[alife] 6-month Post-Doc Queen Mary University of London. Computer models of human insight problem solving.

[Chrisantha Fernando]

Those of you interested in this may also be interested in this 6-month post-doc starting very soon in London. 

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ADO476/postdoctoral-research-assistant/

Cheers, 
Chrisantha



On 24 Nov 2011, at 10:05, Reiji SUZUKI wrote:

> (apologies for cross-postings)
> --- Call for Papers ---
> 
> EvolangIX Workshop -Constructive Approaches to Language Evolution-
> March 13th 2012, Kyoto, Japan
> 
> ** Submission deadline December 30th 2011 **
> Workshop website
> http://www.alife.cs.is.nagoya-u.ac.jp/evolangixws/
> EvolangIX website
> http://kyoto.evolang.org/
> 
> 
> * Aim of the workshop
> Constructive approaches, that are modeling, simulation and analysis of
> emergent phenomena by synthesizing life-like behaviors using artificial
> media such as computers, robots, etc., have played a substantial role in
> the understanding of the origin and evolution of language for two
> decades. They have allowed us to observe the emergence of linguistic
> properties arising from communicative interactions among agents on
> various levels and timescales, which are not easy to observe experimentally.
> At the same time, other various methodologies have also emerged, which
> have allowed us to obtain empirical data with regard to language
> evolution. Experimental approaches on cultural evolution of language
> enable us to observe the emergence of new languages or grammars used by
> human participants directly. The recent progress of new media or
> information technologies also allows us to grasp trends in real
> linguistic changes by analyzing huge linguistic resources such as google
> books, etc. Comparative approaches based on data from animal species
> such as vocal learning of songbirds is increasing its significance. In
> addition, mathematical approaches have contributed to better
> understanding of essential aspects of computational models such as an
> iterated learning model, etc.
> In the light of these recent developments and progress of
> interdisciplinary approaches for understanding language evolution, we
> would like to reconsider the significance of constructive approaches
> including computational and mathematical modeling for understanding
> language evolution in this workshop. We would like to invite
> contributions on language evolution based on constructive approaches, in
> addition to some invited talks. The authors are also requested to
> mention how constructive approach can contribute to language evolution.
> Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
> -- Simulation and analyses of emergent properties of language evolution
> based on constructive approaches including computational and
> mathematical models
> -- How constructive approaches can develop a mutually complementary
> relationship with other methodologies for understanding language evolution
> -- More general discussions of the roles of constructive approaches in
> scientific researches, including language evolution
> 
> * Paper format
> -- The submitted paper needs to follow the format for the main
> conference, and its length needs to be 2-10 pages.
> -- The contribution of the submitted paper needs to include 1) a work
> based on new computational / mathematical models or experimental
> studies, or 2) a novel discussion on the roles of constructive
> approaches to language evolution. In the case 2), it is OK to use
> previously published works for discussions.
> 
> * Publication
> We will upload an online proceedings of this workshop on this website.
> 
> * Important dates
> -- The deadline of submission: December 30th 2011
> -- Notification of acceptance: Late January 2012
> -- The workshop: March 13th 2012
> 
> * Organizers
> Reiji Suzuki (Nagoya University, Japan)
> Takashi Hashimoto (JAIST, Japan)
> 
> * Contact
> Reiji Suzuki
> Graduate School of Information Science, Nagoya University
> e-mail: reiji at nagoya-u.jp
> 
> * Workshop website
> http://www.alife.cs.is.nagoya-u.ac.jp/evolangixws/
> 
> -- -----------------------
> Reiji SUZUKI, Ph.D.
> Graduate School of Infomation Science, Nagoya University
> reiji at nagoya-u.jp
> http://www.alife.cs.is.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~reiji/
> 
> 
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