Computational Cognitive Modeling

The human mind is most intimately familiar to us, yet we understand very little about how it functions. To study the mind, the field of cognitive science pursues an interdisciplinary approach. One of the pilars of cognitive science is computational modeling. This seminar will survey models of perception, memory and action. Rather than focusing on the mathematical details, we will discuss the motivation, application and noteworthy properties of the models, including their strengths and shortcomings. Class work will include student presentations and discussions.

Contact:                   Prof. Dr. Sen Cheng, NB 3/33, sen.cheng@rub.de
Office hours:           Thursdays 14.00-15.00
Enrollment:             VSPL
Assessment:            presentation in class
Course material:    Blackboard (sign-up required)

Lecturers

Details

Course type
Seminars
Credits
3 CP
Term
Winter Term 2018/2019

Dates

Seminar
Takes place every week on Monday from 14:00 to 16:00 in room NB 3/57.
First appointment is on 15.10.2018
Last appointment is on 28.01.2019

Requirements

Basic knowledge of cognition, e.g. “Cognition I + II”, “Learning”

Literature:    “The Cambridge Handbook of Computational Psychology” edited by Ron Sun, Cambridge University Press + modeling papers announced in class

About the INI

The Institut für Neuroinformatik (INI) is a research unit of the Faculty of Computer Science at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Its scientific goal is to understand the fundamental principles through which organisms generate behavior and cognition while linked to their environments through sensory and effector systems. Inspired by our insights into such natural cognitive systems, we seek new solutions to problems of information processing in artificial cognitive systems. We draw from a variety of disciplines that include experimental psychology and neurophysiology as well as machine learning, neural artificial intelligence, computer vision, and robotics.

Contact

Universitätsstr. 150, Building NB, Room 3/32
D-44801 Bochum, Germany

Tel: (+49) 234 32-28967
Fax: (+49) 234 32-14210

sekretariat@ini.rub.de
www.ini.rub.de