Computational Models of Cognition and Learning

Dear Colleagues,

Artificial intelligence (AI) and cognitive science, psychology, and neuroscience have a long and entwined relationship with many examples of AI and Machine Learning (ML) research intricately coupled with research in cognitive science, psychology, neuroscience, and biology. In this context, computational modelling has been a powerful tool, eminently suitable to address the research goals of these fields. Computational models can help in enhancing both our fundamental and high-level understanding of human learning and cognitive processes, and at the same time provide both inspiration and validation for AI methods and ML techniques to accelerate and steer AI and ML research.

This Special Issue will explore the vital importance of this collaboration, disseminating research findings in cognitive science, psychology, and neuroscience that could aid in generating novel methods, models, and frameworks in the fields of AI and ML, and vice versa. It will present the state-of-the-art in:

• Computational modelling using AI/ML methods and techniques for enhanced understanding of human learning and cognitive processing;
• design and development of novel cognitive science-, psychology-, or neuroscience-inspired AI and ML methods;
• models, tools, and methods that assist or supplement human reasoning;
• computational approaches to develop human-level intelligence and human-like computing abilities;
• systems capable of learning several tasks or skills from their environment;
• Intelligent, human-like systems informed by biological or psychological models;
• methods for human-like reasoning, transfer learning;
• methods for interpretable ML and explainable AI.

Prof. Dr. George D. Magoulas
Dr. Maitrei Kohli
Prof. Dr. Michael Thomas
Guest Editors

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