Curriculum Vitae of Hugo Bruggeman, Ph.D.

I. Personal Information

Department of Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences
Brown University, Box 1978
Providence, RI 02912-1978
Tel: (401) 863-1398
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

2004-today 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. Publications, Manuscripts & Papers

a) Peer Reviewed Publications

b) Book Chapters

c) Submitted Manuscipts

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d) Manuscripts in Preparation

e) Invited Presentations
  • 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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V. Teaching & Mentoring

a) 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.

b) Guest Lectures

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.

c) Student Mentoring

2005-today 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-today 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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VI. 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) Professional Service

2008 Ad hoc reviewer Developmental Science
2007 Ad hoc reviewer National Science Foundation (NSF)
2006 Ad hoc reviewer Brain Research
2006 Ad hoc reviewer Transactions on Applied Perception
2001 Ad hoc reviewer Proceedings of the IEEE

VII. Memberships

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

VIII. Other Professional Experience

1998-1999 Usability tester. User Centered Design Team, Web Development, University of Minnesota, USA. Main projects: UMN, UMN One Stop, and ISEEK

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IX. Awards

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.

X. Research Funding Awards

Equipment Awards

2002 Minigrant for equipment, Center for Cognitive Sciences, University of Minnesota, USA.
2000 Minigrant for equipment, Center for Cognitive Sciences, University of Minnesota, USA.

Travel Awards

2003 Gough Award to present poster at EWOMS 2003 (Münster, Germany), Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, USA.
2003 Award to present poster at VSS 2003 (Sarasota, Florida), Center for Cognitive Sciences, University of Minnesota, USA.
2001 Gough Award to present poster at ICPA 2001 (Storrs, Connecticut), Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, USA.
2000 Award to present poster at Psychonomics 2000 (New Orleans, Louisiana), Center for Cognitive Sciences, University of Minnesota, USA.
2000 Gough Award to present poster at ARVO 2000 (Fort Lauderdale, Florida), Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, USA.
1999 Gough Award to present poster at VISION 1999 (New York, New York), Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, USA.

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