Specialisations at the Comenius University in Bratislava
Projects for Specialisation SS2011 & WS2011
The following list displays possible topics for mobility semester project(s) (S-I), as well as for second semester projects (IR II) and the master thesis (MA), which are offered in SS2012 and/or WS2012. For general information on Cognitive Science at Comenius University in Bratislava (CUB) see the Departmental website."cogsci.bratislava2011.pdf"(presentation held in Bratislava/15.12.2011) also provides information for incoming students on research in cognitive science in Bratislava.
| Project Title | Contact Person | Department/ Lab | Project Description | Qualifications / Requirements | Places | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connectionist modeling of a developing embodied agent | Igor Farkaš, assoc. prof. | email | www | Dept of Applied Informatics | The goal will be to model one of the early cognitive capabilities using the iCub simulator. Theoretical work in this area also possible. | Experience in programming (C/C++ preferred) | 1 | Level: all |
| Action understanding and motor imagery | Igor Farkaš, assoc. prof.| email | www | Dept of Applied Informatics, Faculty of Math, Physics and Informatics, CUB | The goal will be to measure EEG correlates (mu rhythm desychronization) of motor actions (executed, observed, or imagined). | Experience using EEG equipment is an advantage. | 1 | Level: all |
| Neural cognitive semantics | Martin Takac, PhD | email | www | Dept of Applied Informatics, Faculty of Math, Physics and Informatics, CUB | Theoretical work, the goal of which is to operationaly define elements of cognitive semantics via attentional operations and information flow between functional areas of brain, as described in Knott (in press): Sensorimotor cognition and natural language syntax, MIT Press. | 1 | Level: all | |
| Human being as emotional being | Emil Visnovsky, prof. | email | www | Faculty of Philosophy, Comenius University | Investigation into the nature of emotions from the philosophical standpoint in collaboration with cognitive science | Basic knowledge in the history of Western philosophy and philosophy of mind, specific knowledge in contemporary scientific theories of emotions | 1 | Level: all |
| Theories of social and cultural anthropology | Martin Kanovský, assoc. prof. | email | www | Faculty of Social and Economical Sciences, CUB | Theoretical work on social groups, social identity, cognitive anthropology | Humanities background advantageous | 1 | Level: all |
| Yeast cell as a cognitive system | Lubomir Tomaska, prof. | email | www, Jozef Nosek, prof. | email | www | Departments of Genetics and Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, CUB | Yeasts are single-cellular eukaryotes, which interact with surrounding environment as well as neighboring cells and must react on external stimuli. This project is aimed at identification, analysis and evolution of repertoire of genes and corresponding protein products, which are involved in cognitive behavior of a yeast cell. | bioinformatics | 1 | Level: all |
| Nature of Human Consciousness | Silvia Gáliková, prof. | email | www | Institute of Philosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences | theoretical and methodological investigations into human consciousness, philosophy of mind | Background in the philosophy of mind | 1 | Level: all |
| Alternative Education’s Influence on Cooperation | Tomas Gal, PhD., | email | www | Center of Information Technologies, CUB | The goal is to test possible influence of Waldorfian education methods on cooperation | Experiences from doing field researches are advantageous | 1 | Level: all |
| Development of beliefs by artificially evoked altered states of mind | Tomas Gal, PhD., | email | www | Center of Information Technologies, CUB | Theoretical research into altered states of mind | 1 | Level: all | |
| Human attention and performance | Igor Riecansky, PhD. | email | www | Institute of Normal and Pathological Physiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava | Human attention and performance are not stable but vary over time. In this project, fluctuations in attention will be investigated by analysing tracking efficiency of the optokinetic reflex in a continuous task. Spectral analysis will be employed to reveal regular patterns of performance fluctuations. | 1 | Level: all |
for other potential supervisors / topics, feel free to contact Igor Farkas.
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