Brendan is a PhD candidate at the Department of Cognitive Science at Carleton and a member of the Cognitive Modeling Lab. He is an instructor of undergraduate cognitive science, and contributor to The Conversation.
Brendan received an MA in cognitive science from Carleton (2020). His thesis focused on the computational modeling of metacognition.
Research interests
• Metacognition
• Cognitive modeling
• Artificial cognition
• Neuroscience
PUBLICATIONS and CONFERENCES
Conway-Smith, B., & West, R. (2022). Clarifying system 1 & 2 metacognition using the Common Model. In Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (Vol. 44, No. 44).
Conway-Smith, B., & West, R. (2021). The Proceduralization of Metacognitive Skills. In Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (Vol. 43, No. 43).
Conway-Smith, B., & West, R. (2020). A hierarchical model of metacognition. In Proceedings of the 42th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, CogSci 2020.
Conway-Smith, B., & West, R. (2019). Metacognitive Modeling; using cognitive modeling to clarify philosophical metacognitive concepts. In Proceedings of the 41th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, CogSci 2019.
VIDEO PRESENTATIONS
Class lecture videos: 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:
Brendan is the winner of the 2018 TA award for excellence,
and the creator of the cognitive science logo
CONTACT
brendan.conwaysmith@carleton.ca
github.com/BrendanCS
linkedin.com/in/brendan-conway-smith-458067aa/
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