Research Interests
(Paul D. King)
My primary research interest is in how the brain works when viewed
as an information processing system. I am also interested
in human organizations when viewed as systems, and the use
of technology to implement intelligent learning behavior.
My professional background can be found here.
Systems Neuroscience interests:
- Discovery of objects and scene structure in the human visual system
- Perceptual organization, dynamic configuration, and information routing
- World model formation, representation, and neural encoding
- Dynamic interaction-driven models of perception, strategy,
and action in the sensorimotor loop
- Integration of bottom-up and top-down information processing in perception
- System and circuit theories of information processing in the brain
- Functional role of cortical oscillations (gamma, theta, alpha, beta)
- Models of spike-based information processing in the cortical microcircuit
- Circuit models of learning and memory (LTP, LTD, STDP, working memory)
- Reinforcement learning, strategy planning, and policy execution
in spiking networks
Computer Science interests — Machine learning:
- Statistical models of visual processing and object recognition
- Neural networks and neural information processing models
- Reinforcement learning and Bayesian statistical models
- Machine models of behavior planning and interactive adaptation
Computer Science interests — Software architecture:
- Object-oriented models of information and function representation
- Computer vision systems
- User interface design and interactive information mapping strategies
- Social networking and collaboration system data models
Recently Attended Research Meetings
- Society for Neuroscience 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Cosyne 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
(Computational and Systems Neuroscience)
- CVPR 2006, 2007, 2009
(IEEE Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition)
- VSS 2006, 2007
(Vision Science Society)
- NIPS 2005, 2006
(Neural Information Processing Systems)
- CNS 2006
(Computational Neuroscience Society)
- FENS 2006
(Federation of European Neuroscience Societies)
- ASSC 2007
(Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness)