International Conference on Augmented Cognition

Top Research Topics at International Conference on Augmented Cognition?

• Human–computer interaction (25.72%)
• Artificial intelligence (19.94%)
• Cognition (18.79%)

The conference explores disciplines such as Human–computer interaction, Artificial intelligence, Cognition, Electroencephalography and Task (project management). It explores topics in Human–computer interaction which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Augmented cognition, Multimedia and Process (engineering). It explores issues in Artificial intelligence which can be linked to other research areas like Machine learning, Computer vision and Pattern recognition.

Cognition research featured in the event incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Cognitive psychology and Perception. The research on Electroencephalography discussed in International Conference on Augmented Cognition draws on the closely related field of Speech recognition. The Task (project management) study featured in International Conference on Augmented Cognition draws connections with the study of Simulation.

The study of Brain–computer interface, which falls within the realm of Interface (computing), was the main focus of the presentations. Most of the Adaptation (computer science) studies addressed also intersect with Adaptive system.

What are the most cited papers published at the conference?

• Evaluating classifiers for emotion recognition using EEG (62 citations)
• A Practical Mobile Dry EEG System for Human Computer Interfaces (33 citations)
• So Fun It Hurts – Gamifying an Engineering Course (27 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Conference on Augmented Cognition:

The foci of the most cited publications are Human–computer interaction, Augmented cognition, Electroencephalography, Cyber defense and Task (project management). The published papers explore issues in Human–computer interaction which can be linked to other research areas like Quality (business), Multimedia and State (computer science). While the most cited papers focused on Electroencephalography, they were also able to explore topics like Speech recognition, Computer hardware, Artificial intelligence and Pattern recognition.

What topics the last edition of the conference is best known for?

• Artificial intelligence
• Cognition
• Machine learning

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in the conference are Human–computer interaction, Task (project management), Artificial intelligence, Electroencephalography and Cognition. The close relationship between Process (engineering) and Adaptation (computer science) and Control (management) is one of the points of interest dissected in Human–computer interaction research. The tackled Task (project management) research is interrelated with Key (cryptography) which concerns subjects like Systems design, Systems engineering and Leverage (negotiation).

While Artificial intelligence is the focus of the conference, it also provided insights into the studies of Machine learning and Pattern recognition. Some problems in Electroencephalography that were presented in International Conference on Augmented Cognition overlapped with concepts under Algorithm, K-SVD and Pattern recognition (psychology). The studies in Augmented cognition under the umbrella field of Cognition overlap with concepts in Protocol (science).

The most cited articles from the last conference are:

• Human Augmentation of UAV Cyber-Attack Detection (8 citations)
• Biocybernetic Adaptation Strategies: Machine Awareness of Human Engagement for Improved Operational Performance (8 citations)
• Deep Convolutional Neural Networks and Power Spectral Density Features for Motor Imagery Classification of EEG Signals (5 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each conference is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing at International Conference on Augmented Cognition (based on the number of publications) are:

• Lauren Reinerman-Jones (10 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Martha E. Crosby (9 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Hasan Ayaz (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Robert A. Sottilare (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Monte Hancock (7 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing at this conference is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the conference for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing at International Conference on Augmented Cognition (based on the number of publications) are:

• United States Army Research Laboratory (38 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• Sandia National Laboratories (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Central Florida (13 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Hawaii at Manoa (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Maryland, College Park (10 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing at this conference is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the conference for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions at the conference edition to all articles published within that conference. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the conference.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2018 edition, 11.11% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 37.50% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing at the conference. Another 12.50% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.43% of all publications and 28.57% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of conferences they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same conference from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the conference in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing at a conference. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a conference, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.