Miguel Nacenta Sanchez, University of Victoria

Research

Category Theory Constraint Programming Constructivism and Constructionism Deep Learning Elicitation Explainable AI Formal Models Human-Algorithm Collaboration

Latest funding

User Interfaces for Human-Algorithm Collaboration through Modelling
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$275,000
User Interfaces for Human-Algorithm Collaboration through Modelling
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$120,000

All 2 grants and awards

User Interfaces for Human-Algorithm Collaboration through Modelling

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Nacenta Sanchez, Miguel Angel

Keywords: human-algorithm collaboration; visualization; mental models; formal models; elicitation; category theory; explainable ai; constructivism and constructionism; deep learning; constraint programming

$275,000

User Interfaces for Human-Algorithm Collaboration through Modelling

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Nacenta Sanchez, Miguel Angel

$120,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Category Theory Dear Professor Nacenta Sanchez, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on category theory connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "User Interfaces for Human-Algorithm Collaboration through Modelling" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]