OVERVIEW

For a robot and for natural intelligent system, perception and actions are fundamental capabilities necessary during the interaction with the environment and with other agents in the environment. When interacting with humans, humans are capable of employing mental models of the human counterpart they are interacting with in order to anticipate and predict. Such capabilities in cognitive science are based on how the other`s actions using common, shared categories, and perceiving the environment changes as function of the others.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

For a robot, perception and actions are fundamental, defining features of stereotyped or purposive behaviour. Especially when interacting with humans, robots must be capable of employing mental models of the human they are interacting with, perceiving the environment and their actions using common, shared categories, and act in a credible manner. This subject will provide advanced knowledge and theoretical insights about these matters.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Humans reuse such perceptual awareness in order to flawlessly act in the environment and together with the others. The outcome of such interaction impacts on all the agents involved also from the psychological point of view. Studying such processes that have deep roots in psychology and cognitive science might benefit from the use of robotics platform since such process can be better studied with the robotic agent and the robotic partner can better interact. This subject will provide advanced knowledge and theoretical insights about these matters.

TEACHING METHODS

The teaching is based on lectures with the professors in a more traditional modality. At least for one in-lecture evaluation where the professor supports the teaching differently.

Students who hold valid certificates relating to Specific Learning Difficulties (SLD), disabilities or other educational needs are invited to contact the lecturer and the school’s disability liaison officer at the start of the course to agree on any teaching arrangements which, whilst respecting the course objectives, take into account individual learning styles.

The contact details for the university’s disability liaison officer are available at the following link: https://unige.it/commissioni/comitatoperlinclusionedeglistudenticondisabilita.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

1. Introduction to Psychology of Perception and Action

2. Action in artificial and natural agents.

3. Perception in artificial and natural agents

3. Visual and Auditory Perception

4. Vestibular perception

5.Multisensory Perception and Integration

6. Artificial and Natural Intelligent Systems

7. Embodied Cognition

8. Psychology of Perception and Action - Conclusion

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

FRANCESCO REA (President)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

https://easyacademy.unige.it/portalestudenti/index.php?view=easycourse&_lang=it&include=corso

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam will be held in presence and the main modality is through written form. The questions will be provide the students either in the form of essay or as questions with multiple choices. The  questions will cover equally all the topics of the course with an equal numer of question per topic.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The assessment will based on an accurate analysis of the answers and consequently the intention is to assess how much details of the lectures and knowledge about the topics has been acquired by the students. 

FURTHER INFORMATION

The capability of reasoning about the topics and concepts discussed during  the lectures is not part of the written exam

Students with valid certifications for Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) may request accommodations for exams at least 7 days prior to the exam date by filling out the “accommodation request form” (available via online services at https://modulionline.unige.it/richiesta-adattamenti# no-back), which will be automatically forwarded by the system to the instructor in charge of the course and to the faculty liaison for students with disabilities and SLDs in their School/Department.

The student will receive a copy of their request.