Professor Peter Bruza
Faculty of Science,
School of Information Systems
Biography
Peter Bruza's research spans the fields of information retrieval, applied logic, and cognitive science. His current research lies within the area of Quantum Cognition, which aims to develop new understandings of human cognition by applying the conceptual framework and mathematical structures used in quantum physics. Applications of this research include how humans make judgements of trust in relation to AI systems, and promotiong effective human-machine shared decision-making (Funded by the US Airforce)Personal details
Positions
- Professor
Faculty of Science,
School of Information Systems
Keywords
cognitive science, quantum cognition, decision theory, philosophy of cognition, logic, phenomenology
Research field
Cognitive and computational psychology, Information systems
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen)
- MSc (Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen)
- BSc (University of Queensland)
Teaching
- IFN521: Foundations of Decision Science
- IFN600: Understanding Research (discontinued)
Experience
The end user benefits of my research stem from the development of an interactive query reformulation mechanism designed to help users clarify their information needs. The associated software was licensed to National Security Agency, the U.S. Patents Office, SAP and a variety of Australian state and federal government departments and promoted the search effectiveness of tens of thousands of users. In 2006, my expertise in interactive query formulation was called on to settle a patent infringement case between IBM and Amazon.
Publications
- Bruza, P., Fell, L., Hoyte, P., Dehdashti, S., Obeid, A., Gibson, A. & Moreira, C. (2023). Contextuality and context-sensitivity in probabilistic models of cognition. Cognitive Psychology, 140. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/238023
- Obeid, A., Bruza, P., Pinto Moreira, C., Bruns, A. & Angus, D. (2022). An Extension Of Combinatorial Contextuality For Cognitive Protocols. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/233091
- Gibson, A. & Bruza, P. (2021). Transepistemic abduction: reasoning across epistemic domains. Logic Journal of the IGPL, 29(4), 469–482. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/157338
- Dehdashti, S., Fell, L., Karim Obeid, A., Moreira, C. & Bruza, P. (2020). Bistable probabilities: A unified framework for studying rationality and irrationality in classical and quantum games. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 476(2237). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/202246
- Dehdashti, S., Fell, L. & Bruza, P. (2020). On the Irrationality of Being in Two Minds. Entropy, 22(2). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/199403
- Bruza, P. & Ramm, B. (2019). Absolute present, Zen and Schrodinger's one mind. In C. Montemayor (Ed.), Quanta and mind: Essays on the connection between quantum mechanics and the consciousness (Synthese Library, Volume 414) (pp. 189–200). Springer. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/132885
- Bruza, P., Kitto, K., Ramm, B. & Sitbon, L. (2015). A probabilistic framework for analysing the compositionality of conceptual combinations. Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 67, 26–38. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/85144
- Bruza, P., Wang, Z. & Busemeyer, J. (2015). Quantum cognition: a new theoretical approach to psychology. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 19(7), 383–393. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/85145
- Blutner, R., Pothos, E. & Bruza, P. (2013). A quantum probability perspective on borderline vagueness. Topics in Cognitive Science, 5(4), 711–736. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/54019
- Busemeyer, J. & Bruza, P. (2012). Quantum models of cognition and decision. Cambridge University Press. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/53513
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Peter, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Selected research projects
- Title
- Enabling Connected Learning Via Open Source Analytics in the Wild: Learning Analytics Beyond the Learning Management System
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- ID14-3821
- Start year
- 2014
- Keywords
- Connected Learning; Semantic Technologies; xAPI; Social Learning Analytics; Mathematical Modelling
- Title
- Generalised Quantum Models of Complexity with Application to Cognitive Systems
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP1094974
- Start year
- 2010
- Keywords
- Complex Systems; Contextuality; Systems Modelling; Nonseparable Systems
- Title
- The Quantum Mechanics of Semantic Space
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP0773341
- Start year
- 2007
- Keywords
- information retrieval; applied logic
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Trust, Holistic Processing and Incompatibility in Cognition
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Andrew Gibson
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- A Tensor Encoding Model of Word Meaning: Theory and Application to Information Retrieval (2013)
- Semantic Service Discovery in the Service Ecosystem (2012)
- Adaptive Dual Control of Topic-Based Information Retrieval (2010)
- Search Engine Content Analysis (2008)
- Computing with Meaning by Operationalising Socio-cognitive Semantics (2007)