Combinatorics Meets Processing Power: Large-Scale Computational Resources for BRIMS
Kevin A. Gluck, Matthias J. Scheutz, Glenn Gunzelmann, Jack J. Harris, J. D. Kershner · 2007
Keywords: combinatorics, computational models, high performance computing, volunteer computing ABSTRACT: The sophistication of computational cognitive architectures has opened the door to model development across a range of human activity. However, a continuing challenge for model developers is validating the model both by exploring the range of a model’s behavior and by optimizing mechanisms, knowledge, and parameters to best account for human cognition and performance. We have been developing an infrastructure to facilitate this process that takes advantage of high performance computing resources and technologies to allow for more ambitious model development and validation efforts. This work involves a combination of increased computational power and increased sophistication in running models using available resources. Examples of the promise of this work are presented, along with current areas of emphasis and future directions. 1. Combinatorics in Cognitive Architecture