Daniel J Wilson
Decision neuroscience, cognitive psychology & computational social science
About
I am currently completing my PhD examing the Intention-Behavior Gap through multi-modal analysis of intensive longitudinal data collected from self-report and digital trace data using smartphones and wearables.
Education
University of TorontoPhD
Decison Neuroscience Lab, Faculty of Psychology
University of TorontoMA
Decision Neuroscience Lab, Faculty of Psychology
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Summer Institute on Bounded Rationality
2023 | Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin
Brings together talented early-career researchers and renowned scientists to spark a dialogue about decision making under the real-world constraints of limited time, information, and computational power.
Oxford Machine Learning Summer School
2021 | AI for Global Goals, in partnership with CIFAR and the University of Oxford's Deep Medicine program
The world's largest advanced AI bootcamp, offering cutting edge course in ML/DL.
5% acceptance rate
Civic Innovation Corps
2021 | NYC Office for Economic Opportunity
Run by Coding it Forward, the Civic Innovation Corps aims to provide opportunities for early-career mission-driven technologists to explore careers in public service.
3.6% acceptance rate
Neuromatch Academy
2020 | Online
Computational neuroscience program teaching cutting-edge advances in machine learning and causality research with a focus on interpretability and the process of modeling.
Kavli Summer Institute in Cognitive Neuroscience
2019 | UC Santa Barbara
Renowned interdisiplinary hands-on program that focuses on advancing knowledge and research in the field of cognitive neuroscience.
Computational and Mathematical Modeling of Cognition
2018 | Couches, France
Methods and applications of computational models for understanding human cognition and behavioral processes.
Kording Lab
2018 | University of Pennsylvania
Large scale investigation of the effects of online advertising on user affect, employing natural experimental techniques and NLP.
Summer School In Social Neuroscience and Neuroeconomics
2017 | Duke University
Integrative approach directed by Molly Crockett, Gregory Samanez-Larkin, Jamil Zaki, and Kendra Seaman.
Awards & Fellowships
University of Toronto Doctoral Completion Award
Schwartz Reisman Institute Graduate Fellowship
Apple Health Research Partnership
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Scholarship
Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement
Franco Vaccarino UTSC Graduate Scholarship
Massey College Junior Fellow
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