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Pizlo, Zygmunt |
Professor, Mathematical/Computational Cognitive Area
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703 Third Street
Peirce Hall, Room 194 |
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West Lafayette |
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IN 47907 USA |
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Ph.D (Electronics), Warsaw (Poland), 1982; Ph.D., (Psychology) Maryland, 1991
Professor Pizlo is studying mechanisms of visual perception and cognition. Research topics include shape and color constancy, depth and space perception, figure-ground segregation, and problem solving.
The main goal of his research is to understand the relationships between the mathematical as well as physical properties of the environment and the properties of the percept. This kind of approach is called outer psychophysics. Results of psychophysical experiments lead to models that are implemented in a form of computer algorithms. These models are then tested with respect to their psychological plausibility and computational efficiency. The main properties of the architecture and functioning of the models are derived from what is known about the anatomy and physiology of the human visual system. |
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