Prof Philip Smith: ARC Discovery Project 2021 Recipient

Huge congratulations to Professor Philip Smith for the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Projects funding for 2021.

Congratulations to Prof Philip Smith, recipient of ARC Discovery Project scheme 2021

Huge congratulations to Professor Philip Smith for the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Projects funding for 2021. The discovery scheme seeks to “support some of Australia’s best researchers to commence important work to expand Australia’s knowledge base and research capability, providing important outcomes for all Australians".

"Cognitive Foundations of Fast Decision Making" led by Professor Smith, receiving $313,000 

This project aims to develop a new theory of fast decision making. In all walks of life, from the sports field to the battlefield, fast and accurate decisions are central to human performance. This project will develop and test mathematical models of the processes involved in making decisions with continuous choice sets and decisions requiring integration of multiple sources of information and decisions in which information varies over time. It is expected to contribute to our understanding of factors that characterise and limit human performance in settings in which fast and accurate decisions are required. It is expected to benefit the design of systems and environments in which safety and efficiency depend on human decision making.