WID’s research portfolio extends into certain social sciences, including projects at the intersection of machine learning, human cognition, and education, research in vision science and visualization, and examination of the psychophysical effects of virtual reality.
In a paper forthcoming in the journal Cognitive Science, Living Environments Lab professor Karen Schloss and her colleagues investigated whether and why color preferences change according to the season.
WID Optimization researchers have partnered with faculty across campus to work on ways to use computers to make better use of human brain power.
Tools for Discovery is a regular profile series that inspects the computer programs, gadgets and methods behind WID’s ideas and discoveries.
The New Yorker is using a machine learning system developed by WID Optimization researchers to sort through captions for their weekly cartoon caption contest.
For renowned primatologist Frans de Waal, observation tops the list of skills vital to his work.
