Connectionists: Announcement for Graduate Summer School: Probabilistic Models of Cognition: The Mathematics of Mind, July 9 - 27, 2007

[Randy Bunnao]

* * * * PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT * * * * * 

GRADUATE SUMMER SCHOOL 
Probabilistic Models of Cognition: The Mathematics of Mind 
July 9 - 27, 2007 
  
Program Website: http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/gss2007/ 

Introduction - "Probabilistic Models of Cognition: The Mathematics of Mind"
will involve leaders from Cognitive Science and experts from Computer
Science, Mathematics and Statistics, who are interested in making bridges to
Cognitive Science. The goal is to develop a common mathematical framework
for all aspects of cognition, and review how it explains empirical phenomena
in the major areas of cognitive science - including vision, memory,
reasoning, learning, planning, and language. The summer school is motivated
by recent advances which offer the promise of modeling human cognition
mathematically. These advances have occurred largely because the
mathematical and computational tools developed for designing artificial
systems are beginning to make an impact on theoretical and empirical work in
Cognitive Science. In turn, Cognitive Science offers an enormous range of
complex problems which challenge and test these theories.

Registration & Funding - Applications for funding (i.e. travel and housing)
will be accepted up until March 15, 2007. Applications received after that
date will be considered if funds are still available. For the fullest
consideration we urge you to apply as early as possible. You can apply for
the entire three-week program, or just a part of it. Those who want to
attend and are not applying for funding can register for the program. Please
apply/register through the program website. 

Email questions to: gss2007 at ipam.ucla.edu 

Contact Information: 

UCLA 
Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM) 
460 Portola Plaza 
Los Angeles CA 90095-7121 
P: 310 825-4755 
F: 310 825-4756 
Website: http://www.ipam.ucla.edu