Research Seminar: Frank Mollica

The Speaker

Frank is a Lecturer in Computational Cognitive Science at the Complex Human Data Hub, School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne. Previously, he was a Lecturer in Computational Cognitive Science at the Institute for Language, Cognition and Computation, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh and an associate member of the Center for Language Evolution at the University of Edinburgh.

His research uses computational and experimental techniques to investigate how children and adults construct rich conceptual systems that support everyday cognition and how these conceptual systems interface with language. He is also interested in characterizing the cognitive efficiency, diversity, evolution and transmission of these conceptual systems. A second strand of his research uses experimental methods and information theoretic models of language-processing to investigate how we actively build representations of context and how these contexts influence semantic and pragmatic computations.

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The Seminar

In this event in a series, speakers from within the Hub, the University, and the broader research community tell us about their research. Our Research Seminar Series involves speakers covering a broad range of themes surrounding our Hub’s interests, so we’ll hopefully all learn something interesting. Whether you want to learn to inform your own research or to simply satisfy a personal curiosity, we hope to see you there.

Attend In-Person or Online

When: Monday 25 March 2024 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: Steve Howard Room 5206, Level 5, Melbourne Connect
Online: Join the zoom here Meeting ID: 881 8112 1134 Passcode: 081124