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Biography
I am a graduate student at the University of Colorado at Boulder pursuing a joint PhD in Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Science.
In May 2009, I graduated with a B.S. from the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering at the University of Florida.
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Statement of Purpose (2011)
Statement of Purpose (2009)
Quotations to Live By
Research Interests
Broadly, I am interested in analogy and language. In particular, relational concept learning, metaphorical sense extension by analogy, and the component processes of reminding, abstraction, domain mapping, and inference. Some questions I am investigating computationally and experimentally include:
- How does language shape the way we divide and chunk the world into concepts?
- How are we reminded of past situations similar to our present circumstances?
- How do we use analogies to learn and reason about unfamiliar domains?
- How are word senses extended by analogy?
- What is the role of abstraction in domain mapping?
Research Areas
- Analogy and Relational Concept Learning
- Cognitive Modeling
- Design Patterns & Object-Oriented Programming
- Lexical Semantics - polysemy and ambiguity
- Metaphor Interpretation
- Word Sense Disambiguation
- Educational Technology
- Multi-document Summarization
- Automatic Essay Analysis
Cognitive Science Research Groups
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Brown
Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences
Laboratory for Linguistic Information Processing (BLLIP)
UC Berkeley
Institute of Cognitive and Brain Sciences (ICBS)
International Computer Science Institute (ICSI)
Neural Theory of Language Group (NTL)
Artificial Intelligence
Cognitive Science Program
Center for Intelligent Systems (CIS)
UC San Diego
Cognitive Science
Brain and Cognition Lab
Center for Research in Language (CRL)
Carnegie Mellon
Language Technologies Institute (LTI)
Machine Learning Department
Colorado at Boulder
Institute of Cognitive Science (ICS)
Jones Lab (ICS)
Computational Language and EducAtion Research (CLEAR)
Center for LifeLong Learning and Design (L3D)
Dartmouth
Laboratory for Complex Cognition and Scientific Reasoning (Dunbar Lab)
Indiana Bloomington
Cognitive Science
Center for Research on Concepts and Cognition (FARG)
Percepts and Concepts Laboratory (PCL)
Case-Based Reasoning Group (CBR)
Computational Cognition and Learning Laboratory
Computational Linguistics Program
Computational Language and Cognitive Laboratory
Memory and Perception Lab
Maryland, College Park
Neuroscience and Cognitive Science (NACS)
Computational Linguistics and Information Processing (CLIP)
Active Logic, MEtacognitive COmputation, and Mind (ALMECOM)
UM Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS)
MIT
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)
Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Computational Cognitive Science Group
Northwestern
Cognitive Science Program
Center for Connected Learning (CCL) and Computer-Based Modeling
Qualitative Reasoning Group (QRG)
Connected Mathematics
Penn
Institute for Research in Cognitive Science (IRCS)
Language and Information in Computation (LINC)
Princeton
Center for the Study of Brain, Mind, and Behavior (CSBMB)
Cognitive Science Laboratory
Rochester
Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Understanding, and Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (AI/NL/KR)
Center for Language Sciences (CLS)
Center for Computation and the Brain (CCB)
Human Language Processing Lab (HLP)
Southern California
Natural Language Group at ISI
Stanford
Stanford AI Lab (SAIL)
Symbolic Systems Program
Center for the Study of Language and Information (CLSI)
Computational Semantics Laboratory
Natural Language Processing Group
Computational Linguistics
Resources
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Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL)
Cognitive Science Society
International Joint Conference on AI (IJCAI)
Florida AI Research Society (FLAIRS)
AI Center at SRI International
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Scholarpedia
Indiana CogSci Resources
Top 100 Works in Cognitive Science
Indo-European Branches of the Language Tree
How Language Works - The Cognitive Science of Linguistics
Center for the Cognitive Science of Metaphor Online
Natural Language Processing FAQ
The Linguist's Search Engine
Glottopedia, the free encylopedia of Linguistics
Ask Oxford - Oxford Dictionaries
Visual Thesaurus
Indo-European Roots
WordReference - Online Translation Dictionary
AI Topics: Analogy
The Analogical Mind
Case-Based Reasoning
UF Honors Program Research Database
How to Do What You Love
Advice for Computer Science College Students
Berkeley FrameNet
Princeton WordNet
Sun Conceptual Indexing for Precision Content Retrieval
How to Think Like a Computer Scientist
How to be a programmer: A Short, Comprehensive, and Personal Summary
Common Lisp: A Gentle Introduction to Symbolic Computation
Practical Common Lisp
Much Ado About Patterns
MIT OpenCourseWare
Berkeley Webcast Courses
Richard Feynman - The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
Lucid Dreaming FAQ
Grad School Advice
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How to do Research at the MIT AI Lab
Graduate Study in the Computer and Mathematical Sciences: A Survival Manual
Applying to Ph.D. Programs in Computer Science (pdf)
How to Succeed in Graduate School (Part 1)
How to Succeed in Graduate School (Part 2)
Advice on Research and Writing
Applying to Graduate School: The Interview Process
Advice for Undergraduates Considering Graduate School
Advice to Graduate School Recommendation Letter Writers
Advice for students thinking about graduate study
Applying to Graduate School
Getting into CS Graduate School for Indian and Chinese Students
Graduate Student Resources On the Web
How to Be a Good Graduate Student
The Ph.D Experience
Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student's Guide to Earning an M.A. or a Ph.D. (amazon)
The Craft of Research (amazon)
So long, and thanks for the Ph.D!
Discover: How to Get into Graduate School
Discover: Choosing a Grad School
Choosing a PhD program in Computer Science
ApplyingToGrad at LiveJournal
The Grad Cafe Forum
Humor
Music
