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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
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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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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
Research Outputs
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Action decision congruence between human and deep reinforcement learning agents during a coordinated action task
Patil, G., Bagala, P., Nalepka, P., Richardson, M. & Kallen, R. W., 2023, Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Goldwater, M., Anggoro, F. K., Hayes, B. K. & Ong, D. C. (eds.). Seattle, WA: Cognitive Science Society, p. 3724 1 p. (Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society; vol. 45).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract › peer-review
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Dynamical biomarkers in teams and other multiagent systems
Patil, G., Nalepka, P., Novak, A., Auletta, F., Pepping, G-J., Fransen, J., Kallen, R. W. & Richardson, M. J., Jun 2023, In: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 26, S1, p. S9-S13 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How do people perceive collaborative conversational agents?
Simpson, J., Nalepka, P., Stening, H., Dras, M., Kallen, R. W., Richards, D. & Richardson, M., 2023, Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Goldwater, M., Anggoro, F. K., Hayes, B. K. & Ong, D. C. (eds.). Seattle, WA: Cognitive Science Society, p. 3779 1 p. (Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society; vol. 45).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract
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Incidental coupling of perceptual-motor behaviors associated with solution insight during physical collaborative problem-solving
Nalepka, P., O'Connor, F., Kallen, R. W. & Richardson, M. J., 2023, Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Goldwater, M., Anggoro, F. K., Hayes, B. K. & Ong, D. C. (eds.). Seattle, WA: Cognitive Science Society, p. 325-332 8 p. (Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society; vol. 45).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review
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Influence of curriculum structure on early skill learning during a virtual throwing task
Frater-Baird, B., Patil, G., Richardson, M. & Nalepka, P., 2023, Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Goldwater, M., Anggoro, F. K., Hayes, B. K. & Ong, D. C. (eds.). Seattle, WA: Cognitive Science Society, p. 3718 1 p. (Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society; vol. 45).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference abstract
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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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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
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Symmetry-Breaking Dynamics of Multi-Agent Behavioral Coordination
Michael Richardson (Speaker) & R. W. Kallen (Speaker)
19 Sept 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