From lschoole at syr.edu Sat Dec 1 07:00:31 2018 From: lschoole at syr.edu (Lael Schooler) Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2018 07:00:31 -0500 Subject: [ACT-R-users] PhD opportunities in the Cognition, Brain, & Behavior area at Syracuse University Message-ID: Dear Colleagues and Students, The Cognition, Brain, & Behavior (CBB) program offers graduate training leading to a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology with the possibility to include "Neuroscience Concentration" as an area of specialization. The graduate program prepares students for careers in cognitive psychology that investigate the relationships among cognitive and neural processes and behavior. To investigate these relationships, our research emphasizes the development of computational and mathematical models of these mechanisms. Graduate students in the program will receive extensive training and experience to develop their computational skills, which are in high demand for both academic and non-academic professions. We encourage students with strong quantitative skills across a wide range of educational backgrounds to apply. The application deadline is December 15th. To learn more about the CBB faculty, the graduate program, and how to apply go to http://psychology.syr.edu/graduate/cbb/overview.html Syracuse University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a strong commitment to equality of opportunity and a diverse work force. The university and department have a strong commitment to diversity within its faculty and staff, and strives to foster and sustain an inclusive climate. The Department of Psychology and broader Syracuse community provides a rich and supportive environment for inclusive research involving ethnically and economically diverse populations: * CBB faculty and students participate in the summer research program for underrepresented minority students (Psychology Research Initiative in Diversity Enhancement, http://psychology.syr.edu/undergraduate/pride-program.html) and the Diversifying Psychology Weekend ( http://psychology.syr.edu/graduate/diversifying-psychology-weekend.html), which is designed to prepare talented minority students for graduate school by providing a venue to network with faculty and graduate students in Psychology and get the scoop on the graduate student experience. * Graduate students are encouraged to enroll in the Women in Science and Engineering Future Professionals Program (http://suwise.syr.edu/wise-fpp/ ), a two-year professional development and academic support program that encourages and supports women pursuing careers in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering to persist in their degree program at Syracuse University and to thrive professionally. Syracuse is located in beautiful Upstate New York. The city and surrounding areas offer outstanding school systems, a modest cost of living, proximity to nature (the Adirondack Mountains, the Thousand Islands, Lake Ontario, and the Finger Lakes) and easy access to major eastern cities. Several major medical centers, including SUNY Upstate Medical Center and the Syracuse VA Medical Center, are in close proximity to Syracuse University and offer opportunities for interdisciplinary research. I am happy to answer questions you or your students might have. Sincerely, Lael Schooler http://thecollege.syr.edu/people/faculty/pages/psy/schooler-lael.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amir.aly at em.ci.ritsumei.ac.jp Tue Dec 4 12:27:49 2018 From: amir.aly at em.ci.ritsumei.ac.jp (Amir Aly) Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2018 02:27:49 +0900 Subject: [ACT-R-users] SoAIR 2019: IEEE-RAS Spring School on "Social and Artificial Intelligence for User-Friendly Robots" in Japan Message-ID: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS **Apologies for cross posting ** We are pleased to call for applications for the IEEE-RAS spring school on: "*Social and Artificial Intelligence for User-Friendly Robots*" * Which will be held from 17-24 March, 2019 in Shonan Village, Japan *after the *Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)* conference that will be held in the near South Korea. *Webpage: **https://inic8.bitbucket.io/SoAIR19/* *I. Aim and Scope *Autonomous and intelligent systems are progressively moving into spaces, which have previously been predominantly shaped by human agency. Unlike in the past where machines obediently served their human operators, machines now increasingly act without the intervention of a human. Artificial intelligence is meeting new challenges in the world, though human-like intelligence may still be a distant goal. Robots in factories are coming out of their cages. Autonomous cars are being tested on streets with regular human-driven cars. The private household is changing with the appearance of not only robotic vacuum cleaners, but also with the first-generation of social robots and smart devices. The challenges that face both the robotics and artificial intelligence communities are how the necessary intelligence for such new environments can be created as well as how to make artificial agents capable of not only solving tasks at hand but also considering social environments around them during interaction with human users so as to behave appropriately. Within the school, we plan to address the tension created by the balance between task-specific artificial intelligence and the demands of sociability required to function effectively in human-centered environments. ** *Who should apply?* We invite *Masters and PhD students* as well as *post-doctoral candidates and researchers from industry* with relevant research background to apply for this spring school. ** *This spring school is a Technical Education Program (TEP) endorsed and supported by IEEE-RAS*. ** *The school aims at bridging the gap between social and cognitive Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Autonomous Vehicles (AV) through high level talks, tutorials, and hands-on workshops (the program will be announced soon).* *II. Keynote Speakers: * 1. * Jun Tani *? Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Japan 2. *Daniele Magazzeni *? King's College London, UK 3. * Yukie Nagai *? National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan 4. * Tetsuya Ogata* ? Waseda University, Japan 5. *Mohamed Chetouani *? University of Pierre and Marie Curie (UPMC), France 6. *Silvia Rossi* ? University of Naples, Italy 7. *Agnieszka Wykowska *? Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Italy 8. *Tetsunari Inamura *? National Institute of Informatics (NII), Japan 9. *Amit Kumar Pandey *? SoftBank (Aldebaran) Robotics, France 10. *Mehul Bhatt* ? Orebro University, Sweden (Tutorial) 11. *Mohsen Kaboli ?* Bavarian Motor Works (BMW), Germany (Tutorial) 12. *Francesco Maurelli *? Jacobs University, Germany (Preparing Marie Curie funding proposal) 13. *Atsuko Nakatsuka* ? Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan (Preparing JSPS funding proposal) *III. Submission * The applications must include the following files (combined into one file). No other documents would be necessary (More information is available on the school's webpage). 1. *Curriculum vitae*: A CV detailing relevant aspects of the candidate's academic career that demonstrates her/his relevance to the school theme. Please consider including the list of publications. 2. *Research abstract*: A 200-word research abstract that the candidate intends to present during the school. 3. *Letter of recommendation*: A brief letter from the academic advisor or the employer of the candidate supporting her/his application. Please also indicate if partial support would be required to attend the school. *Application submission*: Please use the following EasyChair web link:* Application Submission .* *IV. Important Dates * 1. Application submission: *20-December, 2018 * 2. Notification of acceptance: *28-December, 2018 * 3. Spring School: *17-24 March, 2019* *V. Organizers * 1. *Amir Aly *? Ritsumeikan University ? Japan 2. *Franziska Kirstein *? Blue Ocean Robotics, Denmark 3. * Shashank Pathak *? Visteon Corporation, Germany --------------------- *Amir Aly, Ph.D.* Senior Researcher Emergent Systems Laboratory College of Information Science and Engineering Ritsumeikan University 1-1-1 Noji Higashi, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577 Japan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nele.russwinkel at tu-berlin.de Thu Dec 20 07:11:25 2018 From: nele.russwinkel at tu-berlin.de (=?UTF-8?Q?Nele_Ru=c3=9fwinkel?=) Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 13:11:25 +0100 Subject: [ACT-R-users] PhD Position at TU Berlin In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: We have an open PhD Position in an DFG granted project for up to three years. The interdisciplinary project aims to model the role of the self through interaction with a spatial/dynamic environment. The project combines research approaches from cognitive science, computer science and modelling and is carried out in cooperation with Prof. Stefan Kopp (University of Bielefeld), (SPP 2134 "The Active Self"). A cognitive architecture will be extended with sensorimotor abilities based on a simulated body. This approach aims to model how a representation of the "self" is created through the interaction of sensomotoric and cognitive control processes and how it affects action decisions. We offer a young, interdisciplinary research group bridging basics and application as well as cognitive sciences and computer science. Faculty V - Institute for Psychology and Ergonomics / Cognitive Modeling in dynamic Human-Machine Systems Reference number: V-728/18 (starting at 01/01/19 / limited until 31/12/2021 / closing date for applications 28/12/18) Working field: * Extending the cognitive architecture ACT-R with sensorimotor skills * Developing task models interacting with their environments * Integration of prediction-based processing * Coordination with project partner at CITEC University Bielefeld * Preparation, execution and evaluation of experiments * Consolidation of model approaches and comparison with performance data Requirements: We are looking for an interdisciplinary interested and open-minded person with a university degree (Diplom/ M.Sc. or equivalent) in Cognitive Science, Computer Science, Human Factors, Psychology or similar. The candidate ideally has the following skills and knowledge: * Previous experience with interdisciplinary projects * Experience in the field of cognitive modeling or simulation (e.g. ACT-R), * basic knowledge in cognitive science and fundamental programming experience (e.g. Python, Lisp, etc.) Ideally, the person sought should have experience in carrying out and evaluating experiments. In addition, an interest in autonomously acting agents would be of advantage and prior knowledge in the field of self-understanding or embodiment. Good english skills are desired. More information on http://www.personalabteilung.tu-berlin.de/menue/jobs/stellenausschreibungen/ ?and https://www.kmodys.tu-berlin.de/menue/aktuelle_projekte/compas/ Please send your application with the reference number and the usual documents by e-mail to nele.russwinkel at tu-berlin.de. Best Nele -- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Nele Ru?winkel FG Kognitive Modellierung in dynamischen Mensch-Maschine-Systemen Institut f?r Psychologie und Arbeitswissenschaft Fakult?t V Verkehrs- und Maschinensysteme Technische Universit?t Berlin MAR 3-2 Marchstr. 23 - Raum 3.071 D-10587 Berlin Tel: +49 30 314 72408 Fax: +49 30 314 25289 http://www.kmodys.tu-berlin.de/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: V-728-18 engl.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 875972 bytes Desc: not available URL: From s.k.mehlhorn at rug.nl Mon Dec 24 09:37:57 2018 From: s.k.mehlhorn at rug.nl (Katja Mehlhorn) Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2018 15:37:57 +0100 Subject: [ACT-R-users] Groningen Spring School on Cognitive Modeling Message-ID: Fourth Groningen Spring School on Cognitive Modeling ? ACT-R, Nengo, & PRIMs ? Date: April 8-12, 2019 Location: Groningen, the Netherlands Fee: ? 250 (late fee after February 15 will be ? 300) More information and registration: www.cognitive-modeling.com/springschool We are happy to announce the fourth Groningen Spring School on Cognitive Modeling (April 8-12, 2019). This year, the Spring School will cover three different modeling paradigms: ACT-R, Nengo, and PRIMs. Moreover, we are finalising a fourth tutorial on error-driven learning, more details on that will follow soon. Each day will consist of theory lectures, one on each paradigm. Each modeling paradigm also includes hands-on assignments. Although students are free to choose the number of lectures they attend, we recommend students to sign up for lectures on two of the modeling paradigms, and complete the tutorial units for one of the paradigms. At the end of most days there will be a plenary research talk, to show how these different approaches to modeling are applied. On the first day, spring school students are asked to present their own research in a poster session. Like last year, we again offer the opportunity for project students to attend. The idea is that you have attended the spring school in an earlier year and now come back in the week of the spring school to work on your own modeling project under our supervision. Registration is now open. Admission is limited, so register soon! See the website www.cognitive-modeling.com/springschool for more information. Please feel free to forward the information to anyone who might be interested in the Spring School. ______________ ACT-R Teachers: Jelmer Borst & Katja Mehlhorn (University of Groningen) Website: http://act-r.psy.cmu.edu. ACT-R is a high-level 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. ACT-R can be used to develop process models of a task at a symbolic level. Participants will follow a compressed five-day version of the traditional summer school curriculum. We will also cover the connection between ACT-R and fMRI. Nengo Teacher: Terry Stewart (University of Waterloo) Website: http://www.nengo.ca Nengo is a toolkit for converting high-level cognitive theories into low-level spiking neuron implementations. In this way, aspects of model performance such as response accuracy and reaction times emerge as a consequence of neural parameters such as the neurotransmitter time constants. It has been used to model adaptive motor control, visual attention, serial list memory, reinforcement learning, Tower of Hanoi, and fluid intelligence. Participants will learn to construct these kinds of models, starting with generic tasks like representing values and positions, and ending with full production-like systems. There will also be special emphasis on extracting various forms of data out of a model, such that it can be compared to experimental data. PRIMs Teacher: Niels Taatgen (University of Groningen) Website: http://www.ai.rug.nl/~niels/actransfer.html How do people handle and prioritize multiple tasks? How can we learn something in the context of one task, and partially benefit from it in another task? The goal of PRIMs is to cross the artificial boundary that most cognitive architectures have imposed on themselves by studying single tasks. It has mechanisms to model transfer of cognitive skills, and the competition between multiple goals. In the tutorial we will look at how PRIMs can model phenomena of cognitive transfer and cognitive training, and how multiple goals compete for priority in models of distraction. ????????????????????? Dr. Katja Mehlhorn, Docent University of Groningen http://www.ai.rug.nl/~katja/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amir.aly at em.ci.ritsumei.ac.jp Wed Dec 26 08:59:41 2018 From: amir.aly at em.ci.ritsumei.ac.jp (Amir Aly) Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2018 22:59:41 +0900 Subject: [ACT-R-users] SoAIR 2019 [Extended Deadline]: JST-CREST / IEEE-RAS Spring School on "Social and Artificial Intelligence for User-Friendly Robots" in Japan Message-ID: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS **Apologies for cross posting ** We are pleased to call for applications for the *JST-CREST / IEEE-RAS* spring school on: "*Social and Artificial Intelligence for User-Friendly Robots*" * Which will be held from 17-24 March, 2019 in Shonan Village, Japan *after the *Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)* conference that will be held in the near South Korea. *Webpage: **https://inic8.bitbucket.io/SoAIR19/* *I. Aim and Scope *Autonomous and intelligent systems are progressively moving into spaces, which have previously been predominantly shaped by human agency. Unlike in the past where machines obediently served their human operators, machines now increasingly act without the intervention of a human. Artificial intelligence is meeting new challenges in the world, though human-like intelligence may still be a distant goal. Robots in factories are coming out of their cages. Autonomous cars are being tested on streets with regular human-driven cars. The private household is changing with the appearance of not only robotic vacuum cleaners, but also with the first-generation of social robots and smart devices. The challenges that face both the robotics and artificial intelligence communities are how the necessary intelligence for such new environments can be created as well as how to make artificial agents capable of not only solving tasks at hand but also considering social environments around them during interaction with human users so as to behave appropriately. Within the school, we plan to address the tension created by the balance between task-specific artificial intelligence and the demands of sociability required to function effectively in human-centered environments. ** *Who should apply?* We invite *Masters and PhD students* as well as *post-doctoral candidates and researchers from industry* with relevant research background to apply for this spring school. *Additional support could be available based on eligibility.* ** *This spring school is a Technical Education Program (TEP) endorsed and supported by JST-CREST / IEEE-RAS*. ** *The school aims at bridging the gap between social and cognitive Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Autonomous Vehicles (AV) through high level talks, tutorials, and hands-on workshops (the program will be announced soon).* *II. Keynote Speakers: * 1. * Takayuki Nagai, *Osaka University, Japan 2. * Jun Tani *? Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Japan 3. *Daniele Magazzeni *? King's College London, UK 4. * Yukie Nagai *? National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan 5. * Tetsuya Ogata* ? Waseda University, Japan 6. *Mohamed Chetouani *? University of Pierre and Marie Curie (UPMC), France 7. *Silvia Rossi* ? University of Naples, Italy 8. *Agnieszka Wykowska *? Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Italy 9. *Tetsunari Inamura *? National Institute of Informatics (NII), Japan 10. *Amit Kumar Pandey *? SoftBank (Aldebaran) Robotics, France 11. *Mehul Bhatt* ? Orebro University, Sweden (Tutorial) 12. *Mohsen Kaboli ?* Bavarian Motor Works (BMW), Germany (Tutorial) 13. *Francesco Maurelli *? Jacobs University, Germany (Preparing Marie Curie funding proposal) 14. *Atsuko Nakatsuka* ? Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan (Preparing JSPS funding proposal) *III. Submission * The applications must include the following files (combined into one file). No other documents would be necessary (More information is available on the school's webpage). 1. *Curriculum vitae*: A CV detailing relevant aspects of the candidate's academic career that demonstrates her/his relevance to the school theme. Please consider including the list of publications. 2. *Research abstract*: A 200-word research abstract that the candidate intends to present during the school. 3. *Letter of recommendation*: A brief letter from the academic advisor or the employer of the candidate supporting her/his application. Please also indicate if additional support would be required to attend the school. *Application submission*: Please use the following EasyChair web link:* Application Submission .* *IV. Important Dates * 1. Application submission *[Extended]*: *10-January, 2019 * 2. Notification of acceptance: *14-January, 2019 * 3. Spring School: *17-24 March, 2019* *V. Organizers * 1. *Amir Aly *? Ritsumeikan University ? Japan 2. *Franziska Kirstein *? Blue Ocean Robotics, Denmark 3. * Shashank Pathak *? Visteon Corporation, Germany --------------------- *Amir Aly, Ph.D.* Senior Researcher Emergent Systems Laboratory College of Information Science and Engineering Ritsumeikan University 1-1-1 Noji Higashi, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577 Japan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: