Thomas A. Schreiber

University of Kansas

Papers

2

Total Citations

5

H-Index

2

About

Thomas A. Schreiber’s research lies at the intersection of cognitive science, robotics, and artificial intelligence, with a primary focus on ambiguity resolution in intelligent systems. His work explores how ambiguity—a fundamental challenge in natural language understanding, active vision, memory retrieval, and robot reasoning—can be systematically addressed through integrated cognitive architectures. Schreiber’s major contribution is the conceptual design of a cognitive robot with a reconfigurable mind, intended to serve as a physical platform for studying theories of ambiguity resolution across multiple domains. This anthropomorphic, mobile robot was envisioned as a novel methodology for cognition research, complementing traditional experimental approaches. Although his most-cited papers have modest citation counts (3 and 2 citations respectively), they represent foundational thinking in embodied cognition and robotic platforms for psychological inquiry. Schreiber’s work is notable for its interdisciplinary ambition, bridging computational modeling with experimental psychology. His proposed framework for studying ambiguity in both human and robotic systems offers a unique perspective for researchers interested in cognitive architectures, human-robot interaction, and the computational underpinnings of perception and language.

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2
H-Index
2
Papers
5
Total Citations
3
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
Ambiguity resolution in natural language understanding, active vision, memory retrieval, and robot reasoning and actuation
3 citations · 2003
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2003 (2 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 4
🏛 Institutions: University of Kansas

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