Alex Petrov's Curriculum Vitae

Greetings!

Dr. Alexander A. Petrov
Associate Professor
Visual Cognition Lab
Department of Psychology
Courtesy affiliation with the Department of Philosophy
Ohio State University

200B Lazenby Hall
1827 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Email: apetrov [at] alexpetrov [you know what]
WWW: http://alexpetrov.com/

Curriculum Vitae, camera-ready version, September 2024.

Employment

Associate Professor, 2012-present: Department of Psychology, Ohio State University
Assistant Professor, 2006-2012: Department of Psychology, Ohio State University

Degrees

Ph.D. & M.S. in Cognitive Science, 1998: Central and East-European Center for Cognitive Science,
New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Ph.D. Thesis: A dynamic emergent computational model of analogy-making based on decentralized representations (pdf).
Advisor: Boicho N. Kokinov.
M.S. & B.S. in Computer Science, 1995: Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria. Cum laude.

Additional Education

Post-doctoral Fellow, 2005-2006: Department of Psychology, University of Colorado at Boulder
Supervisor: Randall C. O'Reilly.
Post-doctoral Fellow, 2001-2005: Department of Cognitive Sciences, University of California, Irvine
Supervisor: Barbara A. Dosher.
Post-doctoral Fellow, 1998-2001: Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University
Supervisor: John R. Anderson.
Data mining and machine learning for professionals, 1999: Summer school at the Center for Automated Learning and Discovery,
Carnegie Mellon University
TEMPUS mobility grant, May-July 1996: Study period at Hamburg University, Germany.

Publications

Publication list in reverse chronological order
Publication list organized by outlet type
Camera-ready Curriculum Vitae

Funding

Biologically-Inspired Cognitive Architectures,
Co-Investigator on DARPA Grant 05185052,
Oct 2005--Oct 2006, $229,532 direct costs.
A computational cognitive neuroscience model of complex perceptual skill learning.
Principal Investigator on NIH Grant R21 EY022745-01,
07/01/2012--06/30/2014, $275,000 direct costs.

Scholarships and Awards

Courtesy affiliation with the Department of Philosophy at OSU (2019-present)
The Fred Brown Research Award for 2017. The award singles out one journal article (in this case Sawada & Petrov, 2017) among all publications (co)authored by faculty members of the Department of Psychology at OSU in that year.
The Clifford T. Morgan Best Article of the Year Award for Behavior Research Methods in 2016 for Hayes & Petrov (2016a).
"Extraordinary Ability" status by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (2002)
Conference presentation grants from Carnegie Mellon University (1999, 2000)
Grigor Parlichev Award for outstanding achievements at New Bulgarian Univ. (1997)
Open Society Fund Scholarship covering tuition at New Bulgarian University (1992-97)
TEMPUS Mobility Grant supporting a visit to Hamburg University, Germany (1996)
Merit-based scholarship from Sofia University (1989-94)
Golden medal from the National High School of Mathematics and Science, Sofia (1987)

Teaching Experience

See my teaching page for details.

Computer and Technical Experience

Programming languages: Matlab, R, Python, C++, Lisp, Prolog
Cognitive Architectures: ACT-R, DUAL, Leabra, Nengo
Software development: Cognitive architecture DUAL (10,000+ lines of Lisp code),
Matlab implementation of several complex mathematical models and psychophysical experiments with controlled stimulus presentations (PsychToolbox, EyeLink)
Research Programmer: Part time, 1994-1998. Central and East-European Center for Cognitive Science, New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Research Programmer: Part time, 1991-1994. Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Bulgarian Academy of Science, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Radio and Telegraph Operator: Mandatory service in the Bulgarian Army, 1987-1989.

Invited Colloquia

The Interdisciplinary Workshop of Philosophy and Psychology of Visual Space, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Feb 2019
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Psychology, Sep 2018.
Fourth International Workshop on Perceptual Learning, Jongny, Switzerland, Aug 2014.
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, Delta Center, Oct 2011.
Second International Workshop on Perceptual Learning, Eilat, Israel, Dec 2010.
University of California, Riverside, CA, Department of Psychology, Nov 2010.
University of Texas, Austin, TX, Department of Psychology, Oct 2010.
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, March 2008.
Ohio State University, Neural Mechanisms of Decision Making Workshop, Sep 2007
Ohio State University, Center for Cognitive Sciences, COGFEST Lecture, May 2007.
Perceptual Expertise Network (PEN) Workshop, May 2006.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, Cognitive Science Department, Jan 2006.
Ohio State University, Columbus, Department of Psychology, Jan 2006.
Ohio University, Athens, Department of Psychology, Jan 2006.
University of Memphis, Department of Psychology, Dec 2005.
University of Colorado at Boulder, Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, Oct 2005.
University of Colorado at Boulder, Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, Sep 2005.
Carnegie Mellon University, Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Sep 2005.
University of California, Irvine, Department of Psychology, June 2005.
University of Arizona, Tucson, Department of Psychology, Jan 2005.
University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Psychology, Dec 2004.
University of California, Irvine, Department of Psychology, Feb 2003.
Bulgarian Society for Cognitive Science, Research colloquium, Sep 2002.
Carnegie Mellon University, ACT-R research seminar, May 2001.
Carnegie Mellon University, Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Feb 2001.
New Bulgarian University, Department of Cognitive Science, July 2000.
University of Liege, Cognitive science seminar, July 1996.
Hamburg University, Knowledge and Language Processing Research Group, June 1996.

Professional Service

Executive Committee member for the Center for Cognitive and Brain Sciences (CCBS) at Ohio State University (2015-present).
Consulting editor for Psychological Review (2015-present).
Program Committee Member for the Midwestern Cognitive Science Conference (2013).
Program Committee Member for the Annual Cognitive Science Conference (2008-2011).
Ad hoc reviewer for Acta Psychological, Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Science, Cognition, Computational Brain & Behavior, European Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Cognitive Science Research, Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, Journal of Mathematical Psychology, Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Vision, Learning & Motivation, Memory & Cognition, National Science Foundation, Oxford University Press, (Attention,) Perception & Psychophysics, Philosophical Psychology, PLOS ONE, Psychological Review, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, PNASy, Science, Vision Research, Visual Cognition, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Cognitive Science Conference, International Conference on Cognitive Modeling.
Moderator of numerous spoken sessions at various conferences.
Co-organizer of a special spoken session on "Applications of Reaction-Time Models" at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Nov 2010.
Organizer of a symposium on Models of Perceptual Learning: Combining Psychophysics, Computation and Neuroscience at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, May 2011.
Co-organizer of an interdisciplinary workshop on Philosophy and Psychology of Visual Space, Feb 2019

Advisees

General Exam Committee Chair for Yuhui (Ava) Du, April 2021, Ohio State University.
Ph.d. Thesis Committee Member for Qingfang Liu, Jan 2021, Ohio State University.
M.Sc. Thesis Advisor for Yuhui (Ava) Du, May 2020, Ohio State University.
Ph.D. Thesis Advisor for Ying Yu, May 2020, Ohio State University.
Honors Thesis Committee Member for Lauren Garner, April 2020, Ohio State University.
General Exam Committee Member for Qingfang Liu, Dec 2019, Ohio State University.
M.Sc. Thesis Committee Member for Heather Daly, May 2019, Ohio State University.
General Exam Committee Member for Shuyuan Yu, April 2019, Ohio State University.
M.Sc. Thesis Committee Member for Qingfang Liu, July 2018, Ohio State University.
Ph.D. Thesis Committee Member for Emanuele Rizzi, June 2018, Ohio State University.
M.Sc. Thesis Advisor for Ying Yu, July 2017, Ohio State University.
Honors Thesis Committee Member for Jane Beaufore, April 2017, Ohio State University.
Ph.D. Thesis Advisor for Vishnu Sreekumar, November 2015, Ohio State University.
M.Sc. Thesis Advisor for Charlette Lin, April 2015, Ohio State University.
M.Sc. Thesis Advisor for Emanuelle Rizzi, Dec 2014, Ohio State University.
Ph.D. Thesis Advisor for Taylor Hayes, November 2014, Ohio State University.
Ph.D. Thesis Advisor for Nicholas Van Horn, August 2014, Ohio State University.
General Exam Committee Member for Vishnu Sreekumar, April 2014, Ohio State University
M.Sc. Thesis Advisor for Eric Weismantel, Aug 2013, Ohio State University.
M.Sc. Thesis Advisor for Vishnu Sreekumar, Nov 2012, Ohio State University.
General Exam Committee Member for Gary Yim, Summer 2012, Ohio State University
General Exam Committee Member for Eric Egan, Summer 2012, Ohio State University
General Exam Committee Chair for Nicholas Van Horn, Summer 2012, Ohio State University
General Exam Committee Chair for Taylor Hayes, Winter 2012, Ohio State University
M.Sc. Thesis Advisor for Nicholas Van Horn, Spring 2011, Ohio State University.
M.Sc. Thesis Advisor for Taylor Hayes, Winter 2011, Ohio State University.
Advisor of graduate student Alexander Roberts for his Independent Study, Winter 2011, Ohio State University.
Advisor of undergraduate student Jordan Meyer for his Independent Study, Spring 2010-present, Ohio State University.
M.Sc. Thesis Committee Member for Eric Egan, Nov 2010, Ohio State University.
Advisor of graduate student Gary Yim for his Interdisciplinary CogSci Summer Research Project, May-Nov 2010, Ohio State University.
Ph.D. Thesis Committee Member for Danelle Wilbraham, June 2010, Ohio State University.
Ph.D. Thesis Committee Member for Corey White, May 2010, Ohio State University.
General Exam Committee Member for Frank Kanayet, May 2010, Ohio State University.
M.Sc. Thesis Committee Member for Kevin Guckes, Aug 2009, Ohio State University.
General Exam Committee Member for Corey White, Dec 2008, Ohio State University.
Ph.D. Thesis Committee Member for James Christensen, Aug 2008, Ohio State University.
M.Sc. Thesis Committee Member for Jeffrey DeVries, Nov 2007, Ohio State University.
M.Sc. Thesis Committee Member for Mariya M. Popova, July 2007, New Bulgarian University.
M.Sc. Thesis Committee Member for Radu Luchianov, July 2000, New Bulgarian University.

Professional Affiliations

Cognitive Science Society
Vision Sciences Society
The Psychonomic Society
Society for Mathematical Psychology
Society for Philosophy and Psychology