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**Lab 0
The information for lab zero is now entirely on the beta site.
http://www.cogsys.ubc.ca/beta/cogs300/2011/01/
(Accessible with your CWL credentials)
Location of the Cognitive Systems lab
The lab is located in the basement of the Friedman Building. http://www.maps.ubc.ca/PROD/index_detail.php?locat1=523-2
See you there.
Course Description
This course develops a multidisciplinary approach to the theory, methods, and current issues across the member disciplines of the Cognitive Systems program. The perspectives of these disciplines are integrated by way of general Computer Science principles of information representation and processing; central to this are the ways that information can be represented and processed by any cognitive system, both natural and artificial. An introduction is given to a range of topics on human and machine intelligence, such as robotics, sensory systems, language structure, memory, knowledge extraction, knowledge management, and human-computer interaction. Issues examined in this context include theories of mind (human and machine), computational characterizations of agents (human and machine) in complex environments, situated cognition, and communication in natural and artificial systems.
The goal of this course is to help you think creatively and critically about integrating various approaches to the understanding and design of cognitive systems. The lectures will focus on issues such as theories of mind and intelligence (biological and machine), computational characterizations of agents (biological and machine) in complex environments, situated cognition, communication, and interaction in natural and artificial systems. In tandem the laboratories will provide a "hands on" way of investigating some of these topics experimentally through the use of LEGO Mindstorms.
Instructors
Peter Danielson (Applied Ethics). Email: pad@ethics.ubc.ca. Office: 225 Klinck
Michiel van de Panne (Computer Science). Email: van@cs.ubc.ca. Office:
Office Hours: By Appointment
Lab Assistants
Haven Anderson. Email: cogs300@gmail.com
Andrew Cornax. Email: cogs300@gmail.com
Labs
Braitenberg machine
Box Pushing (Cooperative)
Maze solving robot (representation)
Roomba(team game)
Last Update on January 10, 2011, 5:13 pm
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