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Biography
I am a Professor in the School of Psychological Sciences at Macquarie University and the Director of the Centre for Elite Performance Expertise and Training (CEPET) in Sydney, Australia. My research is directed towards modelling the dynamics of human perception, action, and cognition for the development of human-machine systems. I have expertise in cognitive science, human factors, complex systems, motor-control, perception-action, social and multiagent interaction and coordination, AI, deep-learning, virtual-reality, data analytics, and computation and dynamical modelling.
Research interests
As a cognitive scientist, with expertise in embodied cognition, social and perception-action psychology, motor control, complex systems, computational and dynamical modelling, and machine learning my research is directed towards identifying and modelling the lawful processes that underlie human perception, action, and cognition and then employing these models to development artificial agents and AI systems capable of robust and effective human interaction. I am particularly interested in understanding and modelling how the behavioural dynamics of everyday social and multi-agent behaviour emerge from the complex, nonlinear interactions that occur between the physical, biomechanical, neural, informational, and social/cultural properties of agent-environment systems. In addition to employing this complex systems framework for the development of interactive AI systems, working to advance the methodological and analytic tools of complexity science, including dynamical systems modelling, nonlinear time-series analysis, far-from-equilibrium thermodynamics, and symmetry principles within the fields of psychology, philosophy, cognitive science, and neuroscience have become a prominent feature of my research program.
Research student supervision
I routinely supervise undergraduate, Honours, M.S and PhD students. In the last 5-years, I have supervised numerous undergraduate and Honours projects, fourteen Masters students and twelve PhD students. My primary PhD supervisees have academic positions at such institutions as Stanford, Harvard and UC San Diego. In the next 3-years at MQ, 2 of my supervisees will complete PhDs, and I plan on recruiting three new Masters and PhD students.
Teaching
I have taught a wide range of theoretical and quantitative courses in psychology, cognitive science, data analytics, and mathematical modeling. This includes undergraduate courses on psychological research, sensation and perception, perception-action, motor control, complex social and biological systems, and computer programing for social and behavioral science research, as well as advanced graduate level classes on statistical methods, behavioral time-series analysis, and complex systems and nonlinear dynamics modeling. My teaching philosophy is that students learn via active engagement and by integrating theoretical perspectives with practical hands-on research experience.
External positions
Editor - Ecological Psychology
1 Jan 2020 → …
Director, American Psychological Associations Advanced Training Institute on Nonlinear Methods for Psychological Science
2014 → 2017
Consulting Editor, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
2014 → …
Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati
1 Sept 2009 → 31 Aug 2017
Assistant Professor, Colby College
1 Jul 2006 → 31 Aug 2009
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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MOSAIC: The MOSAIC Study: Motion Optics and Sound sensors to Assess Interactive Communication
Miles, K., Ibrahim, R. K., Kan, A., Weisser, A., Buchholz, J., Richardson, M., Kim, J., Davis, C., Smith, Z. & Carlile, S.
1/10/23 → 30/09/24
Project: Research
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Developing Robust Coordination and Communication Models for Multiagent Human-Machine Systems
Richardson, M., Dras, M. & Kallen, R.
1/11/22 → 31/10/24
Project: Research
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Control and User Interface Design Factors for the Metaverse – Supporting Meaningful Social Interactions in VR
McEwan, M., Ryan, M., Nalepka, P., Caruana, N., Richardson, M., Kallen, R. & Curby, K.
17/10/22 → 16/10/23
Project: Research
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Portable fNIRS for real-world neuroscience
Ramsey, R., Cross, E., Richardson, M., Kallen, R. & Sowman, P.
1/01/20 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
Research Outputs
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Advanced quantitative approaches: linear and non-linear time-series analyses
Macpherson, C., Richardson, M. & Kallen, R. W., 2024, (Submitted) Cambridge handbook of research methods and statistics for the social and behavioral sciences. Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 3.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Autistic young people adaptively use gaze to facilitate joint attention during multi-gestural dyadic interactions
Caruana, N., Nalepka, P., Perez, G. A., Inkley, C., Munro, C., Rapaport, H., Brett, S., Kaplan, D. M., Richardson, M. J. & Pellicano, E., Jun 2024, In: Autism. 28, 6, p. 1565–1581 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Human-inspired strategies for controlling swarm systems
Nalepka, P., Patil, G., Kallen, R. W. & Richardson, M., Aug 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Is intention prediction affordance perception?
Alhasan, A., Kallen, R. W. & Richardson, M., 2024, (Submitted) Ecological psychology. Taylor & FrancisResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Kinematics in context: predicting other's action intentions entails the perception of affordances
Alhasan, A., Karin, E., Caruana, N., Cross, E. S., Kaplan, D. M. & Richardson, M., 2024, (Submitted) In: Cognition.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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Transgender virtual embodiment and contact influence empathy, affiliation, and heteronormativity.
Cassandra Crone (Speaker), Gaurav Patil (Speaker), Michael Richardson (Speaker) & Rachel Kallen (Speaker)
2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Harnessing AI: The future of efficient and effective Defence Training.
Michael Richardson (Speaker), Mark Dras (Speaker), Rachel Kallen (Speaker), Patrick Nalepka (Speaker) & Gaurav Patil (Speaker)
2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Embodied transgender interactions: Exploring dyadic interpersonal coordination and decision making in virtual reality
Cassandra Crone (Speaker), Grace Chamberlin (Speaker), Kyle Aspinall (Speaker), Gaurav Patil (Speaker), Michael Richardson (Speaker) & Rachel Kallen (Speaker)
2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Quantifying situation awareness during a competitive team multiplayer video game
Cassandra Crone (Speaker), Ayman Bin Kamruddin (Speaker), James Simpson (Speaker), Hamish Stening (Speaker), Gaurav Patil (Speaker), Patrick Nalepka (Speaker), Rachel Kallen (Speaker), Mark Dras (Speaker) & Michael Richardson (Speaker)
2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Social connection on the dance floor: Movement coordination in small group silent disco leads to greater self-other overlap
Olivia Soesanto (Speaker), Cathy Macpherson (Speaker), Michael Richardson (Speaker), Lynden Miles (Speaker) & Rachel Kallen (Speaker)
2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation