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, January 2008.

Research Interests

computational cognitive neuroscience, neural networks
perceptual learning, vision models, psychophysics, attention
memory-based scaling and categorization, prototypes
sustained goal-directed behavior, executive control, reinforcement learning
cognitive architectures, Leabra, ACT-R, DUAL
artificial intelligence, machine learning
analogy making, problem solving, similarity

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

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

Funding

Biologically-Inspired Cognitive Architectures, Co-Investigator on DARPA Grant 05185052, Oct 2005--Oct 2006, $229,532 direct costs.

Scholarships and Awards

"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

Introduction to the Leabra Framework for Computational Cognitive Neuroscience: Three-day tutorial, Feb 2006.
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Human Attention: Instructor. Undergraduate course, Summer 2004.
University of California, Irvine, CA.
Course web page Course syllabus
Perceptual Learning from a Connectionist Perspective: Invited lecture for a graduate course, March 2004.
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Behavior-Based Robotics: Invited lecture for a graduate course, July 2002.
New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Principles of Learning in Humans and Machines: Instructor. Intensive graduate course, July 2000.
Seventh International Summer School in Cognitive Science,
New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Course syllabus
Computer Skills and Text Processing: Instructor. Undergraduate course, 1996-1998.
New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Statistical Hypothesis Testing: Two invited lectures for an undergraduate course, Fall 1997.
New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Analogy-Making: Data and Models: Teaching Assistant. Graduate course, Fall 1997.
New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Cognitive Modeling: The Symbolic Approach: Teaching Assistant. Undergraduate course, Spring 1997.
New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Experiment Design and Programming in PsyScope: Instructor. Undergraduate course, Spring 1997.
New Bulgarian University, Sofia, Bulgaria.

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

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

Ad hoc reviewer for Psychological Review, Journal of Cognitive Science Research, Journal of Vision, Perception & Psychophysics, Vision Research, Oxford University Press, Annual Cognitive Science Conference, and International Conference on Cognitive Modeling.
M.Sc. Thesis Committee Member for Radu Luchianov, July 2000, New Bulgarian University.

Professional Affiliations

Cognitive Science Society
Vision Sciences Society
Cognitive Neuroscience Society
The Psychonomic Society
Society for Mathematical Psychology
Bulgarian Society for Cognitive Science