Thursday, November 26, 2009

Hirotani appointed to Max Planck Institute

Dr. Masako Hirotani was recently appointed to the Max Planck Institute for a three year term. Dr. Hirotani does research on how the brain processes language. She is an assistant professor in Linguistics and Cognitive Science at Carleton.  Read about this appointment in the Charlatan article.... More

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Herdman in November “Research Works”

Read about Chris Herdman's research using simulator-based training that will enhance the efficacy of search-and-rescue "spotters" -- in the latest issue of Research Works. http://researchworks.carleton.ca/2009_November/354.htm Like many other researchers in Cognitive Science, Dr. Herdman's work addresses both theoretical and applied issues. His is... More

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Convocation 2009 – Two Medals for ICS Students

At Carleton's latest convocation, a graduating student from the Institute won a Senate Medal for an Outstanding Academic Achievement and at the convocation in June, an ICS graduate won the Chancellor's Medal.  They are the latest in a growing list of outstanding graduates from the B.A. program. Senate medals are awarded to the top... More

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

eye on !nnovation

Chris Herdman, Director of VSIM, faculty member in Cognitive Science and Psychology, was an invited participant in the eye on !nnovation event organized by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation.  Along with 15 other top researchers from across Canada, he spoke about the research going on at VSIM to the media and to members of... More

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

ICS 2009-2010 Colloquium series off to a good start

The Institute of Cognitive Science hosted the first of our 2009-2010 colloquiums last Thursday, with Dr Jim Davies and former ICS undergraduate student Jon Gagne arguing that their Visuo program can model visual reasoning. Please check our Events section below for information about further talks in this series, including one this week by ICS... More

Thursday, October 1, 2009

ICS Undergraduate Twitter feed

Keep up with ICS undergraduate news and events on Twitter! Please link to www.twitter.com/Cogsciundergrad to sign... More