Connectionists: ICCM17: call (due 1apr), confs, software, SIs, books, jobs
Frank Ritter
frank.ritter at psu.edu
Thu Mar 16 16:29:31 EDT 2017
[please forward to your list members]
The ICCM 2017 announcements drive this email (it will be in Warwick,
England, 22-25 July 2017, hope you can come!).
Quick note: I have edited most of these because they are too long. Also,
I don't think the use of external sites to host job applications is
appropriate, so I tend to report these last.
If you would like to be removed, please just let me know. I maintain
it by hand to keep it small. This was delayed by work, a broken
laptop, and Comcast.
[Hypertext version available at
http://acs.ist.psu.edu/iccm2017/iccm-mailing-mar2017]
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CONFERENCES
1. ICCM, July 2017, due 15 Mar 2017 [extended to 1 April, no kidding]
http://mathpsych.org/conferences/2017/
2. MathPsych Conference, due 15 mar 17 [also extended to 1 apr]
http://mathpsych.org/conferences/2017/
3. BICA 2017 and Fierces on BICA 2017, 1-6 Aug 2017, due 14 Apr
http://bicasociety.org/meetings/
4. ICCM 2016 Special Issue on Memory Models published
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tops.2017.9.issue-1/issuetoc
5. SBP-BRiMS 2017 conference, 5-8 Jul
http://sbp-brims.org
6. Soar article updated in Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soar_%28cognitive_architecture%29
7. Interdisciplinary College (spring school), Germany, 10-17 Mar 2017
http://www.interdisciplinary-college.de/
8. OUP's Cognitive Engineering book is online
9. Groningen Spring School on Cognitive Modeling
ACT-R, Nengo, PRIMs, & Accumulator Models
http://www.ai.rug.nl/springschool
10. Symposium on Computational Modelling of Emotion: Theory and Applications
http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~ddp/aisb17cme/
11. Advances in Cognitive Systems conference
http://www.cogsys.org/conference/2017
12. Nengo Summer School, 4-16 June 2017, U of Waterloo, Ontario, CA
http://www.nengo.ca/summerschool
13. HILDA 2017 Call for Papers (Deadline Extension to 10 mar)
http://hilda.io/
14. 13th International Naturalistic Decision Making conference
20-23 Jun 2017, Bath, England
SOFTWARE AND OTHER RESOURCES
15. Little AI, free game on iTunes
http://little-ai.com/
16. Game to learn how to use the terminal
http://www.mprat.org/Terminus/
17. Article: Net neutrality is good for people and business.
https://www.wired.com/2017/01/dont-gut-net-neutrality-good-people-business
SPECIAL ISSUES AND JOURNAL CALLS
18. Frontiers in Psychology
Section on Cognitive Science
19. SI: What Does It Take for an Artificial Agent to Be Constructivist?
http://constructivist.info/special/agents
20. Human Factors: The Journal of the HF and Ergonomics Society
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/humanfactors
BOOKS
21. ICCM 2016 has an ISBN now, and revised proceedings available
22. Understanding Higher Cognition (book)
http://understandinghighercognition.com/
JOBS, SENIOR TO JUNIOR
23. Research Dean, IST at PSU
http://ist.psu.edu
24. Full Professor of Communication Science and Artificial Intelligence
Radboud U Nijmegen (application deadline 15 Mar 2017)
http://www.ru.nl/werken/details/details_vacature_0/?recid=593259
25. Tenure-Track Faculty Openings, Industrial Engineering &
Management, National Chiao Tung U, Hsinchu, Taiwan
26. Ass. / Assoc / Full Professor in Robotics, Tufts, Medford, MA
27. Software Engineer for cognitive models, AFRL
http://jobs.leidos.com/ShowJob/Id/989233/Software-Engineer/
28. Open Postdoctoral fellowship
Dept. de Matemtiques i Informtica at Universitat de Barcelona
29. 2 postdocs in HCI at PSU
30. 2 postdocs in Cogsci at PSU
31. Cognitive Scientist
https://www.cra.com/careers/job-listings?gh_jid=539284
32. Computational Cog Scientist
https://jobs.wright.edu/postings/11106
33. Summer 2017 Research for Undergraduates in HCI at CMU
http://www.hcii.cmu.edu/reu-summer-2017
34. Postdoc at GIT in NASA mission planning
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1. ICCM, July 2017, due 1 Apr 2017 [extended deadline]
http://mathpsych.org/conferences/2017/
22-25 July 2017, U. of Warwick, due 15 Mar 2017
http://www.warwickconferences.com/venues (Scarman conference center)
ICCM will take place from 22-25 July in Warwick, UK. The co-chairs
for this meeting are Adrian Banks, Marieke van Vugt, and Adam
Sanborn. This year, ICCM will be joined with the Society for
Mathematical Psychology conference. This means that keynotes,
symposia, and registration will be combined, but submissions will be
handled separately. Submissions will be due on 15 Mar 2017. There
will be four types of submissions:
- regular ICCM 6-page papers for the ICCM track
- abstracts for talks in the Society for Mathematical Psychology
track
- posters for joint poster sessions with the Society for
Mathematical Psychology
- tutorials
Notifications of acceptance will be sent around 1 May 2017.
http://acs.ist.psu.edu/iccm2016/iccm-2017-information/
We would like to invite you to the 15th International Conference on
Cognitive Modeling (ICCM): the premier conference for research on
computational models and computation-based theories of human
cognition. This year, ICCM has joined forces with the Society for
Mathematical Psychology and the European Mathematical Psychology Group
2017 meeting to create a conference in which all sessions are open to
all attendees, and cross-talk is highly encouraged.
MathPsych/ICCM 2017 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.
We are pleased to announce three world-class invited speakers: Peter
Dayan (U College London), Randy Gallistel (Rutgers), Joe Houpt (Wright
State, Estes Early Career Award winner).
We will also have four invited symposia:
- Using Cognitive Models to Inform Neuroimaging Data (And Vice
Versa!). Organizer: Jelmer Borst
- Models of Decision from Experience. Organizer: Ido Erev
- Bridging Levels of Analysis with Rational Process Models: Tom
Griffiths and Adam Sanborn
- Advances in Distributional Models of Language and Meaning: John
Willits and Melody Dye
We have separate submissions for the MathPsych parallel tracks and the
ICCM single-track. For MathPsych, submissions are brief abstracts to
be considered for both talks and posters. For ICCM submissions are
6-page full papers to be considered for talks, and 2-page poster
abstracts. We are working with topiCS to create a special issue based
on the best full ICCM papers. Submissions may be made by researchers,
faculty, post-docs, graduate students and undergraduate students. Any
one person may present only one paper, but may also be a co-author of
other papers (this rule applies across the two conferences, i.e., when
you are presenting author of a MathPsych paper, you cannot also be a
presenting author of an ICCM paper). We also welcome pre-conference
workshop/tutorial submissions that are not specific to MathPsych or
ICCM. All types of submissions are due on 15 Mar 11.59 pm CEST [5.59EST].
More information can be found on our website:
http://mathpsych.org/conferences/2017/
Note that early-bird registration will be ??200 (faculty) and ??100
(students) and includes lunch. Limited hotel accommodation will be
available on-site for a fee of ??100/night (including breakfast and
dinner). Conference hotel accommodation can only be booked through the
conference website during registration. Registration will open on
March 1st.
We hope to see you in Warwick!
Marieke van Vugt, Adrian Banks, Bill Kennedy (ICCM co-chairs)
Adam Sanborn, Gordon Brown, James Adelman (MathPsych co-chairs)
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2. MathPsych Conference, due 15 mar 17 [also extended to 1 Apr]
http://mathpsych.org/conferences/2017/
The 50th Annual Meeting of the Society for Mathematical Psychology,
the European Mathematical Psychology Group, and the 15th Annual
Meeting of the International Conference on Cognitive Modelling will
meet jointly at the U of Warwick, UK from July 22-25.
The local hosts are Adam Sanborn, Gordon Brown, and James Adelman of
the U of Warwick, and the ICCM chairs are Marieke van Vugt of the U of
Groningen, Adrian Banks of the U of Surrey, and William Kennedy of
George Mason.
The goal of the conference is to bring researchers together who are
interested in using computational and mathematical modeling to better
understand human cognition. It is a forum for presenting, discussing,
and evaluating the complete spectrum of cognitive modeling approaches,
including mathematical models, connectionism, symbolic modeling,
dynamical systems, Bayesian modeling, and cognitive architectures. We
welcome basic and applied research across a wide variety of domains,
ranging from low-level perception and attention to higher-level
problem-solving and learning. We also welcome contributions that use
computational models to better understand neuroimaging data.
Before the main conference, the Professional Development Symposium
hosted by the Women of MathPsych will be held on 22 Jul.
Also before the main conference, the computational tools for
developing and testing quantum models of cognition workshop will be
held on 21 July. Details can be found here:
http://mypage.iu.edu/~jbusemey/quantum/2017QuantumCognitionWorkshop.pdf
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3. BICA 2017 and Fierces on BICA 2017, 1-6 Aug 2017, due 14 Apr
http://bicasociety.org/meetings/
I am happy to announce that BICA 2017 and Fierces on BICA 2017 will be
held in Moscow 1-6 Aug 2017.
-Alexei Samsonovich
Greetings!
We are delighted to invite you to submit your research articles to the
Eighth International Conference on Biologically Inspired Cognitive
Architectures ,Ai BICA 2017, organized by BICA Society co-located with the
school "Fierces on BICA 2017". Please forward this document to your
colleagues / researchers / students in order to promote the conference
and your school.
As every year, BICA 2017 is going to provide exceptional opportunities
for scientific encounters and exchange of ideas in the cognitive and
neuro-sciences and in artificial intelligence, as well as being a
delightful event.
== OFFICIAL WEBLINK:
http://bica2017.bicasociety.org/. Please take the time to explore the
website for more details, check on the current important dates, and
keep yourself up to date on recent changes.
== CONFERENCE VENUE:
Baltschug Kempinski hotel in Moscow, Russia
(https://www.kempinski.com/en/moscow/hotel-baltschug/).
== IMPORTANT DATES:
* Abstract registration via EasyChair deadline: March 1
* All kinds of submissions (all venues via EasyChair ) due: March 13,
now 14 Apr
* Acceptance and Reviewer feedback: on or before March 29
* Early-bird registration deadline: April 1
* Camera-ready Submission and Author Registration Deadline: April 21
* Conference Dates: August 1,Ai6 (FIERCES: 1-3, Conference: 3-5, Excursions: 6)
Topics of the conference broadly cover the fields of cognitive
science, neuroscience and artificial intelligence. Example questions
to be addressed are: Can deep learning models explain the emergence of
higher conceptual representations in the brain? What kind of autonomy
do we need for robots? How can we capture the human emotionality with
an elegant mathematical equation? Many more topics are welcome; the
spotlight will be determined by your submissions (you can also
participate or give a talk without a paper). Among the speakers we
shall see David Aha, Frank Ritter, Mike Sellers, Paul Verschure, David
Vernon, Konstantin Anokhin, and many others.
== PUBLICATION VENUES:
* A special volume of Elsevier,
Procedia Computer Science indexed by Web of Science and Scopus
* A Springer book "Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures
(BICA) for young scientists: Proceedings of the Second International
Early Research Career Enhancement School (FIERCES 2017)" indexed by Scopus
* The BICA Journal, an Elsevier journal indexed in Web of Science and Scopus
We are looking forward to seeing you at this memorable event in Moscow,
-- Alexei Samsonovich and Valentin V. Klimov, Organizing Committee Chairs
P.S. Apologies for duplicates. Please reply if you do not want to
participate in the BICA mailing list.
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4. ICCM 2016 Special Issue on Memory Models published
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tops.2017.9.issue-1/issuetoc
Introduction to the Issue on Computational Models of Memory: Selected
papers from the international Conference on Cognitive Modeling
Reitter & Ritter
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tops.12249/epdf
Encoding and accessing linguistic representations in a dynamically
structured holographic memory system
Parker & Lantz
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tops.12246/epdf
An account of interference in associative memory: Learning the fan
effect
Thomson, Harrison, Trafton & Hiatt
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tops.12244/epdf
Visual working memory resources are best characterized as dynamic,
quantifiable mnemonic traces
Veksler, Boyd, Myers, Gunzelmann, Neth & Gray
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tops.12248/epdf
Towards modeling false memory with computational knowledge bases
Li & Kohanyi
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tops.12245/epdf
The effects of guanfacine and phenylephrine on a spiking neuron model
of Working Memory
Duggins, Stewart, Choo, & Eliasmith
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tops.12247/epdf
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5. SBP-BRiMS 2017 conference, 5-8 Jul
http://sbp-brims.org
2017 International Conference on Social Computing,
Behavioral-Cultural Modeling & Prediction and Behavior
Representation in Modeling and Simulation (SBP-BRiMS)
5 Jul (Wed) to 8 (Sat) Jul 2017, Lehman Auditorium, George Washington
U, Washington DC
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.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Regular Paper Abstract Submission: 22 Feb (Wed) 2017
Regular Paper Submission: 1 Mar (Wed) 2017
Author Notification: 24 Mar (Fri) 2017
Final Version Submission: 7 Apr (Fri) 2017
Note, all regular papers will be evaluated for: presentation in
plenary, presentation in regular session, presentation as poster, or
no presentation. All accepted papers will be published in the
physical proceedings ,Ai the Springer LNCS volume. This volume is
considered archival.
Challenge Problem Submission: 12 May (Fri) 2017
Those submitting a response to the challenge are to submit a poster
and a short paper by this date. All accepted papers will be published
in the online proceedings only and will not be included in the
Springer LNCS volume. The online proceedings is not considered
archival.
Posters & Demos Short Paper Submission: 12 May (Fri) 2017
This short paper submission is intended for late breaking results,
technology demos, and those papers from industry, government or the
military where constraints prevent the authors from writing a full
paper. All short papers (including those describing demos) will be
evaluated for: presentation as a poster, or no presentation. All
accepted papers will be published in the online proceedings only and
will not be included in the Springer LNCS volume. The online
proceedings is not considered archival.
Tutorial Proposal Submission: 10 Mar (Fri) 2017
Conference 5 to 8 July (Wed-Sat) 2017,
including the following:
Pre-conference Tutorial Sessions: 10 Jul 2017 (first day conference)
Poster Session : At Conference Poster Night
Technology Demos : Lunch times & Poster Night
Challenge Problem Evaluation : At Conference Poster Night
ABOUT SBP-BRiMS:
SBP-BRiMS is a multidisciplinary conference with a selective single paper
track and poster session. The conference also invites a small number of
high quality tutorials and nationally recognized keynote speakers. The
conference has grown out of two related meetings: SBP and BRiMS, which
were co-located in previous years.
Social computing harnesses the power of computational methods to study
social behavior, such as during team collaboration. Cultural
behavioral modeling refers to representing behavior and culture in the
abstract, and is a convenient and powerful way to conduct virtual
experiments and scenario analysis. Both social computing and cultural
behavioral modeling are techniques designed to achieve a better
understanding of complex behaviors, patterns, and associated outcomes
of interest. Moreover, these approaches are inherently
interdisciplinary; subsystems and system components exist at multiple
levels of analysis (i.e., cells to societies) and across multiple
disciplines, from engineering and the computational sciences to the
social and health sciences.
The SBP-BRiMS conference invites modeling and simulation papers from
academics, research scientists, technical communities and defense
researchers across traditional disciplines to share ideas, discuss
research results, identify capability gaps, highlight promising
technologies, and showcase the state-of-the-art in applications in the
areas of cultural behavioral modeling, prediction, and social
computing.
Please see the SBP-BRiMS17 website for more details. Keynotes and
tutorials delivered in the previous SBP and BRiMS meetings are available
http://sbp-brims.org and http://cc.ist.psu.edu/BRIMS2015/ .
CALL FOR PAPERS
Submissions are solicited on research issues, theories, and applications.
Topics of interests include the following: [see list at conf web site]
* Advances in Sociocultural & Behavioral Processes
* Behavior Modeling
* Methodological Challenges
* Information, Systems, & Network Science
* Military & Intelligence Applications
* Applications for Health and Well-being
* Other Applications
FORMAT AND SUBMISSION
The conference solicits three categories of papers:
Regular papers (max. 10 pages)
All topics and authors (academic, government, industry) welcome
Published in a Springer volume and online. Plenary or poster presentation.
Short papers and Late-breaking results (max. 6 pages)
All topics and authors welcome.
Published online. Typically a poster presentation.
Demos (2-page abstract, or max. 6 pages)
Published online. Typically a poster or demo presentation.
Paper Formatting Guideline
The papers must be in English and MUST be formatted according to the
Springer-Verlag LNCS/LNAI guidelines on the web site.
All regular paper submissions should be submitted as a paper with a
maximum of 10 pages using the format. All submissions for
posters, demo-presentations, challenge problem entries and late breaking
results should be submitted as a paper with a maximum of 6 pages using
the same format as the regular papers. All accepted entries will be posted
on the SBP-BRiMS 2017 website.
A selection of authors will be invited to contribute journal versions of
their papers to one of two planned special issues of the Springer journal
Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory, and another high-
profile journal.
The submission website will be available at:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sbpbrims2017. To register a
paper abstract, use the standard Easychair submission website and
submit your title and abstract. Until the final paper deadline, you will be
able to update your submission.
PUBLICATION
For any questions and inquiries concerning submissions, please email the
program chairs at sbpbrims2017 at gmail.com.
PRE-CONFERENCE TUTORIAL SESSIONS
Several half-day sessions will be offered on the day before the full
conference. Sessions will be designed to meet the needs of one of two
distinct groups. One group will consist of attendees who have backgrounds
in computational science; computer science, engineering, and other
mathematically oriented disciplines. Other tutorial sessions will be
designed for behavioral and social scientists and others (e.g., those with
medical backgrounds or training in public health) who may have limited
formal education in the computational sciences. Attendees will gain an
understanding of terminology, theories, and general approaches employed
by computationally based fields, especially with respect to modeling
approaches.
Tutorial proposal submission: Tutorial proposals should be submitted
online to sbpbrims at andrew.cmu.edu.
At minimum, each proposal must contain the following information:
* Title of the tutorial.
* Description of the tutorial topic and structure.
* Expected audience (including the expected backgrounds of the
attendees).
* Short bio and contact information of the organizers.
More details regarding the pre-conference tutorial sessions, including
instructors, course content, and registration information will be
posted to the conference website (SBP-BRiMS.org) as soon as this
information becomes available. For further information, please contact
sbpbrims at andrew.cmu.edu.
CHALLENGE
The conference expects to announce a computational challenge as in
previous years. Additional details will be posted on the conference
website.
FUNDING PANEL & CROSS-FERTILIZATION ROUNDTABLES
Previous SBP-BRiMS conferences have included a Cross-fertilization
Roundtable session or a Funding Panel. The purpose of the cross-
fertilization roundtables is to help participants become better acquainted
with people outside of their discipline and with whom they might consider
partnering on future SBP-BRiMS-related research collaborations. The
Funding Panel provides an opportunity for conference participants to
interact with program managers from various federal funding agencies.
Participants for the previous funding panels have included representatives
from federal agencies, such as the NSF, NIH, DoD, ONR, AFOSR, USDA,
etc.
BEST PAPER AWARDS
SBP-BRiMS17 will feature a Best Paper Award and a Best Student Paper
Award. All papers are qualified for the Best Paper Award. Papers with
student first authors will be considered for the Best Student Paper Award.
HOTEL AND LOGISTICS
Information on hotel and logistics will be provided at the conference
website as it becomes available.
TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS
It is anticipated that a limited number travel scholarships will be available
on a competitive basis. Additional information will be provided on the SBP-
BRiMS Conference website as it becomes available.
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6. Soar article updated in Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soar_%28cognitive_architecture%29
(From John Laird)
We just updated (and significantly expanded) the entry for Soar on
Wikipedia. Check it out and feel free to add material.
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7. Interdisciplinary College (spring school), Germany, 10-17 Mar 2017
http://www.interdisciplinary-college.de/
This is a type of spring (summer) school that appears to be related to
the Bulgarian Cognitive Science Summer School and the Germany Spring
School in Cognitive Science.
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8. OUP's Cognitive Engineering book is online
The OUP Cognitive Engineering handbook is online (in Oxford Online,
which many universities have), if you have any interest you of course
have the option of structuring a course around it. I found it to be
hugely convenient for course design, prep, and delivery, and it makes
it convenient (and free [when oxford online is available) for the
students as well. Example use:
https://courses.engr.illinois.edu/cs598ak/
[I note that this is part of a trend, Sage, OUP, and Springer all now
have extensive material including teaching material online through
their paid portals available through your university library.]
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9. Groningen Spring School on Cognitive Modeling
ACT-R, Nengo, PRIMs, & Accumulator Models
http://www.ai.rug.nl/springschool
3-7 Apr 2017
Location: Groningen, the Netherlands
Fee: E250 (late fee E50 after 15 Feb)
We would like to invite you to the 2017 Groningen Spring School on
Cognitive Modeling. As last year, the Spring School will cover four
different modeling paradigms: ACT-R, Nengo, PRIMs, and Accumulator
models. It thereby offers a unique opportunity to learn the relative
strengths and weaknesses of these approaches. Each day will consist of
four theory lectures, one on each paradigm. Each modeling paradigm
also includes hands-on assignments. Although students are free to
chose the number of lectures they attend, we recommend you to sign up
for lectures on two of the modeling paradigms, and complete the
tutorial units for one of the paradigms. At the end of each day there
will be a plenary research talk, to show how these different
approaches to modeling are applied. The Spring School will be
concluded with a keynote lecture and a conference dinner. We are
excited to announce that Sander Bohte has accepted our invitation and
will be the keynote speaker.
Admission is limited, so register soon!
Please feel free to forward this email to others who might be
interested!
ACT-R
Jelmer Borst, Hedderik van Rijn, & Katja Mehlhorn (U of Groningen)
http://act-r.psy.cmu.edu
ACT-R is a high-level cognitive theory and simulation system for
developing cognitive models for tasks that vary from simple reaction
time experiments to driving a car, learning algebra, and air traffic
control. ACT-R can be used to develop process models of a task at a
symbolic level. Participants will follow a compressed five-day version
of the traditional summer school curriculum. We will also cover the
connection between ACT-R and fMRI.
Nengo
Terry Stewart (U of Waterloo)
http://www.nengo.ca
Nengo is a toolkit for converting high-level cognitive theories into
low-level spiking neuron implementations. In this way, aspects of
model performance such as response accuracy and reaction times emerge
as a consequence of neural parameters such as the neurotransmitter
time constants. It has been used to model adaptive motor control,
visual attention, serial list memory, reinforcement learning, Tower of
Hanoi, and fluid intelligence. Participants will learn to construct
these kinds of models, starting with generic tasks like representing
values and positions, and ending with full production-like
systems. There will also be special emphasis on extracting various
forms of data out of a model, such that it can be compared to
experimental data.
PRIMs
Niels Taatgen (U of Groningen)
http://www.ai.rug.nl/~niels/actransfer.html
How do people handle and prioritize multiple tasks? How can we learn
something in the context of one task, and partially benefit from it in
another task? The goal of PRIMs is to cross the artificial boundary
that most cognitive architectures have imposed on themselves by
studying single tasks. It has mechanisms to model transfer of
cognitive skills, and the competition between multiple goals. In the
tutorial we will look at how PRIMs can model phenomena of cognitive
transfer and cognitive training, and how multiple goals compete for
priority in models of distraction.
Accumulator Models
Marieke van Vugt, Don van Ravenzwaaij (U of Groningen), & Martijn
Mulder (U of Amsterdam)
Decisions can be described in terms of a process of evidence
accumulation, modeled with a drift diffusion mechanism. The advantage
of redescribing the behavioral data with an accumulator model is that
those can be decomposed into more easily-interpretable cognitive
mechanisms such as speed-accuracy trade-off or quality of
attention. In this course, you will learn about the basic mechanisms
of drift diffusion models and apply it to your own dataset (if you
bring one). You will also see some applications of accumulator models
in the context of neuroscience and individual differences.
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Katja Mehlhorn, Docent
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10. Symposium on Computational Modelling of Emotion: Theory and Applications
http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~ddp/aisb17cme/
To: Dean Petters <D.D.Petters at cs.bham.ac.uk>
CC: <cognition_affect at cs.bham.ac.uk>
Dear Cognition and Affect members, here is a CFP:
1. CALL FOR PAPERS: Symposium on Computational Modelling of Emotion:
Theory and Applications, (during 18-21st April 2017, Bath, UNITED
KINGDOM)
The symposium is part of the AISB Annual Convention 2017
http://aisb2017.cs.bath.ac.uk/index.html
Deadline for submissions was: 15 Jan 2017
Overview: Contemporary emotion modelling includes many projects
attempting to understand natural emotions or to implement simulated
emotions in chatbots, avatars or robots, for practical uses of many
sorts from entertainment to caring. The numerous models of affective
phenomena in the literature differ in important respects. They differ
in how they describe and explain a range of phenomena, including the
nature and order of perceptual, cognitive and emotional mental
processes and behavioural responses in emotional episodes. They also
differ in their target level of granularity: from fine-grained neural
to coarse-grained psychological. Different models simulate emotions
(and other mental states) with different ontological status and with a
different focus on whether they model external behaviour or internal
states. This diversity provides a challenge, but also an
opportunity. This symposium aims to facilitate movement towards a
mature integrated field with a deeper and richer understanding of
biological minds by more clearly setting out interrelationships
between emotion models.
Contributions that identify and attempt to remedy gaps and lack of
breadth in current research on affective phenomena are particularly
welcome. A narrow modelling focus may be appropriate for narrowly
focused applications of AI, such as toys or entertainment. Richer
theories that are intended to advance the science of mind should
include affective states such as: motives, attachments, preferences,
values, standards, attitudes, moods, ambitions, obsessions, humour,
grief, various kinds of pride, and various moral and aesthetic
phenomena. So the symposium will consider how varieties of affect can
be integrated and validated in computational models.
The aims of this symposium also include: presenting the state of the
art in emotion modelling; bringing together an interdisciplinary
community interested in exploiting this technology; and looking
forward by defining new challenges, including empirical,
philosophical, and technological, as well as contributing to our
understanding of natural varieties of affect and how they fit in with
other aspects of cognition.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
- How models explain the nature of interaction between reasoning and
emotion, and the emotional underpinnings of reasoning;
- Computational architectures which model emotion
- Models of affect which are incorporated within applications in human
computer interaction and health technology. For example, in the
health domain, emotion models which can enhance assessment,
diagnosis and treatment.
- Explaining how technological applications can be used to make
contributions to psychological theory
- Is emotion algorithmic/computational? to what extent?
- Embodied, situated and enactivist approaches to emotion
- Emotion model validation
- Towards computational models for online dynamic diagnosis and
therapeutic interventions
- Modelling of emotion regulation for self-help, cognitive and
mindfulness psychotherapy, and positive psychology.
- Emotion modelling in computational psychiatry, including
investigating the mechanisms of pathological thinking and emotion
- Attachment modelling
- How computational models can provide accounts of how emotions and
cognitions shape each other over different timescales, from
momentary episodes to the development of personality
- Using computational emotion models in research on: self-control,
meta-management, and coherence in thought and behaviour (and loss of
these states) As the AISB convention has the overall theme of
"Society with AI," submissions are welcome that focus on social and
ethical questions, including:
- Can artificial systems be given the full range of human emotions? Or
can these emotions simply emerge from the functioning of the model
components? If 'yes', are there ethical limitations in what systems
should be created or allowed to develop?
- How will people respond to emotional agents as they become more
realistic?; What implications will sophisticated emotional agents
have for human to human relations, and how humans understand what
it means to be human?
- the near-future relevance of emotions in AI,
- the potential benefits or threats to society.
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Organising committee
Dr Dean Petters (Psychology) d.d.petters at cs.bham.ac.uk
Department of Psychology, Birmingham City U
David Moffat (Computer Science) david.c.moffat at gmail.com
School of Engineering and Built Environment, Glasgow Caledonian U
Dr Joel Parthemore (Philosophy) joel.parthemore at his.se
visiting researcher
Dept of Cognitive Neuroscience and Philosophy, U of Skvde, Sweden
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11. Advances in Cognitive Systems conference
http://www.cogsys.org/conference/2017
We are happy to announce that the call for papers for the Fifth Annual
Conference on Advances in Cognitive Systems is now available online.
Important dates, venue information, and a spectacular lineup of
invited speakers can be found here:
http://www.cogsys.org/conference/2017
3 Mar (midnight PDT): Deadline for paper submission via EasyChair
5 May: Deadline for early registration
12-14 May: Conference
Paper submissions will be handled via the EasyChair website
(http://www.easychair.org), and login instructions will be posted as
an update to the link given above within the next two weeks.
Any questions you may have should be forwarded to paul.bello at nrl.navy.mil
We look forward to seeing you in May!
With our warmest regards,
Paul Bello, Chair
Ken Forbus, Ashok Goel, John Laird, Pat Langley & Sergei Nirenberg,
ACS Organizing Committee
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12. Nengo Summer School, 4-16 June 2017, U of Waterloo, Ontario, CA
http://www.nengo.ca/summerschool
The Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience at the U of Waterloo is
inviting applications for our 4th annual summer school on large-scale
brain modeling. This two-week school will teach participants how to
use the Nengo software package to build state-of-the-art cognitive and
neural models to run in simulation and on neuromorphic hardware. Nengo
has been used to build what is currently the world's largest
functional brain model, Spaun [1], and provides users with a versatile
and powerful environment for designing cognitive and neural systems to
run in simulated and real environments. For a look at last year's
summer school, check out this short video: https://goo.gl/EkhWCJ
We welcome applications from all interested graduate students,
research associates, postdocs, professors, and industry
professionals. No specific training in the use of modeling software is
required, but we encourage applications from active researchers with a
relevant background in psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science,
robotics, neuromorphic engineering, computer science, or a related
field.
[1] 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://nengo.ca/publications/spaunsciencepaper]
***Application Deadline: 15 Feb 2017***
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!
Topics Covered: Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to:
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
integrate machine learning methods into biologically oriented models
interface Nengo with various kinds of neuromorphic hardware (e.g. SpiNNaker)
interface Nengo with cameras and robotic systems
implement modern nonlinear control methods in neural models
and much more.
4-16 June 2017 at the U of Waterloo, Ontario, CA.
Applications: Please visit http://www.nengo.ca/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 (pblouw at uwaterloo.ca). We look forward to
hearing from you!
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13. HILDA 2017 Call for Papers (Deadline Extension to 10 mar)
http://hilda.io/
HILDA'17
2nd Workshop on Human-In-the-Loop Data Analytics.
Co-located with SIGMOD 2017, Chicago
Workshop Date: 14 May 2017
Submissions due: 10 Mar 2017 11:59PM US EDT (instead of March 3)
HILDA is a workshop that will allow researchers and practitioners to
exchange ideas and results relating to how data management can be done
with awareness of the people who form part of the analytics
process. Thus, the key focus of HILDA is to evaluate, understand, and
formally reason about the participation of humans in data management,
with the eventual goal towards building optimized data management
systems and techniques that treat humans as a first-class citizen,
alongside data.
We welcome work that proposes innovations in design to improve the way
people can work with data management systems, just as work that
studies empirically how humans work with existing systems. We welcome
research from a variety of perspectives: database systems, data mining
and machine learning,human-centric computing, interfaces, and
visualization, as well as industrial best practices and experience. A
sample of topics that are in the spirit of this workshop include, but
are not limited to: novel query interfaces, interactive query
refinement, data exploration and analysis, data visualization,
human-assisted data integration and cleaning, perception-aware data
processing, database systems designed for highly interactive use
cases, empirical studies of database use, and crowd-powered data
infrastructure.
HILDA intends to be a forum where people from varied communities
engage with one another's ideas. We welcome submissions that present
initial ideas and visions, just as much as reports on early results,
or reflections on completed projects. The workshop will focus on
discussion and interaction, rather than static presentations of what
is in the paper. See http://hilda.io/2016 for the program and examples
of the work presented at HILDA 2016.
SUBMISSION
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Authors are invited to submit original, unpublished research papers that
are not being considered for publication in any other forum. Papers must
follow the ACM Proceedings Format. Papers submitted can be between four and
six pages in length, including references and appendix. Submissions will be
handled through EasyChair:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hilda2017
ORGANIZERS & PC
Carsten Binnig, Brown, co-chair
Joseph M. Hellerstein, U of California, Berkeley, co-chair
Aditya Parameswaran, U of Illinois, co-chair
Abraham Bernstein, U of Zurich Adriane Chapman, MITRE McLean
Anil Bahuman, Reliance Industries Anushka Anand, Tableau Software
Beth Trushkowsky, Harvey Mudd Brian Lim, NUS Singapore
Carl-Christian Kanne, Platfora
Chris Re, Stanford
Dafna Shahaf, Hebrew U Jerusalem Daniel Fysher, Microsoft Research
Eugene Wu, Columbia Giorgio Caviglia,
Trifacta Inc.
Guoliang Li, Tsinghua Harish Doraiswamy, NYU Data Science Center
James Terwilliger, Microsoft Res Jessica Hullman, U of Washington
Martin Kersten, CWI Olga
Papemmanouil, Brandeis
Oliver Kennedy, U at Buffalo Patrick
Olivier, Newcastle
Remco Chang, Tufts Rick Cole,
Tableau Software
Stratos Idreos, Harvard
Sudeepa Roy, Duke
Tim Kraska, Brown Tiziana Catarci, Sapienza Universit di Roma
Yunyao Li, IBM Research
STEERING COMMITTEE
Alan Fekete, U of Sydney
Laura Haas, IBM Research
Arnab Nandi, Ohio State
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14. 13th International Naturalistic Decision Making conference
20-23 Jun 2017, Bath, England
Karen Feigh just sent out the list you compiled of events and
conferences. Thank you.
But there is one you left out: The 13th International Conference of
Naturalistic Decision Making, which will be held in Bath, England
20-23 Jun 2017.
The conference encapsulates the cognitive challenges associated with
making decisions in demanding and uncertain situations. It is
co-chaired by Julie Gore and Paul Ward. Keynote speakers include
Rhona Flin and Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
The deadline for paper submissions is 15 Jan 17.
http://www.bath.ac.uk/management/news_events/events/naturalistic-decision-making/index.html
Gary Klein, PhD
MacroCognition LLC 937/238-8281 (cell)
gary at macrocognition.com www.macrocognition.com
http://www.shadowboxtraining.com
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15. Little AI, free game on iTunes
http://little-ai.com/
Little AI is a free game for iPhone or iPad to illustrate
developmental artificial intelligence and constructivist learning. It
can be used for teaching. It was just released on the App store:
http://little-ai.com/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1114007742
contact: Olivier Georgeon <olivier.georgeon at gmail.com>
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16. Game to learn how to use the terminal
http://www.mprat.org/Terminus/
[sent to me by a local professor]
This is a game aimed at helping people get used to terminal commands
(i.e., those you'd see in Unix-based terminals). I got the link to
this from another professor here. I'm going to try to use it for our
1st lab for our 2nd intro course.
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17. Article: Net neutrality is good for people and business.
https://www.wired.com/2017/01/dont-gut-net-neutrality-good-people-business
Net neutrality is good for people and business. Preserving net
neutrality will help "make America great again".
article featured in Wired:
Don't Gut Net Neutrality. It's Good for People and Business, 5 Jan 17
Nick
http://www.stern.nyu.edu/networks
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18. Frontiers in Psychology
Section on Cognitive Science
There is a journal called Frontiers in Psychology that has a
subsection on Frontiers in Cognitive Psychology. There announcements
that come to me are in an HTML message, so I only include one example,
but I am seeing some interesting papers getting published there:
http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00800/
Cognitive Appraisals Affect Both Embodiment of Thermal Sensation and
Its Mapping to Thermal Evaluation
Keeling, Roesch, and Clements-Croome
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19. SI: What Does It Take for an Artificial Agent to Be Constructivist?
http://constructivist.info/special/agents
Special Issue of Constructivist Foundations to be published March 2018
Editors: Olivier Georgeon and Alexander Riegler, agents at constructivist.info
Submission deadline: 15 Aug 17
CALL FOR PAPERS
What Does It Take for an Artificial Agent to Be Constructivist?
Edited by Olivier L. Georgeon and Alexander Riegler
15 May 2017: Expressions of interest (including abstract)
15 Aug 2017: Submission deadline for full papers
15 Jan 2018: Submission deadline for open peer commentaries
15 Mar 2018: Publication date
Download the full Call for Papers from
http://constructivist.info/special/agents
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20. Human Factors: The Journal of the HF and Ergonomics Society
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/humanfactors
Editor: Patricia R. DeLucia
Texas Tech U
Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
publishes peer-reviewed scientific studies in human factors/ergonomics
that present theoretical and practical advances concerning the
relationship between people and technologies, tools, environments, and
systems. Papers published in Human Factors leverage fundamental
knowledge of human capabilities and limitations ,Ai and the basic
understanding of cognitive, physical, behavioral, physiological,
social, developmental, affective, and motivational aspects of human
performance ,Ai to yield design principles; enhance training, selection,
and communication; and ultimately improve human-system interfaces and
sociotechnical systems that lead to safer and more effective outcomes.
Articles encompass a wide range of multidisciplinary approaches,
including laboratory and real-world studies; quantitative and
qualitative methods; ecological, information- processing, and
computational perspectives; human performance models; behavioral,
physiological, and neuroscientific measures; micro- and
macroergonomics; evaluative reviews of the literature; methodological
analyses; and state-of-the-art reviews that cover all aspects of the
human-system interface.
Human Factors published its first issue in 1958. Submissions on a wide
variety of topics are welcome. Human Factors will be of particular
interest to those interested in areas such as human
factors/ergonomics, human-systems integration, automation, robotics,
human-computer interaction, transportation, health-care systems,
aviation and aerospace, aging, teamwork, education and training,
military systems, architecture, applied psychology, biomechanics,
cognitive psychology, cognitive science, industrial engineering,
neuroergonomics, and user-centered design.
Submit your manuscript at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/humanfactors
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21. ICCM 2016 has an ISBN now, and revised proceedings available
This should not change how it is received by most departments and
journals -- Cognitive Science and AAAI also have ISBN numbers. But
having an ISBN should allow some governments and universities to
'find' or recognize the proceedings more easily.
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22. Understanding Higher Cognition (book)
http://understandinghighercognition.com/
[This is a book with video lecturers in our area, which got sent to
me. This is interesting in that the media now allows courses to be put
on the web requiring much lower resources. I cannot vouch for the
contents, this is a "the media is the message" announcement.]
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23. Research Dean, IST at PSU
http://ist.psu.edu
The College of IST is looking for a Research Dean. This position will
oversee research in the college. The college has about 60 faculty. The
chair of the hiring committee, Lee Giles (giles at ist.psu.edu) or I can
send you the full call.
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24. Full Professor of Communication Science and Artificial Intelligence
Radboud U Nijmegen (application deadline 15 Mar 17)
http://www.ru.nl/werken/details/details_vacature_0/?recid=593259
The professor will have a strong focus on artificial intelligence and
machine learning techniques for advancing the study of mediated
communication and its uses and effects. Topics may include, but are
not limited to:
- recommender algorithms to personalise information presented
through interactive media;
- the emergence of artificial intelligence as agent in the news and
information landscape, including digital, automated, and
computational journalism;
- the use of virtual and augmented reality to enable or enhance
communication;
- communication between human and virtual or tangible artificial
agents (e.g. avatars, robots); the use of analytics for web traffic,
especially when these tools can be deployed and tuned by
communication scholars;
- the development of models of the spreading of information and
influence through social network connections, (graph) analysis of
peer networks;
- the effectiveness of apps and wearables, and how sensors and
software can be exploited with specific communication aims in mind.
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25. Tenure-Track Faculty Openings, Industrial Engineering &
Management, National Chiao Tung U, Hsinchu, Taiwan
The Department of Industrial Engineering and Management at National
Chiao Tung U (NCTU) invites applications for tenure track
positions. We seek outstanding candidates for faculty positions in all
areas of Industrial Engineering ,Ai methodological and applied ,Ai
including Human Factors Engineering.
National Chiao Tung U is located next to Hsinchu Science
Park, the Silicon Valley of Taiwan. Over the years, NCTU, the
forerunner of science and technology, has been playing a key role in
technology innovation as well as entrepreneur incubator for the high
technology park. Recently, a national bio-medical industrial park is
established in the vicinity of the campus. With its strengths in ICT
and high-tech management, NCTU will have substantive contributions to
biomedical engineering in Taiwan. The Department of Industrial
Engineering and Management (IEM) of NCTU was established in 1984. The
mission is to be a premier department providing education and
leadership in research, development and application of technology and
knowledge in the Industrial Engineering domain. Individuals will be
considered if their capabilities and research interest are compatible
with the mission of the department.
Applicants should have a PhD degree in related fields, and must have
demonstrated outstanding records or potential in research. Teaching
courses in English at both undergraduate and graduate levels is
required. Parties are invited to send the following materials: (1) a
curriculum vitae with a publication list, (2) research and teaching
statements, including research areas and the courses you could offer,
(3) a transcript of graduate studies, and (4) a copy of the
dissertation and Ph.D. diploma.
Applications should be received by 31 Aug 17 to ensure full consideration.
The application materials are sent to: Prof. W. L. Pearn,
Chair, Dept of Industrial Engineering and Management
National Chiao Tung U, Hsinchu, Taiwan
wlpearn at mail.nctu.edu.tw
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26. Ass. / Assoc / Full Professor in Robotics, Tufts, Medford, MA
From: Matthias Scheutz <matthias.scheutz at TUFTS.EDU>
Subject: Assistant / Associate / Full Professor in Robotics at Tufts,
Medford, MA
To: HRI-ANNOUNCEMENT at LISTSERV.ACM.ORG
The Department of Computer Science (CS) and the Department of
Mechanical Engineering (ME) at Tufts invite applications for
a tenure-stream faculty appointment at any rank in the area of robotics
to begin in September 2017. We are looking for an engaged and engaging
researcher and teacher with a strong vision who can bridge the research
strands in control and navigation in ME and artificial intelligence and
human-robot interaction in CS and maintain a high-quality collaborative
research program at Tufts. Possible connections include safe autonomous
navigation in social spaces (from autonomously driving cars, to social
robots in elder-care facilities, to UAVs for product delivery), safe
object manipulation for human-robot collaborative tasks (e.g.,
collaborative assembly tasks, manipulation of physical parts in
manufacturing, and physical interaction in therapy settings such
dressing or guided limb motion for stroke recovery), and all aspects of
human-robot teaming (e.g., trained human-robot teams for Urban Search
and Rescue missions, ad hoc teams for disaster relief, space
exploration, or other teaming settings where autonomous robots
significantly contribute to mission success).
While candidates with research in any of the above areas in robotics,
AI, or HRI will be considered, we are particularly interested in
candidates who work in manipulation.
The size and research funding of both departments has grown
significantly in the past. Located in the Boston area, the departments
benefit from outstanding undergraduate and graduate students,
collaborative faculty, and cross-disciplinary research opportunities.
Tufts is one of the smallest universities ranked as a Research 1
university, offering the best of a liberal arts college atmosphere
coupled with the intellectual and technological resources of a major
research university. Tufts supports and encourages a culture of
interdisciplinary research and there are numerous such opportunities
within the School of Engineering, School of Arts and Sciences, and our
graduate and professional schools.
Located only six miles from historic downtown Boston, faculty members
on the Tufts Medford/Somerville campus have extensive opportunities for
academic and industrial collaboration as well as participation in the
richintellectual life of the area. The School of Engineering is in the
midst of a period of exciting growth that has seen the recruitment of
outstanding new faculty, a quadrupling of funded research over the last
ten years, the addition of new buildings and laboratory space, an
emphasis on building diversity in engineering, and major curricular
initiatives at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Please submit your application online through Interfolio at
https://apply.interfolio.com/38832.
We request the following: (a) a letter of application explaining your
interest in Tufts and in this position, (b) your curriculum vitae, (c)
a statement describing your current and planned research, (d) a
statement of your teaching philosophy, (e) a sample of your scholarly
work, and (f) three to five reference letters.
Review of applications will begin 9 Jan 2017 and will continue until
the position is filled. For more information about the department, the
position, and the application procedure, please visit
http://www.cs.tufts.edu
Inquiries should be emailed to jointsearch at cs.tufts.edu
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27. Software Engineer for cognitive models, AFRL
http://jobs.leidos.com/ShowJob/Id/989233/Software-Engineer/
The position at the link is a contract position through Leidos,
working on an exciting new line of applied research and development
with our Cognitive Models and Agents branch at Wright-Patterson AFB.
If you have the required knowledge, skills, experience, and interest,
please apply at their website. If you know someone else who does,
please forward for their awareness.
Kevin Gluck, PhD
Principal Cognitive Scientist
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28. Open Postdoctoral fellowship
Dept. de Matemtiques i Informtica at Universitat de Barcelona.
The Dept. de Matematiques i Informatica (Mathematics and Computer Science)
is looking for and willing to support excellent postdoctoral researchers in
the fields of Machine Learning, Computer Vision and Human-Computer
Interaction who are interested in applying for a Beatriu de Pins (BP) 2016
fellowship so as to conduct a two-year postdoc at Universitat de Barcelona.
The purpose of the Beatriu de Pins programme* is to award 60 individuals
grants for the hiring and incorporation of postdoctoral research staff into
the Catalan science and technology system. These grants are designed for the
incorporation of young researchers (who obtained their PhD between 2007
and 2014 and have not resided or worked in Spain for more than 12 months
in the three years prior to date of submission of the application), so
that they can improve their professional prospects and obtain an
independent research position. Candidates must carry out a research and
training project for the entire period of the grant, one that will allow
them to progress in the development of their professional
careers. Please check the website of the BP programme* for further
information about this fellowship.
Some of the specific projects, we are working, include:
+ Machine Learning: Deep Learning for time series analysis, Supervised
Online Learning Algorithms, Bayesian statistics and deep learning.
+ Computer Vision: Visual Lifelogging and Egocentric Vision, Neuroimage
processing, Computer Vision for Food Analysis, Deep learning and Image
Aesthetics, Ultrasound image analysis.
+ Human-Computer Interaction: ageing / older people, interfaces for people
with mild dementia or with aphasia, universal design of STEM documents
Description: [URL was three lines long and I deleted it, google for the URL]
Deadline: 01/12/2016 [this date is probably 1dec16, might be filled, might not]
For further information about this postdoctoral opportunity please
feel free to contact us:
Petia Radeva (petia.ivanova at ub.edu)
www.ub.edu/cvub
www.cvc.uab.es/people/petia
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29. 2 postdocs in HCI at PSU
I [Carroll] am looking for two postdocs to start this summer (July).
Each will have an initial contract period of 1 year, both are
12-month, non-tenure, renewable positions with the College of
Information Sciences and Technology (IST) and Center for
Human-Computer Interaction at the Pennsylvania State University.
One position is a research associate (technically, this is a
junior-level, research-oriented faculty position). It includes
teaching one course per year, and helping to manage and support my
research group. To apply for this position, go to
https://psu.jobs/job/69142
The second position is a project-focused post doctoral scholar. It
involves carrying out and coordinating field work with community
partners, and does not include teaching responsibilities. To apply for
this position, go to https://psu.jobs/job/69738
Both post docs will be members of an interdisciplinary team
investigating collaborative learning and problem-solving, online
community, and computer support for local communities (local
non-profits and businesses, municipal government, neighborhoods). Both
will help me and my graduate students plan and conduct design
research, field studies, and laboratory experiments addressing new
kinds of support for collaborative and community activities and
experiences.
Required qualifications:
-Ph.D. in CS, Information Science, HCI, or related field.
-Experience in and enthusiasm for communicating research results at
scientific conferences and in academic journals.
-Desire to work in an interdisciplinary team developing computer
technologies and applications, and engaging with and gathering data
from users and other stakeholders.
Desirable qualifications:
-Experience with user-centered design, participatory design, usability
evaluation, and ethnographic field methods, social computing and
community informatics.
-Software design, programming, and database expertise in developing
Web 2.0 and mobile applications.
If you have questions, contact jmcarroll at psu.edu; to apply, please use
the links embedded above.
The Pennsylvania State University is the land grant institution of
Pennsylvania. University Park is the largest of Penn State's 24
campuses, with undergraduate enrollment of approximately 44,000
students and offering more than 150 programs of graduate study. The
campus is located in State College PA, ranked the 3rd safest
metropolitan area in the United States by CQ Press, and the 8th best
college town in the nation by Best College Reviews. The College of IST
is Penn State's iSchool; its faculty and students are dedicated to
collaboration and applying knowledge to make human lives better.
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30. 2 postdocs in Cogsci at PSU
I [Ritter] am looking for two post docs to start this summer
(depending when funds arrive). Each will have an initial contract
period of 1 year, both are 12-month, non-tenure, one is renewable, the
other is not necessarily, positions with the College of Information
Sciences and Technology (IST) and the Applied Cognitive Science Lab.
Both positions are postdocs, one will build models of ACT-R and
Physiology and one will build a tutor and help test it.
To apply for these positions, go to https://psu.jobs/job/63941 and
also email frank.ritter at psu.edu your materials.
Required qualifications:
-Ph.D. in cognitive science, CS, Information Science, HCI, or related field.
-Experience in and enthusiasm for communicating research results at
scientific conferences and in academic journals.
-Desire to work in an interdisciplinary team developing computer
technologies and applications, building models, and running studies.
Desirable qualifications:
-Experience with ACT-R, Ruby, lisp, other languages, including R
-Software design, programming, and database expertise in developing
large systems
- Knowledge of leanring and tutoring or physiology
If you have questions, contact frank.ritter at psu.edu; to apply, please
use the links embedded above.
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31. Cognitive Scientist
https://www.cra.com/careers/job-listings?gh_jid=539284
We are seeking a scientist to work with small teams to advance the
science of learning and develop new learning systems. Do you like to
play games, but are more interested in how to improve the game than
winning? Are you interested in how the brain acquires new skills? Do
you wish tailored and adaptive training was available to everyone? Do
you ask for more data for your birthday? This may be the position
for you!
You will apply the latest evidence-based techniques from fields such
as artificial intelligence (AI), cognitive modeling, game AI,
intelligent tutoring systems, modeling and simulation, and/or
instructional design to domains such as military tactics, cyber
defense, and healthcare. You will work with our scientists and
software engineers to determine requirements, design new approaches,
and assist in implementing these designs in software. You will also
support evaluation of research ideas (both empirical and qualitative)
and the documentation of your results for peer-reviewed publication
and reports to Sponsors. You will be involved in the authoring of new
proposals to further these areas of research and development.
MUST HAVE:
U.S. Citizenship is essential due to the nature of our research
Doctorate degree in Computer or Cognitive Science (or a related
field) or a strong track record conducting research in these areas
Strong verbal and written skills to support proposal writing,
interaction with customers, and presentations at technical
conferences
Experience with one or more topics in cognitive modeling, game AI,
training simulations, intelligent tutoring systems, modeling and
simulation, instructional design
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32. Computational Cog Scientist
https://jobs.wright.edu/postings/11106
The Wright State Research Institute (WSRI), a component of Wright
State in Dayton Ohio, is hiring a Computational Cognitive Scientist
with expertise in the areas of human and machine learning. Interested
applicants can apply here: https://jobs.wright.edu/postings/11106
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who recently received
their PhD and is seeking a career path outside the traditional
academic route, but who values the intellectual dynamism of a
university environment. Because WSRI is a relatively young
organization, this is also a great opportunity for a motivated
individual to get in on the ground floor and help shape the future
research direction of WSRI,Aos cognitive science portfolio. We are
especially interested in candidates who possess a high degree of
self-direction and who are willing to grow into a leadership role over
time.
The Computational Cognitive Scientist (CCS) position is a full time,
permanent position. Initially, the CCS will conduct research in
support of an Ohio state-funded project called Human-Centered Big
Data, which aims to make ,Aublack box,Au machine learning systems --
including, but not limited to, deep neural nets -- more transparent to
human users. The CCS will also have the opportunity to contribute to a
wide range of other projects focused on modeling and improving human
cognition at both the individual and group levels.
Applicants must be US citizens.
Further inquiries can be made directly to: brandon.minnery at wright.edu
Brandon Minnery, Ph.D.
Director of Research
Wright State Research Institute
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33. Summer 2017 Research for Undergraduates in HCI at CMU
http://www.hcii.cmu.edu/reu-summer-2017
The Human Computer Interaction Institute is looking for
talented and driven undergraduates to join us for Summer
2017 in conducting novel research at the edge of design,
behavioral sciences, and computing technology.
Students will be matched with and work closely with mentors
in their research. Some example topics of research for
Summer 2017 include:
- Smart classroom sensors
- Software engineering for HCI and security
- Designing and developing educational games
- Developing tools for citizen science
- Designing better systems for the future of work
- Improving online health support groups
- Building smartphone privacy tools
- Building tools to help people with disabilities be crowd workers
The program will run for 10 weeks, going from 29 May-4 Aug.
Students will be paid a stipend, and will also have their
housing costs covered.
Ideal applicants will be rising sophomores, juniors, or seniors,
and have strong skills in one or more of visual or interaction
design, behavioral sciences, or software or hardware development.
We are also interested in broadening participation of students
from traditionally underrepresented groups in computing or who do
not have access to research facilities at their home institution.
Previous research experience is not a requirement.
The application deadline is 1 Mar 17, and decisions will be
sent out by 15 Mar. For more information and our application
form, please see
http://www.hcii.cmu.edu/reu-summer-2017
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34. Postdoc at GIT in NASA mission planning
Georgia Tech's Cognitive Engineering Center in collaboration with the
Savelsbergh Research Group is seeking a post-doctoral research
associate to work on a project to provide mission planning for NASA's
next generation of manned space exploration missions. The proposed
research focuses on representing and planning the work of astronauts
during space missions, and addresses three intertwined challenges: (1)
a formal representation of the work; (2) the interface for a human
planner to reason about plans for accomplishing the work; and (3)
computational methods to create and optimize plans which can
potentially scale from focused, near-term off-nominal disturbance
response to more strategic planning of larger sets of activities and
longer durations. The ideal candidate will have a strong computation
background with significant programming experience in at least one
object oriented language (C++, C#, Python or Java) and a basic
understanding and knowledge of algorithms, e.g., shortest paths,
maximum flow, linear programming, and integer programming.
Additionally, we are seeking candidates with:
? a basic knowledge of simulation techniques, including discrete
event and continuous-time simulation, and Monte Carlo methods
? an exposure or experience with machine scheduling algorithms
? an exposure to predictive analytics, i.e., analyzing historic data
to predict future events
The duration of the position is approximately 24 months and is located
in Atlanta, GA; and would ideally begin May 2017 or earlier.
Interested candidates should send an application packet consisting of
a cover letter and their CV to Dr. Karen Feigh at
Karen.feigh at gatech.edu. A more detailed description of the research
can be found at:
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/esi/esi2016/Mixed-Initiative_Plan_Management
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If you have read this far, a nice topical video is
Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrLk4vdY28Q
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