Publications

Adaptive Cognitive Systems conducts cognitive modeling research for our partners, advancing the state of the art in the simulation of human behavior in complex environments.  The publications listed here give a sample of the work we have conducted.  Papers available for download in PDF format have a hyperlink in the title (shown as underline).

Cognitive Modeling Tools and Techniques

Best, B. J., Gerhart, N., & Leibere, C. (2010).  Extracting the Ontological Structure of OpenCyc for Reuse and Portability of Cognitive Models.  In Proceedings of the 17th Conference on Behavioral Representation in Modeling and Simulation.

Best, B. J., Furjanic, C., Gerhart, N., Fincham, J. M., Gluck, K. A., Gunzelmann, G., Krusmark, M., (2009). Adaptive Mesh Refinement for Efficient Exploration of Cognitive Architectures and Cognitive Models. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference of Cognitive Modeling (paper 252), Manchester, United Kingdom.

Best, B., Fincham, J., Gluck, K., Gunzelmann, G., & Krusmark, M. (2008). Efficient Use of Large-Scale Computational Resources. In J. Hansberger (Ed.), Proceedings of the Seventeenth Conference on Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation (pp. 180-181). Orlando, FL: Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization.

Gunzelmann, G., Pope, A., Wray, R., Best, B. J. & Trafton, J. G. (2008). Integrating cognitive architectures with external environments: Approaches and contributions to validation. In B. C. Love, K. McRae, & V. M. Sloutsky (Eds.), Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 913-914). Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.

Attention and Vision

Best, B. J., Gonzalez, C., Young, M. D., Healy, A. F. & Bourne, L. E. Jr. (2007). Modeling Automaticity and Strategy Selection in Dynamic Visual Detection. In Proceedings of the 14th Conference on Behavior Representation In Modeling and Simulation.

Best, B. J. & Gunzelmann, G. (2005). Hierarchically-Based Perceptual Grouping in ACT-R. Presented at the Eleventh Annual ACT-R Workshop and Summer School.

Spatial Cognition

Best, B. J. (2006). Cognitive Approaches to the Traveling Salesperson Problem: Perceptual Complexity that Produces Computational Simplicity. In Papers from the American Artificial Intelligence Association (AAAI) Spring Symposium, Technical Report SS-06-02. AAAI Press: Menlo Park, CA.

Best, B. J. (2005). A Model of Fast Human Performance on a Computationally Hard Problem. In Proceedings of the Twenty-seventh Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society.

Best, B. J. & Simon, H. A. (2000). Simulating Human Performance on the Traveling Salesman Problem. In Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Cognitive Modeling (pp. 42-49). Veenendaal, Netherlands: Universal Press.

Best, B. J., Benkert, M. M., Monahan, J. S., and Stinson, M. C. (1996). Comparing Subjective Contour Perception in Artificial Neural Networks and Infants. In Proceedings of the Midwest Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science Conference.

Learning and Knowledge Acquisition

Lebiere, C. & Best, B. J. (2009). Balancing Long-Term Reinforcement and Short-Term Inhibition. In Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Austin, TX: Cognitive Science Society.

Best, B. J. (2006). Using the EPAM Theory to Guide Cognitive Model Rule Induction. In Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Behavior Representation In Modeling and Simulation.

Best, B. J. & Lovett, M. (2006). Inducing a Cognitive Model from Examples Provided by an Optimal Algorithm. In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Cognitive Modeling.

Best, B. J., Schunn, C. D., and Reder, L. M. (1998). Modeling Adaptivity in a Dynamic Task. In Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 144-149). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Virtual Environments, Robotics, and Intelligent Agents

Best, B. J., & Lebiere, C. (2009). Software Integration for Computational Cognitive Models in Virtual Environments: The CASEMIL Middleware Infrastruture.  In Proceedings of the 18th Conference on Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation.

Best, B. J., & Lebiere, C. (2006). Cognitive Agents Interacting in Real and Virtual Worlds. In Cognition and Multi-agent Interaction: From Cognitive Modeling to Social Simulation, R. Sun (Ed.), Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Best, B. J. & Lebiere, C. (2003). Spatial Plans, Communication, and Teamwork in Synthetic MOUT Agents. In Proceedings of the 12th Conference on Behavior Representation In Modeling and Simulation.

Best, B. J., Lebiere, C., and Gacy, M. (2005). Leveraging a Cognitive Architecture to Help a Robot Walk and Chew Gum at the Same Time.  In Proceedings of the 12th Conference on Behavior Representation In Modeling and Simulation.

Best, B. J. & Lebiere, C. (2003). Teamwork, Communication, and Planning in ACT-R Agents Engaging in Urban Combat in Virtual Environments, In Proceedings of the 2003 IJCAI Workshop on Cognitive Modeling of Agents and Multi-Agent Interactions (pp. 64-72).

Best, B. J., Scarpinatto, K. C., and Lebiere, C. (2002). A Model of Synthetic Opponents in MOUT Training Simulations Using the ACT-R Cognitive Architecture. In Proceedings of the Eleventh Conference on Computer-Generated Forces and Behavior Representation (pp. 505-516).

Human Interaction (in Aviation and Driving)

Best, B. J., Dixon, K. R. & Speed, A. (2008). Modeling an Unstructured Driving Domain: A Comparison of Two Cognitive Frameworks.  In Proceedings of the 2008 Conference on Behavioral Representation in Modeling and Simulation.

Best, B., Lebiere, C., Schunk, D., Johnson, I., & Archer, R. (2004).  Validating a Cognitive Model of Approach Based on the ACT-R Architecture.  (Technical Report).  Boulder, CO: Micro Analysis & Design, Inc.

Leiden, K., & Best, B. (2005). A Cross-Model Comparison of Human Performance Modeling Tools Applied to Aviation Safety. (Technical Report). Boulder, CO: Micro Analysis & Design, Inc.