Minds

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Minds Machines Program

• www.mm.rpi.edu
• Director Bram van Heuveln

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Minds Machines Program Objective

• The Minds Machines program brings together
  students and faculty with interests in cognitive
  science and cognitive technology.

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Minds Machines Program What Do I Get Out of
the Program?

• Discussion of ideas in cognitive science and
  cognitive technology with other students and
  faculty
• Biweekly meetings during which faculty and
  students share latest research findings
• Get actively involved in hands-on, cutting-edge
  research, working together with faculty and
  graduate students
• Do science as well as engineering, investigate as
  well as design, think critically as well as
  creatively
• Be prepared for cognitive revolution
• Develop connections to find internship and job
  opportunities (and letters of recommendation)

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Minds Machines Program Dual Major

• MM students are required to have a dual major
• 1 aimed at Minds (e.g. PSYC or PHIL)
• 1 aimed at Machines (e.g. CSCI , IT, CSE, ME,
  EE)
• popular combinations are
• Computer Science/Psychology
• Computer Science/Philosophy
• IT/Psychology
• Note Dual major is appealing to employers

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Minds Machines Program Concentrations

• Cognitive Modeling
• Perception and Action
• Human-Machine Interaction
• Educational Technology
• Gaming and AI
• Machine Reasoning
• Robotics
• Philosophy of Mind

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Minds Machines Program Laboratories

• CogWorks Lab
• Virtual Reality Lab
• Rensselaer Artificial Intelligence and Reasoning
  Laboratory (RAIR Lab)

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Minds Machines Program Example Research PERI
PERI passes one section of the WAIS-R IQ test!
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Minds Machines Program Example Research
Cogbot for UT
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Minds Machines Program How Do I Enroll?

• Contact the Director
• Bram van Heuveln
• heuveb_at_rpi.edu
• Website
• www.mm.rpi.edu