[ACT-R-users] ACT-R 2007 Summer School

[Niels Taatgen]

FOURTEENTH ANNUAL ACT-R SUMMER SCHOOL
Carnegie Mellon University
July 11-19, 2007


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 following paper: Anderson, J. R., Bothell, D., Byrne,  
M. D., Douglass, S.,  Lebiere, C., and Qin, Y . (2004). An integrated  
theory of the mind.  Psychological Review 111, (4). 1036-1060,  
available online: http://act-r.psy.cmu.edu/publications/pubinfo.php? 
id=526

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 be in Ann  
Arbor from July 26 until July 29. See http://sitemaker.umich.edu/ 
iccm2007.org/home for details.

The summer school will take place from Wednesday July 11 to Thursday  
July 19. This intensive 9-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, an afternoon discussion session and an assignment  
which participants are expected to complete during the day and  
evening. In addition, participants are expected to bring a project of  
their own to the summer school on which they can work during the  
remaining three days. 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 to a  
dozen participants, who must submit by April 1 an application  
consisting of a curriculum vitae, a statement of purpose, and a  
description of the project they would like to do during the summer  
school. This project can be based on data from the applicant's own  
research, or an experimental study from the literature. We encourage  
applicants to browse through the tutorial texts to get a sense of the  
kind of experiments that are appropriate for a successful project  
(the tutorial text is part of the ACT-R distribution, which can be  
downloaded from http://act-r.psy.cmu.edu/actr6/).  Demonstrated  
experience with a modeling formalism similar to ACT-R will strengthen  
the application. Applicants will be notified of admission by May 4.
Admission to the summer school is free. Housing will be provided in  
the CMU dormitories for approximately $50/day (single) or $25/day  
(shared). For participants who want to stay in Pittsburgh until ICCM  
it is possible to extend dorm housing until July 26.

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 be provided after acceptance and when  
it becomes available.


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Fourteenth Annual ACT-R Summer School
July 11 to 19, 2007 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh

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Send this form, curriculum vitae, statement of purpose and a  
description of the project by email (preferred) or regular mail to:

2007 ACT-R Summer School
Psychology Department
Niels Taatgen
Baker Hall 345B                                 Fax: +1 (412) 268-2844
Carnegie Mellon University                      Tel: +1 (412) 268-2815
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890                       Email: taatgen at cmu.edu


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