Sept. 2003-present, New York University, New York, USA
PhD candidate, Program: Cognition and Perception

1995-1999, National Cheng-Chi University, Taipei, Taiwan
BS in Psychology

Publications

Wu, S-W., Maloney, L. T. (under review). Economic decision making compared to an equivalent motor task.

Dean, M., Wu, S-W., Maloney, L. T. (2007). Trading off speed and accuracy in rapid, goal directed movements. Journal of Vision, 7(5):10, 1-12.

Wu, S-W., Trommershauser, J., Maloney, L. T., Landy, M. S. (2006). Limits to human movement planning in tasks with asymmetric gain landscapes. Journal of Vision, 6(1), 53-63.

Articles u. Preparation

Wu, S-W., Dal Martello, M. F., & Maloney, L. T. Suboptimal tradeoff of time in sequential, visually guided movements.

Wu, S-W., Delgado, M. R., Maloney, L. T. The neural correlates of subjective value and probability weights in decision under risk and in an equivalent motor task.

Refereed abstracts

Wu, S-W., Maloney, L. T. (2008). Neural correlates of value and probability in decision under risk and in an equivalent motor task. Computational and Systems Neuroscience, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Wu, S-W., Dal Martello, M. F., Maloney, L. T. (2007). Performance in rapid, sequential visually-guided pointing movements. Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, Florida, Abstract: Journal of Vision, 7(9), 167a.

Wu, S-W., Dal Martello, M. F., Maloney, L. T. (2006). Trajectory planning in sequential movements. Workshop: Bridging the gap between sensation and motor control: from computation to behavior, Rauischoizhausen, Germany, July, 2006.

Wu, S-W., Dean, M., Maloney, L. T. (2006). Humans trade off speed and accuracy to maximize expected gain in planning movements to targets that rapidly decreases in reward across time. Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, Florida, Abstract: Journalof Vision, 6(6), 927a.

Maloney, L. T., Wu, S-W., Dal Martello, M. F. (2006). Movement planning under risk differs from decision making under risk in how subjects make use of probability information. Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, Florida, Abstract: Journal of Vision, 6(6), 928a.

Wu, S-W., Maloney, L. T., Dal Martello, M. F. (2005). Planning sequences of arm-hand movements to maximize expected gain. European conference on Visual Perception, A Coruna, Spain, Abstract: Perception (Supplement), 34, 23.

Wu, S-W., Maloney, L. T., Dal Martello, M. F. (2005). Movement Planning in rapid 'foraging' task: Maximization of expected value in strategy selection? Vision Sciences Society, Florida, Abstract: Journal of Vision, 5(8), 125a.

Wu, S-W., Trommershauser, J., Maloney, L. T., Landy, M. S. (2004). Planning rapid movements to maximize gains in scenes with multiple regions carrying reward or penalty. Vision Sciences Society, Florida, Abstract: Journal of Vision, 4(8), 145a.

Professional societies

Vision Sciences Society, Society for Neuroscience, Society for Neuroeconomics

Work experience

Sept 2005-Dec 2005, New York University, New York, USA
Teaching assistant: Statistical reasoning in behavioral sciences (Dr. Elizabeth Bauer)

Sept 2004-May 2005, New York University, New York, USA
Research assistant: Dr. Laurence T. Maloney

Jan 2004-May 2004, New York University, New York, USA
Teaching assistant: Perception (Dr. Michael S. Landy)

Oct 1999-Jun 2002, The 22 Battalion, Coastguard Executive Yuan, Taiwan.
Military Service: Psychological Counseling Officer.

Other activities

July 17-July 28, 2006, Stanford University, California, USA
Stanford Summer School in Neuroeconomics

Computer skills

Extensive programming experience in Matlab, C++, OpenGL

Shih-Wei Wu

Address: 6 Washington Pl., Rm877, New York, NY 10003
Tel: (212)998-7853
Fax: (212)995-4349
Email: sww214[at]nyu.edu
URL : homepages.nyu.edu/~sww214

Fellowships/Awards

Travel grant, 2005, Graduate school of Arts and Sciences,
New York University, New York, USA

Sept.2003-current, McCraken Doctoral Fellowship,
New York University, New York, USA

May 2002, Coastguard Executive Yuan, Taiwan
Distinguished Military Service Award in Psychological Counseling