PI: Adam Osth
In January 2016, I began a position as a Lecturer at the University of Melbourne. Since then, I have been steadily developing my lab group.I received my Ph D from Ohio State University in April 2014. My Ph D was supervised by Simon Dennis and focused heavily on computational modeling of cognition and most of my work was focused on models of recognition memory and serial recall. In July 2014, I began a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Newcastle with Simon Dennis and Andrew Heathcote, where I became proficient with evidence accumulation models such as the linear ballistic accumulator (LBA) and diffusion decision model (DDM). In addition, I further developed my hierarchical Bayesian modeling skills and became proficient in differential-evolution Markov chain Monte Carlo (DE-MCMC) methods, which are well-suited for cognitive models. Outside of work, I spent my time playing guitar and my money on an ever-growing record collection. I’m also the proud father of two cats named Mabel and Bad Janet.
Graduate Students
Jason Zhou
I am a 2nd year PhD student, co-supervised by Dr Adam Osth and Prof Philip Smith. My work saddles the fields of source memory and decision-making research, and I am aiming to use computational models to explore how memory and decision-making processes interact. More specifically, I am currently working on my first paper with my supervisors which applies the circular diffusion model (Smith, 2016) to a continuous response source memory task. Fingers crossed there will be more to come, so watch this space!
Lyulei Zhang
I am a PhD candidate, supervised by Dr Adam Osth. I began my journey of modelling human memory during my Honours degree where we investigated the functional form and mechanism of learning in recognition memory through evidence accumulation models. Currently my work focuses on understanding the underlying representations in memory, in particular integrating perceptual representations of words in recognition memory models. The main aim of my PhD is to develop a recognition memory model that incorporates realistic semantic and orthographic representations to explain item-level memorability of words. When I am not working, I enjoy a good cup of coffee and exploring new makeup and skincare products.
Haomin Chen
I am a PhD Candidate under supervision of Dr Adam Osth. My research focus is on
investigating the relationship between confidence and accuracy using a decision model. In particular, we explore different mechanisms of confidence under a common framework of linear ballistic accumulator, and examine how well they can capture variations in accuracy, confidence, and RTs across different conditions. During my after-work hours, I enjoy playing violin and watching anime or TV shows.
Jie Sun
Dan Hutchinson
Alumni
- Julian Fox
Adam Osth 