Immune Systems July 18-21, 2011 University of Cambridge, UK http://www.artificial-immune-systems.org/icaris/2011/index.html http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icaris2011 The proceedings will be published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer. Best Papers will be published in Evolutionary Computation Journal MIT Press and BMC Bioinformatics. Important Dates: Paper submission: 28th February 2011 Author notification: 30th April 2011 Paper final version: 15th May 2011 KEYNOTES: Arup Chakraborty, MIT, USA Rob J. de Boer, Utrecht University, The Netherlands Jonathan Jones, Sainsbury Laboratory, UK Rino Rappuoli, Novartis, Italy (TBC) Jon Timmis, University of York, UK ... more speakers to be announced... TUTORIALS: Andrew Phillips, Microsoft Research Cambridge, UK ... more speakers to be announced... General Information: ICARIS 2011 aims to build on the success of previous years to provide a forum for AIS researchers in academia and industry to present and discuss their latest advances. In addition to peer-reviewed papers, ICARIS 2011 will present a range of plenary lectures and tutorials to inspire and facilitate both the computer scientist and immunologist in their work. To encourage dialogue with the theoretical and clinical immunology communities, ICARIS 2011 will again adopt an (optional) extended abstract (2-6 pages) submission for the Immunoinformatics & Computational Immunology Stream. Full papers are welcome, but extended versions of abstracts will not be required. All accepted abstracts will be published alongside full papers in the proceedings. The conference programme will be partitioned into three streams: Theoretical Stream: This stream is for papers describing theoretical aspects of AIS, excluding theoretical immunology. This includes (but is not limited to) mathematical modelling of algorithms, convergence analysis, empirical investigation into algorithm performance and complexity analysis. To make sure the paper appeals to the widest possible audience, the mathematics should be clearly presented, and the paper should discuss the practical implications of any theoretical results. Applied Stream: This stream is for papers describing the application of AIS to computational and engineering problems. The problem domain should be clearly explained, detailing why it is challenging and why AIS are a suitable methodology to use. Experiments should be carefully explained, with the expectation that appropriate statistical analysis of results will be used to help draw conclusions. Where possible, the approach taken should be compared with alternative strategies. Immunoinformatics & Computational Immunology Stream: The goal of the Immunoinformatics & Computational Immunology stream is to attract researchers from computer science, information science, engineering, biomathematics, biomedicine, bioinformatics, systems biology, and immunology to share and exchange their knowledge of the state-of-the-art research issues, methodologies, ideas, and challenges. Topics of interest include: * Immune modelling; * Structural Immunoinformatics; * Epitope analysis and prediction; * Analysis and prediction of MHC-peptide binding; * Databases and ontologies for Immunoinformatics; * Analysis and prediction of minor histocompatibility antigens; * Predictive models on organ transplantation; * Immunogenomics; * Vaccine design; * Multi-agent based models of immunity; * Gene networks and systems biology in immunity; * Allergenicity prediction. Paper Submissions: All papers will undergo a double blind review process. Authors are requested to submit a PDF file no later than the submission deadline 28th of Feb.2011. The authors name and affiliation should not appear on the paper. Please follow the formatting instructions at the Springer-Verlag LNCS site. Papers should be a maximum of fourteen (14) pages. To encourage dialog with the theoretical and clinical immunology communities, ICARIS 2011 will again adopt an (optional) extended abstract (2-6 pages) submission for the Immunoinformatics & Computational Immunology Stream. Full papers are welcome, but extended versions of abstracts will not be required. All accepted abstracts will be published alongside full papers in the proceedings. Authors must make it clear in their submission which stream the paper is to be considered for. Papers should be submitted via the submissions section of the website. You will be provided with a reference number that will be used throughout the submission process. All papers will undergo a double blind review process. Authors are requested to submit a PDF. The proceedings will be published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer, submission is now open for ICARIS-2011: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icaris2011 Best Papers will be published in Evolutionary Computation Journal MIT Press and BMC Bioinformatics. Email: icaris2011 at dmi.unict.it URL: http://www.artificial-immune-systems.org/icaris/2011/index.html We look forward to welcoming you to Cambridge in July 2011. Pietro Li?, Giuseppe Nicosia, Thomas Stibor. Publicity Chairs Mario Pavone, Giuseppe Narzisi, Giovanni Stracquadanio -- Dr. Mario Pavone (PhD) Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics and Computer Science University of Catania V.le A. Doria 6 - 95125 Catania, Italy tel: 0039 095 7383038 fax: 0039 095 330094 Email: mpavone at dmi.unict.it http://www.dmi.unict.it/mpavone ------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. From n.a.taatgen at rug.nl Tue Jan 25 08:04:02 2011 From: n.a.taatgen at rug.nl (Niels Taatgen) Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:04:02 +0100 Subject: [ACT-R-users] ACT-R European workshop Message-ID: <093BB650-0D19-4CA6-A53D-BA38FD21BE1A@rug.nl> European ACT-R Spring School and Workshop Organizers: Niels Taatgen and Hedderik van Rijn University of Groningen, Netherlands April 11-16, 2011 http://www.ai.rug.nl/actr-springschool/ ACT-R is a cognitive theory and simulation system for developing cognitive models for tasks that vary from simple reaction time paradigms to driving a car and air traffic control. After a very successful first year, we will organize the second European ACT-R Spring School and Workshop. There will be no regular US summer school or workshop this year, but instead a post-graduate summer school (16-19 July) just before the Cognitive Science conference (email Christian Lebiere, cl at cmu.edu, if you have not seen the announcement yet). Spring School The spring school will take place from Monday April 11 to Thursday April 14. After an earlier call for applications, we have selected a group of students for a "traditional summer school curriculum", and a group of more experiences modelers who will join us to work on their own projects during the week. European ACT-R Workshop The European ACT-R workshop will take place from Friday April 15 to Saturday April 16. Both days will be devoted to research presentations, each lasting about 20 minutes plus questions. Participants are invited to present their ACT-R research by submitting a title and abstract with their registration, which will be published online in informal proceedings. We are also open for proposals for other types of contributions, for example small symposia. We also want to set aside some time to discuss possibilities to attract European funding. Admission to the workshop is open to all. The early registration fee is Euro 100 and the late registration fee (after March 12) is Euro 150. Requests for presentations should be submitted before February 28 to receive full consideration for inclusion in the workshop program. A preliminary program of presentations will be made available sometime in March. If, because of travel plans, an earlier decision about a submission is required, please contact us. Housing We have reserved a block of rooms in the University Guest House. These will be primarily allotted to spring school students, but any rooms left over will be made available to workshop participants. Alternatively, other hotels can be found at, for example, http://www.hotels.nl/groningen/ - but be aware that some of the hotels advertised as being in Groningen are a car-ride from the city center/location of the spring school and workshop. Registration To register for the Workshop, please send the filled out registration form in an email to Niels Taatgen (n.a.taatgen at rug.nl) Registration Form Second European ACT-R Workshop April 15-16, 2011 at University of Groningen, The Netherlands Name: Address: Affiliation Tel/Fax: Email: Registration fee: On or before March 12: 100 Euro ... After March 12: 150 Euro ... Details on how to transfer the registration fee will be sent after registration. Non-European participants can pay the registration fee at the start of the workshop. Presentation topic / title (optional abstract: please attach a PDF): =============================================== Niels Taatgen - Professor University of Groningen, Artificial Intelligence web: http://www.ai.rug.nl/~niels email: niels at ai.rug.nl Telephone: +31 50 3636435 =============================================== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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