From jeedward at yahoo.com Thu Feb 4 10:06:37 2010 From: jeedward at yahoo.com (John Edward) Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 07:06:37 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ACT-R-users] Draft paper submission deadline is extended: AIPR-10 Message-ID: <689389.8212.qm@web45903.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Draft paper submission deadline is extended: AIPR-10 The 2010 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition (AIPR-10) will be held during 12-14 of July 2010 in Orlando, FL, USA. AIPR is an important event in the areas of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as well as Pattern Recognition (PR) and focuses on all areas of AI, PR and related topics. The conference will be held at the same time and location where several other major international conferences will be taking place. The conference will be held as part of 2010 multi-conference (MULTICONF-10). MULTICONF-10 (website: http://www.promoteresearch.org) will be held during July 12-14, 2010 in Orlando, Florida, USA. The primary goal of MULTICONF is to promote research and developmental activities in computer science, information technology, control engineering, and related fields. Another goal is to promote the dissemination of research to a multidisciplinary audience and to facilitate communication among researchers, developers, practitioners in different fields.The following conferences are planned to be organized as part of MULTICONF-10. * International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition (AIPR-10) * International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Control Systems (ARCS-10) * International Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics and Chemoinformatics (BCBGC-10) * International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (CCN-10) * International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems and Web Technologies (EISWT-10) * International Conference on High Performance Computing Systems (HPCS-10) * International Conference on Information Security and Privacy (ISP-10) * International Conference on Image and Video Processing and Computer Vision (IVPCV-10) * International Conference on Software Engineering Theory and Practice (SETP-10) * International Conference on Theoretical and Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (TMFCS-10) We invite draft paper submissions. Please see the website http://www.promoteresearch.org for more details. Sincerely John Edward Publicity committee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andreas.luedtke at offis.de Mon Feb 8 17:23:15 2010 From: andreas.luedtke at offis.de (Andreas Luedtke) Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 23:23:15 +0100 Subject: [ACT-R-users] [HMAT-2010]: 1st WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT and CALL FOR ABSTRACTS HMAT-2010: Human Modelling in Assisted Transportation 30th June - 2nd July 2010, Belgirate, Lake Maggiore, Italy Message-ID: [Apologies for multiple copies] ***************************************************** HMAT 2010 - Human Modelling in Assisted Transportation. ***************************************************** This is a reminder that the international HMAT-2010 workshop/conference is approaching and we are inviting you to present a paper about your research findings. The conference aims at confronting and discussing Human Factors and models of human behaviour in different transportation domains, namely Automotive, Air, Rail and Waterway systems. The main topics of the conference are: 1. Advanced human models in transportation 2. Human Errors and Risk Assessment in design processes of assistance systems 3. Methods and tools to prevent erroneous behaviour to mitigate its consequences The conference is organised by the European projects ITERATE, ISi-PADAS and HUMAN and will encompass keynote presentations, by worldwide relevant figures in this area, and peer reviewed papers. The proceedings will be included in a Book published by Springer after the Workshop. Important dates: -> Abstract submission: 1st March 2010 -> Review notification: 1st April 2010 -> Final paper submission: 1st May 2010 For further details please have a look at the website: http://www.hmat-ws.eu . Best regards, Andreas Luedtke HMAT-2010 Co-Programm Chair -- Dr. Andreas Luedtke Leiter Technologiecluster | Manager Human-Machine Interaction 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 icnc_fskd_cfp at ytu.edu.cn Thu Feb 11 04:17:51 2010 From: icnc_fskd_cfp at ytu.edu.cn (ICNC'10-FSKD'10) Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:17:51 +0800 Subject: [ACT-R-users] ICNC'10-FSKD'10 Final Deadline 10 March, Yantai, China [EI/ISTP] Message-ID: <465882956.04693@eyou.net> Dear Colleague, Due to Chinese New Year and numerous requests, the 6th International Conference on Natural Computation (ICNC'10) and the 7th International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery (FSKD'10) is extending the submission deadline to 10 March 2010. We cordially invite you to submit a paper or invited session proposal. Yantai was listed as one of the world's most inhabitable places by the United Nations and was recognized as the "most charming city of China" by China Central Television. Undulating hills rise above the area's many rivers and are framed by beaches and neighboring islands. Famous tourist attractions include the Tashan Mountain, Kongdong Island, and Penglai Pavilion Scenic Area. Seafood and fruits are plentiful in Yantai. Selected best papers will appear in SCI-indexed journal(s). All papers in conference proceedings will be indexed by both EI Compendex and ISTP, as well as the IEEE Xplore. ICNC-FSKD is a premier international forum for scientists and researchers to present the state of the art of data mining and intelligent methods inspired from nature, particularly biological, linguistic, and physical systems, with applications to signal processing, design, and more. This is an exciting and emerging interdisciplinary area in which a wide range of theory and methodologies are being investigated and developed to tackle complex and challenging problems. Previously, the joint conferences in 2005 through 2009 each attracted over 3000 submissions from around the world. ICNC'10-FSKD'10 is technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society. The registration fee of US*D 390 includes proceedings, lunches, dinners, banquet, and all technical sessions. To promote international participation of researchers from outside the country/region where the conference is held (i.e., China's mainland), researchers outside of China's mainland are encouraged to propose invited sessions. The first author of each paper in an invited session must not be affiliated with an organization in China's mainland. All papers in the invited sessions can be marked as "Invited Paper". One organizer for each invited session with at least 6 registered papers will enjoy an honorarium of US*D 400. Invited session organizers will solicit submissions, conduct reviews and recommend accept/reject decisions on the submitted papers. Invited session organizers will be able to set their own submission and review schedules, as long as a list of recommended papers is determined by 30 March 2010. Each invited session proposal should include: (1) the name, bio, and contact information of each organizer of the invited session; (2) the title and a short synopsis of the invited session. Please send your proposal to icnc2010 at ytu.edu.cn For more information, visit the conference web page: http://icnc-fskd2010.ytu.edu.cn/ If you have any questions after visiting the conference web page, please email the secretariat at icnc2010 at ytu.edu.cn Join us at this major event in beautiful Yantai !!! 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Registration Open The BRIMS conference includes plenary speakers, in-depth presentations, poster sessions, and a half day/full day tutorial. View Schedule/Presentations here Early-bird registration rates available through February 15. Register Here Conference Lodging The BRIMS 2010 will be nestled along the white sandy beaches of Charleston, South Carolina. Steeped in southern charm and hospitality, the Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina provides ocean waves gently rolling ashore and palmetto leaves softly rustling in the breeze. The natural beauty of this island paradise will indulge your senses, invigorate your mind, and nourish your soul. Discounted room rates are available through February 28. Visit the Travel info section of the Brims Conference website for information on securing your room or click here Please forward information about the upcoming BRIMS conference to applicable colleagues. 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Draft paper submission deadline is extended: AIPR-10, Orlando, USA The 2010 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition (AIPR-10) (website: http://www.promoteresearch.org) will be held during 12-14 of July 2010 in Orlando, FL, USA. AIPR is an important event in the areas of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as well as Pattern Recognition (PR) and focuses on all areas of AI, PR and related topics. The conference will be held at the same time and location where several other major international conferences will be taking place. The conference will be held as part of 2010 multi-conference (MULTICONF-10). MULTICONF-10 will be held during July 12-14, 2010 in Orlando, Florida, USA. The primary goal of MULTICONF is to promote research and developmental activities in computer science, information technology, control engineering, and related fields. Another goal is to promote the dissemination of research to a multidisciplinary audience and to facilitate communication among researchers, developers, practitioners in different fields.The following conferences are planned to be organized as part of MULTICONF-10. * International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition (AIPR-10) * International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Control Systems (ARCS-10) * International Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics and Chemoinformatics (BCBGC-10) * International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (CCN-10) * International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems and Web Technologies (EISWT-10) * International Conference on High Performance Computing Systems (HPCS-10) * International Conference on Information Security and Privacy (ISP-10) * International Conference on Image and Video Processing and Computer Vision (IVPCV-10) * International Conference on Software Engineering Theory and Practice (SETP-10) * International Conference on Theoretical and Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (TMFCS-10) MULTICONF-10 will be held at Imperial Swan Hotel and Suites. 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URL: From salvucci at cs.drexel.edu Tue Feb 16 09:37:20 2010 From: salvucci at cs.drexel.edu (Dario Salvucci) Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:37:20 -0500 Subject: [ACT-R-users] ICCM 2010 -- Second Call for Submissions Message-ID: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COGNITIVE MODELING (ICCM) 2010 August 5-8, 2010 Philadelphia, PA Conference Web Site: http://iccm2010.cs.drexel.edu/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Call for Submissions ** Submissions are invited for the Tenth International Conference on Cognitive Modeling (ICCM). ICCM is the premier conference for research on computational models and computation-based theories of human behavior. ICCM is a forum for presenting, discussing, and evaluating the complete spectrum of cognitive modeling approaches, including connectionism, symbolic modeling, dynamical systems, Bayesian modeling, and cognitive architectures. ICCM includes basic and applied research, across a wide variety of domains, ranging from low-level perception and attention to higher-level problem-solving and learning. ICCM 2010 will be held in Philadelphia, PA, on the campus of Drexel University. The main conference program will run August 6-8, 2010, and tutorials and the doctoral consortium will be held August 5, 2010. ** Submission Categories ** Papers/Posters/Symposia: main conference program with diverse opportunities for presenting and discussing state-of-the-art research - see http://iccm2010.cs.drexel.edu/submissions.html Doctoral Consortium: full-day workshop giving doctoral students an opportunity to discuss their thesis research while receiving constructive feedback from distinguished researchers - see http://iccm2010.cs.drexel.edu/doctoral.html Tutorials: full-day and half-day tutorials to gain new insights, knowledge, and skills from a broad range of areas in the field of cognitive modeling - see http://iccm2010.cs.drexel.edu/tutorials.html ** Deadlines ** Tutorial submissions: February 20, 2010 Doctoral Consortium submissions: April 19, 2010 Papers/Posters/Symposia submissions: April 19, 2010 ** Prizes ** $1000: Siegel-Wolf Award for Best Applied Research Paper [sponsored by Aptima, Inc.] $500: Best Student Paper [sponsored by the Office of Naval Research] $250: Best Student Poster [sponsored by the Cognitive Science Society] ** Invited Speakers ** Jonathan Gratch, University of Southern California Bonnie John, Carnegie Mellon University Kurt VanLehn, Arizona State University ** Organizing Committee ** General Chairs: Dario Salvucci & Glenn Gunzelmann Tutorial Chairs: Frank Ritter & Fermin Moscoso del Prado Martin Doctoral Consortium: Rob St. Amant For more information, please see http://iccm2010.cs.drexel.edu/ or email iccm2010 cs.drexel.edu From tiffany.Jastrzembski at mesa.afmc.af.mil Tue Feb 16 14:35:15 2010 From: tiffany.Jastrzembski at mesa.afmc.af.mil (Jastrzembski, Tiffany S Civ USAF AFMC 711 HPW/RHAC) Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:35:15 -0500 Subject: [ACT-R-users] HFES Submission Deadline Extended to February 26! Message-ID: <2B00361EE3107A4F88383EC1B041DC9A06931E4E@VFOHMLAO01.Enterprise.afmc.ds.af.mil> (Best viewed in HTML - Apologies for Cross-Posting) You are invited to submit your research to the 54th Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) Annual Meeting. Submission Deadline: February 26, 2010 Navigate to http://www.hfes.org/web/HFESMeetings/2010annualmeeting.html for more details. The meeting, to be held September 27 to October 1 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco, Embarcadero Center, will feature 100+ technical sessions and feature HF/E aspects of health care and medical devices, surface and air transportation, cognitive engineering, human performance modeling, virtual environments, computer hardware and software design, product design, aging, training, test and evaluation, environmental design, and system development. The Human Performance Modeling Technical Group (HPM-TG) is concerned with the development and application of predictive, reliable, quantitative models of human performance. Distinct to other approaches of behavioral and cognitive modeling, HPM considers the human in the context of a designed task environment - examining the human-in-the-loop. The scope of the models of interest encompass the scope of systems of interest to the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Hence, we equally promote models of isolated aspects of human performance, models of the cognitive control of memory, attention, perception, and action, and models of an integrative nature that receive task-related information from the environment and produce thoughtful human-like action. General topics of interest to our TG include: the basic science foundation for models, engineering research required to apply models to human factors issues, new formalisms for modeling, and techniques to evaluate predictive success of models. Special topics of interest for HFES 2010 include Human Performance Modeling in the domains of aviation (UAV/UAS particularly), and in the health care industry. We envision our TG as a forum for testing modeling approaches emerging from the basic research community against the hard realities of human factors problems. Please consider submitting your work to what will be a high scientific quality event in San Francisco later this year! Tiffany S. Jastrzembski, Ph.D. Human Performance Modeling Technical Group Program Chair ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tiffany S. Jastrzembski, Ph.D. Cognitive Research Psychologist 711th Human Performance Wing Air Force Research Laboratory 6030 South Kent Street, Mesa, AZ 85212 Phone: (480) 988-6561 x688 tiffany.jastrzembski at mesa.afmc.af.mil -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature Size: 5309 bytes Desc: not available URL: From Kevin.Gluck at mesa.afmc.af.mil Fri Feb 19 18:09:00 2010 From: Kevin.Gluck at mesa.afmc.af.mil (Gluck, Kevin A Civ USAF AFMC 711 HPW/RHAC) Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:09:00 -0500 Subject: [ACT-R-users] Research Positions Available with AFRL's PALM Team Message-ID: With apologies and respect to our valued colleagues of other nationalities, only U.S. citizens and permanent legal residents of the United States are eligible for these positions. We have a variety of research positions available for talented cognitive, computational, and computer scientists interested in working with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Performance and Learning Models (PALM) Team on basic and applied cognitive science research. Full-time, paid positions range from undergraduate and graduate-level internships and research assistantships, to post-doctoral research appointments, to visiting faculty appointments. Salaries are commensurate with experience. The PALM research portfolio continues to expand and evolve. We use a combination of empirical human-subjects studies and formal, rigorous, computational and mathematical modeling and simulation methods to understand, replicate, and predict human performance and learning, and to create new cognitive science-based technology options. Currently there are research efforts underway in all of the following areas (with associated PIs): Basic research: - large scale cognitive modeling (Scott Douglass) - representations and processes of spatial visualization (Glenn Gunzelmann) - modeling the relationships between alertness and cognitive processes (Glenn Gunzelmann) - persistent, generative, situated agents (Christopher Myers) Applied research: - natural language comprehension and generation (Jerry Ball) - robust decision making in integrated human-machine systems (Kevin Gluck) - model exploration and optimization using distributed and high performance computing (Jack Harris) - mathematical models for performance prediction and prescription (Tiffany Jastrzembski) Brief elaborations of each area can be found below. Anyone interested in working with us on one or more of the research efforts listed above is encouraged to contact the PI for that particular research area as soon as possible. Email addresses are first.lastmesa.afmc.af.mil Natural language comprehension and generation (Jerry Ball) The focus of the natural language research is development of computational cognitive models which are both functional and cognitively plausible. There may be short-term costs associated with adoption of cognitive constraints, but we expect, and have to some extent already realized, longer-term benefits. We focus on communication via text messaging, avoiding complex challenges of speech recognition, but make no assumptions about the grammatical quality of messages and put no arbitrary limits on their linguistic range. Our current project, the Synthetic Teammate, is aimed at development of a cognitive agent capable of functioning as the pilot of a simulated UAV. The cognitive agent interacts with two teammates-a navigator, and a photographer-in order to take pictures of ground targets over the course of a simulated 40 minute reconnaissance mission. Lightweight agent versions of the navigator and photographer currently support development, but the cognitive agent will eventually interact with human teammates in an empirical study. Large scale cognitive modeling (Scott Douglass) Explores how paradigms in software engineering called "meta-modeling" and "model-integrated computing" can be used to produce domain-specific modeling languages tailored to the specification and integration needs of cognitive modelers. These new formalisms will help cognitive modelers increase the scale of their efforts by allowing them to specify self-modifying models at high levels of abstraction. These new formalisms will share a foundation in general systems theory and will therefore help their users: (a) compose and compare models; and (b) integrate models into task environments and simulations that subscribe to the same formal foundation. This research reciprocates value back to software engineering by demonstrating how specifications of cognitive processes can be formally captured and exploited during the design of human/machine systems. Representations and processes of spatial visualization (Glenn Gunzelmann) Human spatial competence is applied ubiquitously as individuals encode information about the location of objects in the world, plan routes and navigate through the environment, reason about spatial relationships, or make decisions in environments that are rich with spatial information. Despite the criticality of spatial information processing in human cognitive functioning, detailed mechanistic theories that can be used to explain and predict behavior are lacking. Our research in this area is targeted at producing a mechanistic, quantitative theory of human spatial competence, focused on representing and processing visuospatial knowledge. This research involves rigorous empirical data collection, to understand human performance in this area and to support validation of quantitative theoretical accounts instantiated as mathematical and computational models. Modeling the relationships between alertness and cognitive processes (Glenn Gunzelmann) Understanding the functioning of the human cognitive system is as important as understanding the human physiological system in operational environments. As an example, research on fatigue has uncovered neurophysiological changes in the human brain resulting from sleep loss, circadian desynchrony, or time on task. In addition, corresponding deficits in human performance on a variety of tasks have been documented in the empirical literature. What is unknown, however, are the mechanisms through which physiological changes impact cognitive performance. This line of research is aimed at understanding how cognitive processing changes as a result of fatigue, bridging the gap between mathematical models that capture the dynamics of overall change in neurobehavior performance and in situ performance on particular tasks. Robust decision making in integrated human-machine systems (Kevin Gluck) It is increasingly clear that the traditional boundaries between human and machine are disappearing. The future vision of integrated human-machine decision systems is already upon us. Hence, there is escalating pressure on AFRL researchers to better understand the basic science of mixed human - machine decision making, and make use of this science to develop increasingly robust, automated knowledge-extraction tools and intelligent machine-based decision aids that optimize, speed up, and adaptively adjust inference, prediction, and decision processes. This is a new-start research area in which we are interested in new models and methods for assuring high quality decision processes and outcomes, especially in complex and uncertain dynamic environments. Model exploration and optimization using distributed and high performance computing (Jack Harris) Computational complexity grows quickly with increases in the granularity of models, the fidelity of the models' operating environment, and the time scales across which these models are used in simulations. We must find ways to deal with the computational demands of large-scale basic and applied cognitive modeling. One approach is to acquire more computational horsepower, such as through high performance computing (HPC) clusters, volunteer computing, or cloud computing. Another approach is to reduce the size of the required computational space through predictive analytics and parallelized exploration and optimization algorithms. Our view is that it is only through the combined use of these approaches that we can meet our far-term scientific and technological objectives, both as a research team and as a broader research community. Mathematical models for performance prediction and prescription (Tiffany Jastrzembski) Training people to stable levels of high performance in specialized skills requires a great deal of investment in both time and capital, and this is particularly true in highly complex domains like military operations. Given the length, complexity, resource limitations, and cost of warfighter training, it is critical to ensure that the timing and frequency of training events are tailored to the needs of the learner to maximize learning and performance effectiveness. This research identifies the mathematical regularities of human learning and forgetting as a function of the temporal distribution of training in order to (1) validly, precisely, and quantitatively predict future levels of learner performance, and to (2) prescribe more optimal training schedules to enhance retention, achieve more effective learning, and streamline training to the needs of the individual. Persistent, generative, situated agents (Christopher Myers) The typical approach to computational cognitive modeling is to isolate a process of interest and capture enough detail within the model to account for a set of data obtained from humans performing within a particular task environment. The promise of this approach is that veridical models of cognitive processes will eventually be integrated to produce more complex processes. While this approach has proven beneficial to isolating, studying, and understanding arguably distinct cognitive processes, the resulting models are typically brittle, engineered, short-lived and tailored to specific experimental psychology paradigms. These characteristics are limitations to the development of models which require persisting over long periods of time and generating their own knowledge. This research is focused on identifying, developing, and integrating process models of cognitive capacities to enable persistent and generative models. ------------------------------------------------------- KEVIN GLUCK, PhD Senior Research Psychologist S&T Advisor, Cognitive Models and Agents Branch Air Force Research Laboratory 6030 S. Kent St Mesa, AZ 85212-6061 P: 480-988-6561 x-677; DSN 474-6677 F: 480-988-2230; DSN 474-6688 C: 480-229-4569 "The true line is not between 'hard' natural science and 'soft' social sciences, but between precise science limited to highly abstract and simple phenomena in the laboratory and inexact science and technology dealing with complex problems in the real world." - Herb Simon, Models of My Life -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ido at phas.ubc.ca Sat Feb 20 02:00:59 2010 From: ido at phas.ubc.ca (Ido Roll) Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:00:59 -0800 Subject: [ACT-R-users] CFP: Intelligent Support in Exploratory Environments (ISEE@ICLS'10) References: <7FD02EE1-C289-45B9-BE00-B86AAA0CBBB0@phas.ubc.ca> Message-ID: <93DB84C7-0ED7-4DC5-88F7-E33F92C407F3@phas.ubc.ca> :~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~: CALL FOR PAPERS The 3rd Workshop on Intelligent Support in Exploratory Environments In the International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ISEE at ICLS?10) Striking a Balance Between Free and Guided Exploration https://sites.google.com/a/lkl.ac.uk/isee/isee-10 Deadline for extended abstracts: March 15 :~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~: OBJECTIVES Exploratory Learning Environments (ELE) are virtual environments that adhere to constructivist theories of learning emphasizing learner control. However, research suggests that lack of sufficient explicit support may undermine their effectiveness. Advanced technologies provide opportunities to supply learners with the right information at the right time. This workshop, 3rd in a series, focuses on striking a balance between free and guided exploration and provides a forum for conceptualizing and raising requirements for intelligent support in ELE. The workshop is expected to lead to a special IJLS issue. :~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~: TOPICS While all relevant submissions are welcome, authors are encouraged to discuss the following aspects regarding intelligent support in exploratory environments: 1. Type of task: What tasks are best suitable for ELE? How should these tasks be structured and scaffolded? 2. Learning in ELE: How do students learn in ELE? How do students learn from failed attempts? What makes productive vs. unproductive learning trajectories? That is, what "floundering" or errors at the domain level are useful, vs. what errors waste students' time or cause unnecessary confusion? How can we tell these apart? 3. Type of support: What support can aid students' learning without reducing critical features of constructivist learning? 4. Timing of support: When should feedback be given? What type of errors requires intervention? How can a system identify these errors? 5. Collaboration scenarios: What learning tasks can most benefit from collaboration? How can collaborative work be supported? 6. Support for teachers: What support do teachers need to attend to the needs of their students? 7. Research methods: How can we assess different learning trajectories in ELE? What techniques can be used to analyze students' learning processes and outcomes in real time and after the fact? How can we best apply cognitive task analysis, data mining, and other techniques, to answer the previous questions? :~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~: IMPORTANT DATES: ? Extended Abstract deadline: March 15, 2010, midnight Hawaii time ? Notification of acceptance: March 30, 2010 ? Online Discussions start: June 15, 2009 ? Workshop: half-day, Tuesday, June 29, 2010 9:00AM ? 12:30PM :~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~: WORKSHOP FORMAT The workshop will be discussion-oriented, framed around specific questions. The aim therefore is to have fruitful discussion prior and during the workshop rather than a mini-conference format. In particular, the methodology used will be based on an adaptation of the 'learning discussion forum' (aka Learning Cafe Methodology) which involves experts' introductions and group discussions ensuring that all participants can have a direct impact in addressing the workshop questions. This methodology has been successfully implemented in previous conferences and editions of this workshop. The workshop will conclude with plans for the future, one of which being a special IJLS issue on the topic based on the body of work presented in this and previous workshops. :~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~: SUBMISSION Authors should submit extended abstracts that clearly address one or more of the questions to be explored at the workshop. We especially encourage submissions of work based on empirical data. All submissions will be refereed in order to decide on acceptance. Submissions should be 1-2 pages long and should include title, authors, and a summary of the authors? contribution to the workshop in relation to one or more of the topics above. References and figures can take up to one additional page. Papers should be A4 or letter size, with at least 1? margins on each side, font size 12 points, and space of 1.5 lines between lines. Accepted formats are pdf, doc, rtf, or odt. The accepted abstracts will be discussed online prior to the workshop and form the basis for the discussions on the day of the workshop. Submit your papers to isee.icls10 at idoroll.org. Thank you, Workshop co-chairs: ? Ido Roll (Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative, University of British Columbia, Canada) ? Manolis Mavrikis (Institute of Education - University of London, UK) ? Sergio Guti?rrez Santos (Birkbeck College - University of London, UK) Advisory board: ? Vincent Aleven (Carnegie Mellon University, USA) ? Ryan Baker (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA) ? Vania Dimitrova (University of Leeds, UK) ? Wouter van Joolingen (University of Twente, The Netherlands) ? Ken Koedinger (Carnegie Mellon University) ? Rose Luckin (London Knowledge Lab, UK) ? Richard Noss (Institute of Education, UK) > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Instead, there will be a two day ACT-R workshop in Europe in the spring that follows a four-day spring school. Spring School The spring school will take place from Monday April 12 to Thursday April 15. After an earlier call for applications, we have selected a group of 14 students for a "traditional summer school curriculum", and in additional 6 researchers will join us to work on their own projects during the week. European ACT-R Workshop The European ACT-R workshop will take place on Friday April 16 and Saturday April 17. 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. Given that this is the first European ACT-R workshop, we would also like to invite research groups to present themselves. What we have in mind is a presentation focussed on the general themes covered by the group rather than on the details of specific studies. Aim of these presentations is to get to know what other groups are working on, or planning to work on, and to start or facilitate cooperation between research groups. Apart from these presentations, John Anderson, Dario Salvucci and Andrea Stocco will give invited talks. 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 early 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 for the summer school that they keep for us until a month in advance (so March 12). However, the number of rooms is (very!) limited, so you should probably make the reservation as soon as possible. The prices for the rooms are: 64,75 for a single room, and 81,25 for a double room. They assume double rooms have a single occupant, so if you want to use it with two people you should indicate this on the form (you'll pay a bit more for the second breakfast). To make a reservation, use the web form on: http://www.rug.nl/Corporate/voorzieningen/overige/guesthouse/formulier?lang=en Most of the fields are self-explanatory, except: Contact person RUG/... --> Fill in: Margriet Halbersma Participates in Congres --> GF1453 KI de Springschool Method of Payment: Guest will pay all costs Leave Centrecode RuG, Logeerpasnumber and Studentnumber empty. The University Guesthouse accepts cash and all major debit and credit cards. Registration To register for the Workshop, please send the filled out registration form in an email to Hedderik van Rijn (hedderik at van-rijn.org). Registration Form First European ACT-R Workshop April 16-17, 2010 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): -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeedward at yahoo.com Mon Feb 22 11:18:32 2010 From: jeedward at yahoo.com (John Edward) Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:18:32 -0800 (PST) Subject: [ACT-R-users] Call for papers: AIPR-10, Orlando, USA, July 2010 Message-ID: <302061.73355.qm@web45916.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> It would be highly appreciated if you could share this announcement with your colleagues, students and individuals whose research area is in artificial intelligence, knowledge-based systems, soft-computing, evolutionary computing and related areas. Call for papers: AIPR-10, Orlando, USA, July 2010 The 2010 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition (AIPR-10) (website: http://www.PromoteResearch.org ) will be held during 12-14 of July 2010 in Orlando, FL, USA. AIPR is an important event in the areas of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as well as Pattern Recognition (PR) and focuses on all areas of AI, PR and related topics. The conference will be held at the same time and location where several other major international conferences will be taking place. The conference will be held as part of 2010 multi-conference (MULTICONF-10). MULTICONF-10 will be held during July 12-14, 2010 in Orlando, Florida, USA. The primary goal of MULTICONF is to promote research and developmental activities in computer science, information technology, control engineering, and related fields. Another goal is to promote the dissemination of research to a multidisciplinary audience and to facilitate communication among researchers, developers, practitioners in different fields. The following conferences are planned to be organized as part of MULTICONF-10. ? International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition (AIPR-10) ? International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Control Systems (ARCS-10) ? International Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics and Chemoinformatics (BCBGC-10) ? International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (CCN-10) ? International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems and Web Technologies (EISWT-10) ? International Conference on High Performance Computing Systems (HPCS-10) ? International Conference on Information Security and Privacy (ISP-10) ? International Conference on Image and Video Processing and Computer Vision (IVPCV-10) ? International Conference on Software Engineering Theory and Practice (SETP-10) ? International Conference on Theoretical and Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (TMFCS-10) MULTICONF-10 will be held at Imperial Swan Hotel and Suites. It is a full-service resort that puts you in the middle of the fun! Located 1/2 block south of the famed International Drive, the hotel is just minutes from great entertainment like Walt Disney World? Resort, Universal Studios and Sea World Orlando. Guests can enjoy free scheduled transportation to these theme parks, as well as spacious accommodations, outdoor pools and on-site dining ? all situated on 10 tropically landscaped acres. Here, guests can experience a full-service resort with discount hotel pricing in Orlando. We invite draft paper submissions. Please see the website http://www.PromoteResearch.org for more details. Sincerely John Edward -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tiffany.Jastrzembski at mesa.afmc.af.mil Mon Feb 22 19:12:19 2010 From: tiffany.Jastrzembski at mesa.afmc.af.mil (Jastrzembski, Tiffany S Civ USAF AFMC 711 HPW/RHAC) Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:12:19 -0500 Subject: [ACT-R-users] BRIMS 2010-Room Rate Available Until February 28! Message-ID: <2B00361EE3107A4F88383EC1B041DC9A069B9E98@VFOHMLAO01.Enterprise.afmc.ds.af.mil> (Best viewed in HTML ? Apologies for Cross Posting) As a friendly reminder, conference room rates are available through February 28th (so long as space is available!). The conference rate is $141/night for all attendees (a great rate considering $142 is standard govt per diem for Charleston), and reservations may be made by calling 1-843-856-0028 and mentioning BRIMS. See you in Charleston! asne March 22-25, 2010 www.brimsconference.org BRIMS (Behavior Representation in Modeling Simulation) enables human behavior representation (HBR) modeling and simulation research scientists, engineers, application users and technical communities to meet, share ideas and experiences, identify gaps in current capabilities, discuss new research directions, highlight promising technologies, and showcase applications. It is in its 19th year and continues to reach an ever widening military, government, academic, and industry community in the U.S. and internationally. Registration Open The BRIMS conference includes plenary speakers, in-depth presentations, poster sessions, and a half day/full day tutorial. View Schedule/Presentations here Early-bird registration rates available through February 15. Register Here Conference Lodging The BRIMS 2010 will be nestled along the white sandy beaches of Charleston, South Carolina. Steeped in southern charm and hospitality, the Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina provides ocean waves gently rolling ashore and palmetto leaves softly rustling in the breeze. The natural beauty of this island paradise will indulge your senses, invigorate your mind, and nourish your soul. Discounted room rates are available through February 28. Visit the Travel info section of the Brims Conference website for information on securing your room or click here Please forward information about the upcoming BRIMS conference to applicable colleagues. More information can be found by visiting the BRIMS Conference website at www.brimsconference.org Lodestar Group, LLC/DefenseTradeshows.com 3737 Glenwood Ave, Ste 100 Raleigh, North Carolina 27612 919-573-6108 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tiffany.Jastrzembski at mesa.afmc.af.mil Tue Feb 23 14:14:28 2010 From: tiffany.Jastrzembski at mesa.afmc.af.mil (Jastrzembski, Tiffany S Civ USAF AFMC 711 HPW/RHAC) Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:14:28 -0500 Subject: [ACT-R-users] HFES Annual Meeting: Human Performance Modeling (HPM)-TG Reviewing Message-ID: <2B00361EE3107A4F88383EC1B041DC9A069BA443@VFOHMLAO01.Enterprise.afmc.ds.af.mil> Dear prospective Human Performance Modeling TG reviewers: The HFES submission deadline is a mere 5 days away. We've gotten some volunteers to review HPM papers this year, but it seems we may be in need of extra reviewing help. If you could be of assistance and haven't volunteered already, please let me know (tiffany.jastrzembski at mesa.afmc.af.mil). And FYI, if you'd like to help out but have limited time, please feel free to tell me the maximum number of papers you can review and we'll be happy to stick to these constraints. As always, thanks very much for your time and help in generating a successful program! Tiffany S. Jastrzembski HPM-TG Program Chair ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tiffany S. Jastrzembski, Ph.D. Cognitive Research Psychologist 711th Human Performance Wing Air Force Research Laboratory 6030 South Kent Street, Mesa, AZ 85212 Phone: (480) 988-6561 x688 tiffany.jastrzembski at mesa.afmc.af.mil -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The due date is Friday, February 26th. -----Original Message----- From: act-r-users-bounces at act-r.psy.cmu.edu [mailto:act-r-users-bounces at act-r.psy.cmu.edu] On Behalf Of Jastrzembski, Tiffany S Civ USAF AFMC 711 HPW/RHAC Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 12:14 PM To: hfes-hpmTG at hfes.org; act-r-users at andrew.cmu.edu Subject: [ACT-R-users] HFES Annual Meeting: Human Performance Modeling(HPM)-TG Reviewing Dear prospective Human Performance Modeling TG reviewers: The HFES submission deadline is a mere 5 days away. We've gotten some volunteers to review HPM papers this year, but it seems we may be in need of extra reviewing help. If you could be of assistance and haven't volunteered already, please let me know (tiffany.jastrzembski at mesa.afmc.af.mil). And FYI, if you'd like to help out but have limited time, please feel free to tell me the maximum number of papers you can review and we'll be happy to stick to these constraints. As always, thanks very much for your time and help in generating a successful program! Tiffany S. Jastrzembski HPM-TG Program Chair ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tiffany S. Jastrzembski, Ph.D. Cognitive Research Psychologist 711th Human Performance Wing Air Force Research Laboratory 6030 South Kent Street, Mesa, AZ 85212 Phone: (480) 988-6561 x688 tiffany.jastrzembski at mesa.afmc.af.mil From hedderik at van-rijn.org Sat Feb 27 04:57:48 2010 From: hedderik at van-rijn.org (Hedderik van Rijn) Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:57:48 +0100 Subject: [ACT-R-users] European ACT-R Spring School and Workshop: Deadline for submissions: Tomorrow! Message-ID: Deadline for submissions: February 28th European ACT-R Spring School and Workshop Organizers: Niels Taatgen and Hedderik van Rijn University of Groningen, Netherlands April 12-17, 2010 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. In most years, a summer school and workshop are organized at Carnegie Mellon University for training and discussion of the theory. This year, CMU will only host a summer school, no multi-day workshop is planned. Instead, there will be a two day ACT-R workshop in Europe in the spring that follows a four-day spring school. Spring School The spring school will take place from Monday April 12 to Thursday April 15. After an earlier call for applications, we have selected a group of 14 students for a "traditional summer school curriculum", and in additional 6 researchers will join us to work on their own projects during the week. European ACT-R Workshop The European ACT-R workshop will take place on Friday April 16 and Saturday April 17. 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. Given that this is the first European ACT-R workshop, we would also like to invite research groups to present themselves. What we have in mind is a presentation focussed on the general themes covered by the group rather than on the details of specific studies. Aim of these presentations is to get to know what other groups are working on, or planning to work on, and to start or facilitate cooperation between research groups. Apart from these presentations, John Anderson, Dario Salvucci and Andrea Stocco will give invited talks. 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 early 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 for the summer school that they keep for us until a month in advance (so March 12). However, the number of rooms is (very!) limited, so you should probably make the reservation as soon as possible. The prices for the rooms are: 64,75 for a single room, and 81,25 for a double room. They assume double rooms have a single occupant, so if you want to use it with two people you should indicate this on the form (you'll pay a bit more for the second breakfast). To make a reservation, use the web form on: http://www.rug.nl/Corporate/voorzieningen/overige/guesthouse/formulier?lang=en Most of the fields are self-explanatory, except: Contact person RUG/... --> Fill in: Margriet Halbersma Participates in Congres --> GF1453 KI de Springschool Method of Payment: Guest will pay all costs Leave Centrecode RuG, Logeerpasnumber and Studentnumber empty. The University Guesthouse accepts cash and all major debit and credit cards. Registration To register for the Workshop, please send the filled out registration form in an email to Hedderik van Rijn (hedderik at van-rijn.org). Registration Form First European ACT-R Workshop April 16-17, 2010 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): -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: