Curriculum Vitae (Oct '11) of Hugo Bruggeman, Ph.D.

I. Personal Information

Department of Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences
Brown University, Box 1821
Providence, RI 02912-1821
Tel: (401) 863-9758
Fax: (401) 863-2255
Email: hugo@brown.edu
Website: hugobruggeman.com

II. Education

2004 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, USA.
Advisor & mentor: Dr. Herbert L. Pick Jr.
1996 Doctoraal (B.Sc.)
Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

III. Academic Positions

2009-today Assistant Professor of Research, Department of Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences, Brown University, USA.
2010 Visiting Scholar (2 months), Center for Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems, Italian Institute of Technology, Genova, Italy. Collaborator: Fulvio Domini.
2004-2008 Post Doctoral Fellow, Perception Action Laboratory, Brown University, USA. Supervisor: Dr. William H. Warren, Jr.
2001-2004 Research Assistant, Spatially Coordinated Behavior Laboratory, University of Minnesota, USA. Supervisor: Dr. Herbert L. Pick, Jr.
1999-2002 Research Assistant, Human Sensorimotor Control Laboratory, University of Minnesota, USA. Supervisor: Dr. Jürgen Konczak.
1996-1997 Visiting Scholar, Minnesota Laboratory for Low Vision Research, University of Minnesota, USA. Supervisor: Dr. Gordon E. Legge.

IV. Other Professional Experience

2011- VA Medical Center, Providence. Main project: Functional assessment of ACL-deficient knees using virtual reality navigation; Advisor on the study’s design; Collect and Analyze data.
1998-1999 Usability tester. User Centered Design Team, Web Development, University of Minnesota, USA. Main projects: UMN, UMN One Stop, and ISEEK

V. Awards

in review R01 (NEI): Entitled: Perceptual Augmentation for Improved Low Vision Mobility, resubmitted on 5 July 2011 and to be reviewed this Fall.
2008 Center for Vision Research Award; Fellowship for the duration of 6-12 months, Brown University, USA.
2002 J.J. Jenkins Award; Award for outstanding Center participation, Center for Cognitive Sciences, University of Minnesota, USA.
2001 The Turtle Award; Keynote speaker at the annual spring retreat of the Center for Cognitive Sciences, University of Minnesota, USA.
2000 Eva O. Miller Fellowship; Fellowship for the duration of one academic year in recognition of an outstanding graduate student research program, Graduate School, University of Minnesota, USA.
1996 VSB-beurs; Research Scholarship to study abroad for the duration of one year, VSB Foundation, the Netherlands.

VI. Publications, Manuscripts & Papers

a) Peer Reviewed Publications
  • Bruggeman, H., and Warren, W.H. (2010). The direction of walking – but not throwing or kicking – is adapted by optic flow. Psychological Science, 21(7), 1006-1013.
  • Bruggeman, H., Pick Jr., H.L. & Rieser, J.J. (2009). Biomechanical Versus Inertial Information: Stable Individual Differences in Perception of Self-Rotation. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 35(5), 1472-1480.
  • Bruggeman, H., Zosh, W.D., and Warren, W.H. (2007). Optic flow drives human visuo-locomotor adaptation. Current Biology, 17(23), 2035-2040.
  • Bruggeman, H., Yonas, A., & Konczak, J. (2007). The processing of linear perspective and binocular information for action and perception. Neuropsychologia, 45(7), 1420-1426.
  • Bruggeman, H., Pick Jr., H.L., & Rieser, J.J. (2005). Learning to throw on a rotating carousel: Recalibration based on limb dynamics and projectile kinematics. Experimental Brain Research, 163(2), 188-197.
  • Bruggeman, H., Legge, G.E. (2002). Psychophysics of reading XIX. Hypertext search and retrieval with low vision. Proceedings of the IEEE, 90, 94-103.
  • Bruggeman, H., & den Brinker, B.P.L.M. (1998). The effect of window width and window height on reading connected text with a CCTV magnifier. Proceedings VISION’96, International Conference on Low Vision, 1, 282-296.
  • den Brinker, B.P.L.M., & Bruggeman, H. (1996). Visual requirements for reading: The importance of a large field of view in reading with a magnifier. Journal for Videology, 1, 27-38.

b) Book Chapters

c) Submitted Manuscipts

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d) Manuscripts in Preparation
  • Bruggeman, H., & Warren, W.H. (in preparation). Optic flow calibrates the direction of thrust of a family of locomotion actions, Nature Neuroscience.
  • Bruggeman, H., & Warren, W.H. (in preparation). Effects of perceived distance, time-to-contact, and momentum on obstacle avoidance: The chainmail experiment, Experimental Brain Research.
  • Bruggeman, H., & Domini, F. (in preparation). Reaching movement accuracy is mainly determined by visual on-line control.
  • Bruggeman, H., & Domini, F. (in preparation). Tool is included in body image, but only when actively controlled. Aiming for Nature Neuroscience.

e) Invited Presentations
  • Bruggeman, H. (2010, January 28). Towards the identification of action systems. Host: Mark Hol-lands, The School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK.
  • Rieser, JJ., Pick, HL., Bruggeman, H. & Riecke, B. (2008, 17-18 April) Information to Perceive Locomotion in Physical and Virtual Environments. Workshop cyberwalk, Max-Planck-Institut für biologische Kybernetik, Tübingen, Germany.
  • Bruggeman, H. (2008, April 10). Optic flow: a step in the right direction. Host: Zsuzsa Kaldy, Department of Psychology, UMass Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Bruggeman, H. (2007, January 23). Visual control of locomotion; learning to walk with a displacement in optic flow. Host: Karen Adolph, Department of Psychology, NYU, New York, USA.
  • Bruggeman, H. (2005, July 9). Learning to throw on a rotating carousel. Talk at symposium: Perceptual learning and the control of action, ICPA, Monterey, California, USA.
  • Bruggeman, H. (2005, 25 March). Intercepting a moving target in the presence of an obstacle. Host: Claire Michaels, Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, USA.
  • Bruggeman, H. (2003, 9 June). Learning to throw on a rotating carousel; Towards a theory of Action Systems. Host: Alan Wing, Sensory Motor Neuroscience, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
  • Bruggeman, H. (2003, 3 June). Throwing on a rotating carousel; Towards a theory of Action Systems. Host: Harold Nefs, Department Physics of Man, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
  • Bruggeman, H. (2003, 27 May). Investigating hurling movements; Towards a theory of Action Systems. Hosts: Eli Brenner & Jeroen Smeets, Department of Neuroscience, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Bruggeman, H. (2001, 9 May). Directional Recalibration in throwing. Keynote speaker at the annual retreat of the Center for Cognitive Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

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f) Presentations at Meetings

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g) Presentations at Universities

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VII. Teaching & Mentoring

a) Instructor

2011 Visualizing Vision—Research Methods, Dept. of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences, Brown University, USA.
2003 Introduction to Motor Learning and Control, School of Kinesiology, co-instructed with Paul Cassidy, University of Minnesota, USA

b) Teaching Assistant

2001 Introduction to Research Methods and Statistics, Instructor: Bryan Dik, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, USA.
2000 Introduction to Cognitive Science, Instructor: Brian Sundermeier, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, USA.
2000 Introduction to Biomechanics, Instructor: Dr. Jürgen Konczak, School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, USA.

c) Guest Lectures

2010 Perception, Instructor: Dr. Joo-Hyun Song, Dept. of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences, Brown University, USA.
2007 Perception, Instructor: Dr. Fulvio Domini, Department of Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences, Brown University, USA.
2002 Perceptual Development, Instructor: Dr. Herbert L. Pick. Jr., Institude of Child Development, University of Minnesota, USA.
1998 Motor Control Learning and Development, Instructor: Dr. Peter Hancock, School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, USA.

d) Student Mentoring

2010 – Graduate Student: Zachary Page. Project: TBA. Dept. of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psycho-logical Sciences, Brown University.
2005-2008 Graduate Student: Jeffrey J. Hutchison. Project: Metabolic cost as a control parameter in the formation of locomotor behavior. Department of Cognitive and Linguistics Sciences, Brown University.
2004-2010 Graduate Student: Jon Cohen. Project: Behavioral dynamics of avoiding a moving obstacle. Department of Cognitive and Linguistics Sciences, Brown University.
2002-2004 Undergraduate Student: Vadzim Piuneu. Project: Circular treadmill stepping captures perception of self-locomotion. Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota.
2002-2003 Undergraduate Student: Christine Eid. Project: Alteration of the direction of throwing. Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota.
2002-2003 Undergraduate Student: Charles Lambert. Project: The preferred speed for stepping on a circular treadmill. Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota.
2002 Undergraduate Student: Angela Pawlak. Project: Distance perception in wheelchair locomotion. Research Experience for Undergraduates in the Behavior and Cognitive Sciences, University of Minnesota.
2001 Undergraduate Student: Amy Diesch. Project: Stability of the perceptual recalibration of turning. Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota.

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VIII. Service

a) University Service

2001-2002 Elected Student Representative of the Governing Council of the Center for Cognitive Sciences, University of Minnesota, USA.
1998-2002 Member and Chair, External Colloquium Committee, Center for Cognitive Sciences, University of Minnesota, USA.
2000 Member, Committee Welcome Weekend, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, USA.
1999 Member, Millennium Project, Center for Cognitive Sciences, University of Minnesota, USA.

b) Ad Hoc Reviewer

2010 Current Biology, Journal of Experimental Brain Research
2009 Journal of Vision, Perception, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
2008 Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, Developmental Science, The Open Sports Sciences Journal
2007 National Science Foundation (NSF)
2006 Brain Research, Transactions on Applied Perception
2001 Proceedings of the IEEE

IX. Memberships

2003-today Vision Sciences Society
1999-today International Society for Ecological Psychology

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X. Other Awards

a) Equipment Awards

2002, 2002 Minigrant for equipment, Center for Cognitive Sciences, University of Minnesota, USA.

b) Travel Awards

2000-2003 Award from the Center for Cognitive Science to present at: Psychonomics 2000, New Or-leans, Louisiana; VSS 2003, Sarasota, Florida.
1999-2003 Gough Award from the Department of Psychology to present at: VISION 1999, New York, New York; ARVO 2000, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; ICPA 2001, Storrs, Connecticut; EWOMS 2003, Münster, Germany.

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