Research Interests
I am interested in the basic principles used by humans and other animals to solve various visual and spatial problems, as well as how to implement these principles in artificial systems. My current research focuses on mind wandering and cognitive control, human robot interaction, biologically-informed artificial intelligence, visual perception, and spatial memory.
Education
Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
External Links
Recent Publications
Weber, M., Cunningham, E., Beck, D. M., Sadaghiani, S., & Wang, R. F. (2024). Effects of task type on spontaneous alternations of attentional states. Memory and Cognition, 52(4), 984-997. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-023-01513-4
Widdowson, C., Yoon, H. J., Hovakimyan, N., & Wang, R. F. (2024). A Novel Measure of Human Safety Perception in Response to Flight Characteristics of Collocated UAVs in Virtual Reality. IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, 54(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1109/THMS.2023.3336294
Widdowson, C., & Wang, R. F. (2023). Human spatial learning strategies in wormhole virtual environments. Spatial Cognition and Computation, 23(2), 112-131. https://doi.org/10.1080/13875868.2022.2095277
Cunningham, E. C., Wang, R. F., & Beck, D. M. (2022). Effects of Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation on Vision: Oscillations in Performance Can Be Enhanced, but Not Induced. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 48(11), 1153-1171. https://doi.org/10.1037/xhp0001029
Widdowson, C., & Wang, R. F. (2022). Human navigation in curved spaces. Cognition, 218, Article 104923. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2021.104923
