Brendan is a PhD student at the Department of Cognitive Science at Carleton and a member of the Cognitive Modeling Lab. He is a contract instructor to cognitive science undergraduates.
He received an MA in cognitive science from Carleton (2020). His thesis focused on computational modeling of metacognition.
His research interests:
• Metacognition
• Cognitive modeling
• Philosophy of cognition
• Neuroscience
Read masters’ thesis:
“Clarifying Metacognition Through Computational Modeling”
Lecture videos “Theories in Cognitive Science” (CGSC 2001B):
http://cognitivemodelinglab.com/index.php/lecture-videos/
Brendan is the winner of the 2018 TA award for excellence.
He is the creator of the cognitive science logo:
CONTACT:
brendan.conwaysmith@carleton.ca
github.com/BrendanCS
linkedin.com/in/brendan-conway-smith-458067aa/
PUBLICATIONS:
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. BT – Proceedings of the 42th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, CogSci 2020.
West, R. L., & Conway-Smith, B. (2019). A Computational Theory of Feeling. Proceedings of ICCM 2019 17th International Conference on Cognitive Modelling, 295-300.
Conway-Smith, B., & West, R. (2019). Metacognitive Modeling; using cognitive modeling to clarify philosophical metacognitive concepts. BT – Proceedings of the 41th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, CogSci 2019.
VIDEO PRESENTATIONS:
CogSci 2021:
1 minute video contest:
Lecture on modeling & architectures
CogSci conference 2020:
Carleton Colloquium :
Introduction to Cognitive Modeling & ACT-R:
Brief History of Cognitive Science:
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