1.0School of Computer Science/scscuthemeedtr5/scs/author/cuthemeedtr5/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ewS7d9Cd0b"><a href="/scs/people/jim-davies/">Jim Davies</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/scs/people/jim-davies/embed/#?secret=ewS7d9Cd0b" width="600" height="338" title="“Jim Davies” — School of Computer Science" data-secret="ewS7d9Cd0b" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=/scs/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> /scs/wp-content/uploads/sites/260/jim_davies.jpg12001200Research Interests Artificial intelligence; cognitive modeling; imagination; creativity; aesthetics; mental imagery; brain modeling Detailed Research Interests Jim Davies runs the Science of Imagination Laboratory, which focuses on making computer models of human imagination–creating visual scenes that are novel but realistic. This involves psychologically-informed artificial intelligence, as well as spiking neural-network modeling. Research Group