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Research in the area of cognitive science is primarily conducted in two departments, the department of computer and information science (IDA) and the department of behavioural sciences and learning (IBL), but also in other departments listed further down.
The list below focus on research groups rather than organizational structures.
Cognition and Interaction
The research in this group has as a common denominator, an interest in Cognition and Interaction or communication, both with artifacts and other people. We not only study cognition in the wild, but also develop artifacts for the wild, i.e. artifacts to be used and studied in real life settings.
Our research has main two foci, distributed cognition in everyday environments and virtual pedagogical agents, but also work in other areas of cognition and interaction, such as Social responses to voice interfaces, 3D Visualization and Advice Giving over Distance, and Communication in Command and Control.
Virtual Pedagogical Agents (K2D2)
An R&D project where we develop our own research tool. Studies of chat-like conversation between students and a teachable agent in a learning game. Topics:
-Virtual characters as social actors
-Peer learning, learning companions
-Learning by teaching as pedagogical strategy
-Role modelling, stereotypes and pedagogical effects
-On-task and off-task interaction/conversation on a pedagogical arena
K2D2 is connected to the research group of Cognition and Interaction.
MDA
The MDA laboratory works with the next generation of computer systems and human computer interfaces, with particular emphasis of solutions for health care environments or similarly complex, mobile, and demanding work environments. Our different projects are aimed at computer-based mobility, flexibility and efficiency in work; in the areas of:
Health Informatics: Support for patient communities, support for psychiatric care, electronic health records, evaluation of eHealth applications, pandemic simulation.
Design Research: Interaction design, service design, requirements engineering.
Ubiquitous Computing: Liquid user interfaces, distributed user interfaces, ubiquitous computing for clinical applications, service discovery, RFID applications
Decision Support: Ontologies, semantic web, knowledge-based systems, critiquing systems, semantic desktop, semantic documents, neural networks, emergency management, command and control systems
MDA is connected to the department of Human-Computer Systems (HCS).
Interaction and Service Design Research (IxS)
The IxS research group studies the applied art of facilitating people's interaction as it is mediated by IT-based products, services, and systems. At the centre of our work, as in all design work, are human concerns, sketching and expression of ideas, innovation and methodological work. Design is a work process for developing solutions in a reflective and innovative manner, meeting both functional and aesthetic requirements based on the needs of people.
IxS is connected to the MDA research group.
Laboratory for Cognition, Interaction and Language Technology (CILTLab)
CILTLab is a research group that works on natural language processing (NLP) and related areas of cognitive science. The group was formed in 1986. Currently we are eighteen researchers and graduate students (see people) with interests spanning both theoretical and applied areas of NLP. Our current work is focused on dialogue systems and computer-aided translation.
CILTLab is connected to the department of Human-Computer Systems (HCS).
The Artificial Intelligence and Integrated Computer Systems Division (AIICS)
The main focus of interest for the AIICS division is artificial intelligence and its application to intelligent artifacts. Intelligent artifacts are defined as man-made physical systems containing computational equipment and software that provide them with capabilities for receiving and comprehending sensory data, for reasoning, and for rational action in their environment. Examples of such artifacts range from PDAs and software agents to ground and aerial robots (UAVs and UGVs). An equally important focus is the development of integrated systems which include hardware, software, sensors and human users.
Research topics of current interest include the following: Multi-Agent Systems, Planning and Diagonosis, Cognitive Robotics, Applied Logic, Autonomous Systems, Perception and Control.
Swedish institute for disability research (SIDR)
The Swedish Institute for Disability Research (SIDR) was founded in 2000 as a cooperation between the universities of Linköping and Örebro. The SIDR graduate programme is a leading European research programme in disability. Disability research is an interdisciplinary subject and covers both medical and technical, as well as behavioural and cultural aspects. By making disability research a discipline it is possible to cover the different aspects of disability and let different perspectives meet, contrast and be enriched by each other. The basis of SIDR can be summarized as follows:
-to do research from the perspective of the person having the particular disability
-to do research that encourages cooperation between authorities and industry
-to relate the research to ICF (the International Classification of Functioning)
-to produce world-class research and to develop a model for the graduate programme in disability research
SIDR is connected to the department of Cognition, Development and Disability (CDD).
Linnaeus Centre HEAD
HEAD stands for HEaring And Deafness and thus indicates the field of research. Linnaeus Centre HEAD forms part of the Swedish Institute for Disability Research (SIDR) which builds on collaboration between the Swedish universities of Linköping and örebro. The backbone of LCH is a multidisciplinary research team, comprising a core group of senior scientists, postdoctoral research fellows and close collaborators. This grant is supplemented by funding for the HEAD Graduate School.
Within the HEAD area, Cognitive Hearing Science represents a new, interdisciplinary field that focuses on how hearing-impaired and deaf people deploy cognitive resources to communicate in realistic, everyday situations. One central theme at Linköping University is modelling the dynamic interplay in the nervous system between human cognition and the auditory signal processing characteristics of hearing enhancement devices.
Research group for developmental psychology (FUP)
Research in the FUP research group focus on cognitive and socio-emotional development. Special interests are cognition, communication and vulnerability. Members of the FUP research group teaches at undergraduate level (e.g. the psychology programme, the social work programme, and the cognitive science programme as well as single-subject courses in psychology and disability studies).
FUP cooperates with various disciplines such as pediatrics, audiology, economy, law, sociology, linguistics, education, cognitive science and social work. The research group also has contacts with various civil service agencies and institutions (for instance the Swedish Handicap Institute), the judicial system, the social services, state-owned and civil services concerning migration, integration, traffic and transport issues, caregiving services and the educational system.
FUP is connected to the department of Cognition, Development and Disability (CDD).
More information to be found in Swedish
Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology (KNN)
Members of the KNN group are active researchers in the fields of cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology. Specific projects include areas such as nutrition and brain development, working memory, memory function in connection with aging and neurodegenerative disease, cognitive hearing science as well as brain imaging of language, memory and sleep functions.
KNN is a multidisciplinary research group with collaboration between a range of disciplines such as psychology, disability research, cognitive science, biomedicine, neurology, geriatrics, psychiatrics, radiology, technical audiology and linguistics. KNN members teach at undergraduate and graduate level. Undergraduate teaching includes degree programmes in psychology, cognitive science, speech pathology, social work, medicine and short courses in disability research, psychology and behavioural sciences. Graduate teaching includes psychology, cognitive science and disability research.
KNN is connected to the department of Cognition, Development and Disability (CDD).
Neuroeconomics
Neuroeconomics studies which areas of the brain are activated in different decisions, with the aim of discovering which neural processes that governs "economic decision-making". Methodologically brain imaging is combined with economic experiments. Most studies uses functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study brain activation. Economic-decision making is defined in a broad sense including behaviors related to empathy, risk taking, fairness, reciprocity and trust. We are planning a series of studies in this area related to for instance buying decisions, priority setting in health care, and the functioning of the reward system in the brain.
Neuroeconomics is connected to the Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV) and the department of Management and Engineering
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