Faculty Member, School of Computer Science
Honorary Professor (officially retired, but working full time)
About
First degree mathematics and physics, then seduced by philosophy. DPhil in philosophy of mathematics (1962).
Then learnt that the best way to do philosophy is to design working minds, starting with working fragments of minds.
Led to research on architectures, vision, cognition and affect, nature-nurture issues, theoretical biology, software tools, and a view of toddlers as young mathematicians. Now working with roboticists and biologists.
My doings are summarised here:
http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~axs/my-doings.html
Online presentations (mainly PDF):
http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/research/projects/cogaff/talks/
Papers:
http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/research/projects/cogaff/
More papers: http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/research/projects/cosy/papers/
Views on education and the great missed opportunity to use computers to *educate*, not *train* children: http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/research/projects/cogaff/misc/gc-ed.html
Contact: see my web page.
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