Artificial Cognition Systems

Artificial Cognition Systems presents recent research efforts in artificial intelligence about building artificial systems capable of performing cognitive tasks. Such study relies on modeling and simulating cognitive processes and therefore constructs experimental labs to evaluate hypothesis and theories about cognition. Artificial Cognition Systems offers contributions from researchers with different backgrounds applying diverse perspectives in cognitive processes modeling and simulation, and brings forth an important and open discussion in artificial intelligence: how cognitive processes can be meaningful to artificial systems.

Angelo Loula is an assistant professor at the State University of Feira de Santana, Brazil, and a Ph.D. student at the State University of Campinas, Brazil. He received his M.Sc. in electrical engineering from State University of Campinas, his B.Sc. in electrical engineering from Federal University of Bahia, and a technologist degree in computing from Ruy Barbosa Faculty. He s a member of the Computational Semiotics Group and research coordinator of Group for Research on Artificial Cognition. Ricardo Gudwin received his B.S. degree in 1989, M.S. degree in 1992, and Ph.D. in 1996, all of them in electrical engineering from the State University of Campinas, Brazil. He is currently an associate professor at the State University of Campinas, a member of IEEE and the Computer Society. He is also the head of the Computational Semiotics Group, member of the board of governors of Semiotics-Evolution-Energy Virtual Institute in Toronto, Canada, and member of editorial board of the Online Journal for Semiotics, Evolution, Energy Development, published by the SEE Virtual Institute. Joao Queiroz is a pos-doc reseacher at State University of Campinas, Brazil in the Deptartment of Computer Engineering and Industrial Automation, DCA/FEEC, UNICAMP, and an invited professor of Philosophy of Science at Federal University of Bahia, Brazil (Graduate Studies Program on History, Philosophy, and Science Teaching, UFBA/UEFS). He holds degrees in linguistics and communication, and a Ph.D. in communication and semiotics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. He has taught and conducted research in Spain, Italy, France, and Brazil. His main research areas are the philosophy of mind, Peirce's pragmatic philosophy of meaning, bisemiotics and artificial life. Dr. Queiroz has written, edited, and co-edited 5 books and 48 articles and book chapters. He is the co-editor of the Digital Encyclopedia of C.S.Peirce, and the director of the Group for Research on Artificial Cogn