Undergraduate Studies in Cognitive Science Fall 2019

News

Graduating and Incoming COGS majors We had 13 (a record!) graduating COGS majors last spring: 2 straight COGS 9 COGS/CSCI duals 1 COGS/PSYS dual 1 COGS/ITWS dual We have 10 incoming COGS students

Make-Up COGS Majors 63 COGS majors (35 male, 28 female) By year: Exact same (ties record!) numbers as last year By year: 15 seniors 21 juniors 18 sophomores 10 freshmen By major: COGS: 29 COGS/CSCI: 29 COGS/MATH: 3 Other duals: 3 (PHIL, STS, BFMB)

New Faculty John Milanese, Lecturer in Philosophy Minds and Machines Philosophy of Science Ethics of AI Critical Thinking Inductive Logic (?) Ben Weissman, Lecturer in Linguistics Introduction to Linguistics Introduction to Cognitive Science

Curriculum

Old Curriculum for BS in Cognitive Science (before 2019) Basic Math /Science Calc. I + II Comp Sci I, Data Structures, FOCS, Intro to Algorithms 11 core courses: Minds & Machines Introduction to Cognitive Science Introduction to Logic Experimental Methods and Statistics Cognitive Psychology Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience Introduction to Linguistics Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Cognitive Modeling Sensation and Perception Metaphysics & Consciousness 2 Electives Cog Sci related courses from PHIL, PSYC, CSCI, and a few others Undergraduate Thesis

New Curriculum for BS in Cognitive Science (2019+) Basic Math /Science Calc. I + II Comp Sci I, Data Structures, FOCS, Intro to Algorithms 9 11 core courses: Minds & Machines Introduction to Cognitive Science Introduction to Logic Experimental Methods and Statistics I Cognitive Psychology OR Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience Introduction to Linguistics Introduction to Artificial Intelligence OR Cognitive Modeling Sensation and Perception Metaphysics & Consciousness OR Philosophy of Science 2 Electives Cog Sci related courses from PHIL, PSYC, CSCI, and a few others Undergraduate Thesis

Templates COGS List of Requirements COGS 4 year Template COGS / CSCI COGS / MATH COGS / GSAS COGS / PSYC COGS / PHIL COGS / ITWS COGS / BIOL COGS / BMED COGS / CSYS (very tight, but can be done!) COGS / COMM?

Minors All 16 credits (for details on all programs, see Catalog) Cognitive Science minor Introduction to Cognitive Science “Mind, Brain, and Intelligence” Pathway + 1 more course Psychological Sciences minor General Psychology Research Methods “Understanding Human Behavior” Pathway + 1 more course Logic, Computation, and Mind minor Introduction to Logic “Logical Thinking” Pathway + 1 more course Linguistics minor Introduction to Linguistics At most one foreign language course “Linguistics” Pathway + 1 more course

Other Concentrations and Programs GSAS has Cognitive Science concentration Contact: Dr. Ralph Noble (nobler@rpi.edu) ITWS has Cognitive Science track (as well as Psychology track) Contact: Dr. Bram van Heuveln (heuveb@rpi.edu) MGMT: 5 year Masters in Management in Technology Commercialization and Entrepreneurship program (Cognitive Science track) Contact: Dr. Jeff Durgee (durgej@rpi.edu) COGS: 5 year Co-Terminal (M.S. and B.S.) Contact: Dr. Wayne Gray (grayw@rpi.edu)

Online Courses Udacity (pretty technical, self-paced) Introduction to AI, Artificial Intelligence for Robotics, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, etc. Coursera (wide variety) Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks, Computational Neuroscience, Natural Language Processing, Robotics, Machine Learning, etc. EdX (~70 courses, various fields) I can give Independent Study credits (number of credits depending on work load) for successful completion of these courses (Add Deadline: Friday, 9/13)

Study Abroad RPI has a Study Abroad exchange agreement with the University of Sussex (U.K.) as well as the University of Groningen (the Netherlands), both of which have excellent cognitive science programs. Study Abroad Informational Sessions: Wednesday, September 11 at 12:00 Monday, November 18 at 12:00 All sessions in the Fischbach Room in the Folsom Library Application deadline for Spring 2020: September 15 Arch Away semester?!

Arch Courses typically taught during Arch: Away semester: Introduction to Logic Critical Thinking Research Methods and Statistics I Behavioral Neuroscience Cognition and the Brain Philosophy of Science Away semester: Either Fall or Spring works fine with COGS curriculum Study Abroad Research w/ COGS faculty “Individual Learning Experience” Arch info sessions W 12-1 at Student Hub (4th fl. Sage)

Advising

Advising There are several people that can help you: Faculty Advisor/Mentor Helps with content and direction of your studies Suggest courses based on your career interests Mandatory Student-Advisor Meeting (SAM) Staff Advisor: Michelle Riley, Sage 4301 Helps with ‘day-to-day’ issues Helps get you into courses; get forms signed; can tell you what courses you still need to graduate Undergraduate Program Director: Bram van Heuveln All of the above

Talks

Minds and Machines Monday Night Lectures All lectures 7-8:20pm in Sage 3303 Open to the Public! Full schedule of lectures

Cognitive Science Talks Wednesdays 12:00-1:30, Sage 4101. Pizza! Most given by RPI Faculty and graduate students Invited External Speakers for the Semester: September 11, Dr. Gordon Logan, Psychological Sciences, Vanderbilt University: Automaticity and Skill Acquisition September 18, Dr. Arian Ashourvan, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania: “A dynamical systems framework to uncover the drivers of large-scale cortical activity” (Studying tight connection of brain activity and external stimuli) November 20, Dr. Mark Baker (Linguistics) and Dr. Dean Zimmerman (Philosophy), Rutgers University For a complete schedule of speakers go to Speaker Series on the Cognitive Science department home page

Research

Undergraduate Research Cog Sci students are strongly encouraged to do hands-on research Undergraduate Research Program (URP) Fill out URP form: You have to write a 200 word proposal! for credit (deadline: same as course Add deadline) Also fill out Form 4UR for $ (deadline: 3rd Friday of semester) Research can be used for Senior Thesis

Research Labs / Groups CogWorks Lab (slides) Led by Dr. Wayne Gray Language Endowed Intelligent Agents (LEIA) Lab (slides) Led by Dr. Marjorie McShane and Dr. Sergei Nirenburg Social Interaction (SI) Lab (slides) Led by Dr. Mei Si Perception And Action (PAndA) Lab (slides) Led by Dr. Brett Fajen Rensselaer Artificial Intelligence and Reasoning (RAIR) Lab (slides) Led by Dr. Selmer Bringsjord Cognitive Architecture (CogArch) Lab Led by Dr. Ron Sun Adaptive Computational Cognition (AdaCog) Lab (slides) Led by Dr. Chris Sims Department page to Cognitive Research Labs Department page to Cognitive Science Research Areas

Paperwork Declare or add Cognitive Science Major URP Fill out Change of Major form Advisor: Bram van Heuveln Curriculum Coordinator: Michelle Riley (Sage 4301) URP Fill out URP form For credit: Fill out Form 4UR as well Credits to be determined by project advisor Deadline: course add deadline: Friday, 9/13 For $: Find faculty member with $! Office of Undergraduate Education can provide matching funds up to $400 Deadline: …. Friday, 9/13