This Saturday, April 4, the Hutton Honors College is holding its third annual Research Symposium & Fair at the new Honors building, the corner of 7th and Woodlawn, from 9:30-5:00. This is an exciting chance for students to learn about the research being conducted by IU students and find out more about the research opportunities at IUB. Any IU student is welcome to the symposium and fair and there will be refreshments served at the Meet and Greet at 9:30 in the Great Room.
This is a great opportunity for any student planning to write a senior thesis or a research paper for any class to learn how they could present their work at next year’s symposium. All IU students are invited to participate in the Honors
Research Symposium and Fair. The poster fair takes place in the Student Collaborative Work room from 1:15-2:15. Come participate in a great professional development opportunity!
We hope to see you Saturday!
The Research Symposium Steering Committee
Lynn Cochran
Assistant Dean
Hutton Honors College
811 E. 7th Street
(812) 855-3554
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Colloquium: Selma Sabanovic
You are cordially invited to attend this School of Informatics Colloquium:
Monday, April 6
2:00 p.m.
Informatics East (I2), Room 130
Selma Sabanovic, Stanford University, will present, "Designing everyday robots: a social science perspective on robotics.”
Abstract:
Social robotics and human-robot interaction (HRI) envision new roles for robots as social entities—companions, care-takers, guides and receptionists, and mediators for the increasingly complex technological environments we live in. The development of social robots presents a combination of scientific, technical, and social challenges. I approach robot design from the perspective of a social scientist and “critical practitioner” by participating in robotics research and, especially, analyzing the resulting interdisciplinary collaborations. In my talk, I map out different modes of critical engagement of social scientists in robot design: 1) creating evaluation methods for existing robots that challenge and expand on design assumptions; 2) developing an iterative “outside-in design” process that begins with a keen appreciation for observation and reliance on existing empirical research for understanding the nuances of human interaction applied to robots, and 3) using human-robot interaction studies to validate models of social cognition. I describe results from studies I performed using various robotics platforms, including the seal robot Paro, GRACE (Graduate Robot Attending a ConferencE), the Roboceptionist, Keepon, and a robotic shadow puppeteer we developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. My work has implications for the analysis of the social, cultural and disciplinary assumptions informing the design of socially interactive technologies and the development of socially responsive and responsible social robot designs. It also contributes to the study of how the boundaries between the social, natural, and applied science are challenged, traversed, and redefined.
Monday, April 6
2:00 p.m.
Informatics East (I2), Room 130
Selma Sabanovic, Stanford University, will present, "Designing everyday robots: a social science perspective on robotics.”
Abstract:
Social robotics and human-robot interaction (HRI) envision new roles for robots as social entities—companions, care-takers, guides and receptionists, and mediators for the increasingly complex technological environments we live in. The development of social robots presents a combination of scientific, technical, and social challenges. I approach robot design from the perspective of a social scientist and “critical practitioner” by participating in robotics research and, especially, analyzing the resulting interdisciplinary collaborations. In my talk, I map out different modes of critical engagement of social scientists in robot design: 1) creating evaluation methods for existing robots that challenge and expand on design assumptions; 2) developing an iterative “outside-in design” process that begins with a keen appreciation for observation and reliance on existing empirical research for understanding the nuances of human interaction applied to robots, and 3) using human-robot interaction studies to validate models of social cognition. I describe results from studies I performed using various robotics platforms, including the seal robot Paro, GRACE (Graduate Robot Attending a ConferencE), the Roboceptionist, Keepon, and a robotic shadow puppeteer we developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. My work has implications for the analysis of the social, cultural and disciplinary assumptions informing the design of socially interactive technologies and the development of socially responsive and responsible social robot designs. It also contributes to the study of how the boundaries between the social, natural, and applied science are challenged, traversed, and redefined.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Roundtable: Colin Allen
The Poynter Center is hosting a new series that aims to highlight creative work and research by IU Bloomington faculty in ethics and democratic life and culture.
We cordially invite you to join us for the Spring 2009 Poynter Center Roundtable featuring Colin Allen. Colin Allen, Department of History and Philosophy of Science and the Cognitive Science Program, will speak on his book Moral Machines: Teaching Robots Right From Wrong.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
4:00-5:30 p.m.
Poynter Center
618 East Third Street (corner of Third and Indiana)
Hosted by:
Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions
618 East Third Street
Bloomington, IN 47405
(812) 855-0261
We cordially invite you to join us for the Spring 2009 Poynter Center Roundtable featuring Colin Allen. Colin Allen, Department of History and Philosophy of Science and the Cognitive Science Program, will speak on his book Moral Machines: Teaching Robots Right From Wrong.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
4:00-5:30 p.m.
Poynter Center
618 East Third Street (corner of Third and Indiana)
Hosted by:
Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions
618 East Third Street
Bloomington, IN 47405
(812) 855-0261
Career Events This Week
Check the IU Career Development Center web site for information on the following events:
* RESUME SUBMISSION DEADLINES
* NAVY OFFICER TRAINING INFORMATION SESSION
* CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (CIA) INFORMATION SESSION
* INTERVIEWING 101
* NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY (NSA) INFORMATION SESSION
* RESUME WRITING 101
* HIRE BIG 10 PLUS CAREER FAIR
* UPWARD BOUND INFORMATION SESSIONS (2 SESSIONS)
* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE INFORMATION SESSIONS (2 SESSIONS)
* DIVERSIFY YOUR OPTIONS: NETWORKING EVENT
* I’M GRADUATING…NOW WHAT?
* SUMMER JOBS FAIR
* WEST EUROPEAN CAREER NIGHT
* CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (CIA) INFORMATION SESSION
* IU BLOOMINGTON SPRING CAREER FAIR
* MOVING TO NEW YORK CITY? - A PRACTICAL HOW-TO INFORMATION SESSION
For more information, please visit www.iucareers.com
Beth Kreitl, MS, NCC
Associate Director, Student Services
Career Development CenterArts & Sciences Career Services
Indiana University Bloomington
(812) 855-9888
* RESUME SUBMISSION DEADLINES
* NAVY OFFICER TRAINING INFORMATION SESSION
* CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (CIA) INFORMATION SESSION
* INTERVIEWING 101
* NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY (NSA) INFORMATION SESSION
* RESUME WRITING 101
* HIRE BIG 10 PLUS CAREER FAIR
* UPWARD BOUND INFORMATION SESSIONS (2 SESSIONS)
* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE INFORMATION SESSIONS (2 SESSIONS)
* DIVERSIFY YOUR OPTIONS: NETWORKING EVENT
* I’M GRADUATING…NOW WHAT?
* SUMMER JOBS FAIR
* WEST EUROPEAN CAREER NIGHT
* CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (CIA) INFORMATION SESSION
* IU BLOOMINGTON SPRING CAREER FAIR
* MOVING TO NEW YORK CITY? - A PRACTICAL HOW-TO INFORMATION SESSION
For more information, please visit www.iucareers.com
Beth Kreitl, MS, NCC
Associate Director, Student Services
Career Development CenterArts & Sciences Career Services
Indiana University Bloomington
(812) 855-9888
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Lecture: Arthur F. Kramer
We invite you to attend the Horizons of Knowledge Lecture sponsored by the Speech and Hearing Sciences PhD Organization, Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Cognitive Science Program, School of HPER, Speech Research Laboratory, and Cognitive Neuroimaging Laboratory.
Date: April 6, 2009
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Place: Woodburn Hall, Room 120
Dr. Arthur F. Kramer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology: Human Perception and Performance, will present, "Enhancing Cognitive & Brain Function of Older Adults."
Abstract:
The presentation will provide a brief but critical review of the literature on the relationship of cognitive training, intellectual engagement, and fitness training on cognition and brain function of older adults. In the presentation I will contrast the effects of cognitive and fitness training with regard to the breadth of their effects on cognition and dementia. The presentation will include a description of the results of a recent meta-analysis, which included longitudinal fitness studies conducted over the past thirty-five years that were conducted to examine the methodological and theoretical factors that influence the fitness-cognition relationship. This analysis revealed robust benefits of fitness training on neurocognitive function. I will also describe the results of recent and on-going cross-sectional and longitudinal studies in which we are examining changes in cognition and brain function, as indexed by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and event-related brain potentials, with fitness and cognitive training interventions. I will conclude by describing issues for future research and potential applications of what we have already learned, as well as what we still need to learn.
Date: April 6, 2009
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Place: Woodburn Hall, Room 120
Dr. Arthur F. Kramer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology: Human Perception and Performance, will present, "Enhancing Cognitive & Brain Function of Older Adults."
Abstract:
The presentation will provide a brief but critical review of the literature on the relationship of cognitive training, intellectual engagement, and fitness training on cognition and brain function of older adults. In the presentation I will contrast the effects of cognitive and fitness training with regard to the breadth of their effects on cognition and dementia. The presentation will include a description of the results of a recent meta-analysis, which included longitudinal fitness studies conducted over the past thirty-five years that were conducted to examine the methodological and theoretical factors that influence the fitness-cognition relationship. This analysis revealed robust benefits of fitness training on neurocognitive function. I will also describe the results of recent and on-going cross-sectional and longitudinal studies in which we are examining changes in cognition and brain function, as indexed by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and event-related brain potentials, with fitness and cognitive training interventions. I will conclude by describing issues for future research and potential applications of what we have already learned, as well as what we still need to learn.
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