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Biography
I am a Professor in the School of Psychological Sciences at Macquarie University 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
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 Sep 2009 → 31 Aug 2017
Assistant Professor, Colby College
1 Jul 2006 → 31 Aug 2009
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ARC - Future Fellowships: Modelling Human Perceptual-Motor Interaction for Human-Machine Applications
15/10/18 → 14/10/22
Project: Other
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Building Social Robotics Capacity Across Disciplines and Departments
Cross, E., Ramsey, R., Richardson, M., Kallen, R. & Pellicano, L.
1/01/20 → 31/12/20
Project: Other
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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
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CEPET: Centre for Elite Performance Expertise and Training (CEPET) - MQRC 2019
Thompson, B., Wiggins, M., Crane, M., Curby, K., Downey, G., Griffin, B., Kallen, R., Pearlman, K., Reichle, E., Rich, A., Richardson, M., Sutton, J., Taylor, M., Auton, J., Baird, A., Bicknell, K., Carrigan, A., Di Ieva, A., Garrido, W., Kangas, M., Olsen, K., Williams, M. & Yu, L.
1/01/19 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
Research Outputs
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A comparison of dynamical perceptual-motor primitives and deep reinforcement learning for human-artificial agent training systems
Rigoli, L., Patil, G., Nalepka, P., Kallen, R. W., Hosking, S., Best, C. & Richardson, M. J., Jun 2022, In: Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making. 16, 2, p. 79–100 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A computer mouse-based throwing task to study perceptual-motor skill learning in humans and machines
Nalepka, P., Schell, G., Patil, G. & Richardson, M., 2022, (Accepted/In press) CogSci2022: Proceedings of the 44th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society. Austin, Texas: Cognitive Science SocietyResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract
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Herding stochastic autonomous agents via local control rules and online target selection strategies
Auletta, F., Fiore, D., Richardson, M. J. & di Bernardo, M., Mar 2022, In: Autonomous Robots. 46, 3, p. 469-481 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Symmetries of social performance-environment systems
Kallen, R. W., Macpherson, M. C., Miles, L. K. & Richardson, M. J., 2022, Collaborative embodied performance: ecologies of skill. Bicknell, K. & Sutton, J. (eds.). London: Bloomsbury Academic, p. 153-170 18 p. (Performance and Science: Interdisciplinary Dialogues).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Assessing abstract thought and its relation to language with a new nonverbal paradigm: evidence from aphasia
Langland-Hassan, P., Faries, F. R., Gatyas, M., Dietz, A. & Richardson, M. J., Jun 2021, In: Cognition. 211, p. 1-20 20 p., 104622.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Uncontrolled manifold based controller for lower-body exoskeletons supporting sit-to-stand transitions
Gaurav Patil (Speaker), Lillian Rigoli (Speaker), Michael Richardson (Speaker), Manish Kumar (Speaker) & Tamara Lorenz (Speaker)
2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Embedded multi-agent dynamics
Michael Richardson (Speaker)
24 Nov 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Symmetry-Breaking Dynamics of Multi-Agent Behavioral Coordination
Michael Richardson (Speaker) & R. W. Kallen (Speaker)
19 Sep 2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Modeling Embedded Interpersonal and Multiagent Coordination. Presentation
Michael Richardson (Speaker), Rachel W Kallen (Speaker), Patrick Nalepka (Speaker), S Harrison (Speaker), Maurice Lamb (Speaker), Anthony Chemero (Speaker), Elliot Saltzman (Speaker) & Richard C Schmidt (Speaker)
22 Apr 2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Embedded Multi-Agent Dynamics: An Analysis and Modeling Tutorial
Michael Richardson (Speaker), Rachel W Kallen (Speaker) & Brian A. Eiler (Speaker)
28 Jan 2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk