Brendan is a PhD candidate at the Department of Cognitive Science at Carleton and a member of the Cognitive Modeling Lab. He is also a teacher of undergraduate cognitive science.
Brendan received an MA in cognitive science from Carleton (2020). His thesis focused on the computational modeling of metacognition.
Presently he is collaborating with the Medical University of Graz in Austria, building a metacognitive model of introspective accuracy. In November he is speaking at the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intellgence (AAAI).
Research interests
• Metacognition
• Cognitive modeling
• Artificial intelligence
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VIDEO PRESENTATIONS
AAAI 2022 Fall Symposium
Brendan travels to Virginia, U.S.A. to present a new published paper.
TEDx
Class lecture: metacognition (part 1)
Class lecture: metacognition (part 2)
Class lecture: metacognition (part 3)
ICCM 2022 presentation:
Clarifying system-1 & 2 through the common model of cognition
Video lecture archive:
Theories in Cognitive Science (CGSC 2001B):
Metacognition lecture:
CogSci 2021 conference:
The proceduralization of metacognitive skills
GRADflix – 1 min. video contest:
CogSci conference 2020:
A hierarchical model of metacognition
Carleton Colloquium :
Introduction to Cognitive Modeling & ACT-R:
Brief History of Cognitive Science:
CONTACT
brendan.conwaysmith@carleton.ca
github.com/BrendanCS
linkedin.com/in/brendan-conway-smith-458067aa/
Brendan is the winner of the 2018 TA award for excellence,
and the creator of the cognitive science logo
