From varundutt at yahoo.com Sat Jan 4 04:31:21 2020 From: varundutt at yahoo.com (Varun Dutt) Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2020 09:31:21 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [ACT-R-users] 2nd Winter School on Cognitive Modeling References: <2063249591.4306579.1578130281077.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2063249591.4306579.1578130281077@mail.yahoo.com> Dear All, We are organizing the 2nd edition of the Winter School on Cognitive Modeling in March this year. If there is any interest in your respective groups to participate in this school, then please do circulate the following web link: http://acslab.org/winterschool/ Best,Varun Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From db30 at andrew.cmu.edu Mon Jan 6 13:39:40 2020 From: db30 at andrew.cmu.edu (db30 at andrew.cmu.edu) Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2020 13:39:40 -0500 Subject: [ACT-R-users] macOS and Clozure Common Lisp updates Message-ID: If you were using CCL from the App Store with a macOS prior to 10.15 and updating the CCL software caused it to stop working, Clozure has released a version of CCL that will work again: If you are using macOS 10.15.1 with CCL from the App Store, the system update to 10.15.2 will break that version of CCL (it fails at startup most of the time). Clozure does not yet have a fix for that. The ACT-R standalone application does still run under 10.15.2. Hope that's helpful, Dan From cl at cmu.edu Mon Jan 6 16:32:20 2020 From: cl at cmu.edu (Christian Lebiere) Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2020 16:32:20 -0500 Subject: [ACT-R-users] 2020 ACT-R Workshop Message-ID: There will be a one-day ACT-R Workshop this year associated with the MathPsych/ICCM conference on Saturday July 25 in Toronto. Interested participants can send presentation titles or suggestions for session topics to me at cl at cmu.edu. Proceedings of past workshops can be found at http://act-r.psy.cmu.edu/workshops/ We are also considering hosting an ACT-R summer school at CMU some time in June or July. If you or someone you know would be interested in attending, you can email a statement of interest (no commitment) to Dan Bothell at db30 at andrew.cmu.edu, optionally specifying any potential scheduling conflicts. Happy new year, Christian Lebiere -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cld028 at bucknell.edu Fri Jan 10 14:48:57 2020 From: cld028 at bucknell.edu (Chris Dancy) Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 14:48:57 -0500 Subject: [ACT-R-users] Post-Bacc RA Position @ Bucknell University Message-ID: I have a full-time 1-year Post-Bacc RA position available in my lab starting ~May 2020. The person hired will be supporting work under an ongoing NSF grant . More information and the application link can be found at the following link: https://careers.bucknell.edu/en-us/job/496505/post-baccalaureate-researcher-computer-science Chris -- Christopher L. Dancy Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Bucknell University cdancy.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From greg.trafton at nrl.navy.mil Fri Jan 10 15:10:14 2020 From: greg.trafton at nrl.navy.mil (Greg Trafton) Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 15:10:14 -0500 Subject: [ACT-R-users] Postdoc available at NRL Message-ID: Hi, all, and happy new year (a bit late)! I?m looking for a postdoc. The following is mostly about robotics, but we do a lot of modeling in many different areas, so if you?re interested and don?t fit perfectly into the following, please send me an email and let?s see if we can work something out. The Navy Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence (NCARAI) at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington DC is looking for 1-2 postdocs to join our team. Our team is multidisciplinary and includes roboticists, perception scientists, cognitive scientists, and computer scientists. Our lab's focus is primarily on human robot interaction from a computational cognitive and social perspective. We have openings for postdocs who specialize in: * Human Robot Interaction * Cognitive Robotics * Agency * Social norms and social modeling * Teaming * Manipulation * Perception * Cognitive Modeling We are currently recruiting for a project that focuses on interactive perceptual learning, cognitive/social interaction, and robot teaming. We will consider people with expertise in any area of robotics, cognitive, or social sciences, though an open mind, an ability to work well in medium size groups, and a strong publishing record are all required. Our postdoc deadline is February 1, so please contact me immediately (greg.trafton at nrl.navy.mil ) if you are interested in becoming a postdoc with us. Our postdoc positions typically last for 2-3 years. You must be a US citizen to apply for this position. Pay is ~80K and includes health insurance, a moving allowance, and a travel allowance; details about the postdoc program itself are available at https://www.nrl.navy.mil/careers/post-doc/nrc We have outstanding facilities and resources. Our newest platforms are three HUBO-DRC+ robots. We also have three MDS anthropomorphic robots, each with highly expressive heads and torsos with close to 50 DOF. Our lab is a 50,000 square foot facility (the Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research), which has unique environmental high bays and laboratories for experimentation. The hallmark is a 150x75x30 reconfigurable high bay, which will has full motion capture coverage over the entire space, floodable areas and many more features to support state-of-the-art research. Other environments within our new facility include: a live-growth tropical rain forest; a desert environment with rock walls; a littoral environment (which includes a 25 x 50 pool with an adjustable slope on one end and wave generators on the other end for creating surf conditions); and an outdoor highland forest environment with water features and "box canyons" built out of boulders. For more details about me and our research: http://gregtrafton.com/about/ http://www.nrl.navy.mil/itd/aic/content/cognitive-robotics-and-human-robot-interaction For more details on our new facility: http://www.nrl.navy.mil/lasr/ For information about postdocs: http://gregtrafton.com/postdocs/ Looking forward to hearing from you, Greg Trafton, Ph.D -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From frank.ritter at PSU.EDU Mon Jan 13 18:09:41 2020 From: frank.ritter at PSU.EDU (Frank Ritter) Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 23:09:41 +0000 Subject: [ACT-R-users] iccm2020: conferences, resources, and jobs Message-ID: <5f842d53-189b-f2e0-7c68-bae542fecdf6@psu.edu> This is the first emailing for ICCM 2020. Please forward if appropriate, and put appropriate links onto your web site. The ICCM 2020 will be in Toronto before CogSci with MathPsych, on 25-28 July. Papers are due later in the winter/spring. http://mathpsych.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=419:save-the-date-iccmmathpsych-2020&catid=41:meetings There are 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.? David M. Schwartz helped prepare this. [Hypertext version available at ??? http://acs.ist.psu.edu/iccm2020/iccm-mailing-jan2020.html] CONFERENCES ? 1)? ICCM 2019 Proceedings now available ????? http://acs.ist.psu.edu/papers/iccm-proceedings.html ? 2)? IEEE International Conference on Human-Machine Systems ????? http://ichms.dimes.unical.it/cfp.html ????? Submission Date Passed, but new Conference on 6-8apr20 RESOURCES ? 3)? Minding the Brain Podcast ????? http://mindingthebrainpodcast.com/ ? 4)? Budapest Semester in Cognitive Science ????? http://www.bscs-us.org/ ????? applications due 15apr20 JOBS ? 5)? Cybersecurity, HCI, AI, and Data Science Jobs at Penn State ????? https://ist.psu.edu/college/faculty_search , ongoing ? 6)? Asst Prof of Information Sciences and Technology, PSU (Brandywine) ????? https://psu.jobs/job/91784 ? 7)? Bucknell Data Science Faculty Position https://jobs.bucknell.edu/en-us/job/496449/john-d-and-catherine-t-macarthur-professor-of-data-science ? 8) Tenure Track Positions in CS at Bucknell https://jobs.bucknell.edu/en-us/job/496458/tenure-track-positions-in-computer-science ? 9)? Tenure Track Positions at U of Wisconsin-Madison https://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/503034/professor-information-school ?10)? Postdoc Position at Wright State U ????? https://jobs.wright.edu/ ?11)? Cognitive Psychology Assistant Prof TT Syracuse U ????? https://www.sujobopps.com/ , from 1 nov 19 ?12)? Positions in Computer & Information Science & Eng, U of Florida https://cra.org/job/university-of-florida-assistant-associate-or-full-professor-computer-and-information-science-and-engineering/ ?13)? Positions in CS at the U of Calgary ????? https://science.ucalgary.ca/ ?14)? Postdoctoral positions at ASU ????? https://apply.interfolio.com/71425 , desired start date, 1 Jan 20 ???? [NB Interfolio is a third party site that has a seperate license] ?15)? HCI PhD student openings at Rochester Institute of Technology ????? http://hci-research.rit.edu/ ?16)? Postdoc Position at Rice Univeristy ????? Starting jan20 ?17)? Undergraduate Computational Neuroscience Summer Program ???? ??? ?? at Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition http://www.cnbc.cmu.edu/training/undergraduate/summer-undergraduate-research-program-in-computational-neuroscience/ ?????? due 15feb20 ==============================CONFERENCES============================== *********************************************************************** 1)? ICCM 2019 Proceedings now available ??? http://acs.ist.psu.edu/papers/iccm-proceedings.html The proceedings for ICCM 2019 are now available at http://acs.ist.psu.edu/papers/ICCM2019Proceedings.pdf This version has page numbers and an ISBN number, so you can complete your citations now, or read and cite some of the exciting work presented there. *********************************************************************** 2)? IEEE International Conference on Human-Machine Systems ??? http://ichms.dimes.unical.it/cfp.html, 6-8apr20, Rome, Italy ??? Deadline has passed, but new conference *********************** *** CALL FOR PAPERS *** *********************** 1st IEEE International Conference on Human-Machine Systems 6-8apr20, Rome, Italy Financial and Technical Sponsorship: IEEE ??? Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society Technical Sponsorship: IEEE Italy Section, ??? U of Calabria, ISTC- CNR, U of ??? Rome "La Sapienza", U of Rome 3, AISE General Chair ?Giancarlo Fortino, Univ. of Calabria, Italy General co-Chair ?Fei-Yue Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Program Chairs ?Andreas Nurnberger, Otto-von-Guericke-Universitat Magdeburg, Germany ?David Kaber, U of Florida ?Rino Falcone, ISTC-CNR, Italy ?David Mendonca, RPI ?Zhiwen Yu, Northwestern Polytechnical U, China Publication Chair ?Haibin Zhu, Nipissing U Publicity Co-Chairs ?Chris Nemeth, ARA, USA ?Mara Tanelli, Politecnico di Milano ?Dongrui Wu, HUST, China ?Ming Hou, DRDC, Canada Special Track Co-Chairs ?Saeid Nahavandi, Deakin U ?Cang Ye, Virginia Commonwealth U Finance Chair ?Antonio Guerrieri, ICAR-CNR, Italy Award Committee Chair ?Mengchu Zhou, NJIT Local Arrangements Co-Chairs ?Massimo Mecella, U of Rome "La Sapienza" ?Anna Maria Vegni, U of Rome 3 ?Alessandro Sapienza, ISTC-CNR Industry Chair ?Enrico Mancin, IBM/AISE-INCOSE PhD track Chairs ?Gyirgy Eigner, Obuda U, Budapest ?Wenjuan (Isabel) Zhang, NC State U Webmaster Co-Chairs ?Claudio Savaglio, U. of Calabria ?Andrea Vinci, ICAR-CNR, Italy International Steering Committee -------------------------------- ?Andreas Nurnberger, Otto von Guericke U Magdeburg, Germany (Chair) ?Giancarlo Fortino, U of Calabria, Italy (Co-Chair) ?David Mendonca, RPI ?David Kaber, NCSU ?Yicong Zhou, U of Macau, Macau, China ?Andreas Wendemuth, Otto-von-Guericke U Magdeburg, Germany ?Weiming Shen, National Research Council, Canada ?Tiago H. Falk, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Montreal ?Makoto Itoh, U of Tsukuba, Japan ?Weidong Huang, Swinburne U of Technology, Melbourne ?Haibin Zhu, Nipissing U, Canada ?Chris Nemeth, Applied Research Associates, Inc. USA ?Ellen J. Bass, Drexel ?Min Chen, Huazhong U of Science and Technology, China ?Nathan J McNeese, Clemson ?Jessie Y.C. Chen, U.S. Army Research Lab ?Angelika Peer, Free U of Bozen, Bolzano, Italy ?Rino Falcone, ISTC-CNR, Italy Conference Theme: Human-Centered Cyberphysical Systems website: http://ichms.dimes.unical.it/cfp.html The 2020 IEEE International Conference on Human-Machine Systems (ICHMS) will be held in Rome, Italy. ICHMS will provide a remarkable opportunity for the academic and industrial communities to address new challenges and share solutions, and discuss future research directions in the important area of Human-Machines Systems.? ICHMS specifically covers contributions on research related to integrated human/machine systems at multiple scales, and includes areas such as human/machine interaction; cognitive ergonomics and engineering; assistive/companion technologies; human/machine system modeling, testing and evaluation; and fundamental issues of measurement and modeling of human-centered phenomena in engineered systems. The organization of ICHMS is based on the following Track types: Conference Theme Track, Regular Track and Special Track (selected through a call). ICHMS will also feature plenary speeches, panel sessions, tutorials, workshops, PhD track and poster sessions. Contributions are expected from academia, industry, and management agencies. All accepted papers are expected to be included in IEEE Xplore. Conference Theme Track ? Human-centered Cyber-Physical Systems Description: Cyberphysical Systems (CPS), like transport networks or large manufacturing facilities, are naturally human-centric; in fact, they are interacting with a considerable number of distributed computing elements for monitoring, control and management which can exchange information between them and notably with humans.? Such complex and physically-entangled systems of systems are of crucial importance for the quality of life of the citizens and for a country economy. Human-machine systems-oriented issues arise at different levels: System, Computing and Interaction. Topics: * Cyber Transportation and Human Interaction in Connected and Autonomous ?? Vehicles * Human-centric Internet of Things: Interaction between Humans and ? Smart Objects * Smart Communities living in Smart Cyber-physical Worlds: Towards ? Dynamic Provision of Cyberphysycal Services to Human Ensembles * Human Manipulation of Motorized Cyber-Physical Systems * Co-existence and cooperation of Humans and Robots in Smart Environments Regular Tracks Companion Technology (Leading Chair: Andreas Wendemuth): covers and combines trans-disciplinary research in fields such as CS and artificial intelligence, cognitive science, engineering, psychology, and neurobiology. Brain-Machine Interfaces and Systems (Leading Chair: Tiago H. Falk): includes assistive technology and research allowing locked-in individuals to communicate and control exoskeletons/devices to improve locomotion. Human-AI Interaction and Cognitive Computing & Engineering ??? (Leading Chairs: Changxu Wu, Yicong Zhou): encompasses human cognition in intelligent/AI system designs or/and development of AI algorithms, technology, methods for human beings. Interactive and Wearable Computing and Systems ??? (Leading Chairs: Min Chen, Angelika Peer): focuses on advances and developments in all aspects of interactive and/or wearable computing and systems. Collaborative Intelligent Systems and Applications ??? (Leading Chairs: Weiming Shen, Makoto Itoh): addresses advances on the development of scientific and engineering foundations, innovative technologies and solutions for IoT-enabled data-driven collaborative intelligent systems. Human Factors Engineering ??? (Leading Chairs: Nathan J McNeese, Jessie Y.C. Chen): focuses on the advancements in theory and practice related to human interaction with intelligent agents in a wide variety of environments. PAPER SUBMISSION Complete manuscripts must be electronically submitted through the conference website: http://ichms.dimes.unical.it/cfp.html Submitted manuscripts could be Regular (6pp), Short (4pp) or Poster (3pp) papers in IEEE two-column format, including figures, tables, and references. Please use the templates at "Manuscript Templates for IEEE Conference Proceedings" from the conference website to prepare your paper. All submissions MUST be in PDF format. IMPORTANT DATES Special Track proposals deadline: 15nov19 Paper submission deadline:??????? 1dec19 Notification of acceptance:?????? 15feb20 ===============================RESOURCES=============================== *********************************************************************** 3)? Minding the Brain Podcast ??? http://mindingthebrainpodcast.com/ Podcast about cognitive and brain science.? Hosted by Dr. Jim Davies (http://www.jimdavies.org/) and Dr. Kim Hellemans of Carleton Univeristy. Listen on their website (http://mindingthebrainpodcast.com/) or Spotify. *********************************************************************** 4)? Budapest Semester in Cognitive Science ??? http://www.bscs-us.org/?????? application deadline 15apr20 At historical Eotvos Univeristy, Budapest, Hungary Program est. in 2003 http://www.bscs-us.org/ 2020 Semester: 31aug20-4dec20 Early bird registration deadline: Until 10jan20 Next application deadline: 15apr20 For all undergraduates -- psychology, biology, philosophy, CS No prerequisites other than motivation is requird; minimum GPA 3.0 Credits transfer according to the EU-wide ETCS system Hungarian language + Hungarian and European culture courses included Two 2-day field excursions included, one week midterm pause for additional tours Follow-up: independent research module additional cultural programs included Program directors ?? George Kampis, general director Eotvos U. ?? Peter Erdi, co-director, Kalamazoo C. ?? Anthony P. Chemero, US director (U. of Cincinnati) Profs in 2004-2019 included: ? Colin Allen (Indiana U, Bloomington), Carl Craver (Washington U, StL.), John Bickle (U. of Cincinnati), John Kihlstrom (UC Berkeley), Peter Erdi (Kalamazoo C.), Lilia Gurova (NBU Sofia), George Kampis (ELTEq Budapest), Olga Markic (U. Ljubljana), Ichiro Tsuda (Hokkaido U.) Ron Chrisley (Sussex U, Brighton), Adam Miklosi (ELTE Budapest), Vaibhav Diwadkar (Wayne State, Detroit), Vassilis Cutsuridis (Center for Memory and Brain, Boston U.), Paul Thagard (Waterloo U, Canada) US Coordinator? Ms. Judit Hegedus (Kalamazoo C., jhegedus at kzoo.edu) Hungarian coordinator: Ms. Ildiko Piecka pieczka at gmail.com General Inqueries to: bscs at bscs-us.org =================================JOBS================================== *********************************************************************** 5)? Cybersecurity, Human Centered Design, AI, and Data Science ????? Jobs at Penn State ??? https://ist.psu.edu/college/faculty_search , ongoing Colleagues - the job postings for tenure- and teaching-track positions are posted.? I encourage you to use your own professional networks to share announcements about these openings.? Here's what I posted on my LinkedIn and Facebook accounts yesterday: The College of Information Sciences and Technology is currently seeking qualified candidates for the following faculty positions - cybersecurity, human-centered design and development (programming), artificial intelligence/data sciences. Minimum academic background for teaching track is a Master's Degree in a related field with either teaching experience or industry experience. Academic preparation for Tenure Track is a terminal degree (e.g. Ph.D.) with research capability and publications in the field.? Please see the ads below -- ? https://ist.psu.edu/college/faculty_search (all) ? Cybersecurity: ??? Teaching Track - https://psu.jobs/job/91020 ??? Tenure Track - https://psu.jobs/job/91050 ? Human Centered Design and Development: Teaching Track - ??? https://psu.jobs/job/91013 ? AI and Data Sciences: ??? Teaching Track - https://psu.jobs/job/91017 ??? Tenure Track - https://psu.jobs/job/91038 Feel free to reach out to me [Ritter] with questions you might have -- or contact our search committee's staff at facultyrecruiting at ist.psu.edu. *********************************************************************** 6)? Assistant Prof of Information Sciences and Technology ????? at Penn State (Brandywine) ??? https://psu.jobs/job/91784 Location: Penn State Brandywine Campus City: Media, PA Department: Information Sciences and Technology Description: Penn State Brandywine invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position, Assistant Prof of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) (36 week), to begin Aug 20, or as negotiated. Responsibilities: Teach three courses (9 credits) each semester of lower and upper division classes using traditional, hybrid, and online delivery methods. Teaching assignments may require teaching day, evening and/or weekend classes as needed. Publish research in refereed journals. Other responsibilities include: participation in professional organizations, and in course, curriculum, and program development; advising students and providing career guidance; participation in campus, university, and community service activities; supervising undergraduate research projects; instructional use of technology. Commitment to high-quality instruction in a student-centered environment, interest in active and collaborative learning, advocate for diversity and values of inclusion. Qualifications: Ph.D. in Information Technology, Computer Information Systems, CS, or closely related field by the start date is required. Seeking candidates with expertise in any of the following areas: database, networking, enterprise systems, data analytics, cloud computing, cyber security and risk management, programming (Python and Java preferred), data science, gaming and app development or other emerging topics in the information technology field. Evidence of potential in research and publication is expected. Prior college-level and online teaching experience preferred. Candidates who enrich our diversity are strongly encouraged to apply. Campus Information: Penn State is a multi-campus public land-grant university that improves the lives of the people of Pennsylvania, the nation, and the world. Our instructional mission includes undergraduate, graduate, and continuing and distance education informed by scholarship and research. Our research, scholarship, and creative activities promote human and economic development through the expansion of knowledge and its applications in the natural and applied sciences, social sciences, arts, humanities, and the professions. Penn State Brandywine is one of more than 20 Penn State campuses state-wide and shares in the University's international reputation for excellence in teaching, research and service. It is a suburban, undergraduate campus located on 90 acres on the western side of the greater Philadelphia region, and enrolls approximately 1500 students. Penn State Brandywine offers the first two years of study for most of Penn State`s more than 160 degree programs. In addition, students may enroll on campus in thirteen baccalaureate degrees, including a B.S. in IST, and two associate degrees. Students and faculty at Penn State Brandywine have all the resources of a major research university at their disposal, but in a small college atmosphere. The student/faculty ratio per course is low, so students can receive much individual attention. Our faculty members are committed to providing a high-quality educational experience to their students and are actively engaged in research. Penn State Brandywine fosters and maintains a safe environment of respect and inclusion for faculty, staff, students, and members of the communities we serve. For more information about the campus, visit http://brandywine.psu.edu/ For more information about Penn State, visit: http://www.psu.edu/ Applicants are required to submit a cover letter and curriculum vitae as a single PDF document; other information pertinent to the position may also be included. Finalists will be asked to submit a list of references. All employees must pass a criminal background check. Closing Date: Application review begins on 1nov19 and continues until a suitable candidate is found. *********************************************************************** 7)? Bucknell Data Science Faculty Position https://jobs.bucknell.edu/en-us/job/496449/john-d-and-catherine-t-macarthur-professor-of-data-science Faculty Opening: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Prof of Data ? Science @ Bucknell Bucknell is hiring for a new interdisciplinary faculty position, see below for more information: Bucknell is a private undergraduate-focused institution comprised of highly-ranked colleges in arts and sciences, engineering, and management. We invite applications for a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Prof of Data Science. We seek a dedicated teacher-scholar with a PhD degree in Analytics, CS, Data Science, Information Systems, Statistics, or a closely related field, and welcome applicants with a broad background. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the field, the position is being jointly supported by the Departments of Analytics & Operations Management, CS, and Mathematics.? The subsequent affiliation of a successful applicant will be determined in consultation with the candidate, and a shared appointment between two departments is a possibility. The successful applicant is expected to have an interdisciplinary focus and to work closely with departments from across the University. It is expected that the degree will be completed by the start of the appointment in aug20. We expect to hire at the Assistant Prof level, but outstanding candidates will be considered at the Associate Prof or Prof level. We will be accepting external applicants only. The successful candidate will contribute to interdisciplinary offerings in data science; these will include courses at the introductory, intermediate, and advanced levels.? Such courses might include data management, data visualization, machine learning, data storytelling, or topics courses in data science; many of these courses will address, to varying degrees, the intersection of data analytics and ethics. The successful candidate will also develop a strong body of scholarship in their field of specialization within data science.? There is an active community of faculty and staff on campus who have been discussing the role of data science at Bucknell, and the successful candidate would be expected to join and contribute to this community. Applicants should submit a cover letter, a CV, graduate transcripts (unofficial copies accepted), a statement of teaching philosophy, and a research statement that includes opportunities for undergraduate research.? Applicants are asked to summarize in their cover letter any past experiences and leadership in diversity, equity, and inclusion, or their potential to make contributions in this area.? Applicants should arrange to have three letters of recommendation submitted separately. For additional information and to apply, please go to Bucknell's career site (https://careers.bucknell.edu/en-us/listing/). Review of applications will begin no later than 15oct19 and continue until the position is filled. Questions about the application process should be addressed to one of the following: Matt Bailey, Prof of Analytics and Operations matt.bailey at bucknell.edu Peter Brooksbank, Prof of Mathematics peter.brooksbank at bucknell.edu Brian King, Associate Prof of CS brian.king at bucknell.edu See the job ad here - https://jobs.bucknell.edu/en-us/job/496449/john-d-and-catherine-t-macarthur-professor-of-data-science -- Christopher L. Dancy Assistant Prof Department of CS Bucknell https://eg.bucknell.edu/~cld028/ ________________________________________ sbp-brims mailing list sbp-brims at lists.andrew.cmu.edu https://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/mailman/listinfo/sbp-brims *********************************************************************** 8)? Tenure Track Positions in CS at Bucknell https://jobs.bucknell.edu/en-us/job/496458/tenure-track-positions-in-computer-science Hello all, The Dept of CS is hiring for two tenure-track positions this year!? If you are interested, see the full ad here - https://jobs.bucknell.edu/en-us/job/496458/tenure-track-positions-in-computer-science The Department of CS at Bucknell seeks applications for two tenure-track positions at the Assistant Prof level in CS beginning aug20.? We are interested in applicants working in any area of CS, most particularly in those with research areas that expand the range of expertise in the department or that may lead to interdisciplinary collaborations. A PhD is required for this position. Candidates in the final stages of completing their doctoral work will be considered. We seek candidates who will contribute to the teaching of courses in theoretical aspects of CS or programming languages design, and core courses in our degree programs.? Candidates will have opportunities to develop elective courses in their areas of expertise. We expect that candidates will develop a vigorous scholarly program that creates opportunities for student participation. -- Christopher L. Dancy Assistant Prof, Department of CS, Bucknell *********************************************************************** 9)? Tenure Track Positions at U of Wisconsin-Madison https://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/503034/professor-information-school The U of Wisconsin-Madison's Information School seeks highly qualified candidates for three tenure-track positions in information sciences, but special priority will be given to the areas listed below. These faculty positions will be academic nine-month, tenure-track appointments at the Assistant Prof level, to start aug20. Applications at the Associate Prof level may be considered in exceptional cases. Target areas include: ?- Human and social factors of data science, machine learning, AI. ?- Interactive information retrieval including text retrieval and data ?? mining of text or multimedia ?- Digital archives including electronic records, digital preservation ?? and records in cloud based systems ?- Scientometrics including webometrics and bibliometrics For more information, please visit: https://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/listing/ Information School The Information School is a partner in the new School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences at UW-Madison. Candidates with interdisciplinary projects and/or a willingness to work across boundaries with academic partners in CS, statistics, communications, bioinformatics and other units are encouraged. U of Wisconsin-Madison The U of Wisconsin-Madison ranks among the top universities in the country in research expenditures and provides excellent support for faculty seeking external funding. Internal research support is available from funds provided by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. Madison is a pleasant medium-sized city (about 250,000 population) located in the lake region of southern Wisconsin. It is the state capital with a large base for educational research and government activities as well as university-industry interaction. The university and community offer outstanding intellectual, cultural and recreational activities. Madison's quality of life always ranks very high among cities of comparable size as a place to work and live. Should you have any questions, please contact: Lori Ushman Administrator/UW-Madison Information School 608-263-2908 | ushman at wisc.edu *********************************************************************** 10)? Postdoc Position at Wright State U ???? https://jobs.wright.edu/ A postdoctoral researcher position is available in Prof Ion Juvina's laboratory, Department of Psychology, Wright State U, Dayton, OH. The postdoc will work on a DARPA-funded grant titled Recovering the Sources of Individual Differences Unduly-named Errors (ReSIDUE). She or he will join a team of researchers who will apply knowledge-based contextual artificial intelligence (AI) to explain error variance in large-scale human performance optimization (HPO) experiments. Responsibilities include: (60%) Data analysis. Pre-processing, descriptive, and inferential statistical data analysis of large datasets from HPO experiments spanning the physical, cognitive, and social domains. (30%) Reporting findings. Writing journal papers.? Presenting at local, national, and international conferences. (5%) Software and data maintenance and documentation. (5%) Collaboration with other lab members. Candidates must have a PhD in Cognitive Science, Psychology, Computer Science, or other related discipline. Strong background and familiarity with data analysis techniques and tools are required. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in programming and interest in computational cognitive modeling. The position is available immediately and will remain open until filled. Starting salary: 50k USD. The term is for one year and is potentially renewable depending on grant funding. Special Contract terms and condition of employment apply. To preserve the safety and security of the campus community and to maintain the integrity of university operations, it is the policy of Wright State U before making an employment offer at the final stage to verify whether a job applicant has a criminal record.? Additionally, an administrative review shall be conducted whenever the university learns that an employee is charged with or convicted of a crime (except for minor vehicle violations). A conviction is not an automatic bar to employment. Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Ion Juvina, (ion.juvina at wright.edu).? Applicants should visit the following link to upload CV and statement of research: https://jobs.wright.edu/ *********************************************************************** 11) Cognitive Psychology Assistant Prof Tenure Track Syracuse U ??? https://www.sujobopps.com/?? , from 1 nov 19 Assistant Profs in Cognitive Psychology Two Tenure Track Assistant Prof positions in Cognitive Psychology at Syracuse U. As part of our multi-year hiring plan, the Department of Psychology at Syracuse U invites applications to two full-time, tenure-track positions at the rank of assistant Prof. This recruitment is part of ongoing ambitious Invest Syracuse initiatives in (1) Aging, Behavioral Health, and Neuroscience, and (2) Computational Cognitive Science, with one current opening in each area. Candidates must have a program of research with potential to attract extramural funding and be committed to excellence in teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels, mentorship in undergraduate and doctoral student research and engage in department, college, and university-level service activities. In Aging, the Department seeks an individual with a research program focused on developing or extending models of human cognition to describe and explain lifespan changes due to aging. We especially seek individuals with expertise in advanced computational modeling techniques. As an integral part of the Invest Syracuse investment, Syracuse U is recruiting multiple candidates for faculty positions with a focus on healthy aging. Faculty hired into these positions will build on existing strengths in the Syracuse U Aging Studies Institute (https://asi.syr.edu/) and will participate in an organized research cluster. In Computational Cognitive Science the Department seeks an individual who will broaden our existing strength in computational cognitive modeling by being able to operate near the intersection of Cognitive Psychology with domains such as AI, Machine Learning, and Computational Linguistics.? This position will leverage the research cluster in AI, Deep Learning & Autonomous Systems, which spans departments in Arts & Sciences, Engineering & CS, Law, and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. In addition to skills and experience specific to their position, candidates should demonstrate excellence in cultural competence, including the ability to communicate effectively with people across cultures. More information about the department may be found at http://psychweb.syr.edu/ Qualifications. Ph.D. required, with preference given to individuals with a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology, Quantitative Psychology or Cognitive Science. Job Specific Qualifications. The successful candidate will - ?1. Develop a program of research able to secure sponsored funding ?2. Teach graduate and undergraduate courses ??? and mentor graduate and undergraduate students ?3. Engage in committee work and service ??? activities in the doctoral program, department, ??? college, & university Application Instructions: Applications will be reviewed beginning [November 1, 2019] and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants must complete a brief online faculty application at https://www.sujobopps.com/ and attach electronic copies of: ?1. a cover letter ?2. curriculum vitae ?3. a statement of research interests ?4. a statement of teaching interests and philosophy ?5. a statement of how the applicant will further Syracuse U's commitment ??? to build a culturally diverse and inclusive educational environment ??? http://inclusion.syr.edu/ ?6. contact information for three letters of recommendation Syracuse U is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a strong commitment to equality of opportunity and a diverse work force. Women, military veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of other traditionally underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. *********************************************************************** 12)? Positions in Computer & Information Science & Engineering ?????? at U of Florida https://cra.org/job/university-of-florida-assistant-associate-or-full-professor-computer-and-information-science-and-engineering/ Hello colleagues, We're hiring at the U of Florida (UF) in my department, the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE), at all ranks! The job ad is officially lists the areas of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Data Science, Cybersecurity and Programming Languages, and Quantum Computing as our priorities, but our college (the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering) has a hiring incentive to reach, so if you are in another area and would be interested in applying, please reach out to me.? UF is located in sunny Gainesville FL. Fun Fact: there are 27 state parks within 100 miles of Gainesville--North Central Florida is a beautiful part of the state and country. https://cra.org/job/university-of-florida-assistant-associate-or-full-professor-computer-and-information-science-and-engineering/ Please note: I am not officially on the search committee, just interested in attracting great future colleagues to work with us! *Lisa Anthony, PhD Associate Prof, U of Florida Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) https://lisa-anthony.com/ *********************************************************************** 13)? Positions in CS at the U of Calgary ???? https://science.ucalgary.ca/ We are hiring! The Department of CS at the U of Calgary is hiring six tenure track Profs and instructors in various fields: https://science.ucalgary.ca/ Specifically, we are seeking exceptional candidates in the domains of game design, human-computer interaction, information visualization, and interaction design. Our Department is one of Canada's leaders, and is committed to excellence in research and teaching.? We have large and diversified undergraduate and graduate programs and extensive state-of-the-art computing facilities. We are located in the vibrant city of Calgary, an hour drive away from the mountains and lakes of the beautiful Canadian Rockies. Calgary is a multicultural city, often ranked among the most livable cities in the world (https://www.businessinsider.com/). Further information about our lab is available at: https://ilab.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/ and about our the Department at: https://science.ucalgary.ca/ Thank you, Ehud Sharlin, PhD Prof of CS uTouch Research Group, Interactions laboratory, Department of CS, U of Calgary Office: +1.403.210.9404 Mobile: +1.403.836.4240 https://utouch.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/???? https://ilab.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/ *********************************************************************** 14)? Postdoctoral positions at ASU ???? https://apply.interfolio.com/71425 , desired start date, 1 Jan 20 ???? [NB Interfolio is a third party site that has a seperate license] Danielle McNamara Postdoctoral Research Scholar, ASU, Department of Psychology The Department of Psychology at Arizona State U invites applications for two Postdoctoral Research Scholars in the Science of Learning and Educational Technologies (SoLET) Laboratory directed by Danielle McNamara. The postdoctoral research scholars will be working on projects funded by the IES and ONR to (a) design and develop tutoring modules and (b) explore factors influencing students? performance in comprehension, writing, and mathematics. The candidates will be involved in studies with elementary, high school, and college students including teachers and schools across multiple sites in AZ, NH, MN, and GA. Ideal candidates will have expertise in experimental and quantitative methods and be interested in working in a collaborative research lab, particularly one focusing on learning and cognitive sciences. Ideal candidates will have specific expertise and experience in two or more of the following areas: educational technology design and assessment, game design, intelligent/adaptive tutoring systems, classroom and school-based research, natural language processing, data analytics. The positions are full-time, benefits-eligible appointment with no tenure implications. Anticipated start date is 1jan20. The qualification for these positions: must have earned a PhD in learning sciences, educational psychology, CS, data analytics, human factors, or psychology, or in a related field within the past four years. To apply, please submit the following as pdf(s) through Interfolio at https://apply.interfolio.com/71425 (1) a curriculum vitae, (2) statement of research interests, and (3) three letters of recommendation which should be uploaded by your ??? recommenders to Interfolio directly. ??? [NB Interfolio is a third party site that has a seperate license] Email and paper applications will not be accepted. Inquiries concerning the search should be addressed to the Chair of the Search Committee: Dr. Danielle S. McNamara (dsmcnama at asu.edu). Please mention that you are applying for the Educational Research position. For information on current lab projects, visit: https://soletlab.asu.edu/ Initial deadline for receipt of complete applications is 1dec19.? If not filled, review of complete applications will continue every week thereafter until the search is closed. Salary range is $50k to $54.7k depending on previous experience. ASU is located in the Phoenix/Scottsdale metropolitan area. Learn more about what The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has to offer by viewing https://thecollege.asu.edu/faculty *********************************************************************** 15)? HCI PhD student openings at RIT ???? http://hci-research.rit.edu/ There are 5 funded PhD student positions available from HCI faculty at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). RIT faculty conduct a broad range of HCI research, including in the areas of ubiquitous computing, user experience, haptics and wearables, communication, and accessibility.? RIT has a dynamic HCI research community (http://hci-research.rit.edu/), with faculty, students, and research centers across the university.? PhD students also benefit from RIT's membership in the HCI Consortium (https://hcic.org/about.phtml), an organization of top universities, companies, and government research labs in the field of HCI. The HCI faculty below are also affiliated with the Center for Accessibility and Inclusion Research (http://cair.rit.edu/), which is a community of 40 faculty and students who publish research at leading computing conferences and journals, with a focus on HCI and accessibility for diverse users, including people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH), people who are blind, people with communication impairments, and older adults.? CAIR faculty have secured over $3.5 million in external research funding since 2014, more than 100 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers, and twelve Best Paper and Honorable Mention Awards from major research venues, including the ACM CHI and ASSETS conferences.? CAIR includes several DHH researchers, and the RIT campus is enriched by the presence of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), with over 1,300 DHH students. Faculty Seeking PhD Students: * Mingming Fan, Assistant Prof, researches at the intersection of HCI/UX, Accessibility, Mobile and Wearable Sensing, and Machine Learning (ML). He studies users' experiences (e.g., usability problems) through subtle behavioral signals via user-centered design (UCD) and designs interactive intelligent applications utilizing sensing and ML technologies. His work includes ML-assisted analytical tools for UX practitioners, guidelines for senior-friendly instructions design, and applications of wearable sensing and ML technologies for accessibility, in particular for older adults and people with visual impairments. Website: https://mingmingfan.com/ Email: mingming.fan at rit.edu * Matt Huenerfauth, Prof, studies the design and evaluation of accessibility applications based on (imperfect) artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, especially how these can be useful for people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH) or with low literacy.? His work includes applications of automatic speech recognition for captioning of live meetings or videos, applications of sign-language recognition technologies, and automatic reading-assistance technologies. Website: https://huenerfauth.ist.rit.edu/ Email: matt.huenerfauth at rit.edu * Tae Oh, Associate Prof, researches assistive technologies for people who are blind or visually impaired (BVI) or deaf or hard of hearing (DHH), especially in smart cane, indoor navigation, haptic communication, drop-off detection and security+ privacy.? In these areas, he studies effective front and overhead obstacle detections, accurate indoor navigation for people who are BVI, effective haptic feedback design for cane handle, security and privacy technologies for BVI and DHH users, and siren detection for DHH users.? His work includes smart cane performance evaluation, haptic prototypes for the handle, Android siren detection, and indoor navigation prototypes. Website: ist.rit.edu/~tho. Email: thoics at rit.edu * Roshan Peiris, an Assistant Prof, conducts research on Virtual/Augmented Reality, Haptics, Wearable Technologies and Accessibility with a particular focus on human computer interaction.? In these areas, he studies the mechanics of human perception, creating new technologies and designing new experiences. His work includes implementing new technologies, interactions and experiences for head mounted display (AR/VR) users, designing haptic technologies for older adults and visually impaired users and the design of wearable and ubiquitous haptic interaction techniques. Website: https://roshanpeiris.com/ Eemail: roshan.peiris at rit.edu * Kristen Shinohara, Assistant Prof, conducts research at the intersection of human-computer interaction, accessibility and design, with a focus on how to improve accessible design and research processes. Primarily qualitative and design-focused, her work also draws on disability studies, and examines ways to enable and empower people with disabilities to conduct research and design new technologies. Website: http://www.kristenshinohara.com/ Email: kristen.shinohara at rit.edu * Garreth Tigwell, Assistant Prof, conducts research within many aspects of HCI, including accessibility and user experience. He has a strong interest in how people use mobile devices.? In particular, Garreth investigates situationally-induced impairments and disabilities (SIIDs), supporting designers with tools to improve app and web accessibility, and challenges caused by visual communication medium such as emoji. Published work: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=It8_yJwAAAAJ&hl=en Email: garreth.w.tigwell at rit.edu. About the PhD Program: The Ph.D. in Computing and Information Sciences at RIT is a research degree designed to produce independent scholars, cutting-edge researchers, and well-prepared educators. Faculty and students conduct both foundational and applied research to address diverse and important challenges, and our graduates are poised to excel within both computing and interdisciplinary environments in academia, government and industry. About RIT and Rochester: Founded in 1829, RIT (https://www.rit.edu/) is a national research university and the 3rd largest producer of STEM university degrees among private U.S. universities.? RIT is a diverse and collaborative community of engaged, socially conscious, and intellectually curious minds. Through creativity and innovation, and an intentional blending of technology, the arts and design, we provide exceptional individuals with a wide range of academic opportunities.? RIT is minutes aware from downtown Rochester's many entertainment, cultural, and employment opportunities. Rochester is large enough to provide the dining and night life opportunities you might expect in a bigger city, yet small and friendly enough to be inviting and accessible. For More Information: Interested students are invited to contact the individual faculty listed above. General questions about the PhD Program or the admissions process may be directed to: Prof Pengcheng Shi, Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship and PhD Program Director, at 1-585-475-6147 or spcast at rit.edu Information about applying to the PhD program is also available at https://www.rit.edu/computing/phd-computing-and-information-sciences#how-to-apply *********************************************************************** 16)? Postdoc Position at Rice ???? Starting jan20 My lab, the Computer-Human Interaction Laboratory (CHIL) at Rice, is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to take a leading role in an NSF-funded project on using ACT-R to assess the usability of voting systems, particularly the design of ballots. The position is fully funded for three years, with possible continuation contingent on additional funding. The ideal candidate has (or will have) a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology, cognitive science or CS, with experience in ACT-R modeling and a strong programming background. The position is open starting immediately but there are still some administrative hoops to be jumped through before it is really ready to go, so what I'm actually hoping for is someone who can start in jan20. Please contact me directly (byrne at rice.edu) if you have questions or want more information. -Mike Byrne *********************************************************************** 17) Undergraduate Computational Neuroscience Summer Program ????? at Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition http://www.cnbc.cmu.edu/training/undergraduate/summer-undergraduate-research-program-in-computational-neuroscience/ ??? applications due 15feb20 Please encourage computationally-oriented undergraduates to apply to the Summer 2020 undergraduate program in computational neuroscience (uPNC) in Pittsburgh! ** Undergraduates interested in receiving research training in computational neuroscience are encouraged to apply to an NIH-sponsored summer program at the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC) in Pittsburgh, PA. The CNBC is a joint interdisciplinary program of CMU and the U of Pittsburgh. Starting in late May or early June each year, a select group of talented undergraduates will embark on a 10-week residential program that provides intensive, mentored research experiences in computational and theoretical neuroscience. Admitted students will receive a stipend and university dormitory housing. The core of the program is the opportunity to carry out an individual mentored research project working closely with a faculty mentor. Other aspects of the scientific program include faculty research talks, student presentations and discussion of articles from the scientific literature, presentations on career options and scientific ethics, and a concluding symposium in which students present their research. This program is intended for students who wish to pursue a Ph.D. after graduation. Any undergraduate may apply, but we are especially interested in attracting students with strong quantitative backgrounds. Many of our trainees are from colleges and universities that do not have extensive research programs, but all must be United States citizens or permanent residents, must be enrolled at a 4-year accredited institution, and must be in their sophomore or junior year at the time of application.? CNBC is dedicated to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all students and we encourage applications from women, under-represented minorities, and individuals with disabilities. Additional information and the application can be found here http://www.cnbc.cmu.edu/training/undergraduate/summer-undergraduate-research-program-in-computational-neuroscience/ A showcase of past years' undergraduate research and program schedules is available: Summer uPNC 2019 http://www.cnbc.cmu.edu/training/undergraduate/summer-undergraduate-research-program-in-computational-neuroscience/summer-2019-upnc-research/ Summer uPNC 2018 http://www.cnbc.cmu.edu/training/undergraduate/summer-undergraduate-research-program-in-computational-neuroscience/summer-2018-upnc-research/ Summer uPNC 2017 http://www.cnbc.cmu.edu/training/undergraduate/summer-undergraduate-research-program-in-computational-neuroscience/2017research/ Mentored research is also available. Please contact Dr. Linda Moya (lhmoya at cmu.edu) for further questions. *********************************************************************** ----------------------------------END---------------------------------- -30- -- Frank.Ritter at psu.edu Professor, College of IST http://acs.ist.psu.edu (814) 865-4453 From daniel.n.cassenti.civ at mail.mil Tue Jan 14 13:05:34 2020 From: daniel.n.cassenti.civ at mail.mil (Cassenti, Daniel N CIV USARMY CCDC ARL (USA)) Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 18:05:34 +0000 Subject: [ACT-R-users] Cognition-Inspired AI: An Open AI Journal special issue accepting submissions now! Message-ID: <9012E7D0592886489AAE7707AD7BB5A0012A22F883@UCOLHPTZ.easf.csd.disa.mil> Dear Colleagues, A special issue of The Open Artificial Intelligence Journal on Cognition-Inspired AI is open for submissions. The open-access publication fees have been waived, so this is a great chance for us ACT-R researchers to get our ideas into the literature for how to use ACT-R and cognitive modeling to develop better AI. The special issue has been announced here: https://benthamopen.com/TOAIJ/special-issue/ with the call for proposals and abstract submission linked. The special issue is open to anyone. If you know of anyone who could use the publishing credits (e.g., graduate students or post-docs), please spread the word. With a March deadline for submission and a tentative May publication date, the special issue would provide a quick turnaround to bolster CVs for upcoming job applications. As the special-issues editor, I'm happy to take your questions or offer formal invitations to submit. Please see my contact information below, if interested. V/r, Dan ____________________________________ Daniel N. Cassenti, Ph.D. U.S. Army Research Laboratory 2800 Powder Mill Rd Adelphi, MD 20783 301-394-2138 (Office) 301-787-3695 (Mobile) daniel.n.cassenti.civ at mail.mil From pblouw at uwaterloo.ca Tue Jan 14 13:50:04 2020 From: pblouw at uwaterloo.ca (Peter Blouw) Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 13:50:04 -0500 Subject: [ACT-R-users] Feb 15 Application Deadline - 2020 Nengo Summer School Message-ID: [All details about this school can be found online at https://www.nengo.ai/summer-school] The Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience at the University of Waterloo is excited to announce our 7th 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 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=5w0BzvNOypc 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, 2020*** Format: A combination of tutorials and project-based work. Participants are encouraged to bring their own ideas for projects, which may focus on building neuromorphic applications, 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 various kinds of neuromorphic hardware (e.g. Loihi, SpiNNaker, BrainDrop) - interface Nengo with (spiking and normal) cameras and robotic systems - integrate machine learning methods into biologically oriented models - implement modern nonlinear control methods in neural models - build perceptual, motor, and sophisticated cognitive models using spiking neurons - model anatomical, electrophysiological, cognitive, and behavioural data - use a variety of single cell models within a large-scale model - and much more? Date and Location: June 7th to June 19th, 2020 at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Applications: Please visit https://www.nengo.ai/summer-school/, where you can find more information regarding costs, travel, lodging, along with an application form. We ask that you provide a short description of a possible project, and to briefly indicate how this project might make use of the tools and methods that the summer school will be covering, as listed above. If you have any questions about the school or the application process, please contact Peter Blouw (peter.blouw at appliedbrainresearch.com). The school is partially supported by Applied Brain Research, Inc. We look forward to hearing from you! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From s.k.mehlhorn at rug.nl Wed Jan 22 09:04:45 2020 From: s.k.mehlhorn at rug.nl (Katja Mehlhorn) Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 15:04:45 +0100 Subject: [ACT-R-users] Reminder: Fifth Groningen Spring School on Cognitive Modeling Message-ID: <84595957-4E7D-405F-B8EB-4215BCA7B345@rug.nl> Fifth Groningen Spring School on Cognitive Modeling ? ACT-R, Nengo, PRIMs, Error-driven learning & dynamical systems ? Date: March 30 to April 3, 2020 Location: Groningen, the Netherlands Fee: ? 250 (late fee after February 15 will be ? 300) More information and registration: www.cognitive-modeling.com/springschool We would like to remind you of the 5th annual Groningen Spring School on Cognitive Modeling. As last year, the Spring School will offer courses on the ACT-R, Nengo, and PRIMs paradigms, as well as a course on error-driven learning. These courses consist of daily lectures, as well as hands-on tutorials that will give you practical experience with the topic. As a special feature for our 5th anniversary this year, we are offering a lecture series on dynamical systems. This lecture series should be interesting for anyone looking into modeling cognitive dynamics. It can be combined with each of the 4 courses mentioned above, but we especially recommend it in combination with Nengo for everyone interested in neuromorphic computing. The first day of the Spring School will provide an introduction to all five topics. From day two, spring school students will be asked to commit to one topic, for which they will attend lectures as well as hands-on tutorials. In addition, students can sign up for a second topic, for which they will attend lectures only. All students are invited to join a series of plenary research talks on the different paradigms. The early registration deadline ends on February 15, so make sure to sign up before then. Please let us know if you have any questions or check the website for more information: www.cognitive-modeling.com/springschool . Please feel free to forward the information to anyone who might be interested in the Spring School. We are looking forward to having you here in Groningen! The Spring School team ______ ACT-R Jelmer Borst, Maarten van der Velde, Stephen Jones, & Katja Mehlhorn (University of Groningen) Nengo Terry Stewart (University of Waterloo) PRIMs Niels Taatgen (University of Groningen) Error-driven learning Jacolien van Rij and Doroth?e Hoppe (University of Groningen) Dynamical Systems Herbert Jaeger (University of Groningen) ????????????????????? Dr. Katja Mehlhorn, Docent University of Groningen http://www.ai.rug.nl/~katja/ ????????????????????? Dr. Katja Mehlhorn, Docent University of Groningen http://www.ai.rug.nl/~katja/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From varundutt at yahoo.com Thu Jan 23 03:56:43 2020 From: varundutt at yahoo.com (Varun Dutt) Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 08:56:43 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [ACT-R-users] 2nd Winter School on Cognitive Modeling In-Reply-To: <2063249591.4306579.1578130281077@mail.yahoo.com> References: <2063249591.4306579.1578130281077.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <2063249591.4306579.1578130281077@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2096398175.10579327.1579769803309@mail.yahoo.com> Dear All, A gentle reminder on the 2nd Winter School on Cognitive Modeling (WSCM) - 2020 which is going to be held at Indian Institute of Technology Mandi from 16/03/2020 - 21/03/2020. Best regards, Varun -- Varun Dutt, M.S., Ph.D. Advisor, Recruitment Cell Member (SCEE), Senate Co-advisor, International Relations Faculty Advisor, Undergraduate students Assistant Professor School of Computing and Electrical Engineering School of Humanities and Social Sciences Indian Institute of Technology Mandi Mandi ? 175 001, Himachal Pradesh, India Phone : +91-1905-237932 Fax : +91-1905-237924 Email : varun at iitmandi.ac.in Web : http://faculty.iitmandi.ac.in/~varun/ On Saturday, 4 January 2020, 15:01:21 GMT+5:30, Varun Dutt wrote: Dear All, We are organizing the 2nd edition of the Winter School on Cognitive Modeling in March this year. If there is any interest in your respective groups to participate in this school, then please do circulate the following web link: http://acslab.org/winterschool/ Best,Varun Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From e.nyamsuren at gmail.com Fri Jan 24 06:09:03 2020 From: e.nyamsuren at gmail.com (Enkhbold Nyamsuren) Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 12:09:03 +0100 Subject: [ACT-R-users] PhD Position (1.0 Fte) for 4 Years in Question-Based Analysis of Geographic Information with Semantic Queries Message-ID: [apologies for cross-posting] PhD Position (1.0 Fte) for 4 Years in Question-Based Analysis of Geographic Information with Semantic Queries *********************************************** HOURS PER WEEK: 38 to 40 FACULTY: Faculty of Geosciences DEPARTMENT: GEO / Dept SGPL APPLICATION DEADLINE: 16 February 2020 *********************************************** JOB DESCRIPTION In the age of big data, geographic information has become a central means for data scientists of various disciplines to embed their analysis into a spatio-temporal context, from human mobility patterns and social inequality to the investigation of personal health. However, as the variety of data sources and software available on the web increases, it becomes more and more impossible to comprehend and utilize all tools and data available to answer geo-analytical questions. Hence, whenever a functionality is needed but not available in one tool, analysts are forced to reformulate their questions in terms of technicalities of another tool or other datasets. This procedure does not scale with the increasing variety of geo-analytic sources on the web, preventing analysts from tapping its full potential. Consider, in contrast, how easy it is for a user of a digital smartphone assistant such as Amazon?s Alexa to ask a question like 'What is the weather today?' and receive a response from the web. It would mean a tremendous breakthrough if analysts could similarly ask questions in order to get the tools and data required to answer them. Unfortunately, geo-analytic technology currently cannot handle questions. To realize this vision, it is necessary to understand how geo-analytic resources can be captured with the questions they answer. The QuAnGIS project, a 5-year research project at the University of Utrecht that started in January 2019 funded by the European Research Commission (ERC), develops a theory about interrogative spatial concepts needed to turn geo-analytical questions into machine-readable workflows using Semantic Web, Workflow synthesis and Question-Answering (QA) technology. The focus is on 'core concepts of spatial information', field, object, network, event (Kuhn 2012), and related analytical concepts such as accessibility, exposure, density, distance and aggregation. Based on these concepts, questions can be matched with the capacity of major analytical GIS tools and data sources on the web. QuAnGIS is highly interdisciplinary at the intersection of Human Geography, GIScience, GIS, Information Science, Semantic Web (ontologies), Computational Linguistics and Ontologies. It involves both empirical and computational studies as well as formal/ontological design. The theoretical outcomes of this research will be implemented in a working QA system. Hence, software engineering and development are also relevant to this project. Following the interdisciplinary nature of the project, collaboration with outside investigators is a noticeable part of the project. Current collaborations include investigators from Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands), the University of California, Santa Barbara (USA), and the University of Melbourne (Australia). The new PhD position in this project should focus on the information theory and technology needed to enable GIS analysts to translate (1) geographic questions into analytic workflows and (2) to retrieve corresponding resources for analysis. The main research question is: How can the analytic potential of geo-analytical resources (data and tools) be described in terms of potential workflows and be linked to the questions they answer? This involves an investigation into GIS tools and their functionality in terms of semantic concepts, as well as standard web data sources, and how both can be linked. Furthermore, it involves developing a transformation language that can be used to search over GIS workflows using question concepts. Both will be a basis for building an integrated extensible web repository about analytical tools and data sources that can be queried using questions. Tasks of the PhD-student consist of (but are not limited to): - conducting scientific research in the fields of Geospatial Semantics, Geographic Information Science, Ontology Engineering, and Semantic Web relevant to handling spatial questions and analytic resources; - the collection and semantic description of GIS scenarios for developing a gold standard of questions and workflows. In particular, describing analytic (web) resources for geospatial analysis (tools and data) in a semantic database (MarkLogic); - the development of workflow synthesis technology and a transformation language for matching questions with workflows composed from resources; - helping perform user studies for testing the tool/data repository with geospatial analysts; - publishing results in scientific journals and presentation in high-quality international conferences in these fields; - collaboration with outside investigators in joint studies; - organizing multi-stakeholder meetings and workshops to test and discuss the technology; - developing teaching skills, students are expected to contribute to the teaching programme of the Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning to a limited degree (up to 10%). It may also involve the supervision of Master projects. Your responsibilities: - start the project preferably in May or later in 2020 upon negotiations; - meet the goals/deadlines as set out in the project proposal; - complete a PhD thesis within the 4-year contract period. The project team is part of a new Geographic Information Methods (GIM) interest group within the Social Urban Transitions (SUT) research programme in the Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University. It is linked to the Healthy Urban Living research group comprising a wide variety of researchers, for instance with backgrounds in transport geography, epidemiology, urban geography, and health sciences. It is also linked to the Vitality Data Centre, a project involving data scientists and researchers interested in methods for assessing physical activity and health. Currently, the core research team consists of the principal investigator (supervisor), a postdoc, and a PhD student. QUALIFICATIONS We seek a highly motivated PhD student who has a strong interest in thinking about data semantics as well as geographic analysis and GIS technology, with: - an MSc degree in Geographic Information, Computer Science, Data Science or Geography; - a strong affinity and motivation for doing basic scientific research in an interdisciplinary setting; - an open mind, the ability to think creatively and outside the box; - analytical skills and interest in geographic data analysis; - an interest in academic theory development and abstraction as well as theory application; - affinity with scientific research in Geospatial Semantics, GIScience or Semantic Web/Ontology engineering; - experience with Semantic Web technology, GIS technology or Data Science technology; - experience with web (geo-spatial) data sources and corresponding APIs, such as Open Street Map (OSM); - solid abilities in programming and application development are needed. Experience in web programming, Semantic Web development or Machine Learning is a bonus; - an independent, pro-active working style; - motivation to work in an international team with outside collaborators; - excellent scientific communication skills (written and verbally) in English. OFFER We offer a position (1.0 FTE) for four years. The gross salary starts with ?2,325 per month in the first year and increases to ?2,972 (scale P according to the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities) per month for a full-time employment. Salaries are supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3% per year. In addition, Utrecht University offers excellent secondary conditions, including an attractive retirement scheme, (partly paid) parental leave and flexible employment conditions (multiple choice model) ( https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/terms-of-employment). More information about working at Utrecht University can be found here: https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university ABOUT THE ORGANISATION A better future for everyone. This ambition motivates our scientists in executing their leading research and inspiring teaching. At Utrecht University (https://www.uu.nl/en), the various disciplines collaborate intensively towards major societal themes. Our focus is on Dynamics of Youth, Institutions for Open Societies, Life Sciences and Sustainability. Utrecht University's Faculty of Geosciences ( https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/faculty-of-geosciences) studies the Earth: from the Earth's core to its surface, including man's spatial and material utilisation of the Earth - always with a focus on sustainability and innovation. With 3,400 students (BSc and MSc) and 720 staff, the Faculty is a strong and challenging organisation. The Faculty of Geosciences is organised in four Departments: Earth Sciences, Human Geography & Spatial Planning, Physical Geography, and Sustainable Development. The Faculty of Geosciences conducts education and research concerning the geosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, and anthroposphere. With a complement of 2,600 students (BSc and MSc) and 600 staff, the Faculty is a strong organisation. The Faculty is organised in four Departments: Innovation, Environmental & Energy Sciences, Earth Sciences, Physical Geography, and Human Geography & Spatial Planning. The Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning has its focus on the enhancement of long-term economic developments of cities, how to cope with social inequalities and how to ensure a healthy urban living. Research on these topics takes place within our research program 'Urban Futures: Transitions Towards Economic and Social Sustainability for Cities'. Our research program is the basis of our Research Master's Human Geography and Geographical Information Management and Applications (GIMA) and professional Masters in Human Geography, International Development Studies and Spatial Planning. The department runs also a large and highly appreciated Bachelor's programme and is part of the Netherlands Graduate School of Urban and Regional Research for PhD candidates. The city of Utrecht is one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands, with a charming old center and an internationally oriented culture that is strongly influenced by its centuries-old university. Utrecht city has been consistently ranked as one of the most liveable cities in the Netherlands. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION For more information about this position, please contact: Simon Scheider (Assistant Professor), via s.scheider at uu.nl or +31 30 253 29 66. APPLY Everyone deserves to feel at home at our university. We welcome employees with a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives. To apply, please send your curriculum vitae, including a letter of motivation via the application form at https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs/phd-position-10-fte-for-4-years-in-question-based-analysis-of-geographic-information-with-semantic . The application deadline is 16 February 2020. -- Postdoctoral researcher Geoscience Utrecht University, The Netherlands www.bcogs.info -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: