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Minds & Machines Program and BS in Cognitive Science

Minds & Machines Program and BS in Cognitive Science. Director: Bram van Heuveln. Minds & Machines Program Objective. The Minds & Machines program brings together students and faculty with interests in cognitive science and technology.

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Minds & Machines Program and BS in Cognitive Science

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  1. Minds & Machines Program and BS in Cognitive Science Director: Bram van Heuveln

  2. Minds & Machines Program Objective • The Minds & Machines program brings together students and faculty with interests in cognitive science and technology. • Cognitive Science: The science of all aspects (reasoning, perception, decision-making, etc) of any mind (human, animal, machine) through philosophy, psychology, computer science, neuroscience, linguistics, and other disciplines.

  3. Minds & Machines Program Dual Major • M&M students are encouraged to have a dual major: • 1 aimed at ‘Minds’ (e.g. PSYC or PHIL) • 1 aimed at ‘Machines’ (e.g. CSCI , ECSE, ME, EE) • popular combinations are: • Computer Science/Psychology • Computer Science/Philosophy • Engineering/Psychology • Note: Dual major is appealing to employers

  4. Minds & Machines Program Concentrations • Cognitive Modeling • Perception and Action • Gaming (the Games And Simulation Program BS has a Cognitive Science Concentration) • AI • Robotics

  5. Minds & Machines Program Laboratories • CogWorks Lab • Perception and Action (PandA) Lab • Rensselaer Artificial Intelligence and Reasoning Laboratory (RAIR Lab) • Human-Level Intelligence Lab

  6. Minds & Machines Program Example Research: Puzzle Solving AI’s

  7. Minds & Machines Program Example Research: Cognitive Robotics PERI passes one section of the WAIS-R IQ test!

  8. Minds & Machines Program Example Research: Cogbot for UT

  9. Minds & Machines Program What Do I Get Out of the Program? • Discussion of ideas in cognitive science and technology with other students and faculty • Biweekly luncheons (free lunch) during which faculty and students share latest research findings • Get actively involved in any of our research labs • Do science as well as engineering, investigate as well as design, think critically as well as creatively • Be prepared for ‘cognitive revolution’ • Develop professional connections to find internship and job opportunities (and letters of recommendation)

  10. Minds & Machines Program How Do I Enroll? • Contact the Director: • Bram van Heuveln • heuveb@rpi.edu • Orientation meeting: • sept. 6 (next wed.), noon, Sage 4101

  11. BS in Cognitive Science Coming Soon: A BS in Cognitive Science! • We are planning to offer a BS in Cognitive Science • If all goes right, this starts in the fall of 2008 • If interested, you can transfer into this BS by that time.

  12. BS in Cognitive Science Core Curriculum • Minds & Machines • Introduction to Cognitive Science • Introduction to Logic • Cognitive Psychology • Behavioral Neuroscience • Introduction to Artificial Intelligence • Cognitive Modeling • Sensation and Perception • Experimental Methods and Statistics • Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence • Undergraduate Thesis

  13. BS in Cognitive Science What Can I do With a Cognitive Science BS? • Rich Skill Set: • Programming/Modeling • Empirical Data Collection and Evaluation • Complex Systems Analysis • Critical Thinking • Communication • Careers (industry, academics) in Computer Science (AI, robotics), Psychology (HCI, Neuroscience), Philosophy, Decision Sciences, IT, Economics, Anthropology, Education, Law, etc.

  14. BS in Cognitive Science If You Are Interested • Contact the Director-Of-Undergraduate-Studies-In-Cognitive-Science-To-Be: • Bram van Heuveln • heuveb@rpi.edu

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