Alex Petrov's Curriculum Vitae

Greetings!

Dr. Alexander A. Petrov
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Ohio State University

200B Lazenby Hall
1827 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Email: apetrov [at] alexpetrov.com
WWW: http://alexpetrov.com/
Tel: (614) 247-2734
Skype: apetrov1969

Curriculum Vitae, camera-ready version, August 2010.

Research Interests

Employment

Assistant Professor, 2006-present
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

Funding

Scholarships and Awards

Teaching Experience

See my teaching page for details.

Computer and Technical Experience

Programming languages
Matlab, C++, Lisp, XHTML+CSS, SPSS, Prolog, Pascal
Cognitive Architectures
Leabra, ACT-R, DUAL
System administrator
Heterogeneous network of Linux, Windows, and Mac nodes
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

Professional Service

Professional Affiliations

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