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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Department of Psychology

Ranxiao Frances Wang

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Contact Information

533 Psychology Bldg.
Professor

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, Psychology
Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology

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

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Department of Psychology

308 Psychology Bldg, MC-716

603 East Daniel St.

Champaign, IL 61820

(217) 333-0631

Email: psych@illinois.edu

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