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        <p>Young children learn the meanings of thousands of words by the time they can run down the street. The computational problem they solve is daunting: extracting discrete word forms from a sequence of continuous speech signals and mapping these forms onto their meanings. Yet, the same children who solve this problem continuously forget where they left their coats and hats. How do children learn language so quickly despite cognitive constraints on memory, attention, and information processing?</p>
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          <p>We analyze this coordination by taking an end-to-end approach to understanding early language acquisition, studying it at multiple levels. Our first line of work investigates the representations and algorithms that children and adults bring to the learning problem. Our second line of work investigates the natural ecological contexts in which language acquisition occurs. Finally, our third line of work uses computational models to formalize the interactions between learner and environment. Successes and failures of language learning emerge from the match (or mismatch) between the learning mechanisms available to the child and the structure of the learning environment.</p>
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                Dan was an undergrad computer science major at Carnegie Mellon before completing a PhD in Cognitive Psychology at Indiana University and doing a postdoc in Psych Department at Stanford. He is broadly interested in how we learn from the people around us, and especially how children learn language. Dan is excited about understanding communication and learning from a systems perspective.
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                Ben received his Masters in Developmental Psychology at the University of Cambridge working with Claire Hughes. He is primarily interested optimal word learning strategies and their connection to early cognitive development.
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          <p>*Interested in working with us as a research assistant?* The Communication and Learning Lab has openings for undergraduates to gain research experience working as RAs. As a research assistant in CaLLab, you could be involved in research at every step of the process, from developing research questions and creating stimuli to recruiting subjects and testing participants. If you would like to hear more about working as an RA, please contact our lab manager Joe (jklafka [at] andrew [dot] cmu [dot] edu). We tend to hire RAs during the first few weeks of each semester, but always reach out if you are interested!</p>
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