[EDLING:2269] Summer School: Probabilistic Models of Cognition: The Mathematics of Mind

[Francis M Hult]

* * * * PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT * * * * * 
 
GRADUATE SUMMER SCHOOL 

Probabilistic Models of Cognition: The Mathematics of Mind 

July 9 - 27, 2007 
 
Program Website: http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/gss2007/ 

Introduction - "Probabilistic Models of Cognition: The Mathematics of Mind" will 
involve leaders from Cognitive Science and experts from Computer Science, Mathematics 
and Statistics, who are interested in making bridges to Cognitive Science. The goal is 
to develop a common mathematical framework for all aspects of cognition, and review how 
it explains empirical phenomena in the major areas of cognitive science - including 
vision, memory, reasoning, learning, planning, and language. 

The summer school is motivated by recent advances which offer the 
promise of modeling human cognition mathematically. These advances 
have occurred largely because the mathematical and computational 
tools developed for designing artificial systems are beginning to make an 
impact on theoretical and empirical work in Cognitive Science. In 
turn, Cognitive Science offers an enormous range of complex 
problems which challenge and test these theories. 

Registration & Funding - Applications for funding (i.e. travel and 
housing) will be accepted up until March 15, 2007. Applications
received after that date will be considered if funds are still 
available. For the fullest consideration we urge you to apply as 
early as possible. You can apply for the entire three-week program, or 
just a part of it. Those who want to attend and are not applying for 
funding can register for the program. Please apply/register through 
the program website. 

Email questions to: gss2007 at ipam.ucla.edu 

Contact Information: 

UCLA 
Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM) 
460 Portola Plaza 
Los Angeles CA 90095-7121 
P: 310 825-4755 
F: 310 825-4756 
Website: http://www.ipam.ucla.edu