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Lecturer post at University College Dublin - Cognitive neuroscience
by nuala brady 30 May '11

30 May '11

**** Please forward to prospective applicants - thanks, Nuala **** Lecturer in Psychology UCD School of Psychology Temporary 5-year or permanent post – the issue of permanency depending on the circumstances of the successful candidate UCD College of Human Sciences University College Dublin ----------------------------------------------------------- The School of Psychology at University College, Dublin (UCD) invites applications for a lectureship in psychology with expertise in cognitive neuroscience and/or cognitive neuropsychology. Applicants should have a strong record of peer-reviewed publications and teaching experience commensurate with their stage of career. Existing fields of expertise in the School include cognitive psychology (expertise, motor imagery, face recognition, perception of action & biological motion), neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders and their associated neurocognitive and behavioural problems. However, candidates with experience in any area of human cognitive neuroscience or neuropsychology will be considered. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the teaching and administrative work of the School and to advance his/her research programme. Candidates should have a relevant first degree and PhD (or equivalent). Postdoctoral research experience and experience of lecturing are particularly desirable. 2010 Salary Scale: €35,355 - €81,452 per annum 2011 Salary Scale: €31,820 - €73,307 per annum Subject to all new entrants to public sector as of 01 January 2011 Prior to application, further information (including application procedure) should be obtained from the UCD Job Vacancies website: http://www.ucd.ie/hr/jobvacancies. Closing date: 23.30hrs on Thursday 30th June 2011 Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 11:30pm on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications. UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies - Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned. Nuala Brady School of Psychology University College Dublin Belfield, D4 IRELAND +353 (0)1 716 8247 nuala.brady(a)ucd.ie | Closing Date: | | 23.30hrs on Thursday 30th June 2011 | | Ref: | | 004562 | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------

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(Ei/IEEE Xplore) CISP'11-BMEI'11 Extended Deadline 3 June, Shanghai, China
by Bing Li 22 May '11

22 May '11

Dear Colleague, We cordially invite you to submit a paper to the upcoming 4th International Congress on Image and Signal Processing (CISP 2011) and the 4th International Conference on BioMedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI 2011), to be jointly held from 15-17 October 2011, in Shanghai, China. Due to numerous requests, the submission deadline is extended to 3 June 2011. Shanghai is the largest city in China, with famous historical and cultural heritage. Attractions include Yuyuan Garden ("Happy Garden" built in Ming Dynasty), Shanghai Museum with 120,000 pieces of rare relics, Shanghai World Financial Center, Jade Buddha Temple (Song Dynasty), Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Zhujiajiao Water Town, and Expo 2010 site. All papers in conference proceedings will be indexed by both EI Compendex and ISTP, as well as included in the IEEE Xplore (IEEE Conference Record Number for CISP'11: 18205; IEEE Conference Record Number for BMEI'11: 18206. CISP-BMEI 2008-2010 papers have already been indexed in EI Compendex). Substantially extended versions of best papers will be considered for publication in a CISP'11-BMEI'11 special issue of the Computers and Electrical Engineering journal (SCI-indexed). CISP-BMEI is a premier international forum for scientists and researchers to present the state of the art of multimedia, signal processing, biomedical engineering and informatics. The previous CISP-BMEI each attracted over 3000 submissions from all over the world, with acceptance rate around 50%. The registration fee of US$400 includes proceedings, lunches, dinners, banquet, coffee breaks, and all technical sessions. CISP'11-BMEI'11 is technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. To promote international participation of researchers from outside the country/region where the conference is held (i.e., China’s mainland), researchers outside of China’s mainland are encouraged to propose invited sessions. The first author of each paper in an invited session must not be affiliated with an organization in China’s mainland. All papers in the invited sessions can be marked as "Invited Paper". The organizer(s) for each invited session with at least 6 registered papers will (jointly) enjoy an honorarium of US*D 400. Invited session organizers will solicit submissions, conduct reviews and recommend accept/reject decisions on the submitted papers. Invited session organizers will be able to set their own submission and review schedules, as long as a set of recommended papers is determined by 31 May 2011. Each invited session proposal should include: (1) the name, bio, and contact information of each organizer of the invited session; (2) the title and a short synopsis of the invited session. Please send your proposal to CISP-BMEI(a)dhu.edu.cn For more information, visit the conference web page: http://cisp-bmei.dhu.edu.cn If you have any questions after visiting the conference web page, please email the secretariat at CISP-BMEI(a)dhu.edu.cn Join us at this major event in exciting Shanghai !!! Organizing Committee CISP-BMEI(a)dhu.edu.cn P.S.: Kindly forward to your colleagues and students in your school/department. If you wish to unsubscribe, in which case we apologize, please reply with "unsubscribe face-research-list(a)lists.stir.ac.uk " in your email subject. Thanks.

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question on validation
by Lőrincz András 19 May '11

19 May '11

Dear List Members: I am wondering how to validate general facial expressions. I see a single method: Estimate the amplitude of action units *AND* get a FACS expert who validates the data (and does not mind emotions at all) Do you have any other idea? - Are you aware of any kind of database where people respond naturally to images or sounds and they also talk about their mixed feelings? - Is there any kind of image database on facial expressions with regard to a standard emotional database, like IAPS? - Is there any general measure, such as co-measured signals (like video, fMRI, PET, EEG and gaze estimation) together with the data that was used to evoke emotions in the study and can be used for validation? I am very much looking forward to your responses. Best wishes, Andras _________________________ Andras Lorincz ECCAI Fellow http://nipg.inf.elte.hu http://lifeboat.com/ex/bios.andras.lorincz Department of Software Technology and Methodology Eotvos Lorand University Budapest, Hungary

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question on validation
by andras.lorincz＠elte.hu 19 May '11

19 May '11

Dear List Members: I am wondering how to validate general facial expressions. I see a single method: - estimate the amplitude of action units *AND* get a FACS expert who validates the data (and does not mind emotions at all) Do you have any other idea? - Are you aware of any kind of database where people respond naturally to images or sounds and they also talk about their mixed feelings? - Is there any kind of image database on facial expressions with regard to a standard emotional database, like IAPS? - Is there any general measure, such as co-measured signals (like video, fMRI, PET, EEG and gaze estimation) together with the data that was used to evoke emotions in the study and can be used for validation? I am very much looking forward to your responses. Best wishes, Andras _________________________ Andras Lorincz ECCAI Fellow http://nipg.inf.elte.hu <http://nipg.inf.elte.hu/> http://lifeboat.com/ex/bios.andras.lorincz <https://ujmail.inf.elte.hu/owa/redir.aspx?C=e8f756b9213044c5a01b702558318ef 8&URL=http%3a%2f%2flifeboat.com%2fex%2fbios.andras.lorincz> Department of Software Technology and Methodology Eotvos Lorand University Budapest, Hungary

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Assistant Professor/Associate Professor positions, University of Western Australia
by Libby Taylor 11 May '11

11 May '11

Positions available for Assistant Professor (Level B)/Associate Professor (Level C) at the School of Psychology, University of Western Australia. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (Level B)/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (Level C); Ref: 3530 - 2 tenurable appointments - Salary range: Level B $78,647 - $93,394 p.a. - Salary range: Level C $96,341 - $111,090 p.a. - Level of appointment will be commensurate with qualifications and experience Applications are invited from individuals with expertise in Cognitive Science/NeuroScience or Organizational Psychology. Applications from outstanding individuals in other areas of Psychology will also be considered. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (Level B); Ref: 3531 - 2 x 5 year appointments - Salary range: Level B $78,647 - $93,394 p.a. Applications are invited from individuals with expertise in Cognitive Science/Neuroscience, Abnormal Cognition including Paediatric Clinical Psychology, and Social or Organizational Psychology. Applications with expertise in the perception area are particularly encouraged to apply for one of these positions. Applicants will be expected to have a PhD in Psychology. Applicants who are close to completion of this qualification will also be considered. Closing date for applications is Friday, 10 June 2011. Please see attached advertisement for more information.

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(Ei/IEEE Xplore) CISP'11-BMEI'11 Extended Deadline 3 June, Shanghai, China
by Bing Li 06 May '11

06 May '11

Dear Colleague, We cordially invite you to submit a paper to the upcoming 4th International Congress on Image and Signal Processing (CISP 2011) and the 4th International Conference on BioMedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI 2011), to be jointly held from 15-17 October 2011, in Shanghai, China. Due to numerous requests, the submission deadline is extended to 3 June 2011. Shanghai is the largest city in China, with famous historical and cultural heritage. Attractions include Yuyuan Garden ("Happy Garden" built in Ming Dynasty), Shanghai Museum with 120,000 pieces of rare relics, Shanghai World Financial Center, Jade Buddha Temple (Song Dynasty), Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Zhujiajiao Water Town, and Expo 2010 site. All papers in conference proceedings will be indexed by both EI Compendex and ISTP, as well as included in the IEEE Xplore (IEEE Conference Record Number for CISP'11: 18205; IEEE Conference Record Number for BMEI'11: 18206. CISP-BMEI 2008-2010 papers have already been indexed in EI Compendex). Substantially extended versions of best papers will be considered for publication in a CISP'11-BMEI'11 special issue of the Computers and Electrical Engineering journal (SCI-indexed). CISP-BMEI is a premier international forum for scientists and researchers to present the state of the art of multimedia, signal processing, biomedical engineering and informatics. The previous CISP-BMEI each attracted over 3000 submissions from all over the world, with acceptance rate around 50%. The registration fee of US$400 includes proceedings, lunches, dinners, banquet, coffee breaks, and all technical sessions. CISP'11-BMEI'11 is technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. To promote international participation of researchers from outside the country/region where the conference is held (i.e., China’s mainland), researchers outside of China’s mainland are encouraged to propose invited sessions. The first author of each paper in an invited session must not be affiliated with an organization in China’s mainland. All papers in the invited sessions can be marked as "Invited Paper". The organizer(s) for each invited session with at least 6 registered papers will (jointly) enjoy an honorarium of US*D 400. Invited session organizers will solicit submissions, conduct reviews and recommend accept/reject decisions on the submitted papers. Invited session organizers will be able to set their own submission and review schedules, as long as a set of recommended papers is determined by 31 May 2011. Each invited session proposal should include: (1) the name, bio, and contact information of each organizer of the invited session; (2) the title and a short synopsis of the invited session. Please send your proposal to CISP-BMEI(a)dhu.edu.cn For more information, visit the conference web page: http://cisp-bmei.dhu.edu.cn If you have any questions after visiting the conference web page, please email the secretariat at CISP-BMEI(a)dhu.edu.cn Join us at this major event in exciting Shanghai !!! Organizing Committee CISP-BMEI(a)dhu.edu.cn P.S.: Kindly forward to your colleagues and students in your school/department. If you wish to unsubscribe, in which case we apologize, please reply with "unsubscribe face-research-list(a)lists.stir.ac.uk " in your email subject. Thanks.

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introduction
by Gary Cottrell 04 May '11

04 May '11

Hi - I thought I would introduce myself to the list. I'm Gary Cottrell, and I've been building computational models (or my students have!) of visual processing for slightly over 20 years. My lab is interested in how the brain processes visual information from a number of perspectives - how do we recognize facial expressions, how do we recognize faces & objects, how do we decide where to look, how to we integrate information over fixations, what is the source of hemispheric asymmetries, what is the cause of search asymmetries? We've also investigated how hierarchical visual representations can be formed through unsupervised learning. I have a bad habit of publishing things in the cog sci conference and then not sending that to a journal, so some of my work is obscure, but it is all on my web page. I'm also a member of the Perceptual Expertise Network, where I've mostly been interested in computational explanations of what I call the Visual Expertise Mystery, which is why would an area (the FFA) that presumably starts out as a face area become recruited for other areas of expertise? While a fair number of the readers of this list probably believe that that question starts from a false presupposition, we have a good computational answer, if you allow it the question! ;-) I hope to see many of you at VSS! cheers, gary Gary Cottrell 858-534-6640 FAX: 858-534-7029 Computer Science and Engineering 0404 IF USING FED EX INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING LINE: CSE Building, Room 4130 University of California San Diego - 9500 Gilman Drive # 0404 La Jolla, Ca. 92093-0404 "A grapefruit is a lemon that saw an opportunity and took advantage of it." - note written on a door in amsterdam on Lybaangracht strasse. "Only connect!" -E.M. Forster "I am awaiting the day when people remember the fact that discovery does not work by deciding what you want and then discovering it." -David Mermin Email: gary(a)ucsd.edu Home page: http://www-cse.ucsd.edu/~gary/

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BPS Developmental Section 2011 conference - one week left to submit!!!
by Debbie Riby 04 May '11

04 May '11

Dear All Please note that there is just one week left to submit abstracts for the 2011 BPS Developmental Section Conference! We look forward to seeing you in Newcastle upon Tyne. Best wishes BPS Dev2011 Organizing Team Developmental Section Annual Conference 2011 British Psychological Society 7-9th September 2011, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne Hosted by the School of Psychology, Newcastle University and the Dept of Psychology, Northumbria University (Northumbria-Newcastle Developmental Psychology Initiative) One week to go until abstract submission closes!! Abstract submissions close 13th May 2011 PLUS ...... Check out the 2 fantastic pre-conference workshop opportunities on 6th September: i) Restrictive and repetitive behaviours in neuro-developmental disorders http://research.ncl.ac.uk/cargo-ne/events.html ii) Essential skills for postgraduates http://sites.google.com/site/pgworkshop2011/ Early Bird registration rates available until 30th June 2011 For all information please visit the BPS conference webpage http://www.bps.org.uk/dev2011 or our conference homepage at https://sites.google.com/site/developmental2011/registration For further information please email dev2011(a)ncl.ac.uk or contact Reshma.Oza(a)bps.org.uk or Bijal.Vaghela(a)bps.org.uk at the BPS conference office.

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BPS Developmental Section 2011 conference - one week left to submit!!!
by Debbie Riby 04 May '11

04 May '11

Dear All Please note that there is just one week left to submit abstracts for the 2011 BPS Developmental Section Conference! Remember we feature a keynote presentation on early face perception by Dr Olivier Pascalis! We look forward to seeing you in Newcastle upon Tyne. Best wishes BPS Dev2011 Organizing Team Developmental Section Annual Conference 2011 British Psychological Society 7-9th September 2011, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne Hosted by the School of Psychology, Newcastle University and the Dept of Psychology, Northumbria University (Northumbria-Newcastle Developmental Psychology Initiative) One week to go until abstract submission closes!! Abstract submissions close 13th May 2011 PLUS ...... Check out the 2 fantastic pre-conference workshop opportunities on 6th September: i) Restrictive and repetitive behaviours in neuro-developmental disorders http://research.ncl.ac.uk/cargo-ne/events.html ii) Essential skills for postgraduates http://sites.google.com/site/pgworkshop2011/ Early Bird registration rates available until 30th June 2011 For all information please visit the BPS conference webpage http://www.bps.org.uk/dev2011 or our conference homepage at https://sites.google.com/site/developmental2011/registration For further information please email dev2011(a)ncl.ac.uk<mailto:dev2011@ncl.ac.uk> or contact Reshma.Oza(a)bps.org.uk<mailto:Reshma.Oza@bps.org.uk> or Bijal.Vaghela(a)bps.org.uk<mailto:Bijal.Vaghela@bps.org.uk> at the BPS conference office.

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Postdoctoral Fellowship at Vanderbilt
by Thomas Palmeri 01 May '11

01 May '11

** Please forward to prospective applicants ** Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity in Object Recognition, Categorization, and Perceptual Expertise Psychology Department Vanderbilt University Applications are being considered for a postdoctoral fellowship in my laboratory at Vanderbilt University for research on visual object recognition, categorization, and perceptual expertise. See my Category Laboratory web site for descriptions of some current projects: catlab.psy.vanderbilt.edu/research <http://catlab.psy.vanderbilt.edu/research> Applicants would have opportunities for research combining behavioral experiments, computational modeling, eye tracking, or functional brain imaging. Collaborative opportunities are possible with members of the Perceptual Expertise Network and the Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center. The position is one year, renewable. Start date is negotiable. Salary will be based on NIH postdoctoral scale. Applicants should send a cover letter, a CV, a research statement, and names of three references to Tom Palmeri (thomas.j.palmeri(a)vanderbilt.edu) Category Laboratory: catlab.psy.vanderbilt.edu <http://catlab.psy.vanderbilt.edu/> Psychological Sciences at Vanderbilt: www.vanderbilt.edu/psychological_sciences <http://www.vanderbilt.edu/psychological_sciences/> Vanderbilt University: www.vanderbilt.edu <http://www.vanderbilt.edu/> Perceptual Expertise Network: gauthier.psy.vanderbilt.edu/pen <http://gauthier.psy.vanderbilt.edu/pen/> Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center: tdlc.ucsd.edu <http://tdlc.ucsd.edu/>

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