Prof. Robert Thomson Associate Professor Dean's Fellow for Research Chief of Reimbursable Research - Army Cyber Institute Army Cyber Institute Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Personal Website robert.thomson [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications Rob completed his education at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, graduating highest honors in History and Philosophy before completing a PhD in Cognitive Science in 2011. From there, he has held research positions at Carnegie Mellon and the Naval Research Lab (Knexus Research) before starting at West Point in 2016. He is a jack-of-all-trades, who enjoys taking apart all things to see how they work... and how to make them better. When not working or doing PT, you can find Rob fixing small electronics, mixing up alchemical concoctions, and landscaping the neighborhood. Ph.D. in Cognitive Science - Carleton University B.A. in History and Philosophy - Carleton University Research Interests Cognitive Security, Computational Modeling, Human-Computer Interaction Current Research Modeling, Predicting and Mitigating Cognitive Biases, Modeling Influence Dynamics using a Cognitive Architecture, Selected Publications Thomson, Robert, and Christian Lebiere. "Comparing Similarity and Homophily-Based Cognitive Models of Influence and Conformity." In International Conference on Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling and Prediction and Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation, pp. 47-57. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024.Thomson, Robert, and William Frangia. "Investigating the use of belief-bias to measure acceptance of false information." Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory (2024): 1-19.Stocco, A., Rice, P., Thomson, R., Smith, B., Morrison, D., & Lebiere, C. (2024). An integrated computational framework for the neurobiology of memory based on the ACT-R declarative memory system. Computational Brain & Behavior, 7(1), 129-149.Mitsopoulos, K., Somers, S., Schooler, J., Lebiere, C., Pirolli, P., & Thomson, R. (2022). Toward a psychology of deep reinforcement learning agents using a cognitive architecture. Topics in Cognitive Science, 14(4), 756-779.Dawson, J., & Thomson, R. (2018). The future cybersecurity workforce: Going beyond technical skills for successful cyber performance. Frontiers in psychology, 9, 744.For a full list of all publications, please see: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=z4qHMOYAAAAJ&hl=en