[CogSci] PhD Position - Using cognitive computational models to improve human-robot collaboration

[Milan Andrejevic]

Psychology Discipline and Robotics Institute at the University of Technology Sydney in Australia are offering a funded PhD position for interdisciplinary research into using computational models to improve human-robot collaboration.



Project description

Collaboration between humans and robots is rapidly increasing, creating a need for integrative work between engineering and psychology to improve robots' collaborative skills. One promising approach is to equip robots with cutting-edge cognitive computational models of their human collaborators' decision-making processes. These models would enable robots to account for latent factors guiding human decisions (e.g., beliefs, inferences, preferences, risk, confidence, caution), during collaborative tasks. This could enhance the efficiency of robots' observational learning and allow them to take actions that support and optimise human decision-making, ultimately improving teamwork and productivity.

The project will be supervised by Dr Milan Andrejevic, a Lecturer in Psychology, and Dikai Liu, a Distinguished Professor in Robotics from the University of Technology Sydney, and entail a collaboration with Prof. Jakob Hohwy, a Professor in Philosophy from Monash University.



Candidate requirements:

·        Honours or Masters degree in: Psychology, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, and a good grasp of statistics OR Engineering, Computer Science OR other related and relevant discipline and a strong interest in psychological science;

·        Willingness to learn computational cognitive modelling approaches;

·        Excellent academic writing skills;

·        Experience with, and/or willingness to learn coding and using statistical software (R, Matlab, Python, and/or alike);

·        Demonstrated work ethic.



Also desirable:

  *   A record of contributing to academic publications;
  *   Experience with mathematical / computational modelling



If you would like to apply for this project, please send your CV and Research Proposal to Milan Andrejevic and Dikai Liu.



Links:

PhD position description<https://sites.google.com/uts.edu.au/coghumrobophdadvert/project-description?authuser=3>

University of Technology Sydney<https://www.uts.edu.au/>

Psychology Discipline<https://www.uts.edu.au/about/faculties/graduate-school-of-health/clinical-psychology/what-we-do/psychology-research>

Robotics Institute<https://www.uts.edu.au/research/robotics-institute>

Dr. Milan Andrejevic<https://profiles.uts.edu.au/Milan.Andrejevic>

Dist. Prof. Dikai Liu<https://profiles.uts.edu.au/Dikai.Liu>



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Dr. Milan Andrejević (he/him)

Lecturer

Psychology | Graduate School of Health

University of Technology Sydney

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