From jeffzemla at gmail.com Mon Apr 15 13:02:08 2019 From: jeffzemla at gmail.com (Jeff Zemla) Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 12:02:08 -0500 Subject: [ACT-R-users] (no subject) Message-ID: The Austerweil Lab at University of Wisconsin-Madison is looking to hire a full-time Research Specialist. The position will begin July 1st, 2019 and last for one year. Application link: https://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/501003/research-specialist Questions: Email austerweil at wisc.edu and zemla at wisc.edu with subject "Research Specialist position" Project: Alzheimer?s disease is a debilitating neurodegenerative disease that imposes a huge burden on individuals, families, and the US healthcare system. Yet early diagnosis of the disease remains a difficult challenge. We have designed naturalistic cognitive behavioral tests related to memory and language to predict Alzheimer's disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment during early phases of the disease. We will validate these tests by comparing performance on these tests to performance on existing neurpsychological tests and biomarker data. We will track individuals longitudinally to measure variability and rate of decline. Duties may include: - Implement web experiments in Javascript, Qualtrics, or similar - Recruit, schedule, and run participants (online and in-person) - Perform literature reviews - Data cleaning and preliminary data analyses - Writing internal progress reports and abstracts/manuscripts for submission to conferences Requirements: - BA or BS in Psychology, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, or other related field - Experience with subject recruitment (some undergrad experience is sufficient). Previous work with elderly or clinical population is preferred, but not necessary. - Must have basic data science skills -- minimum Excel, but basic programming skills is preferred (R/Python especially). - Good communication and organizational skills. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From atilla.elci at gmail.com Tue Apr 16 12:23:14 2019 From: atilla.elci at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?QXRpbGxhIEVsw6dp?=) Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 12:23:14 -0400 Subject: [ACT-R-users] ACT-R-users Digest, Vol 72, Issue 1 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi, Kindly announce the following final CFP: *IEEE ESAS'19:* *e-Health Systems and Web Technologies, 14th International Workshop* *(In conjunction with 43rd IEEE COMPSAC 2019: Data Driven Intelligence for a Smarter World hosted by Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, July 15-19)* *Call for Papers:* *April **22**, 2019: Papers due* *(EXTENDED)* *May 1, 2019: Paper notifications due* *May 17, 2019 ? Camera ready submissions and advance author registration due* *Web Page: **https://ieeecompsac.computer.org/2019/esas/ * *Submission Page:** Select "Enter as an Author" and then select ESAS 2019 @* *https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=compsac2019 * All accepted papers will be published in an IEEE Computer Society proceedings, uploaded to IEEE Xplore, and indexed by the following: - Scopus - EI Engineering Index - ACM Digital Library - dblp - Google Scholar *Theme of ESAS 2019:* E-Health systems play a significant role in the well-being of individuals, be it as medical solutions or for public healthcare. Rapid growth of facilities and technologies in medical fields has generated new opportunities for emerging application improvement. New models and methods continue to be developed to produce effective and safer healthcare environments. Still, huge challenges remain in evolving consistent, suitable, safe, flexible, and power-efficient systems fit for current medical needs. In unison with the main conference, the *main theme of ESAS 2019 *will be applying* big data, Web technologies, linked open data and machine learning* towards *?Data-Driven Intelligence for a Smarter World.?* *ESAS 2019 fosters the following complementary objectives:* 1. Inquiring into the theory and practice of engineering e-health systems, especially methods, means, and best cases; 2. Exploring into unifying software engineering methodologies employed in implementing e-health applications across domains also preserving security and privacy of patient health records; and, 3. Deploying new technologies in big data analytics, knowledge-based expert systems, machine learning, linked open data and Web technologies towards affecting e-health/m-health systems especially for distributed healthcare for all. *In addition to regular papers, industrial practice reports are welcome particularly from industry authors*. *Topics of interest* include, but *are not limited to:* ? Advances in e-health with artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, cognitive computing, intelligent agents ? e-health solutions for business and industry ? e-health applications in industry, business, healthcare, and education and training ? Autonomic analysis, monitoring and situation alertness ? e-health big data: Access, aggregation and use ? Body sensor networks and wearable sensor systems on e-health ? Medical biofeedback ? Medical decision support expert systems and tools ? Context awareness and autonomous computing for ambient assisted living ? e-health oriented software architectures (agents, SOA, middleware, etc.) ? e-health virtual and augmented reality ? Emerging e-health applications ? Mobile e-health applications ? Health grid and health cloud ? Health monitoring and traffic classification ? Healthcare management systems ? ICT-enabled personal health system ? Image and video processing for e-health ? e-health devices and smart parts for healthcare systems ? Semantic Web and e-health systems ? Ontology engineering and inferencing on the e-health systems ? Knowledge and rule-based processing in e-health ? Security, privacy and protection of personal data in e-health systems ? Case studies of smart health in a smarter world ? The future of e-health. *Paper Submission:* Submit your paper (upto six pages in the prescribed format) online using the drop-down menue tab @ *https://ieeecompsac.computer.org/2019/information-for-authors/ *by *April 22, 2019 (EXTENDED)* Submitted articles *must not have been previously published or currently under consideration* for publication. Furthermore, to facilitate presentation of their already published work to a wider audience in person and to gain feedback on their work, authors can submit their published work in an IEEE journal in the last three years or accepted but not yet published papers, for presentation under the *J1C2 (Journal First and Conference Second) scheme (*https://ieeecompsac.computer.org/2019/j1c2/) *Accepted papers will be published in COMPSAC Proceedings at IEEE Xplore which is indexed by several popular indexing services.* *Special Issue:* The submissions for the special issue of last year?s papers (*?SI: e-Health and Staying Smarter?* in the *?Expert Systems: The Journal of Knowledge Engineering?, Wiley, IF: 1.43*) are now completing review. A book project for the current and past ESAS papers is likely to be offered for *ESAS 2019*; more to follow. *Workshop Organizers:* *Atilla Elci*, Aksaray University (Emeritus), Faculty of Engineering, TURKEY. Email: atilla.elci (at) gmail.com *Duygu Celik Ertugrul*, Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Engineering, Mersin-10, TURKEY, Email: duygucelik (at) msn.com, duygu.celik (at) emu.edu.tr *---------------* *Sayg?lar?mla / Regards,* Atilla Elci, PhD. , camp Barrington, RI, USA. https://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/3803 https://www.igi-global.com/gateway/book/218140 Just Out: *https://tinyurl.com/WebBasedSys* https://easychair.org/cfp/IEEE-ESAS2019 https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wpQvtlQAAAAJ&hl=en On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 12:01 PM wrote: > Send ACT-R-users mailing list submissions to > ... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From frank.ritter at PSU.EDU Fri Apr 19 00:33:19 2019 From: frank.ritter at PSU.EDU (Frank Ritter) Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 00:33:19 -0400 Subject: [ACT-R-users] ICCM 2019: paper call, conferences, books, jobs, software, obit, movie Message-ID: This is the second emailing for ICCM 19. Please forward if appropriate, and put appropriate links onto your web site. If the PSU mailer mangles the URLs, they are also at http://acs.ist.psu.edu/iccm2019/iccm-mailing-apr2019.html The ICCM 2019 announcement drives this email (it will be in Montreal before CogSci with MathPsych, in mid-late July 19, now on a yearly schedule, hope you can come!). Papers are due very soon. There are also numerous timely announcements that indicate new publication outlets, resources, and jobs in Cog Sci and in cognitive modeling, or jobs I think might take modelers with an application. I have also included several unusual items, including some tools, an obituary (sadly), and a documentary. If you would like to be removed, please just let me know. I maintain it by hand to keep it small. Isabella Webster helped prepare this. [Hypertext version available at http://acs.ist.psu.edu/iccm2019/iccm-mailing-mar2019.html] cheers, Frank Ritter frank.e.ritter at gmail.com http://www.frankritter.com **************************************************************** CONFERENCES 1) International Conference on Cognitive Modeling, 19July, papers due 22Apr19 Montreal with MathPsych http://mathpsych.org/conferences/2019/submissions/ 2) Call for workshop Papers: SBP-BRiMS 19 [due 17may19] http://sbp-brims.org/2019/ 3) BICA 19, 16-18aug19 http://bica2019.bicasociety.org/ 4) XI. Dubrovnik Conference on Cognitive Science, 23-25mar19 http://www.cecog.eu/ducog/page_invitation.php 5) HFES 63rd International Annual Meeting, 28oct19-1nov19 http://www.hfes2019.org/ 6) Call for Papers: Cog Modeling and Computational Linguistics, 2-7jun19 https://www.softconf.com/naacl2019/cmcl/ 7) Call for Papers: AutomotiveUI 19, 22-25sep19, due April to July https://www.auto-ui.org/19/ 8) Registration Open: Intl Interdisc Comp CogSci Spring School 25-31 Mar 19 http://iiccsss.eu/register/ RESOURCES 9) Cogulator, task analysis tool http://cogulator.io/ 10) CASOS Summer Institute, 10-16jun19 http://www.casos.cs.cmu.edu/events/summer_institute/2019/ 11) New Journal : Socio-Cognitive Systems, 2019 (Published) https://www.springer.com/computer/ai/journal/42419 12) ASA/ACM/AMS/IMS/MAA/SIAM Fellowships Open, 15jan19 (NOTE: Date passed) https://www.aaas.org/programs/science-technology-policy-fellowships/become-st-policy-fellow 13) Nengo summer school, 13feb19 (NOTE: Date passed) https://www.nengo.ai/summerschool 14) Call for nominations: David E. Rumelhart Prize, 18feb19 (NOTE: Date passed) 15) Special Issue of Human-Computer Interations Journal, due 20mar19 https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/hhci20/current 16) Soar Workshop, 6-10 May 19 https://soar.eecs.umich.edu/workshop_registration/ 17) Alan Schultz Obituary, 20jan19 https://secure.pancan.org/site/Donation2?df_id=2681&mfc_pref=T&2681.donation=form1 18) DARPA - GARD Program, Ongoing Dates https://www.darpa.mil/attachments/GARD_ProposersDay.pdf 19) Ergonomics on Computational Modelling in Ergonomics [journal] 29feb19 (NOTE: Date passed) 20) Thagard's Treatise on Mind and Society published https://paulthagard.com/treatise/ JOBS 22) Faculty Position in Neurorobotics at TU/Chemitz U 31jan19 (NOTE: Date Passed) https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/personal/stellen/W2-Neurorobotik.php 23) Faculty position in AI and Neuroscience Department of Engineering, U of Cambridge, UK, 01feb19 (NOTE: Date Passed) http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/19416/ 23) Positions Open: HF Research Associate/Fellow (U of Nottingham), 11mar19 https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/ENG027919 24) Call for applications: Science of Intelligence Berlin, due 15feb19 https://www.scioi.de/ 25) New grad position, programming, Eduworks, rolling BONUS 26) The Second Warning- Featured Documentary Project https://create.osufoundation.org/project/11158 **************************************************************** 1) International Conference on Cognitive Modeling, 19July, papers due 22Apr19 Montreal with MathPsych http://mathpsych.org/conferences/2019/submissions/ *MathPsych/ICCM 19 submissions now open* VENUE: Le Centre Sheraton, Montreal, Canada DATES: 19-20jul19 *Submission deadline: 22apr19; via http://mathpsych.org/conferences/2019/submissions/* [note that mathPsych takes abstracts and ICCM takes papers] We invite you to MathPsych/ICCM 19, the joint gathering of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Mathematical Psychology and the 17th International Conference on Cognitive Modeling (ICCM): the premier conference for research on computational models and computation-based theories of human cognition. Following our success in 2017 and 2018, ICCM has again joined forces with the Society for Mathematical Psychology to create a conference in which all sessions are open to all attendees, and cross-talk is highly encouraged. MathPsych/ICCM 19 is a forum for presenting and discussing the complete spectrum of cognitive modeling approaches, including connectionism, symbolic modeling, dynamical systems, Bayesian modeling, and cognitive architectures. Research topics can range from low-level perception to high-level reasoning. We also welcome contributions that use computational models to better understand neuroscientific data. The conference will run from 19jul19 (9am) to 22jul19 (6pm). More information can be found on our website: http://mathpsych.org/conferences/2019/ *Confirmed speakers and events* We are pleased to announce these world-class invited speakers: * David Kellen (Syracuse University; Estes Early Career Award winner) * Maithilee Kunda (Vanderbilt University) * Jake Hofman (Microsoft Research) The following symposia/workshops are confirmed, but others may be added: * Workshop: Version Control with Git (host: Daniel Stubbs, Calcul Quebec) * Workshop: Professional Development Symposium (host: Women of Math Psych) * Workshop: ACT-R Workshop (host: Christian Lebiere and Daniel Bothell, Carnegie Mellon University) * Symposium in honor of Bill Batchelder (host: Zita Oravecz, Penn State) * Recent Developments in Modeling Strategy Use in Searching and Deciding (host: Michael D. Lee, UC Irvine and Kevin Gluck, AFRL) *Registration and lodging* Registration fees will be approximately $350 (faculty/professional members) and $200 (student members). This includes an early-bird discount that will expire May 15. A block of premium rooms at a special conference rate is available at *Le Centre Sheraton*. Participants staying at the conference hotel will receive an additional $25 discount on conference registration. More information can be found on the conference website, or go to https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1549033019877&key=GRP&app=resvlink **************************************************************** 2) Call for workshop Papers: SBP-BRiMS 19 [due 17may19] http://sbp-brims.org/2019/ 19th International Conference on Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling, & Prediction and Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation 9-12jul19 Lehman Auditorium, George Washington U, Washington DC, US http://sbp-brims.org/2019/ CALL FOR Contributions : Important Dates: http://sbp-brims.org/2019/doctoral_consortium/ http://sbp-brims.org/2019/doctoral_consortium/ Consortium Submission due: 17-May-2019 http://sbp-brims.org/2019/cft/ http://sbp-brims.org/2019/challenge/ CALL FOR PAPERS: SBP-BRiMS is an interdisciplinary computational social science conference focused on both modeling complex socio-technical systems and using computational techniques to reason about and study complex socio-technical systems. The participants in this conference take part in forming the conversation on how computation is shaping the modern world and helping us to better understand and reason about human behavior. Both papers addressing basic research and those addressing applied research are accepted. All methodological approaches are encouraged; however, the vast majority of papers use computer simulation, network analysis or machine learning as the method of choice in addressing human social and behavioral activities. At the conference, these paper presentations are complemented by data science challenge problems, demonstrations of new technologies, and a government funding panel. Submissions are solicited on research issues, methodologies, theories, and applications. Topics of interests include but are not limited to the following: Advances in Sociocultural & Behavioral Process Modeling * Group formation, interaction, and/or evolution * Collective action and governance * Information, belief, technology of disease diffusion * Public opinion representation, identification and modeling * Information diffusion * Psycho-cultural situation awareness * Intelligent agents and avatars/adversarial modeling * Models of reasoning and decision making * Performance prediction, assessment, & skill monitoring/tracking * Intelligent tutoring systems * Cognitive robotics and human-robot interaction * Human behavior issues in model federations * Validation and analysis techniques for social behavioral models Information, Systems, & Network Science * Data mining on social media platforms * Diffusion and other dynamic processes over networks * Inference of network topologies and changes over time or space * Analysis of link formations and link types * Detection of communities and other types of structures in networks * Analysis of high-dimensional networks * Analytics for social and human dynamics Military & Intelligence Applications * Group formation and evolution in the political context * Networks and political influence * Group representation and profiling * Reasoning about terrorist group behaviors and policies towards them * Cyber and attribution * Social Cyber-Security applications * Social simulation for military training * Cyber diplomacy * Computational methods to transform traditional * GEOINT and open source data into spatio-temporal information describing events and activities Applications for Health and Well-being * Data science applied to health behavior * Modeling of public health and health care policy and decision making * Modeling of behavioral aspects of infectious disease spread * Modeling of behavioral aspects of prevention and treatment for chronic diseases (e.g., cancer, obesity, asthma) * Intervention design and modeling for behavioral health Example Other Applications of Interest to the Community * Economic applications of behavioral and social prediction * Model federation, integration, verification, or validation * Evolutionary computing and optimization * Education, training, professional development and workforce training in modeling and simulation CHALLENGE PROBLEMS: There will be two data science challenges, one on opioids and one on disinformation. Additional details are posted on the conference website, http://sbp-brims.org/2019/challenge/ The deadline for submissions this year will be 17-May-19. IMPORTANT DATES: Regular Paper Submission: 22Feb19 Author Notification: 22Mar19 Final Version Submission for Regular Papers: 12Apr19 Challenge Problem Paper Submission: 17May19 All accepted papers require confirmation of conference registration when uploading final versions. Each accepted paper requires a separate registration. All regular papers will be a maximum of 10 pages including all figures, tables and references. See http://sbp-brims.org/2019/cfp/ AWARDS: All papers are qualified for the Best Paper Award. Papers with student first authors will be considered for the Best Student Paper Award. Those receiving these awards will be invited to publish an extended version in a special issue of the journal Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory. Submission of a paper to the conference means that the authors consent to send an extended version to the special issue, should they receive one of the awards. Papers receiving the best paper awards, the best student paper award, winner of the opioid challenge, and winner of the disinformation challenge will then send an extended version of their paper for publication in the best of SBP-BRiMS 19 special issue. **************************************************************** 3) BICA 19 16-18aug19 http://bica2019.bicasociety.org/ [Several deadlines have passed, but this conference likes current work and is flexible] Wishing to see you at BICA in 2019! * WHERE: Microsoft Campus, Seattle, Washington, United States * WHEN: 16-18 Aug (Fri-Sun) + Future of AI Industry Day on 15 Aug * WHAT: Tenth Annual International Conference on Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures (BICA 19) * WEB: http://bica2019.bicasociety.org/ SUBMIT A TENTATIVE TITLE NOW TO SHOW YOUR INTENT TO PARTICIPATE: https://easychair.org/account/ * Scope: AI, CogSci, NeuroSci in the focus, + social & economic sci, industry, art, and more * Among the speakers: John Laird, Robert Laddaga, Ricardo Gudwin, Antonio Chella, Kamilla Johannsdottir, Antonio Lieto, Umberto Maniscalco, Junichi Takeno, Magnus Johnsson, Frank Krueger, Roario Sorbello * Venue: The Reactor Bldg., 15700 NE 39th Street, Redmond, WA * Lodging: Aloft Seattle Redmond ($119 per night BICA rate) * Official publications (WoS, Scopus): - Special Issue of Cognitive Systems Research (Elsevier, JCR IF=1.4) - Springer's Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing * Socials: Banquet on the top floor in Seattle, Microsoft Campus Tour, and more * Registration: $450 Early-Bird * Format and spirit: very exciting, open and informal. We welcome talks and roundtables without papers, publications without attendance, and any your own scientific / cultural events as parts of BICA 19. Questions? Email me. -Alexei **************************************************************** 4) XI. Dubrovnik Conference on Cognitive Modeling, 23-25mar19 http://www.cecog.eu/ducog/page_invitation.php [this is passed, some information on the conference is up on the web site] We are happy to announce the XI. Dubrovnik Conference on Cognitive Science, which is devoted to the topic of Computational Rationality. The conference will take place between 23-25 May 19 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Invited speakers are: Ulrike Hahn (Birkbeck, U of London, UK) Quentin Huys (ETH Z?rich, Switzerland) Julian Jara-Ettinger (Yale, USA) Mate Lengyel (Cambridge, Central European U) Azzurra Ruggeri (Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany) Laura Schultz (MIT, USA) **************************************************************** 5) HFES 63rd International Annual Meeting, 28oct19-1nov19 http://www.hfes2019.org/ Contribute to the Rich and Diverse Program at the 63rd International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society The HFES 19 Technical Program Committee welcomes your proposals for the http://www.hfes2019.org/ International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. This exciting meeting will convene October 28 through November 1 at the Sheraton Grand Seattle Hotel in vibrant downtown Seattle, Washington, USA. Important details about submitting a proposal may be found in http://www.hfes2019.org/call-for-proposals.html Call for Proposals. [These were due in March.] New at this year's meeting is the Practitioner Day, the newly proposed Cybersecurity Technical Group, and the expanded ErgoX Symposium. These new areas help round out what promises to be an informative and engrossing program with workshops, panels, demonstrations, keynote speakers, and technical presentations. From the Career Center to the Early Career and Student Forums, there is something for everyone at this year's meeting. Come share your insights and findings while learning from other experts in human factors and ergonomics! Are you interested in serving as a peer reviewer of the proposals submitted for consideration of presentation at this meeting? If so, please complete the brief survey and we will contact you if you are selected. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LNZHZ7Y Plan to attend even if you are not presenting your work. Annual Meeting surveys indicate that the most important reason for attending is to network with colleagues, followed by learning from the presenters. Registration opens in July. Plan to register early to save! We look forward to receiving your proposal and seeing you at the HFES 63rd International Annual Meeting. Sincerely, Dr. Ronald Laurids Boring, HFES 19 General Program Chair and the Technical Program Committee **************************************************************** 6) Call for Papers: Cog Modeling and Computational Linguistics, 2-7jun19 https://www.softconf.com/naacl2019/cmcl/ *Cognitive Modeling and Computational Linguistics*, a workshop to be held at the 19 meeting of the North American Association for Computational Linguistics (NAACL) is now accepting submissions. Workshop Description Cognitive Modeling and Computational Linguistics (CMCL) 19 is a one-day workshop held in conjunction with the Annual Conference of the North American chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics (NAACL), Minneapolis, June 2-7 19. The goal of CMCL is providing a venue for computational research on cognitive theories of language processing, representation and acquisition. The 19 workshop follows in the tradition of earlier meetings at ACL 2010, ACL 2011, NAACL-HLT 2012, ACL 2013, ACL 2014, NAACL 2015, EACL 2017, and LSA 2018. Scope and Topics The topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Stochastic models of factors influencing a speaker?s production or comprehension decisions Models of semantic interpretation, including psychologically realistic notions of word and phrase meaning and composition Incremental parsers for diverse grammar formalisms and their psychological plausibility Models of speaker-specific linguistic adaptation and/or generalization Models of first and second language acquisition and bilingual language processing Behavioral tasks for better understanding neural models of linguistic representation Models and empirical analysis of the relationship between mechanistic psycholinguistic principles and pragmatics or semantics Models of lexical acquisition, including phonology, morphology, and semantics Psychologically motivated models of grammar induction Psychologically plausible models of lexical or conceptual representations Models of language disorders, such as aphasia, dyslexia, or dysgraphia Behavioral datasets or resources for modeling language processing or production in languages other than English Models of language comprehension difficulty Models of language learning and generalization Models of linguistic information propagation and language evolution in communities Network science and language processing Workshop Submissions We accept three categories of papers: regular workshop papers, extended abstracts and cross-submissions. Only regular workshop papers will be included in the proceedings as archival publications. All submissions should be in PDF format and made through the Softconf website: https://www.softconf.com/naacl2019/cmcl/ To facilitate double-blind reviewing, submitted manuscripts should not include any identifying information about the authors. Submissions must be formatted using NAACL 19 templates, available at: https://naacl2019.org/calls/papers/ If essentially identical papers are submitted to multiple conferences / workshops, the authors are asked to indicate this fact at submission time. Regular Submissions Papers can be either full (8 pages of content + references) or short papers (4 pages + references) reporting original and unpublished research that combines cognitive modeling and computational linguistics. Accepted papers are expected to be presented at the workshop (oral presentation or poster) and will be published in the workshop proceedings. Extended Abstracts (from 2 to 4 pages + references) describe preliminary work or results that have not been published before. Accepted abstracts will be presented as posters, but will not be included in the workshop proceedings. We will also accept Cross-submissions (from 2 to 4 pages + references) for papers on related topics that have already appeared in a non-NLP venue (e.g. CogSci). These papers will be presented as posters, but will not be included in the proceedings. Interested authors are asked to add a note on the original venue in the submission. Important Dates [Submission deadline was late February] Workshop Organizers Emmanuele Chersoni, The Hong Kong Polytechnic U Cassandra Jacobs, U of Toronto Alessandro Lenci, U of Pisa Tal Linzen, Johns Hopkins U Laurent Pr?vot, Aix-Marseille U Enrico Santus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Contact Email cmcl2019 at gmail.com **************************************************************** 7) Call for Papers: AutomotiveUI 19, 22-25sep19, due April to July https://www.auto-ui.org/19/ AutomotiveUI '19: The 11th International ACM Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications Utrecht, The Netherlands, September 22 - 25, 19 https://www.auto-ui.org/19/ The conference will be preceded by a day of workshops and the doctoral colloquium (September 21) and proceeded by workshops and tutorials (September 22) Important Dates: Submissions are accepted until 11:59 p.m AoE (Anywhere on Earth) Full Papers abstract: 4 Apr 4, 19 Full Papers: 11 Apr 19 Workshops & Tutorials, videos, interactive demos: 6 Jun 19 Work in progress: 20 Jun 19 Doctoral Colloquium: 8 Jul 19 AutomotiveUI, the International ACM Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications, is the premier forum for UI research in the automotive domain. AutomotiveUI brings together researchers and practitioners interested in both the technical and the human aspects of in-vehicle user interfaces and applications. Consistent with prior conferences, AutomotiveUI'19 will address novel in-vehicle services, models of and concepts for enhancing the driver experience, driver performance and behavior, development of (semi-) autonomous driving, and the needs of different user groups. AutomotiveUI'19 invites you to submit original work in one or more of the following formats: full papers and notes (short papers), workshops, works in progress and interactive demos, video sessions, and doctoral colloquium. Submission Types: Papers: AutomotiveUI Papers are archival publications of original research. Authors are invited to submit papers (6-10 pages) formatted in accordance with the ACM SIGCHI with a 150-word abstract. References do not count towards the page limit. Submissions will be accepted through the: https://new.precisionconference.com/user/login submission system. Templates https://sigchi.org/templates/ Authors are encouraged to submit an accompanying video. All accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings, which will be archived in the ACM Digital Library: https://dl.acm.org/ Details about this submission category can be found at https://www.auto-ui.org/19/authors/papers-2/ Works-in-progress, interactive demos, and video sessions: A Work-in-Progress is a concise 2-page report of late-breaking findings or other types of innovative or thought-provoking work relevant for the AutomotiveUI community. Interactive Demos are presentations that highlight and foster discussion of current research in the area of automotive user interfaces and interactive vehicular applications. All accepted WIP & Demo submissions will be available in the ACM digital library. For Interactive Demos, bring and/or present prototypes, services, devices, and systems for hands-on interaction. This year AutomotiveUI also invites video submissions. Submission details will be published at https://www.auto-ui.org/19/authors/work-in-progress/ and https://www.auto-ui.org/19/authors/interactive-demos/ Workshops/Tutorials: Workshops address a topic of common interest to attendees of AutomotiveUI conference. Tutorials teach specific materials either by one person or several people. Submission details will be published at https://www.auto-ui.org/19/authors/workshops-tutorials/. The Doctoral Colloquium: The Doctoral Colloquium brings together PhD. students working on topics related to the field of automotive user interfaces and interactive vehicular applications, providing them with an opportunity to present and discuss their research with their peers and senior faculty. Submission details will be published at https://www.auto-ui.org/19/authors/dc/ Conference Topics include, but are not limited to: --------------------------- Devices & Interfaces --------------------------- Multi-modal, speech, audio, gestural, natural input/output In-car gaming, entertainment and social experiences Interfaces for navigation Text input and output while driving Applications and user-interfaces for inter-vehicle communication Sensors and context for interactive experiences in the car Biometrics and physiological sensors as a user interface component Electric vehicle interfaces Affective intelligent interfaces ---------------------------------------- Automation & Instrumentation ---------------------------------------- Automated driving and interfaces for (semi) autonomous driving Head-Up Displays (HUDs) and Augmented Reality (AR) concepts Cooperative Driving/Connected Vehicles Assistive technology in the vehicular context Information access (search, browsing, etc.) Vehicle-based apps, web/cloud enabled connectivity Entertainment and play (semi) autonomous driving Ethics ---------------------------------------- Evaluation & Benchmarking ---------------------------------------- Methods and tools for automotive user-interface research, including simulation Automotive user-interface frameworks and toolkits Naturalistic/field studies of automotive user interfaces Automotive user-interface standards Modeling techniques for cognitive workload and visual demand estimation ------------------------------------------ Driver Performance & Behavior ------------------------------------------ Different user groups and user group characteristics Subliminal cues, warnings and feedback to augment driving behavior Emotional state recognition while driving Detecting/ measuring driver distraction Detecting and estimating user intentions Driver modeling ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Student funding ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACM and SIGCHI have some funding available for students that present at the conference. The funding is assigned based on a SIGCHI initiated process, separate from the conference. More information can be found here: https://www.auto-ui.org/19/attend/student-travel-funds/ We are looking forward to seeing you in Utrecht in September! Chris Janssen & Stella Donker, Utrecht U (General Chairs) Lewis Chuang, Ludwig-Maximilians Universit?t M?nchen and Wendy Ju, Cornell Tech (Program Chairs) **************************************************************** 8) Registration Open: Intl Interdisc Comp CogSci Spring School 25-31 Mar 19 http://iiccsss.eu/register/ [passed, but shows intent] We are excited to announce that registration is now open for our new, International Interdisciplinary Computational Cognitive Science Spring School). Its first iteration will take place in the period of March 25th - 31th, 19 at the Bernstein Center Freiburg, Germany. This annual spring school is designed for researchers and students from all fields with an interest in computational approaches to the brain and cognitive sciences. We encourage all participants to present their own research in the format of a poster or a Blitz talk. Following a five-day educational program with a mixture of invited talks and instructive tutorials, the event will conclude with an optional two-day Hackathon. Attendees can receive one ECTS-point for their participation in the event. Registration is free, apart from a 20 Euro deposit. Master or PhD students currently residing outside of Germany are eligible to apply for one out of 4 stipends of 750 Euro (generously provided by FENS/IBRO-PERC) to cover the costs associated with their attendance. Registration will be closed on February 16th 19 11:59pm. http://iiccsss.eu/register/ https://www.fens.org/Training/NENS/, http://iiccsss.eu/ Preliminary list of speakers: Radoslaw Martin Cichy (Free U Berlin, Department of Psychology and Education) Frank J?kel (Technische Universit?t Darmstadt, Centre for Cognitive Science) Falk Lieder (MPI Intelligent Systems, T?bingen, Rationality Enhancement Group) Timo Flesch (Oxford, Human Information Processing Lab) Michael Tangermann (U of Freiburg, Brain State Decoding Lab) Stefan Rotter (Bernstein Center Freiburg, Computational Neuroscience Lab) Carsten Mehring (Bernstein Center Freiburg, Neurobiology and Neurotechnology) Peggy Series (U of Edinburgh, Institute for Adaptive and Neural Computation) Lilian Weber (ETH Zurich, Translational Neuromodeling Unit) For a preliminary program, please visit our webpage at http://iiccsss.eu/ Please do not hesitate to write us an email (info at iiccsss.eu), if you have any questions. Feel free to spread this announcement to your friends and colleagues. We look forward to seeing you https://twitter.com/iiccsss2019 Sincerely, The organization committee -- Jannis Born Maryna Kapitonova Jan Kirchner Lukas Vogelsang **************************************************************** 9) Cogulator, task analysis tool http://cogulator.io/ [Cogulator is a simple human performance calculator developed by MITRE for estimating task time and difficulty (i.e., workload). I found it in a review, and it looks like it could be very helpful.] **************************************************************** 10) CASOS Summer Institute, 10-16jun19 http://www.casos.cs.cmu.edu/events/summer_institute/2019/ The CASOS Summer Institute is a week-long event lead by CASOS Director Kathleen M. Carley that provides an intense hands-on introduction to network analysis and visualization from a combined social-network, network-science, link-analysis and dynamic network analysis perspective. Social network, high-dimensional networks, semantic networks, and meta-networks are covered as are network dynamics and geo-spatial networks. Participants learn about current trends, practices, and tools available for analyzing complex systems as networks. Basic social network and dynamic network measure for one-mode, bi-partite and multi-mode data are covered. Network statistic, analysis and visualization techniques are covered for static and dynamic networks. Techniques for extracting networks from text and social media are covered. Simulation techniques for forecasting change in these networks and their impact on the diffusion of ideas and beliefs are covered. Key issues associated with social media analytics, and big data are covered. Participants gain experience through a series of hands-on exercises. Data sets are provided for these exercises; however, participants who wish to can bring their own data and use it in these exercises. An examination of social network methods, complexity theory and procedures for integrating network-based metrics and statistics into computational models completes the program. The software tools participants will learn and work with include: ORA-PRO, AutoMap, NetMapper, and Construct, which are network analysis & visualization, information extraction/text mining, and simulations tools, respectively, which are developed at CASOS and widely used globally in business, government, and education. All participants will be given trial software, and a deep discount on the professional versions of the tools. Registration is now open. Visit our website for more information about the program, http://www.casos.cs.cmu.edu/events/summer_institute/2019/ We look forward to seeing you this summer! CASOS Center, Institute for Software Research Carnegie Mellon University 5000 Forbes Ave, 4212 Wean Hall Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213-3890 casos at cmu.edu 412-268-3163 **************************************************************** 11) New Journal : Socio-Cognative Systems https://www.springer.com/computer/ai/journal/42419 I hope sometime there will be space in your helpful list of information on Cog. Modelling for our new journal: Socio-Cognitive Systems (https://www.springer.com/computer/ai/journal/42419). **************************************************************** 12) ASA/ACM/AMS/IMS/MAA/SIAM Fellowships Open, 15jan19 (NOTE: Date passed) https://www.aaas.org/programs/science-technology-policy-fellowships/become-st-policy-fellow [still included because this is an annual program] Through assignments in the US federal government in Washington, DC, Science and Technology Policy Fellowships allow researchers to bring their technical skills to bear on societal change. The ASA/ACM/AMS/IMS/MAA/SIAM 19-20 Fellowships are seeking candidates in data science wishing to use their expertise in areas such as machine learning, data visualization, and causal inference to meet legislative and policymaking challenges. Fellows serve one year in a US federal agency or on the staff of a senator, representative, or congressional committee beginning September 19. The fellowships are an opportunity to learn about the executive and legislative processes and lend statistical and scientific expertise to public policy issues. Individuals who are US citizens and have a PhD in computing science, statistics, data science, mathematics, or a closely related field are encouraged to apply. Candidates are sought who represent the diversity of our society. https://form.jotform.com/zzlalo/ASAScienceTechnology Fellow Applications are due by January 15, and require a candidate statement, biographical sketch, and three letters of reference. **************************************************************** 13) Nengo summer school, 13feb19 (NOTE: Date passed) https://www.nengo.ai/summerschool [date passed, but annual and if really interested, check, and has resources in the announcement. These types of schools are good for getting started with architectures. ] All details about this school can be found online at https://www.nengo.ai/summerschool The Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience at the U of Waterloo is excited to announce our 6th annual Nengo summer school on large-scale brain modelling and neuromorphic computing. This two-week school will teach participants to use the Nengo simulation package to build state-of-the-art cognitive and neural models to run both in simulation and on neuromorphic hardware. Summer school participants will be given on-site access to Loihi, Intel's new neuromorphic research chip [1], and will learn to run high-level applications on Loihi using Nengo! More generally, Nengo provides users with a versatile and powerful environment for designing cognitive and neural systems, and has been used to build what is currently the world's largest functional brain model, Spaun [2], which includes spiking deep learning, reinforcement learning, adaptive motor control, and cognitive control networks. For a look at last year's summer school, check out this short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwtYgBB2N6I We welcome applications from all interested graduate students, postdocs, professors, and industry professionals with a relevant background. [1] Davies, et al. (2018). Loihi: A neuromorphic manycore processor with on-chip learning. IEEE Micro. Vol. 38 no. 1 pp. 82-99. [https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8259423] [2] Eliasmith, C., Stewart T. C., Choo X., Bekolay T., DeWolf T., Tang Y., Rasmussen, D. (2012). A large-scale model of the functioning brain. Science. Vol. 338 no. 6111 pp. 1202-1205. DOI: 10.1126/science.1225266. [http://compneuro.uwaterloo.ca/files/publications/eliasmith.2012.pdf] ***Application Deadline: February 15, 19*** Format: A combination of tutorials and project-based work. Participants are encouraged to bring their own ideas for projects, which may focus on testing hypotheses, modeling neural or cognitive data, implementing specific behavioural functions with neurons, expanding past models, or providing a proof-of-concept of various neural mechanisms. Hands-on tutorials, work on individual or group projects, and talks from invited faculty members will make up the bulk of day-to-day activities. A project demonstration event will be held on the last day of the school, with prizes for strong projects! Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to: interface Nengo with neuromorphic hardware (e.g. Loihi, SpiNNaker) build perceptual, motor, and cognitive models using spiking neurons model anatomical, electrophysiological, cognitive, and behavioural data use a variety of single cell models within a large-scale model integrate machine learning methods into biologically oriented models interface Nengo with cameras and robotic systems implement modern nonlinear control methods in neural models and much more_ Date and Location: 9-21 Jun 19 at the U of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Applications: Please visit https://www.nengo.ai/summerschool, where you can find more information regarding costs, travel, lodging, along with an application form listing required materials. If you have any questions about the school or the application process, please contact Peter Blouw (peter.blouw at appliedbrainresearch.com). The school is also partly supported by ONR and ABR, Inc. We look forward to hearing from you! **************************************************************** 14) Call for nominations: David E. Rumelhart Prize, 18feb19 (NOTE: Date passed) [date passed, but is recurring] Call for nominations David E. Rumelhart Prize for Contributions to the Theoretical Foundations of Human Cognition This is to notify that the deadline for nominations for the next David E. Rumelhart Prize is 18 February, 19. The Prize is the world's leading annual prize in the theoretical study of human cognition, and has a monetary value of $100,000. Internationally leading scholars from the very wide range of disciplines relevant to human cognition are eligible. More information about the Rumelhart Prize can be found *link no longer exists since application date passed* Nomination Procedure Each year, the selection committee invites new nominations for the prize. The committee will also continue to consider nominations previously submitted and encourages updates to previous nominations. Electronic submissions are strongly preferred (e.g. a zipped directory of PDF documents), and should be sent to the Chair of the Rumelhart Prize Committee, at rumelhartprize at gmail.com. Nominations should include the following materials: 1. a three page statement of nomination 2. a complete curriculum vitae 3. copies of up to five of the nominee's relevant publications The nominee may be an individual or a team, and in the case of a team, vitae for all members should be provided. The prize selection committee considers both the scientific contributions and the scientific leadership and collegiality of the nominees, so these issues should be addressed in the statement of nomination. Supporting letters may optionally also be provided. The prize selection committee is committed to increasing the diversity of recipients. It welcomes nominations of women, members of minority groups, and individuals with disabilities. Further Information The David E. Rumelhart Prize is awarded annually to an individual or collaborative team making a significant contemporary contribution to the theoretical foundations of human cognition. Contributions may be formal in nature: mathematical modeling of human cognitive processes, formal analysis of language and other products of human cognitive activity, and computational analyses of human cognition using symbolic or nonsymbolic frameworks all fall within the scope of the award. The David E. Rumelhart Prize is funded by the Robert J. Glushko and Pamela Samuelson Foundation. Robert J. Glushko received a PhD. in Cognitive Psychology from the U of California, San Diego in 1979 under Rumelhart's supervision. He is an Adjunct Full Professor in the Cognitive Science Program at the U of California, Berkeley. The prize consists of a handcrafted, custom bronze medal, a certificate, a citation of the awardee's contribution, and a monetary award of $100,000. The Prize Selection Committee: Richard P. Cooper (Chair) Dedre Gentner Robert J. Glushko Tania Lombrozo Jesse Snedeker Josh Tenenbaum Past Recipients: Geoffrey E. Hinton 2001 Richard M. Shiffrin 2002 Aravind Joshi 2003 John R. Anderson 2004 Paul Smolensky 2005 Roger Shepard 2006 Jeffrey L. Elman 2007 Shimon Ullman 2008 Susan Carey 2009 Jay McClelland 2010 Judea Pearl 2011 Peter Dayan 2012 Linda B. Smith 2013 Ray Jackendoff 2014 Michael I. Jordan 2015 Dedre Gentner 2016 Lila R. Gleitman 2017 Michael Tanenhaus 2018 Michelene (Micki) T. H. Chi 2019 **************************************************************** 15) Special Issue of Human-Computer Interations Journal, due 20mar19 https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/hhci20/current [sometimes special issue deadlines, ahem, slip, check, also, keep eyes out for this issue] We invite submissions for a Special Issue on Unifying Human-Computer Interaction and Artificial Intelligence for Human-Computer Interaction Journal https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/hhci20/current You can find more information in the attached PDF Proposed Timeline 20 Mar 19: Proposals Due (1,000 words) 15 Jun 19: Full Papers Due Call for Papers for the Special Issue on: Unifying Human Computer Interaction and Artificial Intelligence Special Issue Editors: Munmun De Choudhury, Min Kyung Lee, David A. Shamma, and Haiyi Zhu Motivation Over the past decade, artificial intelligence (AI) has increasingly been deployed across many domains such as transportation, retail, criminal justice, finance and health. But these very domains that AI is aiming to revolutionize may also be where human implications are the most momentous. The potential negative effects of AI on society, whether amplifying human biases or the perils of automation, cannot be ignored and as a result such topics are increasingly discussed in scholarly and popular press contexts. As the New York Times notes: "[...] if we want [AI] to play a positive role in tomorrow's world, it must be guided by human concerns." However, simply introducing human guidance or human sensitivity into AI is not going to be enough to realize AI's full potential or to prevent its unintended consequences. AI is increasingly being incorporated into technology design, including technologies of deep interest to researchers and practitioners in human computer interaction (HCI). While most AI-based approaches offer promising methods for tackling real-world problems, many of the technologies they enable have been developed in isolation, without appropriate involvement of the human stakeholders who use these systems and who are the most affected by them. Human involvement in AI system design, development, and evaluation is critical to ensure that AI-based systems are practical, with their outputs being meaningful and relatable to those who use them. Moreover, human activities and behaviors are deeply contextual, complex, nuanced, and laden with subjectivity; aspects which may cause current AI-based approaches to fail as they cannot adequately addressed by simply adding more data. As a result, to ensure the success of future AI approaches, we must incorporate new complementary human-centered insights. These include stakeholders' demands, beliefs, values, expectations, and preferences-attributes that constitute a focal point of HCI research-and which need to be a part of the development of these AI-based technologies. The same issues also give rise to important new methodological questions. For instance, how can existing HCI methodology incorporate AI methods and data to develop intelligent systems to improve the human condition? What are the best ways to bridge the gap between machines and humans while designing technologies? How can AI enhance the human experience in interactive technologies; and further could it help define new styles of interaction? How will conventional evaluation techniques in HCI need to be modified in contexts where AI is a core technology component? What existing research methods might be most compatible with AI approaches? And, what will be involved in training the next generation of HCI researchers who want to work at the intersection with AI? Of course the concepts of "design", "interaction", and "evaluation" continue to be interpreted by different HCI researchers and practitioners in many related but non-identical ways. Nonetheless, how the potential synergy between AI and HCI will influence these interpretations remains an open but pertinent question. Naturally, conversations about the relationship between HCI and AI are not new. Shneiderman and Maes (1997) discussed if AI should be a primary metaphor in the human interface to computers. Similarly, Grudin (2009) described alternating cycles in which one approach flourished, while the other suffered a "winter", characterized by a period of reduced funding, and academic and popular interest. And more than a decade ago, Winograd (2006) argued about the strengths and limitations, as well as the relevance of rationalistic and design approaches offered by AI and HCI respectively, when applied to "messy" human problems. While the landscape of both AI and HCI research has significantly evolved since these early conversations, and researchers have begun to be more vocal about the need for a stronger "marriage" between HCI and AI, nevertheless the competing philosophies and research styles of the two fields, the current context, both academic and societal, demands renewed attention to unifying HCI and AI. This special issue aims to be a step forward in this regard. We hope to revive and extend prior attempts to bridge HCI and AI, given the burgeoning promise and traction AI has invited recently in tackling challenging human problems. In doing so, we seek to engage both HCI and AI researchers contributing theoretical, empirical, systems, or design papers that aim to unify these two perspectives. We want to bring together research that spans this wide set of issues to help integrate the different parts of this emerging space. By doing so, we aim to begin a constructive dialog to bridge the gap via original research. Topics Submissions should address key questions in unifying AI and HCI. The following questions are intended to be inspiring, not limiting: How can we address the socio-technical challenges in AI development involving ethical considerations, such as biases, fairness, privacy, equity and diversity? How can we bridge the fundamental mismatch between human-styles of interpretation, reasoning, and feedback and the machine's statistical optimization for data with high-dimensionality? How can we incorporate human insights-including stakeholders' demands, beliefs, values, expectations, and preferences-into the development of AI technologies? How can we predict the societal consequences of AI system deployment? How can we systematically evaluate the social, psychological, and economic impacts of AI technologies? How can we train our next-generation developers and designers to create AI system in a human-centered manner? How does AI change how we design and prototype new HCI systems and applications? How should AI interactions be designed to help end users understand AI and make better decisions? What HCI methods can we use to address AI's limitations? What design methods and prototyping tools can help us create novel AI applications and services? How might existing human-centric methods help increase algorithmic transparency and explainability? Where can AI help HCI in testing, evaluation, and User Experience ? Proposed Timeline 20 Mar 19: Proposals Due 8 Apr 19: Response to Authors Due 15 Jun 19: Full Papers Due 1 Sep 19: Reviews to Authors 8 Nov 19: Revised Papers Due 17 Jan 20: Reviews to Authors Due 21 Feb 20: Final Papers Due Submission of Proposals To help authors find a good fit, we will solicit proposals. Proposals should be about 1000 words and provide a clear indication of what the paper is about. Given the relatively short publication cycle we will favor research that is relatively mature. Note that you must use the template provided on the journal website (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9BP5wzgBCPnelJFN1hZTWtLTEU/view) Proposals will be evaluated for relevance to the special issue theme, and feedback will be given. Both proposal and full paper submissions https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/hci Follow the guidelines and instructions for submissions on the site. There is a place on the submission site to note that your submission is for the special issue. Full paper Special Issue submissions will be peer reviewed to the usual standards of the HCI journal. For questions about the special issue, please send mail to _si.hci.hciai at gmail.com Guest Editors Munmun De Choudhury (Georgia Tech) Min Kyung Lee (Carnegie Mellon U) David A. Shamma (FXPAL) Haiyi Zhu (U of Minnesota) We invite submissions for a Special Issue on Unifying Human-Computer Interaction and Artificial Intelligence for https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/hhci20/current Interaction Journal. You can find more information in the attached PDF. Proposed Timeline 20 Mar 19: Proposals Due (1,000 words) 15 Jun 19: Full Papers Due **************************************************************** 16) Soar Workshop, 6-10 May 19 https://soar.eecs.umich.edu/workshop_registration/ We will once again be hosting the Soar Workshop at the U of Michigan this spring. Our planned dates are 6-10 May 19. It will be a few weeks before we get the web site updated, etc. but this will follow the same format as before - a tutorial followed by a workshop. There is no registration fee. **************************************************************** 17) Alan Schultz Obituary https://secure.pancan.org/site/Donation2?df_id=2681&mfc_pref=T&2681.donation=form1 Hi, all. If you haven't heard by now, Alan Schultz passed away on Sunday morning [in Jan]. I'm including his NRL and personal obituary here. I'm also asking for "Alan stories" (serious, funny, inspirational, your choice) that you'd like to share. I'll give his family the stories when I see them this weekend. Please send the stories or anecdotes to me (greg.trafton at nrl.navy.mil); I'll share them as I get them, so there is no rush. Please feel free to pass this note on to people I'm sure I missed. thanks greg trafton Professional Obituary: Alan Charles Schultz, former Director of the Navy Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence (NCARAI) and the Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research (LASR) passed away on Sunday, January 20, 19, at his home in Clifton, VA. Alan was born in Richmond, Virginia on May 9, 1957. He attended American U where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Print Journalism (1979). Not finding a suitable position as a journalist, Alan returned to Richmond where he owned and operated an automobile audio center. However, not satisfied with the life of a business entrepreneur, in 1986, he returned to the Washington, DC area and took up residency as a graduate student in computer science at George Mason U (GMU). While still a student at GMU, he joined NCARAI at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). He received his Master of Science degree in 1988. For a brief period (1989-1991), he left government service and worked at Planning Research Corporation but returned to NRL where he advanced to become the Head of the Intelligent Systems Section, and eventually NCARAI's Director in 2005 and LASR's Director in 2011 until he retired in 2018. Expanding the research focus areas of the Center, Alan formed NRL's first Robotics Lab. Under his direction, he attracted researchers from many different disciplines, such as robotics, cognitive modelling, and natural language processing. Throughout his career, he collaborated with scientists from other Department of Defense laboratories, industry, and academia. At Carnegie Mellon U (CMU), for example, he became a chief collaborator with the robotics group and collaborated on numerous research projects for several years. As a result of this work, Alan was appointed as a Visiting Research Scientist in the Robotics Institute. His affiliation with CMU and his position at NRL led to cutting-edge research in autonomous robotics systems. One of Alan's earliest robotic projects, a robot named Coyote, was featured in a robotic competition at the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) Mobile Robot Conference in 1997. Coyote interacted with conference attendees, served hors d'oeuvres, and won First Place in the competition. In 2002, the robot GRACE, a collaboration with CMU, Northwestern, Metrica, Inc., and Swarthmore College, participated in another AAAI competition. This time the robot self-navigated through a conference center to register for the conference and then went to a room where she gave a lecture and answered questions. GRACE received the Judge's Awards for Human-Computer Interaction and for Robustness in Recovery from Action and Localization Errors, as well as the Ben Wegbreit Award for Integration of Artificial Intelligence Technologies. From 2004 until recently, Alan hosted the annual Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Fall Symposium that has met in Arlington, Virginia ever since. In 2005, Alan got together with several AI researchers and roboticists and formed the Human-Robot Interaction Conference that will celebrate its 15th year in existence in Daegu, South Korea. Alan's dedication, foresight, and commitment to the research provided opportunities for young research scientists from universities to work alongside of and collaborate with NRL researchers throughout the year. When he was not actively involved in research, Alan dedicated his time and energy to mentoring high school and college students who under his tutelage went on to become world-class researchers and scientists in their own right. Alan was a Principal Investigator on numerous research projects funded by the Office of Naval Research, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the National Aeronautics Space Administration, and the Department of Energy. He is the recipient of over 20 Navy Special Achievement awards for significant contributions in several scientific areas of investigation and is a recipient of the prestigious Alan Berman Research Publication Award. Over the years, his research focused on the areas of human-robot interaction, autonomous systems, and adaptive systems. Because of his leadership and research, NRL is now a national and international leader in robotics research, dynamic autonomy, and human-computer interaction. Alan continued to serve as Director of NCARAI, and in 2011, he was asked to be the first Director of NRL's Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research. LASR opened in March 2012, as a 50,000 square foot facility supporting basic and applied research in autonomous systems. He was responsible for directing its design, construction, eventual maintenance, and research programs. With his years of experience as a research scientist, a Section Head, Branch Head, and then as Director of a second world-class research facility at NRL, he produced over 140 publications in artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, robotics, human-robot interaction, and machine learning. Because of his ground-breaking research in a revolutionary area, namely "dynamic autonomy", Mr. Schultz was selected to teach at the first Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Robotics and Automations Society Summer School on Human-Robot Interaction. He has edited three books on multi-robot systems and has chaired numerous national and international conferences, symposia, and workshops in robotics and human-robot interaction. Alan was a leader and guide to many people within and outside of NRL, sharing his excitement and vision for conducting research in Artificial Intelligence and autonomous systems. He will be sorely missed, and will remain an inspiration to all. Personal Obituary: In 1984, Alan married Janice Marie Dougherty. Janice also worked at the Naval Research Laboratory in the Public Relations Department. He was a practiced guitarist, and he and Janice were patrons of the arts. Summers would find them seated in the center of the first row of The Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. After Janice passed away in 2008, Alan continued to fund Wolf Trap and made yearly pilgrimages to other musical venues, such as the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival and the Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival. In 2012, Alan married Ramona Bourgeois. That same year, they, along with her two daughters from a former marriage, moved to Clifton, Virginia. With his new, extended family, Alan continued to patronize Wolf Trap and frequented music festivals around the country with his family. Alan died of pancreatic cancer on 20 Jan 19. He is survived by his wife Ramona, his son Stephen of Chicago, Illinois, their two daughters Molly and Emma Gould, his parents, Harold and Elaine Schultz, his sister, Nancy Kocen and her family, all of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and his brother, Joseph Schultz and his family of Marietta, Georgia. A memorial service in celebration of his life will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, 26 January, 19 at the Fairfax Memorial Funeral Home located at 9902 Braddock Rd., Fairfax, Virginia 22032 (703-425-9702). A reception will follow (4:30 -7:30 p.m.) at the Fairfax Marriott at Fair Oaks located at 11787 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway, Fairfax, VA 22033. The family requests that donations be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Network in lieu of flowers. **************************************************************** 18) DARPA - GARD Program, Ongoing Dates https://www.darpa.mil/attachments/GARD_ProposersDay.pdf My INNS friends and colleagues, I'm going to announce soon a call for proposals for the DARPA's GARD program. An early information about it is in: (Yes, I know, DARPA put it online while I was abroad and butchered my name, but it's still me) The proposer day will take place on 6 Feb, a few days later my talk will be put online for the benefit of these who cannot make it. I hope to see many of you assisting us in this important research direction, just like you did with the Lifelong Learning Machines (L2M) program. And - again, I want to stress that I work for the benefit of our field and of all of us. So if there are other topics you find to be important in advancing AI/ML please feel free to contact me at hava.siegelmann at gmail.com - I'm always available to meet with you. Best - Hava Hava Siegelmann, Program Manager DARPA - GARD Program **************************************************************** 19) Ergonomics on Computational Modelling in Ergonomics [journal] 29feb19 (NOTE: Date passed) http://explore.tandfonline.com/cfp/est/jmx07081-ergonomics-on-computational-modelling-in-ergonomics?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=JOA08103&utm_term=post [sent to me: (Don't know if this has come up on your radar but looks relevant to you. Deadline is Feb 28th, but Gemma and Paul are good guys and might help you out)] http://explore.tandfonline.com/cfp/est/jmx07081-ergonomics-on-computational-modelling-in-ergonomics?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=JOA08103&utm_term=post Complex problems are increasingly being examined through a systems ergonomics lens (Karsh et al, 2014; Salmon et al, 2017; Walker et al, 2017). In line with this, a range of systems ergonomics methods have either been developed or have experienced a resurgence in popularity since the turn of the century. Whilst their utility is assured, a persistent criticism of these approaches is that they provide only static descriptions of what are dynamic problems and systems. Computational modelling approaches such as Systems Dynamics (Sterman, 2012) and Agent-Based Modelling (Bonabeau, 2002) go beyond current systems ergonomics methods by providing the capacity to dynamically simulate the behaviour of complex sociotechnical systems. As such they provide Ergonomists with the potential to simulate both ergonomics problems and the likely impact of ergonomics solutions. Whilst these methods have a respectable history of application in the social sciences, they are only recently being employed by Ergonomists. As such, there is an emerging body of work in which computational modelling approaches are being used to tackle Ergonomics problems such as workplace injury, transport safety, and sports injury. The aim of this special issue is three-fold; to provide a platform for communicating contemporary Ergonomics research involving the use of computational modelling approaches, to showcase the capacity of these approaches to dynamically model Ergonomics problems, and to inspire the Ergonomics community to pursue further applications involving these approaches. It also provides an opportunity to reflect on the potential role of computational modelling approaches in Ergonomics research and practice. We welcome submissions from all aspects of the discipline including physical, physiological, psychophysiological, psychological, cognitive, social, organisational, and systems ergonomics. Manuscripts are welcomed on, but not restricted to: Studies involving the use of computational modelling approaches to investigate complex Ergonomics problems; Studies involving the use of computational modelling approaches to investigate the potential impact of Ergonomics interventions; Case studies involving the use of computational modelling approaches; Studies involving the integration of computational modelling approaches with existing Ergonomics methods; Methods reviews comparing and contrasting computational modelling approaches; Methods reviews comparing and contrasting computational modelling approaches with existing systems ergonomics methods; Commentaries/position papers on the role of computational modelling approaches within Ergonomics; and Commentaries/position papers on future Ergonomics application areas for computational modelling approaches. **************************************************************** 20) Thagard's Treatise on Mind and Society published https://paulthagard.com/treatise/ [Paul Thagard's Treatise on Mind and Society was published by Oxford University Press in Feb 2019. We read them here in a cognitive science symposium. They are a view of how cognitive science can explain a wide range of human behavior. The treatise consists of a trio of books that can be read independently:] Brain-Mind: From Neurons to Consciousness and Creativity https://global.oup.com/academic/product/brain-mind-9780190678715 Mind-Society: From Brains to Social Sciences and Professions https://global.oup.com/academic/product/mind-society-9780190678722 Natural Philosophy: From Social Brains to Knowledge, Reality, Morality, and Beauty. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/natural-philosophy-9780190678739 (also available from Amazon) These books provide a unified account of the cognitive sciences, social sciences, professions, and humanities. The books can be read in any order, depending on the interests of the reader. Brain-Mind presents a brain-based theory of cognition and emotions. Mind-Society connects neural and psychological explanations of mind with the social sciences and professions. Natural Philosophy uses theories of mind and society to answer questions about knowledge, reality, morality, justice, meaning, and the arts. Each book is clearly written and accessible to a wide range of readers from different backgrounds. The forewords to them are available http://acs.ist.psu.edu/papers/ritter19abc.pdf **************************************************************** 22) Faculty Position in Neurorobotics at TU/Chemitz U 31jan19 (NOTE: Date Passed) https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/personal/stellen/W2-Neurorobotik.php [shows growth in this area at TU/Chemnitz] The Department of Computer Science at Chemnitz U of Technology (Germany) invites applications for a faculty position in Neurorobotics (W2-Professor with W3 Tenure-Track-Option). Please note that the position is initially limited to a duration of six years and requires a positive tenure review beginning 4 years after starting the position to be continued for an indefinite period as a W3 position. Further, the position includes teaching obligations. Courses can be given in English. Applicants are encouraged to submit their application by 31 Jan 19. The complete job advertisement (in German) can be found here: https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/personal/stellen/W2-Neurorobotik.php Informal inquiries can be addressed to: Prof. Dr. Fred Hamker, Chair of the Search Committee (fred.hamker at informatik.tu-chemnitz.de). Best regards Julien Vitay **************************************************************** 23) Positions Open: HF Research Associate/Fellow (U of Nottingham), 11mar19 https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/ENG027919 This advert for up to 4 positions in automotive HMI research at the U of Nottingham may be of interest to people here https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/ENG027919 Best regards Professor Gary Burnett Chair of Transport Human Factors Human Factors Research Group Faculty of Engineering U of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD +44(0)115 95 14030 **************************************************************** 24) Call for applications: Science of Intelligence Berlin, due 15feb19 https://www.scioi.de/ [included because shows great growth, may be some left] 11 PhD and 12 Postdoc positions Cross-disciplinary research in artificial intelligence, machine learning, control, robotics, computer vision, behavioral biology, cognitive science, psychology, educational science, neuroscience, and philosophy. Starting dates: Summer / Fall 19 Duration: 3 years Salary level: TV-L 13, 100% What are the principles of intelligence, shared by all forms of intelligence, no matter whether artificial or biological, whether robot, computer program, human, or animal? And how can we apply these principles to create intelligent technology? Answering these questions - in an ethically responsible way - is the central scientific objective of the new Cluster of Excellence Science of Intelligence (https://www.scioi.de/) Researchers from a large number of analytic and synthetic disciplines - artificial intelligence, machine learning, control, robotics, computer vision, behavioral biology, cognitive science, psychology, educational science, neuroscience, and philosophy - join forces to create a multi-disciplinary research program across universities and research institutes in Berlin. Our approach is driven by the insight, that any method, concept, and theory must demonstrate its merits by contributing to the intelligent behavior of a synthetic artifact, such as a robot or a computer program. These artifacts represent the shared "language" across disciplines, enabling the validation, combination, transfer, and extension of research results. Thus we expect to attain cohesion among disciplines, which currently produce their own theories and empirical findings about aspects of intelligence. Interdisciplinary research projects have been defined which combine analytic and synthetic research and which address key aspects of individual, social, and collective intelligence. In addition the Science of Intelligence graduate program promotes the cross-disciplinary education of young scientists on a Master, PhD, and postdoctoral level. All PhD students associated with the cluster are expected to join the Science of Intelligence doctoral program (https://www.scioi.de/education/doctoral-program). The cluster welcomes applications from all disciplines that contribute to intelligence research. Applications shall be uploaded through the application portal (https://www.scioi.de/call-for-applications/application-process), where details of the individual research projects (https://www.scioi.de/call-for-applications/open-positions) are also available. Please submit your applications by 15 Feb 19 to receive full consideration. Applicants wishing to apply for several projects need to upload separate applications for each project. **************************************************************** 25) New grad position, programming, Eduworks, rolling Eduworks Corporation - a small innovative software R&D company headquartered in Corvallis OR - is seeking a full-time software developer to join our team contributing to cutting edge government and commercial applications applying AI techniques to a range of training and education solutions. A solid base in full stack software development is required, including at least one year of programming experience (academic or professional) and a conceptual and practical understanding of training and education in computing environments. Due to the experimental nature of our work, experience with specific languages and tools is less important than the ability to learn independently, the desire to learn new skills rapidly, and the ability take on tough challenges. Excellent communication and teamwork skills are also required. This position offers the opportunity to build your DevOps, Data Engineering, AI, NLP, ML, and other skills while working as part of a highly talented and motivated team in a flexible, performance-based work environment that values developer initiative and encourages learning through experimentation. Eduworks will provide significant training, including support for ongoing graduate-level education as appropriate, and is an equal opportunity employer that encourages qualified applications from groups underrepresented in STEM disciplines. Remote work is possible for a strong candidate (relocation to Corvallis is not a strict requirement). To apply, send a cover letter (or cover email) and resume to jobs at eduworks.com. Direct applicants only. **************************************************************** 26) The Second Warning- Featured Dcoumentary Project https://create.osufoundation.org/project/11158 Learn more about the film here: The Second Warning - Feature Documentary Project The Second Warning is a documentary about an Oregon SU researcher who built a worldwide movement with one click of the mouse. It's the story of scientists all over the world awakening to the need to become advocates for the fate of the planet's biosphere and the humans who depend on it. To prevent widespread misery and catastrophic biodiversity loss, they have become convinced that humanity must replace business as usual for the survival of all species. Through their words and actions, The Second Warning shows why it is now urgent that citizens of the world take up this cause to avert the environmental and climate change crisis. We're raising funds to bring the story of a groundbreaking paper, World Scientists Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice...and the ecological movement it has inspired...to audiences around the world. More than 20K scientists endorsed the paper. Now the award-winning production team behind the film Saving Atlantis will bring this data to the big screen. The lead author, Bill Ripple of Oregon State U, is continuing to spread the word one event, one audience at a time. And the audiences are growing. We will follow Ripple and delve into his research with wolves and aspens in Yellowstone, following him along the path that inspired him to become an advocate. We will also profile other scientists in the movement, covering a diverse group of researchers working on every continent who chose to add their voice to Ripple's campaign. With your help, we can bridge the gap between sound scientific education and dramatic storytelling that will continue to carry this message forward. Members of the Alliance of World Scientists have already been suggesting inspirational stories that illustrate the data in the Scientists Warning to Humanity. We will then aim to raise the remaining balance needed to complete the film from grassroots supporters and institutional partners. By telling the stories of the scientists behind this research, we know we can inspire new audiences, motivate the scientific community to speak out and help give future generations a voice in the fate of the planet. The only way we can to bring these important stories to life on the big screen is through your help. Please contribute to the campaign and share this project with anyone you know who is concerned about the fate of life on planet Earth. **************************************************************** -30- From cl at cmu.edu Wed Apr 24 11:56:36 2019 From: cl at cmu.edu (Christian Lebiere) Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 11:56:36 -0400 Subject: [ACT-R-users] 2019 ACT-R Workshop Message-ID: We are planning to hold a one-day ACT-R Workshop on July 19 as part of the MathPsych/ICCM 2019 Workshop day. If you are considering participating and would be interested in giving a presentation or organizing a panel session (similar organization to this past summer in Madison), please let me know as soon as possible by emailing me a title/topic and a short paragraph abstract. No need for formality. Btw, early bird registration deadline for the conference is May 15. Best regards, Christian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Issues and implementation of Privacy, Security, and Trust in Cyber-Physical Systems ? Affecting Context-Awareness for Cyber-Physical Systems ? Design, development and implementation of Smart Cyber-Physical Systems ? Comparison of artificial intelligence-based approaches to Cyber-Physical Systems ? AI-based fraud detection and mitigation ? Smart IDS and IPS for Cyber Physical System ? Cyber-attack forecasting, detection and mitigation ? 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URL: From frank.ritter at PSU.EDU Tue Apr 30 20:56:26 2019 From: frank.ritter at PSU.EDU (Frank Ritter) Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 20:56:26 -0400 Subject: [ACT-R-users] iccm: Young Investigator Research Program, AI/HCI lectureship, workshop Cog Robots Message-ID: The large bulletin format precludes quick announcements. These three look like great opportunities but the next newsletter is not started. ICCM papers are being reviewed now. Cheers, Frank >From: "GREENWALD, HAL S DR-04 USAF AFMC AFOSR/RTA" >To: "comp-neuro at neuroinformatics.be" >Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 23:21:07 +0000 >Subject: [Comp-neuro] US Air Force Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) > >The Air Force's annual Young Investigator >Research Program (YIP) is an excellent way for >new principal investigators in the US to >accelerate their careers in basic research with >three years of funding at up to $150,000 per >year. Each year, every AFOSR portfolio can >nominate one YIP awardee. Especially since the >Cognitive & Computational Neuroscience portfolio >is new this year, I wanted to make the >neuroscience community aware of this opportunity >(and also of the new portfolio). > >Unlike most of AFOSR's research grants that are >open to researchers worldwide, YIP awards are >limited to US persons (citizens, nationals, or >permanent residents) with full-time, permanent >positions at US institutions who received their >doctorates no later than April 1, 2012. The >application deadline for Fiscal Year 2020 awards >is June 3, 2019. > >Program Description: The Air Force YIP supports >scientists and engineers who have received Ph.D. >or equivalent degrees within the last seven >years and show exceptional ability and promise >for conducting basic research. The objectives of >this program are: >1. to foster creative basic research in science and engineering; >2. enhance early career development of outstanding young investigators; >3. and increase opportunities for the young >investigator to recognize the Air Force mission >and related challenges in science and >engineering. > >Eligibility: Individual awards are made to U.S. >institutions of higher education, industrial >laboratories, or non-profit research >organizations where the principal investigator >(PI) is employed on a full-time basis and holds >a regular position. YIP PIs must be a U.S. >citizen, national, or permanent resident. >Researchers working at a Federally Funded >Research and Development Center or DoD >Laboratory are not eligible for this >competition. Research proposals must address >Research Interests of the Air Force Office of >Scientific Research, FA9550-19-S-0003, found at >https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=314753. > >Most YIP awards are funded up to $150,000 per >year for three years, for a total of $450,000. >Exceptional proposals will be considered >individually for higher funding levels and/or >longer duration. > >For more information about this funding >opportunity, please see >https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=313523. >Questions about YIP may be sent to >afosryip at us.af.mil. > >Sincerely, >Hal Greenwald > >Hal S. Greenwald, Ph.D. >Program Officer, Cognitive & Computational Neuroscience >Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR/RTA) >875 N. Randolph St. >Arlington, VA 22203-1768 >(703) 588-8441 > > >_______________________________________________ >Comp-neuro mailing list >Comp-neuro at neuroinformatics.be >http://www.tnb.ua.ac.be/mailman/listinfo/comp-neuro *************************************************************************** The University of Greenwich (London, UK) has an opening for a full-time, permanent (tenured) Senior Lectureship in Computer Science, preferably in Human-Computer Interaction or Artificial Intelligence. Further details and online application form: https://jobs.gre.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?id=4857 Closing Date: 05 May 2019 Informal enquiries: M.Cavazza at greenwich.ac.uk *************************************************************************** NEURONAL DYNAMICS FOR COGNITIVE ROBOTICS held August 26-30, 2019 at the Institute for Neural Computation, Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany, coordinated by Prof. Dr. Gregor Sch?ner. Neuronal dynamics provide a powerful theoretical language for the design and modeling of embodied and situated cognitive systems. This school provides a hands-on and down-to-earth introduction to neuronal dynamics ideas and enables participants to become productive within this framework. The school is aimed at advanced undergraduate or graduate students, postdocs and faculty members in embodied cognition, cognitive science, and robotics. The school combines tutorial lectures in the mornings with hands-on projects working with robotic systems. Participants will develop their own modeling project, which will connect to their ongoing doctoral or postdoctoral research. Topics addressed include neural dynamics, attractor dynamics and instabilities, dynamic field theory, neuronal representations, artificial perception, simple forms of cognition including detection and selection decisions, memory formation, learning, and grounding relational concepts. For more information see: https://dynamicfieldtheory.org/events/summer_school_2019/ To apply, please send a CV and a short cover letter with background and motivation to mathis.richter at ini.rub.de Selection of participants will begin by May 15, 2019. -- Thomas Kluth, Ph.D. Candidate Language & Cognition Group CITEC, Bielefeld University web: http://www.techfak.de/~tkluth My public PGP-key: http://www.techfak.de/~tkluth/0xD6E3EEB3.asc